Photo: Peetlesnumber1 · CC BY-SA 3.0Glenside’s public schools
Abington School District and Cheltenham School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Glenside. Each school below is shown with its own results.
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
Glenside’s schools, in brief
School by school
9 of Glenside’s 14 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Rydal El Sch places highest (better than 81%); Cheltenham HS lowest (35%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
11 elementary schools serve Glenside, graded from C+ to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Abington SHS and 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 Glenside, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Glenside · depends on your address
Abington MS
Grades 6–8 · 2,044 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Abington
Elkins Park Sch
Grades 5–6 · 569 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Elkins Park
7th grade in Glenside · depends on your address
Abington MS
Grades 6–8 · 2,044 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Abington
Cedarbrook MS
Grades 7–8 · 672 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Wyncote
8th grade in Glenside · depends on your address
Abington MS
Grades 6–8 · 2,044 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Abington
Cedarbrook MS
Grades 7–8 · 672 students · 11:1 students per teacher · in Wyncote
9th grade in Glenside · depends on your address
Abington SHS
Grades 9–12 · 2,692 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Abington
Cheltenham HS
Grades 9–12 · 1,450 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Wyncote
10th grade in Glenside · depends on your address
Abington SHS
Grades 9–12 · 2,692 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Abington
Cheltenham HS
Grades 9–12 · 1,450 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Wyncote
11th grade in Glenside · depends on your address
Abington SHS
Grades 9–12 · 2,692 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Abington
Cheltenham HS
Grades 9–12 · 1,450 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Wyncote
12th grade in Glenside · depends on your address
Abington SHS
Grades 9–12 · 2,692 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Abington
Cheltenham HS
Grades 9–12 · 1,450 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Wyncote
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Abington School District.
Two districts serve Glenside
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Glenside vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Glenside’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Glenside | — | Abington K–12 · Cheltenham K–12 |
| Abington | A− | Abington |
| Jenkintown | A | Jenkintown |
| Cheltenham | B+ | Cheltenham |
Every school in Glenside
15 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).
Questions about Glenside’s schools
Are Glenside’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Glenside. Abington School District and Cheltenham School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Glenside. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 9 of its 14 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Glenside in?
Abington School District and Cheltenham School District.
Where do Glenside kids go to high school?
One of two high schools, depending on your address: Abington SHS and Cheltenham HS.
Parents talk
What Glenside families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Glenside → They have their own page.
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.