Enrollment
379
High
DISTRICT 764 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILLIAM PENN SD·NCES 422639010027
Penn Wood 9th Grade Academy
600 Cypress St, Yeadon, PA 19050 · (610) 284-8000 · Delaware County
GRADES 09–09HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL379 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
47.4:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 30.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
103%
389 students
DISTRICT 102% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 8 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 9 | 378 | 100% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Where Penn Wood 9th Grade Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 379 | #501 of 713 | #17 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 47.4:1 | #601 of 601 | #17 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.3% | #306 of 604 | #16 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 103% | #66 of 619 | #3 of 17 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 379 | 8 | 47.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 389 | 7 | 55.6:1 | 100% (389) |
| 2022-23 | 348 | 5 | 69.6:1 | 100% (348) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Penn Wood 9th Grade Academy.
About Penn Wood 9th Grade Academy
Penn Wood 9th Grade Academy is a small high school in William Penn SD, located in Yeadon, Pennsylvania. It serves 379 students in grade 9. An average school in this group (high schools in Pennsylvania) has about 738 students.
Penn Wood 9th Grade Academy is part of a district of 11 schools: William Penn SD, with 4,499 students.
Penn Wood 9th Grade Academy enrolls a student body that is 84% Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% White. In Delaware County overall, about 22% of residents are Black. By the diversity index, Penn Wood 9th Grade Academy comes in at 29%.
With 8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Penn Wood 9th Grade Academy was 47.4:1. Among high schools in Pennsylvania, the typical ratio is 12.8:1.
Delaware County census figures show that median household income is about $89,546, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. A total of 113 public schools operate in Delaware County, serving about 74,663 students.
The shortest distance from Penn Wood 9th Grade Academy to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to W B Evans Elementary School. The five-mile area around Penn Wood 9th Grade Academy holds at least 8 other public schools.
NCES assigns Penn Wood 9th Grade Academy the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
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Delaware County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,222
Census ACS
Median income
$89,546
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
113
74,663 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in William Penn SD
- Penn Wood High SchoolHigh · 1,148 students
- Penn Wood Middle SchoolMiddle · 667 students
- Ardmore Avenue Elementary SchoolElementary · 535 students
- Park Lane Elementary SchoolElementary · 304 students
- W B Evans Elementary SchoolElementary · 304 students
- East Lansdowne Elementary SchoolElementary · 269 students
Other schools in Yeadon
- W B Evans Elementary SchoolElementary · 304 students
- Bell Avenue SchoolElementary · 265 students
Nearby schools
- W B Evans Elementary School0.1 mi · 304
- Motivation High School0.7 mi · 199
- Anderson Add B School0.7 mi · 339
- Bell Avenue School0.7 mi · 265
- Vision Academy CS0.8 mi · 547
- Catharine Joseph School0.9 mi · 437
Frequently asked questions
About Penn Wood 9th Grade AcademyHow many students attend Penn Wood 9th Grade Academy?
Penn Wood 9th Grade Academy enrolls approximately 379 students in grades 09-09.
What age range does Penn Wood 9th Grade Academy serve?
Penn Wood 9th Grade Academy serves students from grade 09 through grade 09.
How many students per teacher at Penn Wood 9th Grade Academy?
Approximately 47.4:1 students per teacher at Penn Wood 9th Grade Academy.
How diverse is Penn Wood 9th Grade Academy?
Penn Wood 9th Grade Academy reports a student body of 4% White, 6% Hispanic, 84% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Penn Wood 9th Grade Academy?
Penn Wood 9th Grade Academy is overseen by William Penn SD in Delaware County.
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