Total enrollment
4,499
-271 (-6%) vs SY 2020-21
11 schools in William Penn SD
Pennsylvania · 4,499 students · 6 cities
William Penn SD hosts 11 public K-12 schools inside Pennsylvania, collectively enrolling about 4,499 students (around 409 per school).
4-year change in William Penn SD
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
11
+1 (+10%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How William Penn SD ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Pennsylvania | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #349 of 356 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,499 | #79 of 479 | #2,155 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 11 | #29 of 479 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #288 of 478 | #3,686 of 9,044 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.8% | #236 of 378 | #4,941 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside William Penn SD
State test results across the district's 7 scored schools run from W B Evans Elementary School at 37.0% proficient to Penn Wood Middle School at 17.5%, a gap of 19.5 points. That is the 131st widest gap among 223 Pennsylvania districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 10 district schools that reported both years went from 5,010 to 4,120 students (down 18%) and from 315 to 329 full-time teachers (up 4%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn Wood HS | Lansdowne | High | 09-12 | 1,148 |
| Penn Wood MS | Darby | Middle | 07-08 | 667 |
| Ardmore Avenue El Sch | Lansdowne | Elementary | KG-06 | 535 |
| Penn Wood 9th Grade Academy | Yeadon | High | 09-09 | 379 |
| Park Lane El Sch | Darby | Elementary | KG-06 | 304 |
| W B Evans El Sch | Yeadon | Elementary | KG-06 | 304 |
| East Lansdowne El Sch | East Lansdowne | Elementary | KG-06 | 269 |
| Bell Avenue School | Yeadon | Elementary | KG-06 | 265 |
| Walnut Street El Sch | Darby | Elementary | KG-06 | 255 |
| Aldan El Sch | Aldan | Elementary | KG-06 | 238 |
| Colwyn El Sch | Colwyn | Elementary | KG-06 | 135 |
About William Penn SD
William Penn SD administers 11 public schools across Pennsylvania, collectively hosting roughly 4,499 students.
On the school-mix side, William Penn SD covers 8 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in William Penn SD is about 409, noticeably below the Pennsylvania average of roughly 569.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 6%: 4,770 students in SY 2020-21 versus 4,499 in SY 2024-25. William Penn SD now counts 11 public schools, up from 10 in SY 2020-21.
In the discussion threads here, the community for William Penn SD discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.