📍 1470 Johnny's Way, West Chester, Chester County, 19382
Penn Wood El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in West Chester, Chester County. The school has 463 pupils enrolled. It is part of the West Chester Area SD school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 33.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 55% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Penn Wood El Sch enrolls 463 students across grades K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 33.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% White, 6.7% Asian and 6.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 374 | 81% |
| Asian | 31 | 6.7% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 6.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 3.5% |
| Black or African American | 13 | 2.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
68 of the school's 463 students (15%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 66 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 Wood El Sch is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-60, state senate district 9, state house district 156.
Penn Wood El Sch is one of 17 schools in West Chester Area SD, based in Exton, Pennsylvania. The district serves 12,042 students district-wide and employs 920 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 463 students, Penn Wood El Sch is smaller than the district average of about 708 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large