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Schools in Pennside

Pennside’s public schools

Antietam School District and Exeter Township School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pennside. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/7schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 91% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
44%
2021–22
Math proficiency
20%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.7K
▼ 14% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024 · Exeter Township
Students per teacher
14.2
PA 13.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
4,434 students on the public path
In brief

Pennside’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Pennside’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Owatin Creek El Sch places highest (better than 57%); Kerry C. Hoffman Intermediate Sch lowest (18%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Pennside, graded from C+ to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Exeter Twp SHS and Antietam HS. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Pennside, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–44 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Antietam School District.

Two districts serve Pennside

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Antietam School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 1,139 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$17,383PA $21,758 · FY2024
C−
Exeter Township School DistrictGrades K–12 · 6 schools · 3,837 students · 14.6 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$18,716PA $21,758 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · K–12, Antietam School District44%
State average 55.1% · 542 students tested
Math · K–12, Antietam School District20%
State average 36.1% · 506 students tested
Reading · K–12, Exeter Township School District62%
State average 55.1% · 2012 students tested
Math · K–12, Exeter Township School District40%
State average 36.1% · 1868 students tested

Pennside vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Pennside’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pennside—Antietam K–12 · Exeter Township K–12
Lower AlsaceC−Antietam
Mount PennC−Antietam
ExeterA−Exeter Township
St. LawrenceA−Exeter Township

2 of the 4 neighbors share Antietam with Pennside for grades K–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Pennside

8 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Pennsidein other towns
Owatin Creek El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Reading
B
539 students14:1Rate it →
Lorane El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Reading
B−
456 students14:1Rate it →
Jacksonwald El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Reading
C+
370 students13:1Rate it →
Stony Creek El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–3 · Reading
345 students18:1Rate it →
Kerry C. Hoffman Intermediate Sch
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Mount Penn
C−
434 students11:1Rate it →
Exeter Twp JHS
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Reading
B−
618 students13:1Rate it →
Exeter Twp SHS
High · Grades 9–12 · Reading
B
1,312 students16:1Rate it →
Antietam HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Reading
C−
360 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Pennside’s schools

Are Pennside’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Pennside. Antietam School District and Exeter Township School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pennside. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Pennside in?

Antietam School District and Exeter Township School District.

Where do Pennside kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Exeter Twp SHS and Antietam HS.

Parents talk

What Pennside families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.