Penn Wood 9th Grade Academy

Located at 600 Cypress St, in Yeadon, Pennsylvania, Penn Wood 9th Grade Academy is a close-knit four-year high school that works with 379 students (grade 9), one of the schools within William Penn SD. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 738 students each, so Penn Wood 9th Grade Academy sits 49% leaner than that benchmark.

Penn Wood 9th Grade Academy is one of 11 schools operated by William Penn SD, a district that educates 4,499 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Penn Wood 9th Grade Academy shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Black (84%). Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% White. The wider county runs roughly 22% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Penn Wood 9th Grade Academy lists 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 47.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting Penn Wood 9th Grade Academy higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 103% of students at Penn Wood 9th Grade Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Delaware County's rate of about 58%.

Around the school, census data for Delaware County shows median household income runs about $89,546, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Delaware County's 113 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,663 students), Penn Wood 9th Grade Academy is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is W B Evans El Sch, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Penn Wood 9th Grade Academy.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

On the community side, members of the Penn Wood 9th Grade Academy community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.