Enrollment
333
Elementary
DISTRICT 248 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELIZABETH FORWARD SD·NCES 420909000139
William Penn Elementary School
392 William Penn Road, Monongahela, PA 15063 · (412) 896-2330 · Allegheny County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL333 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
12.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
180 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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 Elizabeth Forward SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
63.8%
PA avg 51.1% . +5.9pp since 2023
Math
63.2%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.8% | 63.2% |
| 2023-24 | 57.9% | 62.6% |
% 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
64.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 William Penn Elementary School
William Penn Elementary School's state test result (64.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Penn Elementary School this school | 333 | 54.1% | 64.3% |
| Bellefonte Elementary School Bellefonte | 318 | 51.9% | 53.0% |
| Hooverville Elementary School Waynesboro | 317 | 56.8% | 60.9% |
| Robert D Wilson Elementary School Waymart | 345 | 52.2% | 63.1% |
| Marshall Elementary School Uniontown | 300 | 54.3% | 60.4% |
| Halifax Area Elementary School Halifax | 349 | 50.4% | 53.6% |
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 William Penn Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Allegheny County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #464 of 1,396 | #64 of 129 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #445 of 1,511 ▼ 28 | #66 of 141 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #334 of 1,511 ▲ 347 | #59 of 141 ▲ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 333 | #1,127 of 1,638 | #94 of 156 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #611 of 1,528 | #53 of 141 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.4% | #1,014 of 1,531 | #110 of 141 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.1% | #922 of 1,600 | #82 of 152 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.5% | #913 of 1,045 | #59 of 73 |
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
333
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 279
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 333 | 26.5 | 12.6:1 | 54% (180) |
| 2023-24 | 329 | 23.3 | 14.1:1 | 55% (180) |
| 2022-23 | 341 | 25.5 | 13.4:1 | 53% (182) |
| 2020-21 | 329 | 24 | 13.7:1 | 48% (158) |
| 2017-18 | 345 | 23.4 | 14.8:1 | 46% (160) |
| 2015-16 | 384 | 25 | 15.4:1 | 51% (195) |
| 2010-11 | 337 | 25 | 13.5:1 | 42% (142) |
| 2000-01 | 348 | 18 | 19.3:1 | 26% (90) |
| 1990-91 | 279 | 13 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William Penn Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (345 to 333); teachers up 13% (23.4 to 26.5).
About William Penn Elementary School
William Penn Elementary School is a small elementary school with an address in Monongahela, Pennsylvania. Classes run from kindergarten through 5, and the school has 333 students. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443 students, so this school is 25% smaller than average.
William Penn Elementary School is among 6 schools run by Elizabeth Forward SD, which serves 2,293 students.
White students make up 84% of enrollment at William Penn Elementary School. The remaining shares are 7% multiracial, 5% Black, and 4% Hispanic. William Penn Elementary School's diversity index is 28%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at William Penn Elementary School and a ratio of 12.6:1. That matches the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania fairly closely. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 54% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Allegheny County average 54%.
The allk12 Grade for William Penn Elementary School is B+. Compared with Pennsylvania public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 71% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, William Penn Elementary School is 9.8 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 64.3% actual, 54.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
Census estimates describe Allegheny County this way: the median household income is $78,548, about 46% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. In all, Allegheny County has 277 public schools and roughly 141,392 students.
Of nearby public schools, Elizabeth Forward SHS is the closest, at about 3.0 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 39.8% on proficiency, and William Penn Elementary School is above that at 64.3%.
William Penn Elementary School has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment went from 329 in 2020-21 to 333 in 2024-25, a change of 4 students. The school's ratio fell from 13.7:1 to 12.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Allegheny County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,238,177
Census ACS
Median income
$78,548
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
277
141,392 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Elizabeth Forward SD
- Elizabeth Forward SHSHigh · 763 students
- Elizabeth Forward Middle SchoolMiddle · 538 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 292 students
- Mt Vernon Elementary SchoolElementary · 194 students
- Greenock Elementary SchoolElementary · 173 students
Other schools in Monongahela
- Ringgold SHSHigh · 810 students
- Ringgold Middle SchoolMiddle · 738 students
- Ringgold Elementary School SouthElementary · 517 students
Other William Penn Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 2 states are named William Penn Elementary. William Penn Elementary School is the largest of the 4.
- William Penn Elementary SchoolBethlehem, PA · 242 students
- William Penn Elementary SchoolBethel Park, PA · 212 students
- William Penn ElementaryBakersfield, CA · 235 students
Nearby schools
- Elizabeth Forward SHS3.0 mi · 763
- Ringgold Elementary School South3.7 mi · 517
- Ringgold SHS4.5 mi · 810
- Ringgold Middle School4.6 mi · 738
- Clairton MS/HS4.8 mi · 407
- Clairton Elementary School4.8 mi · 348
Frequently asked questions
About William Penn Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at William Penn Elementary School?
William Penn Elementary School enrolls approximately 333 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does William Penn Elementary School serve?
William Penn Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at William Penn Elementary School?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at William Penn Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at William Penn Elementary School?
Student demographics at William Penn Elementary School are roughly 84% White, 4% Hispanic, 5% Black, 7% Two or more.
Is William Penn Elementary School public or private?
William Penn Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Elizabeth Forward SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.