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William Penn Senior High School

Public Grades 9-12

631^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 7% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

William Penn Senior High School is a public high school located in York, Pennsylvania, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,611 students. The school is part of the York City School District, which is ranked 563 out of 606 districts in Pennsylvania and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

William Penn Senior High School consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Pennsylvania high schools, with rankings ranging from 512 out of 537 in 2020-2021 to 639 out of 674 in 2022-2023. The school's performance on Keystone Exams is significantly below the state average, with only 9.1% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in Algebra I, 14.1% in Biology, and 27.9% in Literature in the 2024-2025 school year. Additionally, the school has a four-year graduation rate of 64.4% to 87.9% over the past few years, which is lower than the state average, and a dropout rate ranging from 1.4% to 9.9%, also higher than the state average.

In comparison, the nearby schools, such as Spring Grove Area High School, Red Lion Area Senior High School, Dover Area High School, Northeastern Senior High School, Dallastown Area Senior High School, Central York High School, and York Suburban Senior High School, generally perform much better academically and have higher graduation rates, lower dropout rates, and lower percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

1,681

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,507

Per pupil spending ?

95.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 W College Ave
York, PA 17403-5403

(717) 849-1218

District: York City School District

Feeder schools for William Penn Senior High School:

Elementary:	Davis School
	Devers School
	Ferguson School
	Goode School
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	Hannah Penn
	Jackson School
	McKinley School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.1%

African American:

39.1%

White:

6.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (17% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Pennsylvania average (70% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg17%

Pennsylvania avg52%

631^st of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

563^rd of 606York City 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	5.6	631 of 681	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	605 of 686	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	639 of 674	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.8	622 of 634	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.8	512 of 537	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.4	629 of 693	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	596 of 673	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	5.0	603 of 663	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	1.9	635 of 677	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.6	611 of 680	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	4.9	542 of 580	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	6.0	542 of 591	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.4	612 of 664	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.2	621 of 660	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.6	615 of 649	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.2	594 of 632	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.7	577 of 621	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	3.1	591 of 615	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.5	581 of 604	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	9.7	542 of 593	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.3	549 of 590	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	12.4	517 of 583	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	221 of 276	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	221 of 284	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	219 of 260	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	462 of 524	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	404 of 513	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	419 of 502	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	68 of 109	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	48 of 84	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	71 of 85	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.1	602 of 657	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.5	601 of 665	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	248 of 287	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	224 of 274	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.9	238 of 252	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	600 of 651	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	588 of 664	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	615 of 652	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.0	625 of 660	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	585 of 662	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	161 of 165	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	142 of 150	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	10.5	550 of 595	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)38th percentile+30 vs school

African American (2025)20th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2025)12th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

White (2024)8th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)2nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature28%-34 vs state

Biology14%-35 vs state

Algebra I9%-35 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Thursday, April 9, 2015

I have never seen my step-daughter (Giselle Juarez) so agreeable in a long time. She has adapted so quickly, her marks came up slowly. What else can this school do for my step-children? Do it proudly!!!

Sincerely, Mr. K. Gernon
Jackson Heights, N.Y.C; N.Y.

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Schools Near William Penn Senior High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
William Penn Senior High School	Public	9-12	101 W College Ave	York	17403	York County	York City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 849-1218	1,681	98	17.1	95.7%	111 (6.6%)	658 (39.1%)	791 (47.1%)	10 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (6.6%)	5.6	631^st of 681 public high schools	7.3%		9.6	605^th of 686 public high schools	11.8%	26	9.1	14.1	27.9	$22,507	$2,861	$19,647
Crispus Attucks Charter School	Public, Charter	12	605 S Duke Street	York	17401	York County	Crispus Attucks Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(717) 848-3610	78	5	14.4	92.3%	4 (5.1%)	32 (41.0%)	40 (51.3%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)								(n/a)				$763	$82	$681
York Suburban Senior High School	Public	9-12	1800 Hollywood Dr	York	17403	York County	York Suburban School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 885-1270	859	70	12.3	43.9%	526 (61.2%)	92 (10.7%)	128 (14.9%)	36 (4.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (8.7%)	90.8	45^th of 681 public high schools	93.4%		87.6	57^th of 686 public high schools	91.7%	12	70.5	71.5	86.3	$17,993	$23	$17,971
West York Area High School	Public	9-12	1800 Bannister St	York	17404	York County	West York Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 845-6634	851	64	13.2	53.1%	449 (52.8%)	103 (12.1%)	190 (22.3%)	26 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (9.8%)	46.3	418^th of 681 public high schools	38.6%		55.9	334^th of 686 public high schools	51.3%	84	43.4	40.0	58.5	$22,990	$1,379	$21,610
York County School of Technology	Public	9-12	2179 South Queen Street	York	17402	York County	York County School of Technology	No	No	No	No	(717) 741-0820	1,615	113	14.2	52.1%	1,067 (66.1%)	136 (8.4%)	311 (19.3%)	14 (0.9%)	8 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (4.9%)	31.4	493^rd of 681 public high schools	27.6%		18.2	564^th of 686 public high schools	17.8%	71	36.4	36.2	45.4
Central York High School	Public	9-12	601 Mundis Mill Rd	York	17406	York County	Central York School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 846-6789	1,756	120	14.6	41.9%	1,055 (60.1%)	180 (10.3%)	255 (14.5%)	98 (5.6%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	166 (9.5%)	75.5	157^th of 681 public high schools	76.9%		76.8	145^th of 686 public high schools	78.9%	12	52.4	64.9	72.6	$17,485	$53	$17,433
Dallastown Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	700 New School Ln	Dallastown	17313	York County	Dallastown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 244-4021	2,046	118	17.2	35.4%	1,431 (69.9%)	240 (11.7%)	224 (10.9%)	53 (2.6%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	91 (4.4%)	77.7	141^st of 681 public high schools	79.3%		79.3	116^th of 686 public high schools	83.1%	25	59.7	67.7	68.2	$16,941	$83	$16,858
Dover Area High School	Public	9-12	4500 Intermediate Ave	Dover	17315	York County	Dover Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 292-8066	979	62	15.7	98.7%	705 (72.0%)	65 (6.6%)	151 (15.4%)	11 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (4.5%)	70.2	210^th of 681 public high schools	69.2%		58.5	312^th of 686 public high schools	54.5%	102	57.8	54.6	67.9	$17,369	$308	$17,061
Northeastern Senior High School	Public	9-12	300 High St	Manchester	17345	York County	Northeastern York School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 266-3644	1,189	74	16.0	39.1%	816 (68.6%)	106 (8.9%)	136 (11.4%)	46 (3.9%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (6.7%)	74.3	169^th of 681 public high schools	75.2%		78.1	131^st of 686 public high schools	80.9%	38	55.4	58.8	72.7	$16,614	$1,198	$15,416
Red Lion Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	200 Horace Mann Ave	Red Lion	17356	York County	Red Lion Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 246-1611	1,363	107	12.7	49.2%	1,070 (78.5%)	83 (6.1%)	121 (8.9%)	12 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (5.6%)	49.5	380^th of 681 public high schools	44.2%		54.1	353^rd of 686 public high schools	48.5%	27	44.1	43.3	59.3	$19,057	$342	$18,715

Frequently Asked Questions about William Penn Senior High School

What district is William Penn Senior High School in?

York City School District

Is William Penn Senior High School a good school?

William Penn Senior High School ranks in the bottom 7.3% of Pennsylvania high schools.

What is the racial makeup of William Penn Senior High School?

Students at William Penn Senior High School are 47% Hispanic, 39% African American, 7% White, 7% Two or more races.

How many students attend William Penn Senior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,681 students attended William Penn Senior High School.

What schools feed into William Penn Senior High School?

William Penn Senior High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Davis School
Elementary : Devers School
Elementary : Ferguson School
Elementary : Goode School
Elementary : Hannah Penn
Elementary : Jackson School
Elementary : McKinley School

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