Best Public Schools in Chinchilla, PA

Summary:

The city of Chinchilla, Pennsylvania is home to a single elementary school, South Abington School, which serves grades K-4 and is part of the Abington Heights School District. This standout school consistently ranks in the top 15-20% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with exceptional performance on state assessments and a relatively affluent student population.

South Abington School boasts impressive academic achievements, with 3rd and 4th-grade students scoring 15-25 percentage points higher on PSSA tests in Math and English Language Arts compared to the state average. The school's 4th-grade Science proficiency rate of 92.9% is also well above the state average of 74.1%. These strong test scores, along with the school's low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (4.84%), suggest that South Abington School is providing a high-quality education to its predominantly white (86.16%) and Asian (7.61%) student population.

The school's student-teacher ratio of 15.8 is the second-best among the 4 elementary schools in the Abington Heights School District, which may contribute to the school's academic success by allowing for more individualized attention and support for students. While the school's demographics indicate a lack of diversity, its exceptional performance and resources could serve as a model for other schools in the district and the state, providing valuable insights into effective educational practices.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				PSSA Math (2023)			PSSA Science (2023)		PSSA English Language Arts (2023)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA Science 4th Grade	PSSA Science All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
South Abington School	Public	K-4	640 Northern Boulevard	Chinchilla	18410	Lackawanna County	Abington Heights School District	No	No	No	No	(570) 585-2100	289	18	15.8	4.8%	249 (86.2%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.1%)	22 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	82.7	229^th of 1534 public elementary schools	85.1%		86.7	167^th of 1534 public elementary schools	89.1%	62	75.7	75.0	75.4	92.9	92.9	67.7	67.8	67.8	$15,498	$680	$14,817

Cities Near Chinchilla

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Clarks Summit	1.2 mi	4	108^th
Scranton	2.37 mi	17	659^th
Waverly	3.56 mi	1	33^rd
Dunmore	4.3 mi	2	492^nd
Throop	4.72 mi	2	411^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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