📍 100 Green Avenue, Lansdowne, Delaware County, 19050
Penn Wood HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Lansdowne, Delaware County. The school has 1,170 pupils enrolled. It is part of the William Penn SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 94 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 15% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 78%. The school offers 24 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Penn Wood HS enrolls 1,170 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 94 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% Black or African American, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino and 2.6% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 1,045 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 54 | 4.6% |
| White | 30 | 2.6% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 11 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,114 of the school's 1,170 students (95%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,114 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Penn Wood HS 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-50, state senate district 8, state house district 164.
Penn Wood HS is one of 11 schools in William Penn SD, based in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania. The district serves 4,499 students district-wide and employs 328 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,170 students, Penn Wood HS is larger than the district average of about 409 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large