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Wissahickon Cs School

Serves grades KG - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
4700 G Wissahickon Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19144
Phone
(267) 338-1020
District
WISSAHICKON CS
County
PHILADELPHIA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
934
Classroom Teachers
59

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Pennsylvania

2

(10 is best)

Better than 16.5% of all PA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Wissahickon Cs School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
22%
50%
29%
53%
15%
48%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
18%
48%
26%
52%
9%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
22%
45%
40%
54%
4%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
22%
44%
42%
56%
1%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
25%
42%
44%
58%
5%
27%
25%
42%
44%
58%
5%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
27%
39%
51%
56%
2%
23%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16
16
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 99 10.6%
Grade 1 103 11.0%
Grade 2 107 11.5%
Grade 3 107 11.5%
Grade 4 106 11.3%
Grade 5 104 11.1%
Grade 6 106 11.3%
Grade 7 105 11.2%
Grade 8 97 10.4%
Total 934 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 1.7% 1.7% 65.3%
Black 95.0% 95.0% 15.4%
Hispanic 2.9% 2.9% 14.4%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.2% 4.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 99.7% 99.7% 51.2%
Free lunch eligible 99.7% 99.7% 49.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.0% 1.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION Unreported 12,972,008
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 289
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW Unreported 5.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD Unreported 18.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD Unreported 31.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD Unreported 26.3%
65 OR OLDER Unreported 18.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households Unreported 5,193,727
Single Parent Households With Children Unreported 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma Unreported 91.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree Unreported 33.8%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more Unreported 18.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 Unreported 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 Unreported 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 Unreported 16.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 Unreported 14.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 Unreported 11.3%
$15,000 or less Unreported 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,886 $6,555,472 43.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $389 $370,328 2.5%
Staff $333 $317,016 2.1%
General Administration $294 $279,888 1.9%
School Administration $2,944 $2,802,688 18.7%
Operation $2,133 $2,030,616 13.5%
Transportation $88 $83,776 0.6%
Other $654 $622,608 4.1%
Total Support $6,836 $6,507,872 43.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,050 $1,951,600 13.0%
Total Expenditures $15,772 $15,014,944 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,006 $16,857,473,639 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $915 $1,540,804,362 4.3%
Staff $559 $941,119,817 2.7%
General Administration $453 $763,583,738 2.2%
School Administration $797 $1,342,574,952 3.8%
Operation $1,549 $2,610,029,822 7.4%
Transportation $679 $1,143,614,918 3.2%
Other $594 $1,001,139,811 2.8%
Total Support $5,546 $9,342,992,236 26.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,515 $9,290,980,100 26.2%
Total Expenditures $21,066 $35,491,307,545 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%