Penn (William) High School
| Address: |
713 E Basin Rd.
New Castle, DE
19720-4201 |
| Type: |
Regular (Public) |
| District: |
Colonial School District |
| Status: |
Operational |
| Grade: |
9-12 |
| Students: |
2,044 |
| Teachers: |
128 |
| Ratio: |
15.97 |
| Views: |
113 |
Movoto School Rank for Penn (William) High School
Past Performance
| Year |
Rank |
Percentile |
| 2011 |
--
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--
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| 2010 |
--
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--
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| 2009 |
F |
93rd |
| 2008 |
None |
91st |
| 2007 |
F |
92nd |
DSTP Test Scores for Penn (William) High School
What is this?
Delaware Elementary, Middle School, and High School performance is scored using the Delaware Student Testing Program (DSTP) exams. The scores displayed on Movoto for each grade at Penn (William) High School represent the percentage of students who meet or exceed the standards in each subject. Students are tested in grades 2-10 in Math and Reading, in grades 8 and 11 in Science and Social Studies, and in grades 5 and 8 in Writing.
School Features for Penn (William) High School
| School Features |
Title I School, Title I Schoolwide, Bilingual Education |
| Grades |
Grade 9, Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12 |
| Advanced Placement |
Y |
| Advanced Placement |
Biology, Calculus AB, Chemistery, English Language Composition, English Literature Composition, Human Geography, Psychology, Statistics, US History, World History |
| Prior Year Enrollment |
2282 |
| Enrollment Count |
2044 |
| Enrollment Range |
750+ |
| Enrollment Change |
-238 |
| Enrollment Change % |
-10.4 |
| Population Aged 5-17 Below Poverty Level |
11.04 |
Student Demographics for Penn (William) High School
| Asian |
72 (4%) |
| Black |
1025 (50.15%) |
| Hispanic |
317 (15.51%) |
| Native American |
6 (0.29%) |
| White |
624 (30.53%) |
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Students per Grade for Penn (William) High School
| Grade 9 |
529 (26%) |
| Grade 10 |
595 (29%) |
| Grade 11 |
456 (22%) |
| Grade 12 |
464 (23%) |
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Demographic Characteristics for Zip Code 19720
| African American |
16,451 (30 %) |
| Asian or Pacific Islander |
948 (2 %) |
| Indian |
97 (0 %) |
| Mixed Races |
993 (2 %) |
| Others |
1,747 (3 %) |
| White |
35,303 (64 %) |
| Male |
26,628 (48 %) |
| Female |
28,948 (52 %) |
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