Penn Wood Ms

121 Summit St, Darby PA, 19023 | William Penn School District | 610-586-1804
  • grades 7-8
  • students 721
  • type Middle
PROFICIENCY 18% 68% lower than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 4 in Darby
  • Ranked #0 of 4836 in Pennsylvania
Proficiency Averages
19%Darby
55%Pennsylvania

Penn Wood Ms is a school servicing grades 7 to 8 and is located in the district of "William Penn School District" in Darby, PA. There are a total of 721 students and 54 teachers at Penn Wood Ms, for a student to teacher ratio of 14 to 1.

Penn Wood Ms has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 17.5%, which is 68% lower than the Pennsylvania average.

Penn Wood Ms location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students721
Teachers54
Student/Teacher ratio14:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Penn Wood Ms, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All7%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
78%
86%
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All28%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
725%
832%
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Penn Wood Ms race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictPennsylvaniaNational
White n/a n/a 68.3% 51.1%
Black n/a n/a 14.4% 15.9%
Asian n/a n/a 3.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino n/a n/a 10.4% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan n/a n/a 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian n/a n/a 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial n/a n/a 2.9% 3.1%

Darby demographics profile

StatisticDarbyPennsylvaniaNational
Population10,71112,801,989328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)12,71728791
Median age33.640.637.7
Male/Female ratio0.8:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)30%56%55%
Speak English88%89%79%
Speak Spanish2%5%13%

Education level achieved in Darby

IndexDarbyPennsylvaniaNational
Completed 8th grade82.4%86.9%84.3%
Completed high school80.9%85.6%83.0%
Completed some college40.4%53.6%59.4%
Completed associate degree20.7%37.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors11.4%29.3%30.3%
Completed masters3.8%11.5%11.5%
Completed professional degree0.7%3.3%3.3%
Completed doctorate0.3%1.4%1.3%
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Source: The Penn Wood Ms data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.