Jenkintown School District
Jenkintown School District is a public school district in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It serves the borough of Jenkintown, a small suburb about three miles from Philadelphia. The district includes one elementary school (K–6) and one middle/high school (7–12) connected by a link that houses the district offices, a community room, the cafeteria, and the band room.
Address: 325 Highland Avenue, Jenkintown, PA 19046, United States. NCES District ID: 4212420. President: Dr. Megan O’Brien. Superintendent: Dr. Jill A. Takacs. Enrollment: about 710 students; teachers: 58; staff: 34. Student–teacher ratio: 12.2:1. Website: www.jenkintowndrakes.org.
The district serves the Jenkintown area, a community of around 4,681 residents. The median household income is about $120,172, higher than the state and national medians. Jenkintown is a very small district, known for generally good scores.
Color Day is a yearly event held on the Friday before Memorial Day, from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Students join a parade and compete in events like tug-of-war (high school), grade-level activities, and track. Students are split into Red and Blue teams for the day, and the team with the most points wins. Each year, two seniors, two eighth-graders, and two sixth-graders from each team are chosen as Color Leaders.
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