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Pennell Elementary School
3300 Richard Rd Aston PA, 19014, Delaware County Phone: 610-497-6300 Ranking:  (341 out of 2,311, top 15%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 5 School District: Penn-Delco School District Title I Eligible School: No 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: | 30 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 25 | 29 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 417 | 421 | 411 | 425 | 416 | 421 | 424 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 66 | 15.8% | 67 | 15.9% | 44 | 10.7% | 44 | 10.4% | 43 | 10.3% | 43 | 10.2% | 43 | 10.1% |
| Grade 1: | 62 | 14.9% | 64 | 15.2% | 79 | 19.2% | 77 | 18.1% | 76 | 18.3% | 81 | 19.2% | 79 | 18.6% |
| Grade 2: | 69 | 16.5% | 68 | 16.2% | 72 | 17.5% | 65 | 15.3% | 68 | 16.3% | 67 | 15.9% | 81 | 19.1% |
| Grade 3: | 72 | 17.3% | 78 | 18.5% | 68 | 16.5% | 74 | 17.4% | 69 | 16.6% | 84 | 20.0% | 65 | 15.3% |
| Grade 4: | 73 | 17.5% | 69 | 16.4% | 75 | 18.2% | 76 | 17.9% | 89 | 21.4% | 70 | 16.6% | 73 | 17.2% |
| Grade 5: | 75 | 18.0% | 75 | 17.8% | 73 | 17.8% | 89 | 20.9% | 71 | 17.1% | 76 | 18.1% | 83 | 19.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 213 | 51.1% | 223 | 53.0% | 217 | 52.8% | 221 | 52.0% | 208 | 50.0% | 208 | 49.4% | 222 | 52.4% |
| Female: | 204 | 48.9% | 198 | 47.0% | 194 | 47.2% | 204 | 48.0% | 195 | 46.9% | 200 | 47.5% | 196 | 46.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 9 | 2.2% | 7 | 1.7% | 4 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.4% | 7 | 1.7% | 11 | 2.6% | 10 | 2.4% |
| Hispanic: | 6 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.9% | 6 | 1.5% | 4 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Black: | 13 | 3.1% | 13 | 3.1% | 17 | 4.1% | 17 | 4.0% | 10 | 2.4% | 11 | 2.6% | 11 | 2.6% |
| White: | 381 | 91.4% | 384 | 91.2% | 377 | 91.7% | 391 | 92.0% | 392 | 94.2% | 392 | 93.1% | 399 | 94.1% |
| 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 | 1.9% | 9 | 2.1% | 6 | 1.5% | 6 | 1.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 49 | 11.8% | 46 | 10.9% | 40 | 9.7% | 33 | 7.8% | 25 | 6.0% | 21 | 5.0% | 24 | 5.7% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 5 | 1.2% | 9 | 2.1% | 8 | 1.9% | 9 | 2.1% | 9 | 2.2% | 12 | 2.9% | 7 | 1.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.95 | 16.07 | 16.47 | 15.45 | 13.82 | 17.10 | 14.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92% | 94% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95% | 96% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 95.4% | 93.9% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 95.3% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.7% | 97% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 93.7% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 97.1% | 94.8% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 93.6% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 77% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78% | 81% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 82.6% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 86.8% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 91.1% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.1% | 85.5% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 89.3% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 85.9% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 90.7% | 93% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 90.3% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 94.3% | 93.3% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.5% | 93.9% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.3% | 95.5% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 98.5% | 93.4% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 97.2% | 95.9% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 83.4% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 82.5% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 81.1% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 86.9% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 87.3% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.9% | 80.2% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 86.7% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 90.5% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 93% | 91.3% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 88% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.6% | 94.6% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 74.2% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 74.7% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 77.6% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 82.5% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 92.1% | 86.8% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 86.3% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72% | 85.7% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 85.3% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 96.4% | 92.2% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 88.9% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 71.6% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 91.3% | 82.6% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 67% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 76.1% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 76.2% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 77.4% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 79.5% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80.4% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 88% | 83.1% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 79.7% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 58.9% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 75.8% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62.3% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.3% | 66% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 75.6% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 90.6% | 87.9% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 81% | 64.2% |
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* Pennell Elementary School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.