Wissahickon Charter School
4700 G Wissahickon Ave
Philadelphia PA, 19144, Philadelphia County
Phone: 267-338-1020
Ranking: (1,957 out of 2,311, bottom 15%)*
Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 8
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 29 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 27 | |||||||
Total Students: | 457 | 450 | 426 | 419 | 402 | 402 | 402 | |||||||
Kindergarten: | 47 | 10.3% | 48 | 10.7% | 45 | 10.6% | 44 | 10.5% | 45 | 11.2% | 44 | 10.9% | 47 | 11.7% |
Grade 1: | 50 | 10.9% | 50 | 11.1% | 47 | 11.0% | 46 | 11.0% | 45 | 11.2% | 46 | 11.4% | 48 | 11.9% |
Grade 2: | 51 | 11.2% | 52 | 11.6% | 49 | 11.5% | 48 | 11.5% | 46 | 11.4% | 42 | 10.4% | 37 | 9.2% |
Grade 3: | 52 | 11.4% | 52 | 11.6% | 48 | 11.3% | 48 | 11.5% | 42 | 10.4% | 46 | 11.4% | 43 | 10.7% |
Grade 4: | 52 | 11.4% | 52 | 11.6% | 47 | 11.0% | 48 | 11.5% | 46 | 11.4% | 45 | 11.2% | 56 | 13.9% |
Grade 5: | 51 | 11.2% | 52 | 11.6% | 47 | 11.0% | 48 | 11.5% | 44 | 10.9% | 46 | 11.4% | 48 | 11.9% |
Grade 6: | 52 | 11.4% | 52 | 11.6% | 49 | 11.5% | 48 | 11.5% | 44 | 10.9% | 46 | 11.4% | 44 | 10.9% |
Grade 7: | 52 | 11.4% | 52 | 11.6% | 48 | 11.3% | 46 | 11.0% | 46 | 11.4% | 46 | 11.4% | 44 | 10.9% |
Grade 8: | 50 | 10.9% | 40 | 8.9% | 46 | 10.8% | 43 | 10.3% | 44 | 10.9% | 41 | 10.2% | 35 | 8.7% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 249 | 54.5% | 242 | 53.8% | 221 | 51.9% | 207 | 49.4% | 199 | 49.5% | 199 | 49.5% | 203 | 50.5% |
Female: | 208 | 45.5% | 208 | 46.2% | 205 | 48.1% | 212 | 50.6% | 194 | 48.3% | 195 | 48.5% | 195 | 48.5% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% |
Hispanic: | 6 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.4% | 5 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.2% | 8 | 2.0% | 2 | 0.5% |
Black: | 410 | 89.7% | 400 | 88.9% | 386 | 90.6% | 385 | 91.9% | 380 | 94.5% | 373 | 92.8% | 372 | 92.5% |
White: | 26 | 5.7% | 29 | 6.4% | 24 | 5.6% | 19 | 4.5% | 16 | 4.0% | 20 | 5.0% | 24 | 6.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 14 | 3.1% | 14 | 3.1% | 10 | 2.3% | 10 | 2.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 295 | 64.6% | 256 | 56.9% | 246 | 57.7% | 231 | 55.1% | 271 | 67.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 75 | 16.4% | 92 | 20.4% | 68 | 16.0% | 64 | 15.3% | 52 | 12.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.96 | 16.50 | 14.42 | 13.72 | 13.80 | 14.90 | 14.90 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | N/A | 81% |
2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | N/A | 83% |
2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 66.1% | N/A | 78.5% |
2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.2% | N/A | 80.5% |
2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.6% | N/A | 81.7% |
2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | N/A | 84.5% |
2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56.5% | N/A | 83.5% |
2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 73.3% | N/A | 80% |
2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 49% | N/A | 68% |
2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64% | N/A | 69% |
2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.4% | N/A | 72.8% |
2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74.5% | N/A | 76.8% |
2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71.1% | N/A | 77% |
2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 65% | N/A | 75.2% |
2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60.9% | N/A | 77.2% |
2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 64.5% | N/A | 74.1% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 40% | N/A | 77.2% |
2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | N/A | 78% |
2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | N/A | 79.6% |
2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | N/A | 81.8% |
2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | N/A | 84.9% |
2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | N/A | 85.2% |
2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | N/A | 82.6% |
2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 38% | N/A | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 73.6% | N/A | 70.1% |
2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 51.8% | N/A | 70.1% |
2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 66.6% | N/A | 72.6% |
2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | N/A | 72.9% |
2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | N/A | 73.3% |
2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | N/A | 72.1% |
2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | N/A | 81.5% |
2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | N/A | 83.4% |
2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | N/A | 81.4% |
2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | N/A | 82.9% |
2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | N/A | 82.3% |
2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 13% | 13% | 56.3% |
2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 18.2% | N/A | 61.8% |
2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | N/A | 69% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.8% | N/A | 66.9% |
2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 36.7% | N/A | 71% |
2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.8% | N/A | 73.2% |
2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | N/A | 73.5% |
2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | N/A | 74.4% |
2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | N/A | 76.3% |
2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | N/A | 73.3% |
2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 17.3% | 17.3% | 58% |
2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 22.7% | N/A | 62.7% |
2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.5% | N/A | 64.2% |
2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 49% | N/A | 60.6% |
2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 26.5% | N/A | 60% |
2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | N/A | 61.6% |
2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | N/A | 64.5% |
2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | N/A | 64.1% |
2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75% | N/A | 67.3% |
2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 61% | N/A | 65% |
2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | N/A | 54.1% |
2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 38.3% | N/A | 57.3% |
2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | N/A | 57.3% |
2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | N/A | 58.1% |
2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.7% | N/A | 61.8% |
2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | N/A | 67.1% |
2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | N/A | 64.2% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | N/A | 68% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 56% | N/A | 69.6% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 32.6% | N/A | 72.3% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | N/A | 75.7% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | N/A | 78% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | N/A | 78.8% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | N/A | 77.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 29.5% | N/A | 65.9% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 46.9% | N/A | 63.5% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | N/A | 66.9% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | N/A | 67.6% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | N/A | 68.8% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | N/A | 69.9% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | N/A | 68.5% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 40% | N/A | 66.5% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | N/A | 67.2% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 52.4% | N/A | 70.6% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 38.7% | N/A | 75.3% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | N/A | 77.9% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.5% | N/A | 78.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.5% | N/A | 80.1% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 52% | N/A | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 43.9% | N/A | 66.8% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | N/A | 70% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 38.7% | N/A | 71.4% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | N/A | 73.5% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.2% | N/A | 76% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | N/A | 76% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 36% | N/A | 62.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 34.8% | N/A | 67.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | N/A | 70.4% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | N/A | 71.3% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.1% | N/A | 75.2% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | N/A | 76.9% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | N/A | 76.4% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 48% | N/A | 70.6% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 31.8% | N/A | 75% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.3% | N/A | 78.3% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | N/A | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | N/A | 81.9% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | N/A | 81.8% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | N/A | 79.8% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 12.5% | N/A | 52.7% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 33.4% | N/A | 54.8% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 19% | N/A | 57.2% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.2% | N/A | 58.3% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 31.1% | N/A | 59.7% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | N/A | 66.1% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | N/A | 71.8% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.1% | N/A | 69.1% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | N/A | 71.2% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.6% | N/A | 75.2% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.5% | N/A | 73.1% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.8% | N/A | 72.7% |
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* Wissahickon Charter School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.