Photo: Shuvaev · CC BY-SA 3.0Yardley’s public schools outscore 86% of Pennsylvania districts
On the state math tests, 50% of Yardley’s students scored proficient, above the Pennsylvania average (36%). The grade covers the public school district serving Yardley, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Pennsylvania, not nationally.
From Pennsylvania state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Yardley’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 939 Pennsylvania towns with household incomes within a quarter of Yardley’s, its schools beat 79%, lower than their 86% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 71% and math 50% in spring 2022, against 55% and 36% statewide; 94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $21,310 per student, against $21,758 across Pennsylvania (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Ten elementary schools, then three middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Abrams Hebrew Academy (private) is in town. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Yardley’s grade
A: better than 86% of Pennsylvania school districts, #204 of 1,037 Pennsylvania towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Pennsylvania average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Yardley, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Yardley · depends on your address
William Penn MS
Grades 6–8 · 904 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Pennwood MS
Grades 6–8 · 740 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Charles H Boehm MS
Grades 6–8 · 651 students · 10:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Yardley · depends on your address
William Penn MS
Grades 6–8 · 904 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Pennwood MS
Grades 6–8 · 740 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Charles H Boehm MS
Grades 6–8 · 651 students · 10:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Yardley · depends on your address
William Penn MS
Grades 6–8 · 904 students · 11:1 students per teacher
Pennwood MS
Grades 6–8 · 740 students · 10:1 students per teacher
Charles H Boehm MS
Grades 6–8 · 651 students · 10:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Yardley
Pennsbury HS
Grades 9–12 · 2,847 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Fairless Hills
10th grade in Yardley
Pennsbury HS
Grades 9–12 · 2,847 students · 13:1 students per teacher · in Fairless Hills
Yardley’s public schools are run by Pennsbury School District, which also serves Falls, Lower Makefield and Tullytown. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Yardley vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Yardley’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Yardley | A | Pennsbury |
| Lower Makefield | A | Pennsbury |
Ewing, NJ borders Yardley but is graded on its own state’s tests, so it’s left out.
Every school in Yardley
15 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).
Questions about Yardley’s schools
Are Yardley’s schools good?
By Pennsylvania’s own tests, yes: the public schools Yardley children attend outscore 86% of Pennsylvania’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #204 of 1,037 Pennsylvania towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 79%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Yardley in?
Pennsbury School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 9,435 students in 14 schools (2024–25).
Where do Yardley kids go to high school?
Pennsbury HS in Fairless Hills, with 2,847 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Yardley’s graduation rate?
94% of the class of 2023 in Pennsbury School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Pennsylvania.
How much does Yardley spend per student?
$21,310 in Pennsbury School District (FY2024), against $21,758 across Pennsylvania. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Yardley?
Yes: Abrams Hebrew Academy (religious, grades PK–8, 182 students).
Parents talk
What Yardley 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Pennsylvania. Stars are from neighbors.