Pennwyn’s public schools score below 53% of Pennsylvania districts
The public schools Pennwyn’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 53% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation.
What Pennwyn’s schools are like
Which school depends on your street
With three elementary schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. Elementary grades range from B− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school, not just the town. After that, everyone goes to Governor Mifflin MS and Governor Mifflin SHS. Mohnton, Shillington and Cumru send their kids to all the same schools. See the path ↓
Average results for less money
Pennwyn spends 25% less per student than the state average, yet lands near the middle on results. Test scores ↓
The strongest schools in the area
Pennwyn outscores all three towns that border it. The whole area is strong: even the lowest-scoring neighbor, Cumru, earns B−. Compare ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Pennwyn compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Pennsylvania’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Pennsylvania only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Pennwyn.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
How students score
Pennwyn vs. its neighbors
Pennwyn’s schools rank 1st of 4 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Pennsylvania districts.
Every school in Pennwyn
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Pennwyn families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Pennwyn
There’s no college in Pennwyn, but 22 are within 30 miles. The closest is Alvernia University in Reading, 2.4 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Pennwyn. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 12 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Pennsylvania. Stars are from neighbors.