William Penn Shs High School
101 West College Ave
York PA, 17403, York County
Phone: 717-849-1218
Ranking: 
(596 out of 626, bottom 5%)*
(596 out of 626, bottom 5%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: York City 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: | 56 | 71 | 82 | 101 | 108 | 49 | 103 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 876 | 880 | 993 | 1,285 | 1,329 | 1,414 | 1,266 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 237 | 27.1% | 229 | 26.0% | 291 | 29.3% | 380 | 29.6% | 376 | 28.3% | 474 | 33.5% | 412 | 32.5% |
| Grade 10: | 226 | 25.8% | 292 | 33.2% | 261 | 26.3% | 311 | 24.2% | 401 | 30.2% | 360 | 25.5% | 296 | 23.4% |
| Grade 11: | 222 | 25.3% | 191 | 21.7% | 180 | 18.1% | 277 | 21.6% | 260 | 19.6% | 266 | 18.8% | 284 | 22.4% |
| Grade 12: | 190 | 21.7% | 168 | 19.1% | 261 | 26.3% | 316 | 24.6% | 292 | 22.0% | 314 | 22.2% | 274 | 21.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 453 | 51.7% | 449 | 51.0% | 537 | 54.1% | 677 | 52.7% | 689 | 51.8% | 692 | 48.9% | 578 | 45.7% |
| Female: | 423 | 48.3% | 431 | 49.0% | 456 | 45.9% | 608 | 47.3% | 632 | 47.6% | 714 | 50.5% | 684 | 54.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 13 | 1.5% | 14 | 1.6% | 10 | 1.0% | 15 | 1.2% | 15 | 1.1% | 19 | 1.3% | 20 | 1.6% |
| Hispanic: | 368 | 42.0% | 343 | 39.0% | 345 | 34.7% | 472 | 36.7% | 605 | 45.5% | 502 | 35.5% | 449 | 35.5% |
| Black: | 367 | 41.9% | 404 | 45.9% | 472 | 47.5% | 585 | 45.5% | 486 | 36.6% | 659 | 46.6% | 625 | 49.4% |
| White: | 120 | 13.7% | 115 | 13.1% | 159 | 16.0% | 212 | 16.5% | 222 | 16.7% | 232 | 16.4% | 171 | 13.5% |
| 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: | 8 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 620 | 70.8% | 590 | 67.0% | 783 | 78.9% | 421 | 32.8% | 566 | 42.6% | 957 | 67.7% | 1,123 | 88.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 18 | 2.1% | 36 | 4.1% | 42 | 4.2% | 31 | 2.4% | 43 | 3.2% | 99 | 7.0% | 140 | 11.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.64 | 12.39 | 12.18 | 12.72 | 12.31 | 28.90 | 12.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.5% | 27.5% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 17.3% | 17.1% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 26% | 25.4% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 22.4% | 22.3% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 21.8% | 21.2% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 32.6% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.8% | 25.1% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 26.3% | 27.6% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 26.1% | 26.1% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.2% | 32% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.6% | 34.6% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 25.7% | 25.5% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 34.4% | 34.1% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.1% | 26.8% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 28.2% | 27.3% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.1% | 33.1% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.4% | 35.8% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.9% | 31.7% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 38.2% | 37.1% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.5% | 34.8% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 8.8% | 8.6% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 9.6% | 9.5% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 13.5% | 10.8% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 10.6% | 8.5% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 10.7% | 8.9% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 49% | 45.3% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 50% | 49.8% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 55% | 54% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 51.8% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 57.6% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.6% | 59.8% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 56.1% | 82.9% |
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* William Penn Shs High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.