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Enrollment
528
Middle
DISTRICT 509 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OXFORD AREA SD·NCES 421830001418
Penn's Grove School
301 South Fifth St, Oxford, PA 19363 · (610) 932-6615 · Chester County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL528 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
485 students
DISTRICT 100% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 278 | 53% |
| Grade 8 | 250 | 47% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
Penn's Grove School→Oxford Area High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Oxford Area 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% . -6.9pp since 2023
Math
30.2%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.4pp 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 30 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.2% | 30.2% |
| 2023-24 | 61.1% | 30.6% |
% 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
46.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Penn's Grove School
Penn's Grove School's state test result (46.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penn's Grove School this school | 528 | 91.9% | 46.0% |
| Governor Mifflin Middle School Shillington | 631 | 94.5% | 36.7% |
| Catasauqua Middle School Catasauqua | 477 | 98.1% | 34.6% |
| Intermediate School Shillington | 623 | 97.8% | 40.9% |
| Pocono Mountain East Junior High School Swiftwater | 505 | 99.4% | 41.3% |
| Solomon/Plains Middle School Plains | 758 | 97.8% | 26.4% |
Matched among Pennsylvania middle 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 Penn's Grove School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Chester County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #268 of 479 | #16 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #335 of 513 ▼ 1 | #16 of 19 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #221 of 513 ▼ 31 | #15 of 19 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 528 | #284 of 522 | #16 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #103 of 486 | #7 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.7% | #120 of 486 | #10 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.9% | #153 of 510 | #4 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.1% | #99 of 332 | #4 of 11 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
528
-27 (-5%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 527
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 528 | 45.5 | 11.6:1 | 92% (485) |
| 2023-24 | 485 | 45.5 | 10.7:1 | 100% (485) |
| 2022-23 | 515 | 43.4 | 11.9:1 | 100% (515) |
| 2020-21 | 555 | 42 | 13.2:1 | 99% (552) |
| 2017-18 | 622 | 42 | 14.8:1 | 37% (228) |
| 2015-16 | 599 | 41 | 14.6:1 | 41% (243) |
| 2010-11 | 615 | 41 | 15.0:1 | 37% (227) |
| 2000-01 | 519 | 35 | 14.8:1 | 27% (141) |
| 1990-91 | 527 | 35 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Penn's Grove School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (622 to 528); teachers up 8% (42 to 45.5).
About Penn's Grove School
Penn's Grove School is a middle-grades school in Oxford, Pennsylvania, according to federal school records. It covers grades 7 through 8, with a total enrollment of 528 students.
Enrollment across the 6 schools in Oxford Area SD totals 3,129 students.
Roughly 53% of students at Penn's Grove School are White. Other groups include 40% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Chester County residents are about 77% White. Penn's Grove School's diversity index is 56%, against a US figure of 70%.
Penn's Grove School employs 45.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 11.6:1. This ratio sits 1.6 below the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 92% in 2024-25. That is higher than the 38% average for public schools in Chester County.
Schools in Pennsylvania with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 38.2%. Penn's Grove School scores 46.0%.
Within Chester County, the median household income is $127,208, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Penn's Grove School, Chester County has 110 other public schools.
The closest public school, Jordan Bank School, is less than a tenth of a mile from Penn's Grove School. Other public schools within five miles: 7. On average proficiency, Penn's Grove School is 5th of 5 nearby schools with test data.
NCES describes the area around Penn's Grove School as Town: Fringe, meaning in a town close to an urbanized area.
Penn's Grove School's enrollment dropped from 555 in 2020-21 to 528 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.6:1) than in 2020-21 (13.2:1).
Discussions about Penn's Grove School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Chester County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
547,840
Census ACS
Median income
$127,208
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
83,468 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oxford Area SD
- Oxford Area High SchoolHigh · 1,089 students
- Hopewell Elementary SchoolMiddle · 489 students
- Nottingham SchoolElementary · 429 students
- Elk Ridge SchoolElementary · 413 students
- Jordan Bank SchoolElementary · 181 students
Other schools in Oxford
- Oxford Area High SchoolHigh · 1,089 students
- Hopewell Elementary SchoolMiddle · 489 students
- Nottingham SchoolElementary · 429 students
- Elk Ridge SchoolElementary · 413 students
- Jordan Bank SchoolElementary · 181 students
Nearby schools
- Jordan Bank School0.1 mi · 181
- Hopewell Elementary School0.2 mi · 489
- Nottingham School0.2 mi · 429
- Elk Ridge School0.4 mi · 413
- Oxford Area High School0.9 mi · 1,089
- Avon Grove Intrmd School4.8 mi · 1,436
Frequently asked questions
About Penn's Grove SchoolHow many students attend Penn's Grove School?
Penn's Grove School enrolls approximately 528 students in grades 07-08.
Is Penn's Grove School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Penn's Grove School is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
How many students per teacher at Penn's Grove School?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Penn's Grove School.
How diverse is Penn's Grove School?
Penn's Grove School reports a student body of 53% White, 40% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Penn's Grove School in?
Penn's Grove School is part of Oxford Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.