📍 713 East Basin Road, New Castle, New Castle County, 19720
Penn (William) High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in New Castle, New Castle County. The school has 2,239 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Colonial School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 124 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 16% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 13 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Penn (William) High School enrolls 2,239 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 124 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Black or African American, 24% White and 22% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 1,073 | 48% |
| White | 532 | 24% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 501 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 72 | 3.2% |
| Asian | 44 | 2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 10 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Penn (William) High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE At-Large, state senate district 12, state house district 17.
Penn (William) High School is one of 15 schools in Colonial School District, based in New Castle, Delaware. The district serves 8,575 students district-wide and employs 651 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,239 students, Penn (William) High School is larger than the district average of about 572 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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