📍 1007 Penn Middle Way, Jeannette, Westmoreland County, 15644
Penn MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Jeannette, Westmoreland County. The school has 498 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Penn-Trafford SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 37.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 43% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Penn MS enrolls 498 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 37.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 2.8% Two or more races and 1.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 466 | 94% |
| Two or more races | 14 | 2.8% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
107 of the school's 498 students (21%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 105 qualify for free lunch and 2 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.
Penn MS is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 39, state house district 56.
Penn MS is one of 8 schools in Penn-Trafford SD, based in Harrison City, Pennsylvania. The district serves 3,789 students district-wide and employs 250 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 498 students, Penn MS is close to the district average of about 474 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large