Pennbrook Middle School
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School Description
School Summary and Highlights
- Enrolls 839 middle and high school students from grades 7-9
- Ranks 26th out of 875 middle schools in PA.
- 2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Made AYP
Additional Contact Information
- Mailing Address: 1201 East Walnut Street, North Wales, PA 19454
- Principal or Admin: James Galante
School District Details
- North Penn School District
- Per-Pupil Spending: $13,038
- Graduation Rate: 95.8%
- Dropout Rate: 1.0%
- Students Per Teacher: 13.8
- Enrolled Students: 12,596
Faculty Details and Student Enrollment
Students and Faculty
- Total Students Enrolled: 839
- Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 70.8
- Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 11.9
Students Gender Breakdown
- Males: 442 (52.7%)
- Females: 397 (47.3%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
- Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 16 (1.9%)
- Eligible for Free Lunch: 57 (6.8%)
- Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 73 (8.7%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian | - | - |
| Black | 56 | 6.7% |
| Asian | 127 | 15.1% |
| Hispanic | 21 | 2.5% |
| White | 635 | 75.7% |
Number of Students Per Grade
| Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
| 7th Grade | 262 | 31.2% |
| 8th Grade | 295 | 35.2% |
| 9th Grade | 282 | 33.6% |
Low-Income Enrollment (2011)
Percent of Students from Low-Income Families
School:
10.4%
District:
19.0%
Source: PA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010
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Test Scores and Performance Information
Overall School Rating
How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that Pennbrook Middle School performed on average much better than most other schools across the state on PSSA state exams in the following subjects:
- Math
- Reading
- Science
- Writing
AYP Details (2010)
Overall AYP Met: Made AYP
PSSA - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject
Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 90.5% | 90.2% | 77.9% |
| 2009 | 92.4% | 88.7% | 75.3% |
| 2008 | 88.1% | 84.9% | 70.6% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 86.4% | 84.7% | 73.5% |
| 2009 | 90.7% | 83.9% | 71.4% |
| 2008 | 89.6% | 82.4% | 70.0% |
Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 94.6% | 92.0% | 75.2% |
| 2009 | 88.6% | 87.6% | 71.3% |
| 2008 | 93.7% | 86.9% | 70.3% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 94.9% | 91.1% | 81.9% |
| 2009 | 92.2% | 88.9% | 80.5% |
| 2008 | 96.1% | 90.6% | 78.3% |
| Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 81.4% | 77.6% | 57.2% |
| 2009 | 78.4% | 75.1% | 54.8% |
| 2008 | 81.9% | 72.2% | 52.7% |
| Writing Test | |||
| 2010 | 90.8% | 88.1% | 75.2% |
| 2009 | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 96.2% | 86.9% | 69.1% |
Source: PA Department of Education 2009-2010
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