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Penn Wood High School

Public Grades 9-12

607^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 11% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Penn Wood High School is a public high school located in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,118 students. The school is part of the William Penn School District, which is ranked 512 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Penn Wood High School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Pennsylvania high schools, with a statewide rank ranging from 500 to 615 over the past several years. Its performance on Keystone Exams is significantly below the state average, with only 12.4% to 42.1% of 11th-grade students scoring proficient or better in Algebra I, Biology, and Literature. The school's four-year graduation rate ranges from 79.6% to 87.9%, which is lower than the state average, and its dropout rate is higher, ranging from 1.4% to 3.7%. However, the school's English Language Learner (ELL) students perform relatively well compared to other subgroups, ranking 39th out of 109 Pennsylvania high schools in 2024-2025 and 19th out of 84 in 2023-2024 for the Keystone Exams.

While Penn Wood High School faces significant challenges, its performance is generally higher than some of the nearby schools in the Philadelphia City School District, such as Bartram John - Main, The Workshop School, and West Philadelphia High School. However, the school's performance is lower than the nearby Haverford Senior High School, which is ranked 22nd out of 681 Pennsylvania high schools and has significantly higher academic achievement.

1,148

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,040

Per pupil spending ?

97.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Green Avenue
Lansdowne, PA 19050-2095

(610) 284-8080

District: William Penn School District

Feeder schools for Penn Wood High School:

Elementary:	Aldan Elementary School
	Ardmore Avenue Elementary School
	Bell Avenue School
	Colwyn Elementary School
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	East Lansdowne Elementary School
	Park Lane Elementary School
	W B Evans Elementary School
	Walnut Street Elementary School
Middle:	Penn Wood Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

88.8%

Two or more races:

3.5%

Hispanic:

3.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 12th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (20% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Biology scores 36 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg20%

Pennsylvania avg52%

607^th of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

512^th of 606William Penn 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	7.9	607 of 681	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	591 of 686	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	615 of 674	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	526 of 634	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	500 of 537	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	579 of 693	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	565 of 673	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.1	580 of 663	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.3	576 of 677	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	10.4	595 of 680	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	199 of 276	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.9	189 of 284	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.4	201 of 260	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	466 of 524	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.3	408 of 513	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	440 of 502	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	39 of 109	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	19 of 84	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	20.0	84 of 85	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	587 of 657	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	567 of 665	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	577 of 651	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	596 of 664	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	587 of 652	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	604 of 660	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	592 of 662	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	28.1	116 of 165	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.5	129 of 150	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	8.5	561 of 595	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)64th percentile+53 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)30th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2025)28th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

White (2024)6th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature35%-27 vs state

Biology13%-36 vs state

Algebra I12%-32 vs state

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by a student
Wednesday, November 3, 2021

Overpopulation, good teachers but bad students, a lot of fights and your better off making your child go to upper darby hs Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, March 27, 2021

Excellent teachers! School valedictorian received a full scholarship to Harvard University. Many students are also dual enrolled at Drexel University starting in the 10th grade. Penn Wood High School is two schools, one very high performing, the other one struggles each day. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	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	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	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
Penn Wood High School	Public	9-12	100 Green Avenue	Lansdowne	19050	Delaware County	William Penn School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 284-8080	1,148	91	12.6	97.6%	32 (2.8%)	1,019 (88.8%)	39 (3.4%)	13 (1.1%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (3.5%)	7.9	607^th of 681 public high schools	10.9%		11.5	591^st of 686 public high schools	13.8%	16	12.4	13.1	35.4									$22,040	$1,269	$20,770
Upper Darby Senior High School	Public	9-12	601 North Lansdowne Avenue	Drexel Hill	19026	Delaware County	Upper Darby School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 622-7000	4,187	246	17.0	101.1%	622 (14.9%)	2,129 (50.8%)	694 (16.6%)	585 (14.0%)	6 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	148 (3.5%)	15.1	575^th of 681 public high schools	15.6%		22.9	546^th of 686 public high schools	20.4%	29	19.0	31.5	32.4									$14,613	$994	$13,619
Motivation High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	5900 Baltimore Ave	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7930	199	15	13.3	98.5%	1 (0.5%)	191 (96.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)	12.5	585^th of 681 public high schools	14.1%		9.4	606^th of 686 public high schools	11.7%	21	4.8	21.0	45.2									$24,707	$9,493	$15,214
Sayre William L Middle School	Public	9-12	5800 Walnut St	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7800	447	26	17.0	94.9%	2 (0.4%)	399 (89.3%)	25 (5.6%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.8%)	3.9	647^th of 681 public high schools	5.0%		4.3	645^th of 686 public high schools	6.0%	2	6.2	12.2	21.8									$21,092	$8,153	$12,939
Boys' Latin of Philadelphia Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	5501 Cedar Avenue	Philadelphia	19143	Philadelphia County	Boys' Latin of Philadelphia Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 387-5149	747	47	15.8	103.5%	1 (0.1%)	691 (92.5%)	14 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.2%)	10.3	598^th of 681 public high schools	12.2%		9.9	603^rd of 686 public high schools	12.1%	5	18.1	13.8	37.2	1.6	12.1	6.2	7.3	11.1	30.6	25.0	23.8	$19,994	$6,870	$13,124
Bartram John - Main	Public	9-12	2401 S 67th St	Philadelphia	19142	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-8100	583	40	14.5	90.2%	5 (0.9%)	434 (74.4%)	98 (16.8%)	23 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.8%)	4.1	643^rd of 681 public high schools	5.6%		4.9	642^nd of 686 public high schools	6.4%	1	4.5	13.2	23.8									$19,520	$7,430	$12,090
Academy Park High School	Public	9-12	300 Calcon Hook Rd	Sharon Hill	19079	Delaware County	Southeast Delco School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 522-4330	1,194	81	14.7	107.7%	107 (9.0%)	964 (80.7%)	55 (4.6%)	23 (1.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (3.5%)	13.3	583^rd of 681 public high schools	14.4%		12	588^th of 686 public high schools	14.3%	5	18.5	18.9	41.4									$12,036	$1,864	$10,172
The Workshop School	Public, Magnet	9-12	221 S Hanson St	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7730	214	13	17.0	88.3%	2 (0.9%)	192 (89.7%)	8 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.2%)	1.5	674^th of 681 public high schools	1.0%		1.9	678^th of 686 public high schools	1.2%	4	0.0	2.3	11.6									$26,965	$11,231	$15,733
West Philadelphia High School	Public	9-12	4901 Chestnut St	Philadelphia	19139	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7900	718	34	20.9	82.6%	5 (0.7%)	644 (89.7%)	28 (3.9%)	15 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.3%)	2.5	662^nd of 681 public high schools	2.8%		2.9	666^th of 686 public high schools	2.9%	4	3.2	5.3	19.4									$20,773	$8,350	$12,423
Overbrook High School	Public	9-12	5898 Lancaster Ave	Philadelphia	19131	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7300	440	23	19.2	88.9%	4 (0.9%)	398 (90.5%)	22 (5.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	2.9	658^th of 681 public high schools	3.4%		5.1	639^th of 686 public high schools	6.9%	19	2.6	8.0	21.2									$20,032	$9,278	$10,753

Frequently Asked Questions about Penn Wood High School

How many students attend Penn Wood High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,148 students attended Penn Wood High School.

What schools feed into Penn Wood High School?

Penn Wood High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Aldan Elementary School
Elementary : Ardmore Avenue Elementary School
Elementary : Bell Avenue School
Elementary : Colwyn Elementary School
Elementary : East Lansdowne Elementary School
Elementary : Park Lane Elementary School
Elementary : W B Evans Elementary School
Elementary : Walnut Street Elementary School
Middle : Penn Wood Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Penn Wood High School?

Students at Penn Wood High School are 89% African American, 3% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 3% White, 1% Asian.

What district is Penn Wood High School in?

William Penn School District

Is Penn Wood High School a good school?

Penn Wood High School ranks in the bottom 10.9% of Pennsylvania high schools.

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2024–25 graduation ratesMar 29, 2026

2024–25 dropout ratesMar 27, 2026

2023–24 school spending dataJan 29, 2026

2024–25 Keystone Exams & PSSA scoresNov 13, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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