William Penn Middle School

1524 Derbyshire Rd, Yardley, PA 19067 | (215) 428-4280
  • Grades: 6-8
  • Student Enrollment: 1,016
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3.5 out of 5 | 2 Reviews
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School Description

School Summary and Highlights
Additional Contact Information
  • Principal or Admin: Larry Ricci
School District Details
  • Pennsbury School District
  • Per-Pupil Spending: $12,521
  • Graduation Rate: 86.6%
  • Dropout Rate: 0.9%
  • Students Per Teacher: 14.4
  • Enrolled Students: 10,979

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty
  • Total Students Enrolled: 1,016
  • Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 71.6
  • Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 14.2
Students Gender Breakdown
  • Males: 502 (49.4%)
  • Females: 512 (50.4%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
  • Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 37 (3.6%)
  • Eligible for Free Lunch: 80 (7.9%)
  • Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 117 (11.5%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
William Penn Middle School Student Race Distribution
  Number Percent
American Indian20.2%
Black515.0%
Asian696.8%
Hispanic282.8%
White86485.0%
Number of Students Per Grade
Number of Students Per Grade For William Penn Middle School
  Number Percent
6th Grade33232.7%
7th Grade33633.1%
8th Grade34834.3%
Low-Income Enrollment (2011)
Percent of Students from Low-Income Families
School:
13.1%
District:
12.0%
Graduation and Dropout Rates (2010)
Dropout Rate
School:
0.1%
District:
0.9%
Source: PA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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Overall Rating: 3.5

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2 reviews for William Penn Middle School

  • Reviewed by Student on July 27, 2010
  • Rating: 2 (2 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
  • nice school. some teachers are nice and some have no respect for students what so ever.bullying is a big issue here too for both boys and girls. there is about 10 colored people out of 1000 white people in one grade. i say more different nationalities should come to this school.

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