William Penn High School (Delaware)

William Penn High School
Address
713 East Basin Road New Castle , Delaware 19720 United States
Information
Type	Public
Motto	"Where Access Meets Opportunity"
Established	1921(104 years ago) (1921)
CEEB code	080125
Teaching staff	119.00 (FTE) [1]
Grades	9 to 12
Enrollment	2,077 (2023-2024) [1]
Student to teacher ratio	17.45 [1]
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Cherry and black
Athletics conference	Blue Hen Conference - Flight A
Mascot	Colonial
Nickname	William Penn, Penn
Website	www.colonialschooldistrict.org/williampenn/

William Penn High School, also known as William Penn or simply Penn, is a four-year comprehensive, coeducational public high school located in unincorporated New Castle County, Delaware, United States. It is adjacent to the New Castle city limits and has a New Castle postal address. ^[2] The school is a member of the Colonial School District, and is the largest high school in the state of Delaware. The school mascot is the Colonial.

In addition to New Castle the school district includes Delaware City, Port Penn, St. Georges, Wilmington Manor, portions of Wilmington, and half of Bear. ^[3]

History

The school was established in 1921. The present building was designed by Wilmington architects Wason, Tingle & Brust and completed in 1966. ^[4]

Notable alumni

Devin Smith

• Cliff Brumbaugh, baseball player
• Dave May, professional baseball player
• Brett Oberholtzer, baseball player ^[5]
• Brian Oliver, professional basketball player
• Jeff Otah, professional football player, Carolina Panthers
• Kyle Carter, professional football player, Minnesota Vikings
• Devin Smith, professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv
• Richard B. Weldon, Jr., former Frederick County (MD) Commissioner and member of the Maryland House of Delegates
• Jheanelle Wilkins, politician and member of the Maryland House of Delegates

See also

• List of high schools in Delaware
• Colonial School District (Delaware)
• William Penn

References

1. "Penn (William) High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
2. "Home". William Penn High School. Retrieved June 22, 2021. 713 East Basin Road | New Castle, DE 19720 - Compare with the New Castle zoning map
3. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: New Castle County, DE" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved June 18, 2021.
4. "Wason, Donald Sturgeon" in American Architects Directory (New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1970): 967.
5. Ireland, Jack (May 24, 2010). "Oberholtzer writing a success story". The News Journal. Retrieved August 2, 2013.(subscription required)

External links

• Official website

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