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William Penn Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1524 Derbyshire Rd
Yardley, PA 19067
Phone
(215) 428-4280
District
Pennsbury SD
County
BUCKS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
922
Classroom Teachers
83

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

8

(10 is best)

Better than 71.8% of all PA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

William Penn Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
58%
46%
63%
55%
53%
36%
58%
46%
63%
55%
53%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

80 60 40 20 0
61%
44%
71%
54%
50%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
60%
39%
73%
53%
47%
26%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
11
12
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 313 33.9%
Grade 7 311 33.7%
Grade 8 298 32.3%
Total 922 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 78.3% 78.0% 64.5%
Black 7.2% 6.0% 15.4%
Hispanic 8.3% 8.8% 15.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 6.0% 7.0% 4.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 31.9% 30.3% 53.0%
Free lunch eligible 28.9% 27.8% 51.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.0% 2.5% 1.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 72,703 12,961,683
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,745.3 289
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.1% 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.9% 18.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.4% 31.5%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.2% 26.0%
65 OR OLDER 17.3% 19.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 27,665 5,235,339
Single Parent Households With Children 7.8% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.6% 91.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 47.1% 34.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 38.3% 20.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.5% 17.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.5% 12.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 13.0% 16.1%
$30,000 - $49,999 7.2% 14.3%
$15,000 - $29,999 4.5% 10.5%
$15,000 or less 5.0% 8.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,465 $119,760,000 56.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,299 $12,478,000 5.9%
Staff $433 $4,163,000 2.0%
General Administration $177 $1,697,000 0.8%
School Administration $859 $8,250,000 3.9%
Operation $1,581 $15,193,000 7.2%
Transportation $528 $5,072,000 2.4%
Other $637 $6,117,000 2.9%
Total Support $5,513 $52,970,000 25.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,954 $37,987,000 18.0%
Total Expenditures $21,931 $210,717,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,819 $18,319,893,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,093 $1,850,572,000 4.8%
Staff $669 $1,132,122,000 2.9%
General Administration $477 $808,056,000 2.1%
School Administration $816 $1,382,117,000 3.6%
Operation $1,589 $2,691,467,000 7.0%
Transportation $709 $1,201,390,000 3.1%
Other $722 $1,223,280,000 3.2%
Total Support $6,076 $10,289,004,000 26.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,887 $9,968,592,000 25.8%
Total Expenditures $22,782 $38,577,489,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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