Upper Moreland School District
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Upper Moreland School District is located in Upper Moreland Township, Montgomery County
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Montgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, in the United States. As of 2010, the population was 799,874, making it the third most populous county in Pennsylvania . The county seat is Norristown.The county was created on September 10, 1784, out of land originally part...

 in the northern suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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. The Township has a general population of 25,000 residents who are served by the post offices of Willow Grove
Willow Grove, Pennsylvania
Willow Grove is a census-designated place in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. A community in Philadelphia's northern suburbs, the population was 15,726 at the 2010 census. It is located in Abington Township and Upper Moreland Township...

, Hatboro
Hatboro, Pennsylvania
Hatboro is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,360 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Hatboro is located at ....

, and Huntingdon Valley
Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania
Huntingdon Valley is a village, as well as a suburban mailing address located in Lower Moreland Township, Upper Moreland and Abington Township all in Montgomery County, and in a small section of Upper Southampton Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania bordering the Fox Chase section of...

, although due to postal and municipal boundaries, many students served by the Hatboro post office attend Hatboro-Horsham School District
Hatboro-Horsham School District
The Hatboro-Horsham School District is located in Montgomery County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It encompasses an area of approximately with a population of 30,774...

, while others served by the Huntingdon Valley post office attend Lower Moreland
Lower Moreland Township School District
The Lower Moreland Township School District is a public school district in Montgomery County. The school district serves the Township of Lower Moreland, a Philadelphia suburb of about 11,000 people...

 schools. A K-12
K-12
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 public school system, Upper Moreland School District has four schools to educate its 3200 students.

This school district currently includes 4 schools: the Upper Moreland Primary School (UMPS, Grades K-2, built circa 2007), the Upper Moreland Intermediate School (UMIS, Grades 3-5, built 1973, formerly known as the "new" Round Meadow Elementary School when it replaced the 1947 Round Meadow E.S.), the Upper Moreland Middle School (UMMS, Grades 6-8, built 1970, formerly known as Upper Moreland Junior High School), which all sit at the district's campus at Orangeman's Rd. & Byberry Rd. in the section of Upper Moreland served by the Hatboro post office. The Upper Moreland High School
Upper Moreland High School
Upper Moreland High School is a comprehensive public high school, serving grades 9–12, located in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, about fifteen miles outside of Philadelphia. It is the only high school in the Upper Moreland School District, which includes part of Huntingdon Valley, Hatboro, and Willow...

 (UMHS, Grades 9-12, built 1958) sits on Terwood Road in Willow Grove, directly adjacent to the Warminster Line
Warminster Line
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 of SEPTA Regional Rail
SEPTA Regional Rail
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, and its campus includes the school district's administration building and bus garage. The High School has undergone a new facelift including a new 3 level science wing, art wing, music suite, and air conditioning has been installed.

Among the alumni of Upper Moreland High School are Pennsylvania State Senator
Pennsylvania State Senate
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 Stewart Greenleaf
Stewart Greenleaf
Stewart J. Greenleaf is a Republican member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, representing the 12th District since 1979. His district includes portions of Montgomery and Bucks Counties.-Biography:...

 R
Republican Party (United States)
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-12th
Pennsylvania Senate, District 12
Pennsylvania's 12th Senatorial District includes parts of Bucks and Montgomery CountiesBucks County* Upper Southampton Township* Warminster Township* Warrington TownshipMontgomery County* Ambler* Bryn Athyn* Franconia Township* Hatboro* Hatfield...

 and Second Lady of the United States Jill Biden
Jill Biden
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