Enrollment
333
Elementary
DISTRICT 248 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELIZABETH FORWARD SD·NCES 420909000139
William Penn El Sch
392 William Penn Road, Monongahela, PA 15063 · (412) 896-2330 · Allegheny County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL333 STUDENTS
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
Test scores
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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
333
-12 (-3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 14.8:1
% White
84%
was 96%
% Hispanic
4%
was 1%
% Black
5%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About William Penn El Sch
William Penn El Sch, a tight-knit K-5 school in Monongahela, Pennsylvania, operated by Elizabeth Forward SD, enrolls 333 students, covering grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 25% leaner than typical.
Elizabeth Forward SD runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 2,293 students. William Penn El Sch is one of those campuses.
On demographics, William Penn El Sch lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%); the rest comes out to 7% multiracial, 5% Black, 4% Hispanic.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, William Penn El Sch has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 54% of students at William Penn El Sch qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, William Penn El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.3%.
Around the school, census data for Allegheny County shows the typical household earns roughly $78,548 per year, 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Allegheny County's 277 public schools (combined enrollment of about 141,392 students), William Penn El Sch is one campus in the mix.
Elizabeth Forward SHS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts William Penn El Sch at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 39.8%.
The campus sits in a rural setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at William Penn El Sch has ticked down 3%, going from 345 students in 2018 to 333 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 96% to 84% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.
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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 MSMiddle · 538 students
- Central El SchElementary · 292 students
- Mt Vernon El SchElementary · 194 students
- Greenock El SchElementary · 173 students
Other schools in Monongahela
- Ringgold SHSHigh · 810 students
- Ringgold MSMiddle · 738 students
- Ringgold El Sch SouthElementary · 517 students
Nearby schools
- Elizabeth Forward SHS3.0 mi · 763
- Ringgold El Sch South3.7 mi · 517
- Ringgold SHS4.5 mi · 810
- Ringgold MS4.6 mi · 738
- Clairton El Sch4.8 mi · 348
- Clairton MS/HS4.8 mi · 407
Frequently asked questions
About William Penn El SchWhat is the total enrollment at William Penn El Sch?
William Penn El Sch enrolls approximately 333 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does William Penn El Sch serve?
William Penn El Sch serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at William Penn El Sch?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at William Penn El Sch.
What is the student diversity at William Penn El Sch?
Student demographics at William Penn El Sch are roughly 84% White, 4% Hispanic, 5% Black, 7% Two or more.
Is William Penn El Sch public or private?
William Penn El Sch is a public K-12 school, overseen by Elizabeth Forward SD.
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