Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Pennville

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Schools in Pennville

Pennville’s public schools

South Western School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pennville. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/6schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% 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
62%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
96%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.4K
▼ 20% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.3
PA 13.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
4,378 students on the public path
In brief

Pennville’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Pennville’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. South Western SHS places highest (better than 94%); Park Hills El Sch lowest (36%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Pennville, graded from C+ to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: South Western SHS. 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 Pennville, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B
6–8Emory H Markle MSin HanoverC+
9–12South Western SHSin HanoverA

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

The district

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

South Western School DistrictGrades K–12 · 6 schools · 4,378 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 14.3 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$17,408PA $21,758 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading62%
State average 55.1% · 2361 students tested
Math37%
State average 36.1% · 2142 students tested

Pennville vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pennville—South Western
HanoverB−Hanover Public
PennB+South Western

Every school in Pennville

6 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 Pennvillein other towns
Baresville El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hanover
B
586 students15:1Rate it →
Park Hills El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hanover
C+
572 students15:1Rate it →
West Manheim El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hanover
B
538 students13:1Rate it →
Manheim El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Glenville
B
256 students12:1Rate it →
Emory H Markle MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hanover
C+
1,046 students14:1Rate it →
South Western SHS
High · Grades 9–12 · Hanover
A
1,380 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Pennville’s schools

Are Pennville’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Pennville. South Western School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Pennville. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Pennville in?

South Western School District.

Where do Pennville kids go to high school?

South Western SHS.

Parents talk

What Pennville families are saying about school.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near Pennville → They have their own page.

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.