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Cook-Wissahickon School

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Cook-Wissahickon School ranks 382 nd of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

382^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 75% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Cook-Wissahickon School is a public elementary school serving 412 students in grades PK-8 in the Wissahickon neighborhood of Philadelphia City School District. Despite having a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 100% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school consistently outperforms the district and the state of Pennsylvania in both math and English language arts proficiency across all grade levels.

In the 2024-2025 school year, 51.8% of Cook-Wissahickon students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 25% for the district and 41.7% for the state. Similarly, 63.9% of Cook-Wissahickon students were proficient or better in PSSA English Language Arts, compared to 33.4% for the district and 48.5% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong for certain student subgroups, ranking 48th out of 413 Pennsylvania elementary schools for African American students in math and 85th out of 1201 for white students in math, both earning 4 or 5 stars from SchoolDigger.

While Cook-Wissahickon School outperforms the Philadelphia City School District, it still lags behind the nearby Lower Merion School District, a top-performing district in the state. For example, Belmont Hills Elementary School in the Lower Merion district had an 86.1% math proficiency rate in the 2024-2025 school year, significantly higher than Cook-Wissahickon's 51.8%. However, Cook-Wissahickon School has shown steady improvement over the years, climbing from a low statewide ranking and 1-star rating to a 4-star rating, suggesting effective strategies and a commitment to providing a quality education for its students.

432

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,303

Per pupil spending ?

95.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

201 E Salaignac St
Philadelphia, PA 19128-3794

(215) 400-3430

District: Philadelphia City School District

Students who attend Cook-Wissahickon School usually attend:

High:

Roxborough High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.4%

African American:

29.4%

Hispanic:

14.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 75th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (58% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 52 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Philadelphia City School District

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg29%

Pennsylvania avg45%

Elementary school

382^nd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 25%▲ up 52 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to top 25% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

209^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 50 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 148Elementary Schools in the Philadelphia City School District

473^rd of 606Philadelphia City 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	382 of 1511	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	54.7	800 of 1526	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	996 of 1534	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	1006 of 1534	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.2	947 of 1433	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.0	1232 of 1544	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	1333 of 1530	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.6	1271 of 1547	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.6	1155 of 1554	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.9	1138 of 1474	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	45.5	1006 of 1467	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	51.3	952 of 1519	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	51.0	1034 of 1599	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	60.6	767 of 1597	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.5	671 of 1579	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	71.3	429 of 1549	72.3%	★★★★☆
2008	60.0	740 of 1551	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.0	882 of 1555	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	45.8	1044 of 1545	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	38.3	960 of 1299	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	64.0	548 of 1308	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2003	33.7	952 of 1302	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	48 of 413	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	49.7	194 of 437	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.4	198 of 437	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	386 of 1030	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	273 of 1466	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	50.4	835 of 1488	43.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	357 of 1369	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	51.0	764 of 1432	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	930 of 1414	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	556 of 1475	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.0	732 of 1495	51.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	85 of 1201	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	76.4	247 of 1229	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	64.9	417 of 1236	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	209 of 873	76.1%	★★★★☆
2024	61.2	351 of 891	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	472 of 893	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	557 of 883	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.9	592 of 891	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.8	626 of 861	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.7	616 of 877	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	30.5	614 of 870	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.6	618 of 835	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	44.2	477 of 728	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.5	545 of 758	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	54.0	482 of 834	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	59.0	409 of 825	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.3	411 of 805	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.9	460 of 770	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.4	551 of 753	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.5	551 of 749	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	56.1	390 of 736	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	48 of 393	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	65.0	101 of 408	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	55.5	147 of 421	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	55 of 643	91.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	64.6	274 of 835	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	371 of 860	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	177 of 843	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	182 of 877	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	50.0	443 of 874	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	158 of 839	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	62.3	318 of 870	63.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	84.8	82 of 649	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.9	144 of 673	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	163 of 681	76.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

White (2025)93rd percentile+18 vs school

African American (2025)88th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)63rd percentile-12 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile-12 vs school

Middle school

Disabled (2025)91st percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)88th percentile+12 vs school

White (2025)87th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)81st percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)67th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts64%+15 vs state

Math52%+10 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, March 14, 2016

Cook-Wissahickon is great. We've watched our kids learn and grow at the school over the past few years and are really pleased. The teachers are good and they demand a lot from the kids academically. They also coach teams, provide art and science clubs, and win grants. This year we got a new principal and he is phenomenal. We'd recommend the school to parents of young kids in a heartbeat. 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 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	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
Cook-Wissahickon School	Public	PK, KG-8	201 E Salaignac St	Philadelphia	19128	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3430	432	31	13.9	95.4%	183 (42.4%)	127 (29.4%)	61 (14.1%)	8 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (11.8%)	74.8	382^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	74.7%		54.7	800^th of 1526 public elementary schools	47.6%	418	82.5	54.5	67.6	31.8	58.5	23.9	51.8	75.0	54.5	64.7	65.9	65.8	58.7	63.9	$19,303	$6,022	$13,280
Mifflin Thomas School	Public	PK, KG-8	3624 Conrad St	Philadelphia	19129	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3830	393	27	14.3	98.5%	86 (21.9%)	217 (55.2%)	44 (11.2%)	7 (1.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (9.4%)	51.4	800^th of 1511 public elementary schools	47.1%		40.6	1001^st of 1526 public elementary schools	34.4%	201	68.5	47.1	27.8	34.4	16.0	16.1	36.3	57.1	50.0	34.3	48.3	44.0	29.0	44.0	$17,727	$5,465	$12,262
William Penn Charter	Private, Mennonite	PK, KG-12	3000 West School House Lane	Philadelphia	19144	Montgomery County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(215) 844-3460																			(n/a)
Lingelbach Anna L School	Public	K-8	6340 Wayne Ave	Philadelphia	19144	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3630	363	27	13.6	91.5%	52 (14.3%)	273 (75.2%)	28 (7.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	44.8	901^st of 1511 public elementary schools	40.4%		36.3	1054^th of 1526 public elementary schools	30.9%	153	46.9	39.1	46.7	16.7	14.3	12.5	28.5	50.1	51.2	53.4	36.1	40.0	38.5	44.6	$21,290	$6,835	$14,455
Dobson James School	Public	K-8	4667 Umbria St	Philadelphia	19127	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3570	229	23	9.8	100.4%	109 (47.6%)	66 (28.8%)	21 (9.2%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (12.7%)	65.3	567^th of 1511 public elementary schools	62.5%		62.8	643^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	57.9%	76	68.2	53.6	53.9	22.7	40.9	21.0	43.6	68.2	64.2	46.2	54.6	61.9	31.6	56.0	$23,803	$7,293	$16,510
Philadelphia Hebrew Public Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3300 Henry Avenue	Philadelphia	19129	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia Hebrew Public Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 225-1511	574	42	13.6	85.2%	16 (2.8%)	460 (80.1%)	49 (8.5%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.0%)	9.5	1364^th of 1511 public elementary schools	9.7%		12.7	1320^th of 1526 public elementary schools	13.5%	44	23.1	7.8	11.5	12.5			13.8	24.1	20.5	11.5	17.0			18.2	$18,132	$4,118	$14,014
Belmont Hills Elementary School	Public	K-4	200 School Street	Bala Cynwyd	19004	Montgomery County	Lower Merion School District	No	No	No	Yes	(610) 645-1420	358	33	10.9	15.4%	251 (70.1%)	18 (5.0%)	18 (5.0%)	43 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.8%)	93	63^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	95.8%		91.7	52^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	96.6%	11	83.5	88.9					86.1	74.7	83.3					78.8	$33,267	$221	$33,045
Henry Charles W School	Public	K-8	601 Carpenter Ln	Philadelphia	19119	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3480	518	33	15.6	95.8%	200 (38.6%)	232 (44.8%)	24 (4.6%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	48 (9.3%)	74.6	386^th of 1511 public elementary schools	74.5%		64.9	588^th of 1526 public elementary schools	61.5%	202	64.8	61.8	43.1	56.3	27.0	37.8	50.6	69.0	60.0	56.2	70.9	42.1	68.8	62.2	$19,742	$6,881	$12,861
Kelly John B School	Public	K-5	5116 Pulaski Ave	Philadelphia	19144	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3580	365	31	11.8	96.4%	9 (2.5%)	317 (86.8%)	19 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.1%)	8.7	1377^th of 1511 public elementary schools	8.9%		12.5	1323^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	13.3%	54	15.1	8.8	6.7				10.0	14.9	28.1	16.9				20.0	$23,749	$4,717	$19,032
Wissahickon Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	4700 G Wissahickon Ave	Philadelphia	19144	Philadelphia County	Wissahickon Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 338-1020	965	57	16.8	96.4%	10 (1.0%)	875 (90.7%)	42 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (3.8%)	9.3	1369^th of 1511 public elementary schools	9.4%		16.8	1262^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	17.3%	107	22.9	12.7	10.5	6.6	10.3	8.8	12.1	15.6	13.7	16.2	27.4	27.8	39.2	23.1	$20,725	$6,076	$14,648

Frequently Asked Questions about Cook-Wissahickon School

What is the racial makeup of Cook-Wissahickon School?

Students at Cook-Wissahickon School are 42% White, 29% African American, 14% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Cook-Wissahickon School a good school?

Cook-Wissahickon School ranks 382^nd of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cook-Wissahickon School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 432 students attended Cook-Wissahickon School.

What schools do graduates of Cook-Wissahickon School attend?

Students who attend Cook-Wissahickon School usually go on to attend:

High : Roxborough High School

What district is Cook-Wissahickon School in?

Philadelphia City School District

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