📍 400 Penn St, Lansdale, Montgomery County, 19446
Penndale MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lansdale, Montgomery County. The school has 1,208 pupils enrolled. It is part of the North Penn SD school district. It serves grades 7–9 in a suburban setting. The school employs 96.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. 63% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Penndale MS enrolls 1,208 students across grades 7–9. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 96.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 18% Asian and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 640 | 53% |
| Asian | 218 | 18% |
| Black or African American | 143 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 106 | 8.8% |
| Two or more races | 94 | 7.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
515 of the school's 1,208 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 475 qualify for free lunch and 40 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.
Penndale MS is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-40, state senate district 24, state house district 53.
Penndale 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 1,208 students, Penndale 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