📍 726 Forty Foot Rd, Hatfield, Montgomery County, 19440
Pennfield MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Hatfield, Montgomery County. The school has 900 pupils enrolled. It is part of the North Penn SD school district. It serves grades 7–9 in a suburban setting. The school employs 68.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 68% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pennfield MS enrolls 900 students across grades 7–9. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 68.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 19% Asian and 9.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 492 | 55% |
| Asian | 173 | 19% |
| Black or African American | 84 | 9.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 74 | 8.2% |
| Two or more races | 74 | 8.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
317 of the school's 900 students (35%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 295 qualify for free lunch and 22 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Pennfield MS is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-10, state senate district 12, state house district 53.
Pennfield MS is one of 17 schools in North Penn SD, based in Lansdale, Pennsylvania. The district serves 12,911 students district-wide and employs 959 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 900 students, Pennfield MS is larger than the district average of about 759 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large