Penn (William) High School

Regular School · New Castle, DE

Penn (William) High School is a regular school school in New Castle, Delaware, serving grades 09–12 with 2,069 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.7:1.

Level

High

Grades

09 – 12

Enrollment

2,069

Teachers (FTE)

117.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

17.7:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	1,030	50%
Hispanic/Latino	483	23%
White	443	21%
Two or more races	67	3%
Asian	34	2%
American Indian / Alaska Native	9	0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	3	0%
Total enrollment	2,069	1,106M / 963F

English Language Learners: 263 (13% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	16.0% -12.8pp	28.8%	316
Reading Proficiency	30.0% -14.5pp	44.5%	316
Science Proficiency	60-69%	—	33
4-Year Graduation Rate	75.0%	—

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses

Yes (19)

264 students enrolled

Gifted & Talented

None offered

SAT/ACT Takers

463

students tested · SY 2021–22

Out-of-School Suspensions

221

10.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

894

43.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	2,069	100%

Contact & Location

713 East Basin Road

New Castle, DE 19720

Phone: (302)323-2800

http://www.colonialschooldistrict.org/williampenn

District

Colonial School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $25,637

District enrollment: 9,132

Other Schools in District

Castle Hills Elementary School Elementary
Downie (Carrie) Elementary School Elementary
Eisenberg (Harry O.) Elementary School Elementary
New Castle Elementary School Elementary
Pleasantville Elementary School Elementary
Southern Elementary School Elementary
Wilbur (Kathleen H.) Elementary Elementary
Wilmington Manor Elementary School Elementary

View all 14 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 19720) → CensusDepth.com
Delaware population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Delaware teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

100023000209

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD