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Pennwood Middle School

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Pennwood Middle School ranks 152 nd of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

152^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 83% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Pennwood Middle School is a public middle school located in Yardley, Pennsylvania, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 739 students. It is part of the Pennsbury School District, which is ranked 125 out of 606 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pennwood Middle School consistently performs above the state average in PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) test scores for Math and English Language Arts across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Pennwood's overall Math proficiency rate was 49.9% compared to the state average of 41.7%, and its overall ELA proficiency rate was 57.1% compared to the state average of 48.5%. The school also has strong performance across different student subgroups, ranking highly for Hispanic students (67th out of 348 PA middle schools in 2024-2025) and multi-racial students (27th out of 174 PA middle schools in 2024-2025). Additionally, Pennwood Middle School has very low dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 1.6% over the past few years, which is significantly lower than the state average.

While Pennwood Middle School performs better academically than some nearby middle schools, such as those in the Bensalem Township and Bristol Borough school districts, it lags behind the high-performing middle schools in the Council Rock School District, such as Holland Middle School and Newtown Middle School, which have significantly higher test scores and rankings. Nonetheless, Pennwood Middle School remains a strong option for families in the Yardley area, with its consistent 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and its commitment to serving a diverse student population effectively.

740

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,665

Per pupil spending ?

30.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1523 Makefield Rd
Yardley, PA 19067-3199

(215) 428-4237

District: Pennsbury School District

Students who attend Pennwood Middle School usually attend:

High:

Pennsbury High School

Feeder schools for Pennwood Middle School:

Elementary:	Eleanor Roosevelt Elementary School
	Quarry Hill Elementary School
	Walt Disney Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.2%

Hispanic:

7.8%

Two or more races:

7.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 86th percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (54% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Pennsylvania middle schools

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg58%

Pennsylvania avg45%

152^nd of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Middle Schools in the Pennsbury School District

125^th of 606Pennsbury School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	152 of 873	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	78.9	148 of 891	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	124 of 893	86.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.6	172 of 883	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	72.5	180 of 797	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	72.9	226 of 891	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	73.3	225 of 861	73.9%	★★★★☆
2017	79.0	158 of 877	82.0%	★★★★☆
2016	75.8	186 of 870	78.6%	★★★★☆
2015	81.6	115 of 835	86.2%	★★★★☆
2014	76.2	149 of 728	79.5%	★★★★☆
2013	78.6	125 of 758	83.5%	★★★★☆
2012	79.4	126 of 834	84.9%	★★★★☆
2011	72.0	231 of 825	72.0%	★★★★☆
2010	74.1	182 of 805	77.4%	★★★★☆
2009	74.0	186 of 770	75.8%	★★★★☆
2008	74.0	172 of 753	77.2%	★★★★☆
2007	72.1	200 of 749	73.3%	★★★★☆
2006	73.6	186 of 736	74.7%	★★★★☆
2005	83.4	97 of 687	85.9%	★★★★☆
2004	76.7	154 of 663	76.8%	★★★★☆
2003	71.7	193 of 643	70.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	286 of 393	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	64.4	103 of 408	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	62.4	115 of 421	72.7%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	50 of 138	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.8	63 of 145	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.2	59 of 144	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	76 of 643	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.7	88 of 672	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	81.9	51 of 660	92.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	149 of 835	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	74.5	187 of 860	78.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	67 of 348	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	86.1	31 of 362	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	88.5	26 of 362	92.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	369 of 843	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.9	221 of 877	74.8%	★★★★☆
2023	67.4	229 of 874	73.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	159 of 839	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	131 of 870	84.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	82.0	27 of 174	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	76.3	42 of 199	78.9%	★★★★☆
2023	67.6	53 of 187	71.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	180 of 649	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	65.6	188 of 673	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.7	127 of 681	81.4%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2025)88th percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)84th percentile~ school

Female (2025)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)81st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)81st percentile~ school

White (2025)72nd percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2025)64th percentile-19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile-26 vs school

African American (2025)27th percentile-55 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts57%+9 vs state

Math50%+8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)					PSSA English Language Arts (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pennwood Middle School	Public	6-8	1523 Makefield Rd	Yardley	19067	Bucks County	Pennsbury School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 428-4237	740	71	10.4	30.9%	534 (72.2%)	48 (6.5%)	58 (7.8%)	45 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.4%)	77.8	152^nd of 873 public middle schools	82.6%		78.9	148^th of 891 public middle schools	83.4%	4		59.4	51.1	38.2	49.9		61.5	58.8	50.4	57.1	$25,665	$735	$24,931
Charles H Boehm Middle School	Public	6-8	866 Big Oak Rd	Yardley	19067	Bucks County	Pennsbury School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 428-4220	651	68	9.6	32.4%	458 (70.4%)	24 (3.7%)	59 (9.1%)	55 (8.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (8.4%)	85.3	101^st of 873 public middle schools	88.4%		84.1	111^th of 891 public middle schools	87.5%	10		55.5	52.6	51.2	52.9		58.4	64.3	67.9	63.7	$25,759	$737	$25,022
William Penn Middle School	Public	6-8	1524 Derbyshire Rd	Yardley	19067	Bucks County	Pennsbury School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 428-4280	904	81	11.1	35.8%	658 (72.8%)	55 (6.1%)	73 (8.1%)	59 (6.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (6.3%)	76.2	161^st of 873 public middle schools	81.6%		80.3	135^th of 891 public middle schools	84.8%	26		51.9	49.3	37.6	46.0		56.7	57.2	57.4	57.1	$25,808	$739	$25,069
Neil A Armstrong Middle School	Public	6-8	475 Wistar Rd	Fairless Hills	19030	Bucks County	Bristol Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 945-4940	668	45	14.8	99.3%	354 (53.0%)	89 (13.3%)	102 (15.3%)	25 (3.7%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (13.9%)	26.2	628^th of 873 public middle schools	28.1%		23.9	660^th of 891 public middle schools	25.9%	32		14.7	16.6	15.0	15.4		35.7	33.9	31.4	33.7	$19,411	$552	$18,859
Maple Point Middle School	Public	5-8	2250 Langhorne-Yardley Road	Langhorne	19047	Bucks County	Neshaminy School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 809-6230	1,296	88	14.6	32.6%	949 (73.2%)	53 (4.1%)	139 (10.7%)	82 (6.3%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (5.2%)	61.8	315^th of 873 public middle schools	63.9%		53.8	422^nd of 891 public middle schools	52.6%	107	52.2	40.4	38.1	29.9	40.5	53.5	51.5	53.1	47.2	51.3	$20,378	$159	$20,220
Sandburg Middle School	Public	5-8	30 Harmony Road	Levittown	19056	Bucks County	Neshaminy School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 809-6220	729	48	15.1	36.6%	517 (70.9%)	42 (5.8%)	82 (11.2%)	40 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	46 (6.3%)	60	333^rd of 873 public middle schools	61.9%		52.6	432^nd of 891 public middle schools	51.5%	99	37.0	37.5	39.7	23.2	34.3	46.4	53.4	64.2	41.8	51.0	$21,368	$157	$21,212
Benjamin Franklin Middle School	Public	6-8	6401 Mill Creek Rd	Levittown	19057	Bucks County	Bristol Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 788-0436	754	59	12.7	100.0%	352 (46.7%)	131 (17.4%)	145 (19.2%)	24 (3.2%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	97 (12.9%)	25.6	634^th of 873 public middle schools	27.4%		27.5	632^nd of 891 public middle schools	29.1%	2		11.3	16.5	8.7	12.2		31.1	38.8	36.8	35.5	$19,390	$552	$18,839
Newtown Middle School	Public	7-8	116 Richboro Rd	Newtown	18940	Bucks County	Council Rock School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 944-2600	833	55	15.1	13.8%	638 (76.6%)	9 (1.1%)	36 (4.3%)	117 (14.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.6%)	95.6	32^nd of 873 public middle schools	96.3%		96	23^rd of 891 public middle schools	97.4%	9			70.6	64.0	67.2			78.2	70.2	74.1	$20,299	$331	$19,968
Bristol Middle School	Public	7-8	1801 Wilson Ave	Bristol	19007	Bucks County	Bristol Borough School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 781-1000	187	17	10.7	71.7%	92 (49.2%)	24 (12.8%)	44 (23.5%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	21 (11.2%)	27.1	621^st of 873 public middle schools	28.9%		39	568^th of 891 public middle schools	36.3%	53			14.3	20.1	17.0			27.4	33.8	30.5	$13,411	$956	$12,455
Holland Middle School	Public	7-8	400 E Holland Rd	Holland	18966	Bucks County	Council Rock School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 944-2700	960	65	14.7	17.8%	832 (86.7%)	5 (0.5%)	25 (2.6%)	77 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	17 (1.8%)	88.8	84^th of 873 public middle schools	90.4%		85.3	99^th of 891 public middle schools	88.9%	15			58.7	44.1	51.3			70.0	66.5	68.2	$19,864	$331	$19,533

Frequently Asked Questions about Pennwood Middle School

What high school do graduates of Pennwood Middle School attend?

Students who attend Pennwood Middle School usually go on to attend Pennsbury High School

What district is Pennwood Middle School in?

Pennsbury School District

How many students attend Pennwood Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 740 students attended Pennwood Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Pennwood Middle School?

Students at Pennwood Middle School are 72% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% African American, 6% Asian.

Is Pennwood Middle School a good school?

Pennwood Middle School ranks 152^nd of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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