Penn Wood Elementary School
1470 Johnny's Way West Chester PA, 19382, Chester County Phone: 484-266-1900 Ranking:  (119 out of 2,311, top 5%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5 School District: West Chester Area School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 35 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 32 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 561 | 547 | 535 | 525 | 509 | 483 | 470 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 60 | 10.7% | 79 | 14.4% | 86 | 16.1% | 85 | 16.2% | 90 | 17.7% | 89 | 18.4% | 71 | 15.1% |
| Grade 1: | 86 | 15.3% | 89 | 16.3% | 93 | 17.4% | 98 | 18.7% | 106 | 20.8% | 80 | 16.6% | 84 | 17.9% |
| Grade 2: | 99 | 17.6% | 96 | 17.6% | 95 | 17.8% | 106 | 20.2% | 81 | 15.9% | 80 | 16.6% | 74 | 15.7% |
| Grade 3: | 101 | 18.0% | 97 | 17.7% | 105 | 19.6% | 78 | 14.9% | 77 | 15.1% | 79 | 16.4% | 76 | 16.2% |
| Grade 4: | 105 | 18.7% | 106 | 19.4% | 77 | 14.4% | 79 | 15.0% | 83 | 16.3% | 71 | 14.7% | 77 | 16.4% |
| Grade 5: | 110 | 19.6% | 80 | 14.6% | 79 | 14.8% | 79 | 15.0% | 72 | 14.1% | 84 | 17.4% | 88 | 18.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 251 | 44.7% | 247 | 45.2% | 240 | 44.9% | 235 | 44.8% | 223 | 43.8% | 208 | 43.1% | 214 | 45.5% |
| Female: | 310 | 55.3% | 300 | 54.8% | 295 | 55.1% | 290 | 55.2% | 278 | 54.6% | 267 | 55.3% | 252 | 53.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 33 | 5.9% | 29 | 5.3% | 36 | 6.7% | 35 | 6.7% | 39 | 7.7% | 43 | 8.9% | 42 | 8.9% |
| Hispanic: | 24 | 4.3% | 30 | 5.5% | 35 | 6.5% | 27 | 5.1% | 32 | 6.3% | 13 | 2.7% | 11 | 2.3% |
| Black: | 24 | 4.3% | 25 | 4.6% | 21 | 3.9% | 25 | 4.8% | 33 | 6.5% | 35 | 7.2% | 51 | 10.9% |
| White: | 476 | 84.8% | 459 | 83.9% | 443 | 82.8% | 438 | 83.4% | 405 | 79.6% | 392 | 81.2% | 366 | 77.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 50 | 8.9% | 50 | 9.1% | 41 | 7.7% | 40 | 7.6% | 41 | 8.1% | 30 | 6.2% | 22 | 4.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 24 | 4.3% | 14 | 2.6% | 15 | 2.8% | 7 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.2% | 4 | 0.8% | 17 | 3.6% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.07 | 16.19 | 15.37 | 14.91 | 14.46 | 14.30 | 14.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 94% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97% | 93% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 89.5% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.9% | 91.1% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.9% | 92.5% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 94.1% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 93.7% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.2% | 93.2% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 89% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 85% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88% | 87.7% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 89.2% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 88.3% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96% | 89.9% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 91% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.1% | 89.5% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.7% | 93.5% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 91.3% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 92.9% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 94.5% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 96.3% | 97.8% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 95.8% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 97.3% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 87.9% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 86.4% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.5% | 87.1% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 88.1% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 89.2% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.8% | 93.3% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 93.5% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 95.1% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.6% | 95.4% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 94% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 95.8% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 97% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 80.1% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 81.9% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 82.5% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 81.3% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84% | 87.1% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 89.8% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.4% | 89.4% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.2% | 92.3% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.9% | 90.2% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 91.2% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.5% | 80.1% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 83.3% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 83.9% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91% | 83.1% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 81.3% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 82.6% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 85.3% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 83.6% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 93.2% | 87.7% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 90.9% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 76.2% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 78.7% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 73.7% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 79.6% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 80.7% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 85.7% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 88.8% | 64.2% |
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* Penn Wood Elementary School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.