Wissahickon High School

521 Houston Rd, Ambler, PA 19002 | (215) 619-8112

Grades: 9-12
Student Enrollment: 1,477

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3.5 out of 5 | 6 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 1,477 high school students from grades 9-12
Ranks 34th out of 639 high schools in PA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Corrective Action 1

Additional Contact Information

Principal or Admin: Lynda Fields

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible

School District Details

Wissahickon School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $15,158
Graduation Rate: 93.5%
Dropout Rate: 0.5%
Students Per Teacher: 12.5
Enrolled Students: 4,481

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 1,477
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 114.0
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 13.0

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 760 (51.5%)
Females: 712 (48.2%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 42 (2.8%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 120 (8.1%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 162 (11.0%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Wissahickon High School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	2	0.1%
Black	244	16.5%
Asian	240	16.2%
Hispanic	46	3.1%
White	940	63.6%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
9th Grade	384	26.0%
10th Grade	372	25.2%
11th Grade	358	24.2%
12th Grade	363	24.6%

Low-Income Enrollment (2011)

Percent of Students from Low-Income Families

School:

13.7%

District:

14.6%

Graduation and Dropout Rates (2010)

Graduation Rate

School:

93.1%

District:

91.6%

Dropout Rate

School:

0.3%

District:

0.2%

Post Graduate Profiles (2010)

Percent College Bound

School:

90.9%

District:

90.9%

State:

72.6%

Percent Enrolling in 2-Year or 4-Year College/University

School:

90.6%

District:

90.6%

State:

69.4%

Faculty Information (2010)

ASSISTANT/VICE PRINCIPAL: THOMAS ANDRZEJEWSKI

Source: PA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 3.5

3.5 out of 5 | 6 Reviews

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6 reviews for Wissahickon High School

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on June 03, 2010
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Excellent school- best public school in the area

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on May 20, 2010
Rating: (2 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Poor Leadership

Reviewed by Former Student on February 28, 2010
Rating: (1 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
This school and the students not mention the teachers and school staff deserve 0 stars out of 5. This school is a cease pool filled with students that are so high up that they can't be touched and filled with bullies that terrorize new students as well as other students. The Staff was too soft on bullies and high class morons that should be flipping burgers at Arbys or some fast food restaurant rather than getting scholarships. Parents if you want to send your daughter or son to this school I truly advise stay away from this place even on a rainy day.

SO (...) WISSAHICKON!

believe me cause I used to be a student there.

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on February 25, 2010
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
still in process of decision--but how can school be rated so many apples and then sited for drugs--then flagged inappropriate--I personally feel there needs to be more encouragement and rally for acedemics to entice and enlighten those on the out skirts to become passionate about school life-

Reviewed by Parent/Guardian on November 11, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Why are there some many drugs and what are they doing about it???

Reviewed by Former Student on November 29, 2007
Rating: (2 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
they make it seem like it's this perfect educated school. I wish it was but there are a lot of drugs, and there are students who feel like they need to be tough to make a name for themselves

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