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Schools in Willow Grove · Upper Moreland Township School District, Abington School District

Willow Grove’s public schools beat 75% of Pennsylvania districts

The public schools Willow Grove’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 75% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

67%beats similar-income towns
Math proficiency
42%
▲ 5 pts vs PA 37%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 8 pts vs PA 88%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$18.1K
▼ 17% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Schools
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The School Grade

How Willow Grove compares

B+ Test scoresB+ Graduation
Pennsylvania school districts we grade (683)Better than 75%
Lower resultsHigher results
Pennsylvania towns with similar household incomes (1,435)Better than 67%
High confidence. Built on 4,590 tested students and a graduating class of 614; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
  • Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Pennsylvania’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
  • The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
  • Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Pennsylvania only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
  • What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Willow Grove (some depend on your address).

The path, start to finish
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–8Abington MSin Abington
9–12Abington SHSin Abington

Two districts serve Willow Grove

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Test scores · 2020–21

How students score

Math · K–12, Abington School District42%
State average 37.1%
Math · K–12, Upper Moreland Township School District41%
State average 37.1%

Willow Grove vs. its neighbors

Willow Grove’s schools rank 3rd of 3 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Pennsylvania districts.

Every school in Willow Grove

0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.

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Colleges near Willow Grove

There’s no college in Willow Grove, but 40 are within 30 miles. The closest is Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington in Abington, 2.1 miles away.

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Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonUniversity or college · Public · Abington
2.1 mi3,055 students
Bryn Athyn College of the New ChurchUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Bryn Athyn
3.1 mi279 students
PITC InstituteCommunity college · For-profit · Cheltenham
3.7 mi113 students
Manor CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Abington
4.2 mi562 students
Won Institute of Graduate StudiesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Warminster
4.2 mi87 students
Salus UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Cheltenham
4.3 mi1,137 students
Reconstructionist Rabbinical CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Cheltenham
4.5 mi43 students
Arcadia UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Cheltenham
4.5 mi2,647 students
Westminster Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Cheltenham
4.6 mi414 students
Theological Seminary of the Reformed Episcopal ChurchUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Springfield
4.7 mi6 students

Straight-line distance from the center of Willow Grove. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 30 more within 30 miles.

School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Pennsylvania. Stars are from neighbors.

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