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Upper Moreland Township School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Pennsylvania for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 5%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 812 students in Upper Moreland Township School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Upper Moreland Township School District have an average math proficiency score of 37% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 69% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 35% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
3 Schools
924 Schools
# Students
3,364 Students
593,019 Students
# Teachers
251 Teachers
43,563 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Upper Moreland Township School District, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 679 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 97% has increased from 95% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#116 out of 684 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
45%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
69%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
66%
57%
Graduation Rate
97%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.56
0.64
# American Indian Students
1 Student
1,194 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
165 Students
24,410 Students
% Asian Students
5%
4%
# Hispanic Students
434 Students
94,651 Students
% Hispanic Students
13%
16%
# Black Students
369 Students
120,472 Students
% Black Students
11%
21%
# White Students
2,163 Students
321,352 Students
% White Students
64%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
577 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
231 Students
29,801 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,575
# Students in K Grade:
273
15,841
# Students in 1st Grade:
270
17,953
# Students in 2nd Grade:
249
17,626
# Students in 3rd Grade:
258
18,644
# Students in 4th Grade:
275
19,624
# Students in 5th Grade:
251
34,161
# Students in 6th Grade:
269
93,842
# Students in 7th Grade:
269
129,428
# Students in 8th Grade:
274
132,557
# Students in 9th Grade:
246
34,160
# Students in 10th Grade:
269
27,308
# Students in 11th Grade:
223
25,337
# Students in 12th Grade:
238
24,963
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $21,294 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,649. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,497 is less than the state median of $23,073. The school district spending/student has declined by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$72 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$62 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$21,294
$23,649
Spending / Student
$18,497
$23,073
Best Upper Moreland Township School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Upper Moreland Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 37% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
4000 Orangemans Road
Hatboro, PA 19040
(215) 674-4185
Hatboro, PA 19040
(215) 674-4185
Grades: 6-8
| 812 students
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