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Schools in Elkins Park

Elkins Park’s public schools

Cheltenham School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Elkins Park. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/5schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 90% 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
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
96%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$26.6K
▲ 22% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.3
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
3,571 students on the public path
In brief

Elkins Park’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Elkins Park’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Wyncote El Sch places highest (better than 71%); Cheltenham HS lowest (35%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Elkins Park, graded from C+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Cheltenham HS. 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 Elkins Park, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–44 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+
7–8Cedarbrook MSin WyncoteC+
9–12Cheltenham HSin WyncoteC+

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

The district

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

Cheltenham School DistrictGrades K–12 · 7 schools · 4,140 students · 12.3 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$26,617PA $21,758 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 55.1% · 2069 students tested
Math41%
State average 36.1% · 1906 students tested

Elkins Park vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Elkins Park—Cheltenham
AbingtonA−Abington
CheltenhamB+Cheltenham

Every school in Elkins Park

6 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 Elkins Parkin other towns
Cheltenham El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Cheltenham
C+
406 students12:1Rate it →
Wyncote El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Wyncote
B+
373 students11:1Rate it →
Glenside El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Glenside
B+
360 students13:1Rate it →
Myers El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–4
310 students13:1Rate it →
Cedarbrook MS
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Wyncote
C+
672 students11:1Rate it →
Cheltenham HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Wyncote
C+
1,450 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Elkins Park’s schools

Are Elkins Park’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Elkins Park. Cheltenham School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Elkins Park. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Elkins Park in?

Cheltenham School District.

Where do Elkins Park kids go to high school?

Cheltenham HS.

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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.