Penn (William) High School, DE

location_on  713 East Basin Road, New Castle, DE 19720 language  colonialschooldistrict.org workspace_premium  2.3 star

Membership

Enrollment and Staffing

Students 2,186
Low-Income Students N/A
Teachers 127
Student-Teacher Ratio 17
Enrollment by Gender School State US
Female
47% 49% 49%
Male
53% 51% 51%
Enrollment by Grade School State US
Grade 9
34% 23% 23%
Grade 10
26% 21% 22%
Grade 11
23% 19% 21%
Grade 12
17% 19% 21%
Enrollment by Ethnicity School State US
Asian
3% 4% 6%
Black
46% 29% 15%
Caucasian
24% 46% 49%
Hispanic or Latino
25% 17% 27%
Native American
0% 0% 1%
Pacific Islander
0% 0% 1%
Other
2% 4% 4%

Academics

Math and Reading Proficiency

Math Proficiency 13%
Reading Proficiency 31%
Average Proficiency 22%
Test Participation 90%
Proficiency by Gender School State US
Female
24% 49% 51%
Male
20% 45% 47%
Proficiency by Grade School State US
High School
22% 42% 51%
Proficiency by Ethnicity School State US
Asian
50% 63% 61%
Black
20% 34% 39%
Caucasian
30% 57% 57%
Other
50% 51% 53%
Proficiency by Disadvantaged Group School State US
Homeless
50% 47% 42%
Limited English
15% 37% 32%
Low-Income
20% 35% 40%
With Disabilities
6% 17% 26%

Outcomes

Graduation Rates

Overall Rate 83%
Low-Income 77%
Limited English 64%
With Disabilities 72%
Graduation by Ethnicity School State US
Asian
80% 64% 73%
Black
85% 83% 75%
Caucasian
77% 88% 86%
Other
50% 55% 64%

Nearby Public Schools

The Wallace Wallin School
<1 miles, N 1.9 star
Downie (Carrie) Elementary School
<1 miles, SE 1.9 star
Read (George) Middle School
<1 miles, N 1.4 star
New Castle Elementary School
<1 miles, SE 1.9 star

Nearby Private Schools

Fairwinds Christian School
4 miles, W 4.6 star