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William Penn School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Pennsylvania for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 635 students in William Penn School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in William Penn School District have an average math proficiency score of 3% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 31% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 96% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
11 Schools
923 Schools
# Students
4,504 Students
591,579 Students
# Teachers
330 Teachers
44,337 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
William Penn School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 675 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 79% has increased from 77% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#587 out of 684 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
10%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30%
57%
Graduation Rate
79%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.27
0.65
# American Indian Students
27 Students
1,239 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
n/a
# Asian Students
67 Students
25,214 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
159 Students
97,970 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
17%
# Black Students
3,850 Students
118,593 Students
% Black Students
85%
20%
# White Students
190 Students
316,870 Students
% White Students
4%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
8 Students
586 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
203 Students
30,545 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,623
# Students in K Grade:
307
15,933
# Students in 1st Grade:
333
17,465
# Students in 2nd Grade:
339
18,204
# Students in 3rd Grade:
314
18,156
# Students in 4th Grade:
343
19,235
# Students in 5th Grade:
332
33,809
# Students in 6th Grade:
394
92,720
# Students in 7th Grade:
289
128,929
# Students in 8th Grade:
346
129,773
# Students in 9th Grade:
405
34,725
# Students in 10th Grade:
374
28,504
# Students in 11th Grade:
372
26,584
# Students in 12th Grade:
356
25,919
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $24,955 is higher than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $24,587 is higher than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has grown by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$112 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$111 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$24,955
$23,696
Spending / Student
$24,587
$23,119
Best William Penn School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Penn Wood Middle School
(Math: 3% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
121 Summit St
Darby, PA 19023
(610) 586-1804
Darby, PA 19023
(610) 586-1804
Grades: 7-8
| 635 students
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