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What's the most underrated thing about Pennell El Sch that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
415
Elementary
DISTRICT 348 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PENN-DELCO SD·NCES 421858005223
Pennell Elementary School
3300 Richard Rd, Aston, PA 19014 · (610) 497-6300 · Delaware County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL415 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
127 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (83).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Penn-Delco SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
54.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.7pp since 2023
Math
49.5%
PA avg 43.0% . -8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.2% | 49.5% |
| 2023-24 | 57.9% | 57.5% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 →
Schools most like Pennell Elementary School
Pennell Elementary School's state test result (57.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennell Elementary School this school | 415 | 30.6% | 57.5% |
| College Square Elementary School Beaver | 400 | 28.5% | N/A |
| South Mountain Elementary School Dillsburg | 389 | 28.8% | 61.5% |
| Stewartstown Elementary School Stewartstown | 440 | 29.5% | 59.9% |
| Harrison Park Elementary School Jeannette | 409 | 33.7% | 81.0% |
| Scott Primary School Glenshaw | 394 | 28.4% | 81.5% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Pennell Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Delaware County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #663 of 1,396 | #27 of 59 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #808 of 1,511 ▼ 257 | #32 of 69 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #610 of 1,511 ▲ 75 | #26 of 69 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 415 | #817 of 1,638 | #45 of 75 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #982 of 1,528 | #48 of 74 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.9% | #1,148 of 1,531 | #70 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.6% | #1,319 of 1,600 | #49 of 73 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.0% | #387 of 450 | #22 of 25 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
415
+11 (+3%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 448
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 15.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 415 | 30.3 | 13.7:1 | 31% (127) |
| 2023-24 | 419 | 30.9 | 13.6:1 | 30% (127) |
| 2022-23 | 401 | 28.1 | 14.3:1 | 32% (127) |
| 2020-21 | 404 | 26 | 15.5:1 | 12% (50) |
| 2017-18 | 407 | 29.2 | 13.9:1 | 9% (36) |
| 2015-16 | 415 | 31 | 13.4:1 | 16% (66) |
| 2010-11 | 425 | 27 | 15.7:1 | 10% (42) |
| 2000-01 | 461 | 29 | 15.9:1 | 5% (25) |
| 1990-91 | 448 | 22 | 20.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pennell Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (407 to 415); teachers up 4% (29.2 to 30.3).
About Pennell Elementary School
Pennell Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Aston, Pennsylvania. The school counts 415 students across kindergarten through 5.
In Penn-Delco SD, 6 schools enroll a combined 3,181 students.
About 88% of the student body at Pennell Elementary School is White. Smaller groups are 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% Black. County-wide, 63% of Delaware County residents are White. Pennell Elementary School's diversity index is 22%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 30.3 full-time equivalents, or about 13.7 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 31%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Delaware County is 58%.
Pennell Elementary School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 39% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Pennell Elementary School is -7.0 points: 57.5% actual, 64.5% predicted.
Across Delaware County, the median household income is $89,546, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Delaware County is home to 113 public schools and about 74,663 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Sun Valley High School, about 0.8 miles away. Pennell Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Pennell Elementary School's average proficiency of 57.5% compares with 46.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal data place Pennell Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has grown by 11 students since 2020-21, to 415. The number of students per teacher fell from 15.5 to 13.7 over 4 years.
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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 Penn-Delco SD
- Sun Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,042 students
- Northley Middle SchoolMiddle · 748 students
- Aston Elementary SchoolElementary · 405 students
- Coebourn Elementary SchoolElementary · 319 students
- Parkside Elementary SchoolElementary · 252 students
Other schools in Aston
- Sun Valley High SchoolHigh · 1,042 students
- Northley Middle SchoolMiddle · 748 students
- Aston Elementary SchoolElementary · 405 students
- Hilltop Elementary SchoolElementary · 290 students
- Delaware County Technical High School - AstonHigh · 80 students
Nearby schools
- Sun Valley High School0.8 mi · 1,042
- Aston Elementary School0.9 mi · 405
- Hilltop Elementary School0.9 mi · 290
- Northley Middle School0.9 mi · 748
- Chichester SHS1.7 mi · 981
- Delaware County Technical High School - Aston1.9 mi · 80
Frequently asked questions
About Pennell Elementary SchoolHow large is Pennell Elementary School?
Pennell Elementary School enrolls approximately 415 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Pennell Elementary School serve?
Pennell Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Pennell Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pennell Elementary School is approximately 13.7:1 (30 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Pennell Elementary School?
Pennell Elementary School reports a student body of 88% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Pennell Elementary School?
Pennell Elementary School is overseen by Penn-Delco SD in Delaware County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.