Wissahickon Shs High School
521 Houston Rd Ambler PA, 19002, Montgomery County Phone: 215-619-8112 Ranking:  (55 out of 626, top 9%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Wissahickon School District Title I Eligible School: No 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: | 110 | 113 | 114 | 113 | 114 | 111 | 127 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,412 | 1,453 | 1,458 | 1,456 | 1,477 | 1,474 | 1,476 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 330 | 23.4% | 375 | 25.8% | 369 | 25.3% | 357 | 24.5% | 384 | 26.0% | 374 | 25.4% | 364 | 24.7% |
| Grade 10: | 360 | 25.5% | 357 | 24.6% | 353 | 24.2% | 364 | 25.0% | 372 | 25.2% | 359 | 24.4% | 380 | 25.7% |
| Grade 11: | 352 | 24.9% | 364 | 25.1% | 357 | 24.5% | 371 | 25.5% | 358 | 24.2% | 358 | 24.3% | 392 | 26.6% |
| Grade 12: | 368 | 26.1% | 357 | 24.6% | 379 | 26.0% | 364 | 25.0% | 363 | 24.6% | 383 | 26.0% | 340 | 23.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 711 | 50.4% | 726 | 50.0% | 741 | 50.8% | 751 | 51.6% | 756 | 51.2% | 785 | 53.3% | 769 | 52.1% |
| Female: | 701 | 49.6% | 727 | 50.0% | 717 | 49.2% | 705 | 48.4% | 708 | 47.9% | 680 | 46.1% | 703 | 47.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 189 | 13.4% | 205 | 14.1% | 224 | 15.4% | 235 | 16.1% | 240 | 16.2% | 237 | 16.1% | 235 | 15.9% |
| Hispanic: | 60 | 4.2% | 66 | 4.5% | 61 | 4.2% | 54 | 3.7% | 46 | 3.1% | 41 | 2.8% | 46 | 3.1% |
| Black: | 169 | 12.0% | 183 | 12.6% | 190 | 13.0% | 188 | 12.9% | 244 | 16.5% | 241 | 16.4% | 229 | 15.5% |
| White: | 922 | 65.3% | 940 | 64.7% | 928 | 63.6% | 929 | 63.8% | 940 | 63.6% | 954 | 64.7% | 965 | 65.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 70 | 5.0% | 57 | 3.9% | 53 | 3.6% | 48 | 3.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 201 | 14.2% | 184 | 12.7% | 159 | 10.9% | 142 | 9.8% | 120 | 8.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 25 | 1.8% | 42 | 2.9% | 42 | 2.9% | 58 | 4.0% | 42 | 2.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.79 | 12.84 | 12.77 | 12.84 | 12.96 | 13.30 | 11.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 64.9% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 68.9% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 67.1% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 73% | 72.8% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.6% | 68% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 66.3% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 69.2% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 73% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 80.8% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 81% | 80.3% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.4% | 72.4% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 80.6% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 73.2% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 83% | 82.8% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.6% | 80.4% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 77.6% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.3% | 81.3% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 83.2% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 88.5% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 86.8% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 51.8% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.2% | 51% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 56.5% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 61.1% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 62.1% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 78.4% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 93.6% | 93.6% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 89.1% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.6% | 91.6% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 95% | 94.9% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 96.7% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.9% | 96.9% | 82.9% |
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* Wissahickon Shs High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.