Wissahickon High School
3.5 out of 5 | 7 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
| 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 | 7 Reviews
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7 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
- Reviewed by Student on August 27, 2007
- Rating:
(4 / 5) Flag as inappropriate - high drug uses
low level of foundation
teachers are not as good as the school says
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Test Scores and Performance Information
Overall School Rating
How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that Wissahickon High School performed on average much better than most other schools across the state on PSSA state exams in the following subjects:
- Math
- Reading
- Science
- Writing
ACT Exam Performance (2010)
English Average Score: 23.7
Math Average Score: 24.5
Science Average Score: 24.0
Reading Average Score: 23.1
AYP Details (2010)
Overall AYP Met: Corrective Action 1
SAT Exam Performance (2010)
Verbal Average Score: 521.7
Math Average Score: 553.7
Writing Average Score: 526.0
PSSA - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject
Grade 11 - % of students at or above proficiency
| School | District | State | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math Test | |||
| 2010 | 73.5% | 73.0% | 59.6% |
| 2009 | 69.2% | 69.2% | 55.6% |
| 2008 | 66.1% | 65.9% | 55.9% |
| Reading Test | |||
| 2010 | 83.6% | 83.2% | 67.2% |
| 2009 | 81.3% | 81.3% | 65.2% |
| 2008 | 77.4% | 77.2% | 64.7% |
| Science Test | |||
| 2010 | 57.3% | 56.5% | 39.8% |
| 2009 | 51.2% | 51.0% | 39.7% |
| 2008 | 51.9% | 51.8% | 35.7% |
| Writing Test | |||
| 2010 | 95.0% | 94.9% | 80.7% |
| 2009 | - | - | - |
| 2008 | 90.0% | 90.0% | 85.8% |
Source: PA Department of Education 2009-2010
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