School and Community
555 Red Lion Road • Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania 19006 • (215)938-0220
Guidance Office: (215)938-0114 • Fax: (215)947-0333
The Lower Moreland Township School District is located in Montgomery County, PA, twelve miles northeast of center-city Philadelphia.
Primarily a residential, upper-middle class community, it has a population of nearly 13,000. Residents of the township are welleducated, and are largely found in professional, technical, and managerial occupations. They strongly support education.
Newsweek currently ranks Lower Moreland High School #181 of 14,000 schools considered among the top in the nation. Huntingdon
Valley is among the top Philadelphia suburbs to raise children, according to the October, 2011 issue of Philadelphia Magazine. The
article states, “Parents are expected to be involved in the schools, and they are. It is of the most well-educated and successful areas in the
state.” Lower Moreland High School is also recognized on the AP District Honor Roll, presented each year to districts that are able to
expand access to AP courses to a more diverse group of learners while simultaneously improving performance.
The high school offers its highly competitive, largely college-bound students a rich array of academic courses and programs. With a 2015
class of 177, students are offered 22 different Advanced Placement (AP) courses and all who are enrolled take the corresponding AP
exam. 96% of the 2014 graduates continued on to higher education.
67% of seniors are enrolled in AP classes: U.S. History, U.S. Government, European History, Economics (Micro & Macro), Human
Geography, English Literature, English Language, Calculus AB and BC, Statistics, Environmental Science, Physics C, Chemistry,
Biology, Art History, Studio Art (Photography, Computer Graphics, Drawing and Painting, Sculpture/ Ceramics), Music Theory,
French, German, Spanish Language, and Spanish Literature. Other noteworthy programs include Asian Cultures Seminar,
interdisciplinary World and American Studies and a summer graduation project initiative for all students. Ninth-graders must complete
a critical-writing course, tenth-graders an interdisciplinary art, music, and culture course and twelfth-graders, a personal-finance course.
Students benefit from a highly educated and experienced faculty. With an average teaching experience of nine years, 89% of the
professional staff has a master’s degree; 62% have at least 30 graduate credits beyond the master’s. Several members of the teaching
staff serve as adjunct faculty members at local colleges and universities, while others serve on executive boards of professional
organizations. The student to faculty ratio is 11 to 1.
Curricula
ENGLISH: Grades 9-12; honors courses offered at each
grade level. World Studies and American Studies (9,10); AP
English Language (12), AP English Literature (11), Film
Studies, Critical Writing, and Creative Writing.
WORLD LANGUAGES: French, German, and Spanish
(grades 7-12); honors courses available levels III-VI. AP
French, German, Spanish Language and Spanish Literature.
MATHEMATICS: Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II,
Probability and Statistics, Analysis and Trigonometry,
Calculus. Honors level offered in all math courses, except
Algebra I. AP in Statistics and Calculus AB and BC.
SCIENCE: Freshman Chemistry and Physics, Biology,
Chemistry, Anatomy, Physics, Forensics, and Science 2.0.
Honors courses are available in Freshman Chemistry and
Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Environmental Science and
Physics. AP in Chemistry, Biology, Physics C: M and
Environmental Science.
SOCIAL STUDIES: World Studies, American Studies,
Economics (Micro & Macro), Political Science, Introduction to
Economics
and
Government,
Contemporary
Issues,
Introduction to Law, Introduction to Psychology and Sociology
and Asian Cultures. Honors courses may be taken in World
Studies and American Studies. AP in U.S. History, European
History, Economics, Government, and Human Geography.
FINE ARTS AND ELECTIVES: AP in Music Theory, Art History,
and Studio Art (Photography, Computer Graphics, Drawing and
Painting, Sculpture/ Ceramics). A wide array of electives is
offered in Art, Business, Computers/ Technology, Music, and
Technical Education.
INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS: Art, Music, and Culture,
American Studies (English and Social Studies), World Studies
(English and Social Studies).
OTHER ACADEMIC EXPERIENCES: VHS Collaborative; Dual
Enrollment with Montgomery County Community College &
Pennsylvania State University; Graduation Project.
Dr. Marykay Feeley
Superintendent
Mrs. Julien Drennan
Principal
Mrs. Laura Blanche
Counselor (Seniors A-H)
Dr. Maryjane Richmond
Assistant Superintendent
Mr. Anthony Veneziale
Assistant Principal
Ms. Maura Quinn
Lead Counselor(Seniors I-M)
Mr. Frank Giordano
Director of Special Education
Mr. Mark Mayson
Assistant Principal
& Athletic Director
Mrs. Janet Dunn
Counselor (Seniors N-Z)
Graduation Requirements
Students are required to complete a minimum of 24 credits.
English
Social Studies
Mathematics
Science
Art Music & Culture
Elective
4 credits
3 credits
3 credits
3 credits
.5 credit
6 credits
Physical Education 1 credit
Health
.5 credit
Humanities
1 credit
Personal Finance
.5 credit
Fine/Practical Arts 1 credit
Critical Writing
.5 credit
Quintile Class
Rank
(Class of 2014)
Quintile
1
2
3
4
5
GPA
5.60-4.58
4.56-3.97
3.93-3.28
3.26-2.76
2.75-1.30
LM Highlights
•96% of Lower Moreland’s 2014 graduates are continuing their education; 84% (of the 96%)
attend 56 different four-year colleges and universities; 16% attend community colleges and
technical schools.
•94% of the class of 2015 will exceed graduation requirements. 95% are taking at least one
additional course in Mathematics, 94% in Science, and 95% in Social Studies. 95% have
studied World Language and 55% for four or more years.
•93% of all seniors are studying college-preparatory Physics and 65% are studying Calculus.
Class Rank and GPA
Grade point average is calculated
by assigning a point value to every
course except Physical Education,
Health, and Asian Cultures. The
sum of the points is then divided by
the number of the credits. Added
to the GPA is a weight factor of .075
for each honors course and .15 for
each Advanced Placement course
where a grade of C or higher has
been achieved. Official GPAs are
calculated twice in the senior year
– early fall and after semester one.
Students in the Class of 2015 are
the second group to have their
class rank reported in deciles. This
information will appear on student
transcripts with the official GPA
calculation, which is based on 6
semesters.
ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
SAT Critical Reading- 2014
Advanced Placement Scores 2014
Score Distributions and Mean Scores
94% of the Class of 2014 took the SAT
50%
40%
Score of 5:
Score of 4:
Score of 3:
220 Students/417Exams
LM
PA
National
23%
19%
14%
30%
24%
20%
25%
26%
25%
Global
14%
20%
25%
78% of all LMHS exam scores were 3, 4 or 5
30%
In 2014 Lower Moreland had 34 AP Scholars (average score 3.54), 12 AP
Scholars with Honor (average score 4.04), 22 AP Scholars with Distinction
(average score 4.29) and 9 National AP Scholars (average score 4.62).
20%
National Merit Scholarship Program
10%
0%
700-800 600-699 500-599 400-499 300-399 200-299
Lower Moreland 540
Pennsylvania 497
Lower Moreland has 5 2015 National Merit Semifinalists, 3 National Merit
Commended Students and 1 National Achievement Scholarship
Semifinalist.
National 497
SAT Math- 2014
ACT Scores - 2014
Score Distributions and Mean Scores
94% of the Class of 2014 took the SAT
24% of Class of 2014 took the ACT
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
Averages - Scores out of 36
24.5
24.0
23.5
23.0
22.5
22.0
21.5
21.0
700-800 600-699 500-599 400-499 300-399 200-299
Lower Moreland 561
Pennsylvania 504
National 513
Lower Moreland
Pennsylvania