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713 East Basin Rd New Castle DE, 19720, New Castle County Phone: 302-323-2800 Ranking:  (19 out of 25, bottom 24%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Colonial School District Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 114 | 120 | 119 | 122 | 128 | 132 | 134 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 2,187 | 2,073 | 1,922 | 1,981 | 2,044 | 2,244 | 2,282 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 725 | 33.2% | 715 | 34.5% | 598 | 31.1% | 537 | 27.1% | 529 | 25.9% | 618 | 27.5% | 658 | 28.8% |
| Grade 10: | 562 | 25.7% | 496 | 23.9% | 485 | 25.2% | 553 | 27.9% | 595 | 29.1% | 648 | 28.9% | 627 | 27.5% |
| Grade 11: | 464 | 21.2% | 439 | 21.2% | 422 | 22.0% | 434 | 21.9% | 456 | 22.3% | 464 | 20.7% | 550 | 24.1% |
| Grade 12: | 436 | 19.9% | 423 | 20.4% | 417 | 21.7% | 457 | 23.1% | 464 | 22.7% | 514 | 22.9% | 447 | 19.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 1,143 | 52.3% | 1,065 | 51.4% | 1,010 | 52.5% | 1,042 | 52.6% | 1,060 | 51.9% | 1,169 | 52.1% | 1,181 | 51.8% |
| Female: | 1,044 | 47.7% | 1,008 | 48.6% | 912 | 47.5% | 939 | 47.4% | 976 | 47.7% | 1,067 | 47.5% | 1,097 | 48.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 7 | 0.3% | 7 | 0.3% | 5 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.3% | 7 | 0.3% | 7 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 75 | 3.4% | 59 | 2.8% | 57 | 3.0% | 51 | 2.6% | 72 | 3.5% | 75 | 3.3% | 62 | 2.7% |
| Hispanic: | 399 | 18.2% | 393 | 19.0% | 346 | 18.0% | 330 | 16.7% | 317 | 15.5% | 319 | 14.2% | 303 | 13.3% |
| Black: | 1,076 | 49.2% | 1,022 | 49.3% | 942 | 49.0% | 974 | 49.2% | 1,025 | 50.1% | 1,105 | 49.2% | 1,164 | 51.0% |
| White: | 603 | 27.6% | 578 | 27.9% | 557 | 29.0% | 613 | 30.9% | 624 | 30.5% | 738 | 32.9% | 746 | 32.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 26 | 1.2% | 13 | 0.6% | 13 | 0.7% | 7 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 785 | 35.9% | 1,077 | 52.0% | 969 | 50.4% | 936 | 47.2% | 918 | 44.9% | 719 | 32.0% | 744 | 32.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 164 | 7.9% | 155 | 8.1% | 158 | 8.0% | 190 | 9.3% | 163 | 7.3% | 187 | 8.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 19.18 | 17.28 | 16.15 | 16.24 | 15.97 | 17.00 | 17.00 | |||||||
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| DCAS | ||||||
| 2011 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 51.4% | 51.1% | N/A |
| 2012 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 62% | 61% | N/A |
| 2013 | Math | 10th Grade | % met std | 52.64% | 51.54% | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 59.5% | N/A |
| 2012 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 60% | 59% | N/A |
| 2013 | Reading | 10th Grade | % met std | 60.22% | 59.08% | N/A |
| 2011 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 54.1% | 53.3% | N/A |
| 2012 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 65% | 63% | N/A |
| 2013 | Math | 9th Grade | % met std | 47.80% | 46.78% | N/A |
| 2011 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 53.3% | N/A |
| 2012 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 60% | 59% | N/A |
| 2013 | Reading | 9th Grade | % met std | 51.05% | 50.15% | N/A |
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* Penn (William) 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.