Cheltenham High School
Cheltenham High School is a public high school in the Wyncote neighborhood of Cheltenham Township, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, located 0.5 miles (800 m) from the border of the City of Philadelphia and 12 miles (19 km) from Center City. Serving grades 9 through 12, Cheltenham is the only high school in the School District of Cheltenham Township. It is fed by Cedarbrook Middle School, the only school in the school district for grades 7 and 8.
| Cheltenham High School | |
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Cheltenham High School in May 2010 | |
| Address | |
500 Rices Mill Road Wyncote , Montgomery County , Pennsylvania 19095-1942 United States | |
| Information | |
| School type | Public |
| Motto | Salubritas et Eruditio (Health and Education) |
| Established | 1884 |
| Status | Open |
| School board | Cheltenham Township School District |
| NCES District ID | 4205760 |
| Authority | Pennsylvania Department of Education |
| Governing Township | Township of Cheltenham, Pennsylvania |
| Authorizer | United States Department of Education |
| NCES School ID | 420576003260 |
| Principal | Jimmy D'Andrea |
| Faculty | 99.15 (on an FTE basis) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Co-Educational |
| Enrollment | 1,381 (2021-2022) enrolled |
| • Grade 9 | 373 |
| • Grade 10 | 344 |
| • Grade 11 | 338 |
| • Grade 12 | 326 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13.93 ratio |
| Schedule type | Semester |
| Schedule | 4 Blocks |
| Hours in school day | 7:30 AM-2:30 PM |
| Area | 47 acres |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Athletics | PIAA District 1 |
| Athletics conference | Suburban One American |
| Sports | Golf, Football, Soccer, Tennis, Baseball, Softball, Lacrosse, Wrestling, Volleyball, Basketball, Swimming, Diving, Track and Field, Winter Track, Field Hockey, Cross Country |
| Mascot | Panther |
| Team name | Cheltenham Panthers, Cheltenham Lady Panthers |
| Rival | Abington Senior High School |
| Newspaper | The Cheltonian |
| Yearbook | El Delator |
| Communities served | Arcadia University, Cedarbrook, Cheltenham, Edge Hill, Elkins Park, Glenside, La Mott, Laverock, Melrose Park, Wyncote |
| Feeder schools | Cedarbrook Middle School |
| Website | School Website |
The Seal of Cheltenham High School | |
Cheltenham High School was established in 1884 and is one of the oldest public high schools in Pennsylvania. The first location was on Ashbourne Road, and at the time of its closing in 1953, it was considered the oldest public school site in continuous use. The next building was at High School Road and Montgomery Avenue in Elkins Park. The current Cheltenham High School located at 500 Rices Mill Road in Wyncote was built in 1959. It sits on a land area of approximately 47 acres, and is bound by Route 309, Route 152, Panther Road, Rices Mill Road, Carlton Avenue, and Old Mill Road.
In 2017–18 the student ethnicity was distributed as follows: 54% Black, 31% White, 8% Asian, and 5% Hispanic. The school has approximately 1400 students in grades 9 through 12, with a student-teacher ratio of about 12:1.
Cheltenham's athletic teams are known as the Cheltenham Panthers and are members of the PIAA District 1 in the American Conference of the Suburban One League. They have a long-standing tradition of holding a Thanksgiving Day football game against their cross-town rival, Abington Senior High School. The rivalry celebrated its 100th year in 2015.
Among the school's notable alumni are the Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu, his older brother Yoni Netanyahu, their class of 1964 classmate baseball Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson, talk radio host Mark Levin, 15-time Grammy Award winner Michael Brecker, and rapper Lil Dicky.