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Abington Friends School

1697 establishments in PennsylvaniaEducational institutions established in the 1690sJenkintown, PennsylvaniaPrivate elementary schools in PennsylvaniaPrivate high schools in Pennsylvania
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Abington Friends School is an independent Quaker school in Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, United States, serving students from age 3 to grade 12. Abington Friends School has stood on its original campus in the Abington Township neighborhood of Jenkintown since 1697, and is the oldest primary and secondary educational institution in the United States to operate continuously at the same location under the same management. The school draws students from approximately 75 ZIP codes around the greater Philadelphia area, as well as international students from many regions of China.

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