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Wissahickon Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

46^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 95% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Wissahickon Middle School is a highly-regarded public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Ambler, PA, with an enrollment of 1,152 students. This school has consistently been ranked among the top middle schools in Pennsylvania, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Wissahickon Middle School stands out for its exceptional academic performance, with students consistently outperforming state averages on the PSSA exams in both Math and English Language Arts. In the 2024-2025 school year, 77.5% of Wissahickon students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 48.5%. In Math, 58.3% of Wissahickon students were proficient or better, compared to 41.7% statewide. The school also performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, ranking in the top quartile of Pennsylvania middle schools for Asian, African American, Hispanic, White, and Multi-racial students. Even for economically disadvantaged and disabled students, Wissahickon ranks in the top half of the state.

Wissahickon Middle School's commitment to student success is further evidenced by its very low dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 1.6% over the past few years, well below the state average. Additionally, the school spends significantly more per student ($22,358 in 2022-2023) compared to the state average, indicating a strong investment in resources and programs. When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Log College Middle School, Wissahickon's academic performance is notably higher, with a 77.5% ELA proficiency rate compared to 54.1% at the next closest school.

1,208

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,189

Per pupil spending ?

22.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Houston Rd
Ambler, PA 19002-3554

(215) 619-8110

District: Wissahickon School District

Students who attend Wissahickon Middle School usually attend:

High:

Wissahickon Senior High School

Feeder schools for Wissahickon Middle School:

Elementary:	Blue Bell Elementary School
	Lower Gwynedd Elementary School
	Shady Grove Elementary School
	Stony Creek Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.9%

Asian:

18.4%

African American:

7.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (68% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg72%

Pennsylvania avg45%

46^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Top 5%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^th of 606Wissahickon School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	93.8	46 of 873	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	90.2	61 of 891	93.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.8	38 of 893	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	39 of 883	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	92.4	32 of 797	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	91.9	43 of 891	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	91.7	36 of 861	95.8%	★★★★★
2017	89.1	65 of 877	92.6%	★★★★★
2016	92.2	34 of 870	96.1%	★★★★★
2015	91.8	37 of 835	95.6%	★★★★★
2014	85.8	39 of 728	94.6%	★★★★★
2013	83.5	71 of 758	90.6%	★★★★★
2012	84.8	56 of 834	93.3%	★★★★★
2011	80.7	104 of 825	87.4%	★★★★☆
2010	83.9	72 of 805	91.1%	★★★★★
2009	81.4	92 of 770	88.1%	★★★★☆
2008	83.1	77 of 753	89.8%	★★★★☆
2007	78.8	116 of 749	84.5%	★★★★☆
2006	78.8	120 of 736	83.7%	★★★★☆
2005	84.9	89 of 687	87.0%	★★★★☆
2004	85.8	70 of 663	89.4%	★★★★☆
2003	84.5	76 of 643	88.2%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	31 of 393	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	73.9	76 of 408	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	68.5	89 of 421	78.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	80.0	23 of 138	83.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	26 of 145	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	16 of 144	88.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	89.0	30 of 643	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	78.0	86 of 672	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	89.9	33 of 660	95.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	89.3	63 of 835	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	88.2	65 of 860	92.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	41 of 348	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	71 of 362	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	86.7	27 of 362	92.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	74.3	146 of 843	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	57.3	360 of 877	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.3	218 of 874	75.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	94.9	39 of 839	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	89.2	66 of 870	92.4%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	89.6	18 of 174	89.7%	★★★★★
2024	75.9	44 of 199	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	77.6	35 of 187	81.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	88.9	51 of 649	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	88.0	52 of 673	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	92.9	29 of 681	95.7%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)95th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)95th percentile~ school

Female (2025)92nd percentile~ school

White (2025)92nd percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)92nd percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)90th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)83rd percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts78%+29 vs state

Math58%+17 vs state

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by a student
Thursday, April 21, 2016

I go to Wissahickon Middle school and it is the best middle school around. The teachers are very nice and the students are very kind. Academic wise, the teachers teach very well. They use lots of hands on learning. Plus in middle school, you get your own computer until you graduate High School! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)					PSSA English Language Arts (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wissahickon Middle School	Public	6-8	500 Houston Rd	Ambler	19002	Montgomery County	Wissahickon School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 619-8110	1,208	84	14.4	22.7%	711 (58.9%)	96 (7.9%)	88 (7.3%)	222 (18.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	89 (7.4%)	93.8	46^th of 873 public middle schools	94.7%		90.2	61^st of 891 public middle schools	93.2%	15		65.4	58.6	50.7	58.3		80.1	77.1	75.1	77.5	$23,189	$426	$22,762
Sandy Run Middle School	Public	6-8	520 Twining Rd	Dresher	19025	Montgomery County	Upper Dublin School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 576-1281	962	69	13.8	18.3%	698 (72.6%)	81 (8.4%)	37 (3.8%)	88 (9.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (5.8%)	93.7	47^th of 873 public middle schools	94.6%		92.4	45^th of 891 public middle schools	94.9%	2		71.7	57.9	52.0	60.7		74.0	76.7	74.6	75.1	$22,307	$257	$22,050
Pennbrook Middle School	Public	7-9	1201 East Walnut Street	North Wales	19454	Montgomery County	North Penn School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 699-9287	767	64	12.0	22.6%	434 (56.6%)	56 (7.3%)	44 (5.7%)	173 (22.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (7.7%)	92.7	50^th of 873 public middle schools	94.3%		88.4	76^th of 891 public middle schools	91.5%	26			57.6	49.3	53.7			78.2	70.9	74.8	$22,612	$679	$21,933
Springfield Township Middle School	Public	6-8	1901A E Paper Mill Rd	Oreland	19075	Montgomery County	Springfield Township School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 233-6000	619	49	12.5	22.6%	450 (72.7%)	74 (12.0%)	60 (9.7%)	29 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	89.3	79^th of 873 public middle schools	91.0%		87.2	83^rd of 891 public middle schools	90.7%	4		53.9	67.6	47.9	56.0		69.8	77.5	65.4	70.6	$28,895	$520	$28,375
East Norriton Middle School	Public	5-8	330 Roland Dr	Norristown	19401	Montgomery County	Norristown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 275-6520	836	62	13.5	101.7%	143 (17.1%)	248 (29.7%)	371 (44.4%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (7.8%)	47.9	459^th of 873 public middle schools	47.4%		39.8	563^rd of 891 public middle schools	36.8%	104	42.4	31.9	29.5	40.2	36.0	30.3	39.8	35.9	38.3	36.2	$20,129	$1,295	$18,834
Colonial Middle School	Public	6-8	716 Belvoir Rd	Plymouth Meeting	19462	Montgomery County	Colonial School District	No	No	No	No	(610) 275-5100	1,268	93	13.6	26.3%	886 (69.9%)	134 (10.6%)	82 (6.5%)	78 (6.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	85 (6.7%)	89.2	81^st of 873 public middle schools	90.7%		90.6	57^th of 891 public middle schools	93.6%	24		61.5	57.6	57.6	58.9		69.8	63.8	64.7	66.1	$24,385	$278	$24,107
Penndale Middle School	Public	7-9	400 Penn St	Lansdale	19446	Montgomery County	North Penn School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 368-2700	1,171	90	13.0	46.2%	574 (49.0%)	140 (12.0%)	112 (9.6%)	240 (20.5%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	98 (8.4%)	75.1	173^rd of 873 public middle schools	80.2%		65.7	305^th of 891 public middle schools	65.8%	132			44.1	39.2	41.6			58.0	54.2	56.2	$17,539	$686	$16,853
Keith Valley Middle School	Public	6-8	227 Meetinghouse Road	Horsham	19044	Montgomery County	Hatboro-Horsham School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 420-5050	966	98	9.8	39.5%	657 (68.0%)	58 (6.0%)	128 (13.3%)	67 (6.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (5.6%)	79.1	143^rd of 873 public middle schools	83.6%		79.7	139^th of 891 public middle schools	84.4%	4		42.1	48.8	45.1	45.3		63.3	66.5	56.4	62.1	$25,190	$958	$24,232
Abington Middle School	Public	6-8	2056 Susquehanna St	Abington	19001	Montgomery County	Abington School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 884-4700	2,044	140	14.6	33.8%	1,120 (54.8%)	372 (18.2%)	213 (10.4%)	161 (7.9%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	172 (8.4%)	76.2	160^th of 873 public middle schools	81.7%		74.6	202^nd of 891 public middle schools	77.3%	42		55.6	50.0	48.0	51.2		57.7	53.0	49.8	53.5	$21,674	$626	$21,048
Eisenhower Middle School	Public	5-8	1601 Markley St	Norristown	19401	Montgomery County	Norristown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 277-8720	781	67	11.7	101.7%	47 (6.0%)	234 (30.0%)	429 (54.9%)	8 (1.0%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (7.6%)	25	637^th of 873 public middle schools	27.0%		17.8	709^th of 891 public middle schools	20.4%	72	26.8	12.3	16.9	15.0	17.6	26.3	38.1	25.2	33.9	30.8	$20,394	$1,312	$19,082

Frequently Asked Questions about Wissahickon Middle School

What high school do graduates of Wissahickon Middle School attend?

Students who attend Wissahickon Middle School usually go on to attend Wissahickon Senior High School

How many students attend Wissahickon Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,208 students attended Wissahickon Middle School.

Is Wissahickon Middle School a good school?

Yes. Wissahickon Middle School ranks in the top 5.3% of Pennsylvania middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Wissahickon Middle School?

Students at Wissahickon Middle School are 59% White, 18% Asian, 8% African American, 7% Two or more races, 7% Hispanic.

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Wissahickon School District

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