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Schools in Chinchilla

Chinchilla’s public schools

Abington Heights School District and Lakeland School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Chinchilla. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?6/8schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
72%
2021–22
Math proficiency
53%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.0K
▼ 31% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024 · Abington Heights
Students per teacher
14.4
PA 13.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
3,599 students on the public path
In brief

Chinchilla’s schools, in brief

School by school

6 of Chinchilla’s 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Waverly Sch places highest (better than 91%); Lakeland El Sch - Mayfield Campus lowest (26%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Six elementary schools serve Chinchilla, graded from C to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Abington Heights MS and Lakeland JSHS. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Chinchilla, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–46 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to A
5–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Abington Heights School District.

Two districts serve Chinchilla

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Abington Heights School DistrictGrades K–12 · 6 schools · 3,391 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 14.9 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$14,997PA $21,758 · FY2024
A
Lakeland School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 1,323 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$16,974PA $21,758 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Abington Heights School District72%
State average 55.1% · 1594 students tested
Math · K–12, Abington Heights School District53%
State average 36.1% · 1751 students tested
Reading · K–12, Lakeland School District58%
State average 55.1% · 704 students tested
Math · K–12, Lakeland School District43%
State average 36.1% · 634 students tested

Chinchilla vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Chinchilla’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Chinchilla—Abington Heights K–12 · Lakeland K–12
South AbingtonAAbington Heights

Every school in Chinchilla

8 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Chinchillain other towns
Lakeland El Sch - Scott Campus
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Scott Township
B−
432 students14:1Rate it →
Clarks Summit El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Clarks Summit
B+
399 students13:1Rate it →
Waverly Sch
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Waverly
A
307 students17:1Rate it →
South Abington Sch
Elementary · Grades K–4
A−
301 students14:1Rate it →
Lakeland El Sch - Mayfield Campus
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Mayfield
C
268 students12:1Rate it →
Newton-Ransom El School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Clarks Summit
B+
196 students14:1Rate it →
Abington Heights MS
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Clarks Summit
B+
1,073 students15:1Rate it →
Lakeland JSHS
High · Grades 7–12 · Scott Township
C+
623 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Chinchilla’s schools

Are Chinchilla’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Chinchilla. Abington Heights School District and Lakeland School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Chinchilla. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 6 of its 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Chinchilla in?

Abington Heights School District and Lakeland School District.

Where do Chinchilla kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Abington Heights MS and Lakeland JSHS.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.