Penn Wood High School
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1.5 out of 5 | 2 Reviews
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 895 high school students from grades 11-12
- Ranks 595th out of 639 high schools in PA.
- 2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Corrective Action 2 (fourth year)
Additional Contact Information
- Mailing Address: 100 Green Avenue, Lansdowne, PA 19050
- Principal or Admin: John Leary
School Operational Details
- Title I EligibleAll students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.
School District Details
- William Penn School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $12,801
- Graduation Rate: 78.3%
- Dropout Rate: 1.7%
- Students Per Teacher: 16.5
- Enrolled Students: 5,415
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 895
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 57.6
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 15.5
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 481 (53.7%)
- Females: 414 (46.3%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 98 (10.9%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 525 (58.7%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 623 (69.6%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | 4 | 0.4% |
| Black | 825 | 92.2% |
| Asian | 14 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic | 14 | 1.6% |
| White | 38 | 4.2% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| 9th Grade | 35 | 3.9% |
| 10th Grade | 111 | 12.4% |
| 11th Grade | 371 | 41.5% |
| 12th Grade | 378 | 42.2% |
Low-Income Enrollment (2011)
Percent of Students from Low-Income Families
School:
71.3%
District:
75.4%
Graduation and Dropout Rates (2010)
Graduation Rate
School:
80.0%
District:
78.3%
Dropout Rate
School:
5.7%
District:
2.1%
Post Graduate Profiles (2010)
Percent College Bound
School:
53.0%
District:
53.0%
State:
72.6%
Percent Enrolling in 2-Year or 4-Year College/University
School:
51.1%
District:
51.1%
State:
69.4%
Source: PA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
School Ratings and Reviews
Overall Rating: 1.5
1.5 out of 5 | 2 Reviews
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2 reviews for Penn Wood High School
- Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on October 07, 2009
- Rating:
(1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - This school is very poorly organized. The only time they follow their own policy is when then are disciplining a student, which they seem to enjoy doing. You never receive return phone calls. They should be made to read and sign their own paperwork regarding policies and procedures and submit copies to the parents.
- Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on June 22, 2007
- Rating:
(2 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - My son is a sophomore at Penn Wood, in September a number of teachers quit. In one year, one teacher lost his test, another teacher calculated his report card grade incorrectly, he does not know the principle. One teacher even advised that if this were her son she would transfer him out. This school is very mismanaged.
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