Abington School District

Abington scores 67.1 of 100 on the NookLocal Academic Index, #46 of 112 districts serving Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, Berks, Lancaster, and the Lehigh Valley. Components (official 2025 PDE data): PSSA proficiency 59% (state ~45%), Keystone proficiency 61%, graduation rate 96.6% (state 89.1%). The index measures outcomes, not school effectiveness in isolation.

The district levies 38.55 mills (2025-26) on Montgomery County's assessment base, an effective school tax of about 1.15% of market value at the current Common Level Ratio. With county and typical municipal millage, the total runs about 1.59%, roughly $7,159 per year on a $450,000 purchase. Exact bills vary by municipality (1.51%–1.67% across 2) and by the home's actual assessment.

NookLocal-covered towns served by Abington: Abington, Abington Township. The taxing municipalities are Abington Township, Rockledge Borough. A specific home's district is shown on every NookLocal listing.

Academically: Abington 67.1 vs. Upper Perkiomen 67.5 on the Academic Index. On taxes: 1.59% vs. 1.15% of home value per year, about $7,159 vs. $5,178 on a $450,000 purchase. Full comparison on the school district value matrix.

82.7% of Abington students are regularly present (enrolled and attending at least 90% of school days) versus 79.6% statewide (Future Ready PA Index, 2024-25).

19.7% of students receive special-education services (Pennsylvania average 20.3%), with about 415 students per school counselor and 638 per school psychologist. The Family & student support section above has the full breakdown.

Rather than a single safety score, NookLocal shows official district figures. Regular attendance is 82.7% (state 79.6%). For 2021-22, the federal Civil Rights Data Collection reports about 39.9 out-of-school suspensions and 13.5 law-enforcement referrals per 1,000 students. These figures describe the district, not individual schools, and reported bullying is widely undercounted. See the Family & student support section.