Cook-Wissahickon School
201 East Salaignac St Philadelphia PA, 19128, Philadelphia County Phone: 215-487-4463 Ranking:  (1,318 out of 2,311, bottom 43%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8 School District: Philadelphia City School District 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: | 28 | 36 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 28 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 471 | 540 | 517 | 465 | 445 | 407 | 381 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 14 | 3.0% | 21 | 3.9% | 38 | 7.4% | 38 | 8.2% | 36 | 8.1% | 38 | 9.3% | 39 | 10.2% |
| Kindergarten: | 61 | 13.0% | 61 | 11.3% | 54 | 10.4% | 51 | 11.0% | 57 | 12.8% | 47 | 11.5% | 33 | 8.7% |
| Grade 1: | 55 | 11.7% | 58 | 10.7% | 58 | 11.2% | 60 | 12.9% | 62 | 13.9% | 37 | 9.1% | 40 | 10.5% |
| Grade 2: | 49 | 10.4% | 45 | 8.3% | 70 | 13.5% | 62 | 13.3% | 36 | 8.1% | 44 | 10.8% | 37 | 9.7% |
| Grade 3: | 39 | 8.3% | 75 | 13.9% | 61 | 11.8% | 36 | 7.7% | 52 | 11.7% | 38 | 9.3% | 47 | 12.3% |
| Grade 4: | 59 | 12.5% | 81 | 15.0% | 39 | 7.5% | 51 | 11.0% | 39 | 8.8% | 52 | 12.8% | 37 | 9.7% |
| Grade 5: | 71 | 15.1% | 50 | 9.3% | 53 | 10.3% | 39 | 8.4% | 42 | 9.4% | 34 | 8.4% | 45 | 11.8% |
| Grade 6: | 39 | 8.3% | 48 | 8.9% | 48 | 9.3% | 40 | 8.6% | 40 | 9.0% | 43 | 10.6% | 34 | 8.9% |
| Grade 7: | 41 | 8.7% | 48 | 8.9% | 50 | 9.7% | 40 | 8.6% | 46 | 10.3% | 36 | 8.8% | 39 | 10.2% |
| Grade 8: | 43 | 9.1% | 53 | 9.8% | 46 | 8.9% | 48 | 10.3% | 35 | 7.9% | 38 | 9.3% | 30 | 7.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 251 | 53.3% | 282 | 52.2% | 268 | 51.8% | 239 | 51.4% | 220 | 49.4% | 198 | 48.6% | 183 | 48.0% |
| Female: | 220 | 46.7% | 258 | 47.8% | 249 | 48.2% | 226 | 48.6% | 200 | 44.9% | 194 | 47.7% | 187 | 49.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 5 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.9% | 7 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.5% | 4 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 14 | 3.0% | 17 | 3.1% | 14 | 2.7% | 19 | 4.1% | 18 | 4.0% | 18 | 4.4% | 24 | 6.3% |
| Black: | 159 | 33.8% | 209 | 38.7% | 219 | 42.4% | 188 | 40.4% | 197 | 44.3% | 194 | 47.7% | 172 | 45.1% |
| White: | 240 | 51.0% | 257 | 47.6% | 227 | 43.9% | 216 | 46.5% | 205 | 46.1% | 180 | 44.2% | 172 | 45.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 53 | 11.3% | 52 | 9.6% | 48 | 9.3% | 30 | 6.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 271 | 57.5% | 291 | 53.9% | 479 | 92.6% | 427 | 91.8% | 409 | 91.9% | 145 | 35.6% | 103 | 27.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 10 | 2.1% | 25 | 4.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 12 | 2.9% | 3 | 0.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.72 | 15.08 | 15.64 | 13.96 | 14.22 | 14.30 | 13.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2005 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 52% | 81% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77% | 59% | 83% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 52.4% | 78.5% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75% | 55.3% | 80.5% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 59.5% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 78.7% | 66.5% | 84.5% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 90.3% | 66.8% | 83.5% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 49.4% | 80% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 57% | 37% | 68% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 72% | 42% | 69% |
| 2007 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 46.6% | 72.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63.7% | 52.1% | 76.8% |
| 2009 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82.8% | 54% | 77% |
| 2010 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 52.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 80.7% | 58.3% | 77.2% |
| 2012 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 44.6% | 74.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 51.3% | 77.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 79.6% | 53% | 78% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 55.2% | 79.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 95.9% | 61.2% | 81.8% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.7% | 66.1% | 84.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 68.2% | 85.2% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 91.9% | 55.9% | 82.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 36.1% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 42.8% | 70.1% |
| 2008 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 42.8% | 70.1% |
| 2009 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 47.3% | 72.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 49.5% | 72.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 51.7% | 73.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.2% | 41.8% | 72.1% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 52.8% | 81.5% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 53.9% | 83.4% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 53.3% | 81.4% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 56.8% | 82.9% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86.4% | 49% | 82.3% |
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 23.1% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 30.7% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 45.8% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 41.6% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.1% | 44.7% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.7% | 49.7% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 52.4% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 52.3% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 56.5% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.8% | 45.1% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 37.8% | 23.4% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 31.6% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.7% | 35.1% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 31.6% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 31.9% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 36.3% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 40% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 40.3% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 45.8% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.3% | 34.5% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 41.5% | 31.7% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 50% | 25.7% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 80% | 28.3% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 81.9% | 32.3% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 35% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 74.3% | 39.5% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 47.9% | 31.6% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 40.6% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 46.7% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.6% | 49.7% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 54.3% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 57.2% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 61.3% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 52.3% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 35.6% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.8% | 36.6% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.6% | 40.1% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 42.7% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75% | 45.2% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 45.4% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 42% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 68% | 39.4% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 40.2% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 48.4% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 65.7% | 53.7% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 57.1% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 58.7% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 56.2% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66% | 39.4% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 40.7% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 47.8% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 50.2% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 53.3% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 55.7% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 51.7% | 76% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 43.9% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 48.9% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 50.6% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.7% | 55.6% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 80% | 57% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 52.4% | 76.4% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.6% | 49.4% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 55.9% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.3% | 62% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 67% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 62.6% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85% | 57.9% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 22.2% | 21% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 24.3% | 22.2% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.6% | 25.9% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.7% | 25.9% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.3% | 23.6% | 59.7% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 32.6% | 45.7% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 40.8% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 46.7% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 52.4% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 50.3% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.7% | 48.2% | 72.7% |
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* Cook-Wissahickon School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.