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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PENN-TRAFFORD SD·NCES 421866004492

Penn MS

1007 Penn Middle Way, Jeannette, PA 15644 · (724) 744-4431 · Westmoreland County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL518 STUDENTS
Enrollment
518
Middle
DISTRICT 436 · STATE 594
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
128 students
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Grade 6
179
Grade 7
177
Grade 8
162
Student demographics
White
48493%
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 60%
Hispanic
20%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 16%
Black
82%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 14%
Asian
61%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5%
Two+
173%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
27653%
Female
24247%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Penn MS→Penn Trafford HS
Based on grade levels within Penn-Trafford SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or Advanced
English Language Arts
78.3%
PA avg 51.1% . +0.6pp since 2023
Math
60.8%
PA avg 43.0% . -2.5pp since 2023

What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.

Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
70.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
518
-91 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 16.5:1
% White
93%
was 94%
% Hispanic
0%
was 1%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Penn MS

Located at 1007 Penn Middle Way, in Jeannette, Pennsylvania, Penn MS is a moderately sized junior high that instructs 518 students (grades 6 through 8), overseen by Penn-Trafford SD.

Across the 8 schools in Penn-Trafford SD (3,773 students total), Penn MS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Penn MS lists that nearly all students (93%) are White. The remainder comes out to 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Westmoreland County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school reports having 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. Roughly 25% of students at Penn MS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Westmoreland County's rate of about 53%.

With demographic context factored in, Penn MS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 67.0%, the actual is 70.7%, a residual of +3.7 points.

In the surrounding community, Westmoreland County reports that median household earnings sit near $74,109, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Penn MS is one of 85 public schools in Westmoreland County (combined enrollment of about 41,302 students).

The closest other public school is McCullough El Sch, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Penn MS comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 69.5%.

Penn MS operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 15%: 609 students in 2018 compared to 518 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 in 2025.

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Westmoreland County at a glance

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Population
352,500
Census ACS
Median income
$74,109
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
85
41,302 students

Quick facts

School name
Penn MS
District
Penn-Trafford SD
Address
1007 Penn Middle Way, Jeannette, PA 15644
Phone
(724) 744-4431
County
Westmoreland County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
518
Teachers (FTE)
36
Student–teacher ratio
14.3:1
Free/Reduced lunch
128 (25%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
421866004492
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Penn-Trafford SD
Other schools in Jeannette
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Frequently asked questions

About Penn MS
How many students attend Penn MS?
Penn MS enrolls approximately 518 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Penn MS serve?
Penn MS serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Penn MS?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Penn MS.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Penn MS?
At Penn MS, the student body is approximately 93% White, 0% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Penn MS in?
Penn MS is part of Penn-Trafford SD.
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