Wissahickon Senior High School in Ambler PA

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Wissahickon Senior High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Wissahickon Senior High School 112^th of 537 Pennsylvania public high schools. (See Wissahickon Senior High School in the ranking list.)

Wissahickon School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Wissahickon School District 31^st of 579 Pennsylvania school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	PA State Percentile
2003	81.16	98^th	583	83.2%
2004	89.58	37^th	590	93.7%
2005	76.98	111^th	593	81.3%
2006	83.36	55^th	604	90.9%
2007	76.48	113^th	615	81.6%
2008	77.91	102^nd	621	83.6%
2009	80.30	84^th	632	86.7%
2010	84.76	44^th	649	93.2%
2011	87.99	28^th	660	95.8%
2012	87.63	24^th	664	96.4%
2013	85.83	41^st	591	93.1%
2014	91.15	15^th	580	97.4%
2015	93.08	4^th	680	99.4%
2016	86.64	32^nd	677	95.3%
2017	89.90	17^th	663	97.4%
2018	89.29	21^st	673	96.9%
2019	86.60	51^st	693	92.6%
2021	77.58	112^th	537	79.1%

Data source: test scores: Pennsylvania Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Pennsylvania Department of Education

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by a citizen
Monday, July 15, 2019

I am a former student at Wissahickon High, and I can say that I am not at all proud to have graduated from there. For one thing, bullying was not addressed effectively or at all. Mainly these students who bullied would just be talked to and that was it. The social climate was extremely hostile, and mainly consisted of cliques, which was not always and consistently addressed either. Furthermore, Wissahickon cares more about its reputation than about the students. Stress was put on us during the keystone exams, and all they cared about was if we were going to college. I couldn’t wait to leave this place after graduating. In short, 0/10, wouldn’t recommend, mean kids. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Wissahickon Senior High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	875	147	45	13	0	n/a	n/a	-10	1070
1989	778	135	60	16	0	n/a	n/a	0	989
1990	741	125	71	13	0	n/a	n/a	0	950
1991	724	119	85	8	1	n/a	n/a	0	937
1992	745	109	95	15	0	n/a	n/a	0	964
1993	762	113	97	13	1	n/a	n/a	0	986
1994	777	149	106	27	2	n/a	n/a	0	1061
1995	886	169	127	10	1	n/a	n/a	0	1193
1996	886	169	127	10	1	n/a	n/a	0	1193
1997	945	166	140	10	1	n/a	n/a	0	1262
1998	968	134	140	8	1	n/a	n/a	0	1251
1999	961	132	158	18	1	n/a	n/a	0	1270
2000	950	157	154	21	5	n/a	n/a	0	1287
2001	962	158	160	18	5	n/a	n/a	0	1303
2002	1011	182	165	21	2	n/a	n/a	0	1381
2003	1011	182	165	21	2	n/a	n/a	0	1381
2004	996	168	179	27	2	n/a	n/a	0	1372
2005	1002	188	192	38	2	n/a	n/a	0	1422
2006	1045	206	201	40	1	n/a	n/a	0	1493
2007	1001	220	223	46	2	n/a	n/a	0	1492
2008	965	229	235	46	1	n/a	n/a	0	1476
2009	954	241	237	41	0	n/a	n/a	1	1474
2010	940	244	240	46	2	n/a	n/a	5	1477
2011	929	188	235	54	2	0	48	0	1456
2012	928	190	224	61	1	1	53	0	1458
2013	940	183	205	66	1	1	57	0	1453
2014	922	169	189	60	1	1	70	0	1412
2015	901	168	185	62	0	1	69	0	1386
2016	877	155	185	66	0	1	61	0	1345
2017	865	156	181	76	2	2	55	0	1337
2018	903	156	167	86	1	0	47	0	1360
2019	903	158	175	93	0	0	68	0	1397
2020	931	162	179	99	1	0	93	0	1465
2021	886	170	184	93	2	0	91	0	1426

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Wissahickon Senior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1070	83.8	12.7	n/a
1989	989	79.5	12.4	n/a
1990	950	81.3	11.6	0
1991	937	70.4	13.3	n/a
1992	964	66.4	14.5	n/a
1993	986	62.4	15.8	n/a
1994	1061	60.0	17.7	n/a
1995	1193	67.2	17.8	n/a
1996	1193	67.2	17.8	n/a
1997	1262	68.6	18.4	n/a
1998	1251	71.1	17.6	n/a
1999	1270	76.5	16.6	n/a
2000	1287	79.6	16.2	0
2001	1303	78.3	16.6	0
2002	1381	89.3	15.5	0
2003	1381	89.3	15.5	0
2004	1372	88.5	15.5	0
2005	1422	88.4	16.1	0
2006	1493	93.9	15.9	0
2007	1492	97.1	15.4	0
2008	1476	127.1	11.6	n/a
2009	1474	110.5	13.3	n/a
2010	1477	114.0	12.9	11
2011	1456	113.4	12.8	13.7
2012	1458	114.2	12.7	13.8
2013	1453	113.2	12.8	15.6
2014	1412	110.4	12.7	16
2015	1386	111.0	12.4	17.5
2016	1345	108.0	12.4	20
2017	1337	110.8	12.0	19.4
2018	1360	110.1	12.3	19.9
2019	1397	110.3	12.6	20.3
2020	1465	109.1	13.4	18.6
2021	1426	110.1	12.9	19.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

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Student/Teacher Ratio Wissahickon Senior High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	1070	83.8	12.7	n/a
1989	989	79.5	12.4	n/a
1990	950	81.3	11.6	0
1991	937	70.4	13.3	n/a
1992	964	66.4	14.5	n/a
1993	986	62.4	15.8	n/a
1994	1061	60.0	17.7	n/a
1995	1193	67.2	17.8	n/a
1996	1193	67.2	17.8	n/a
1997	1262	68.6	18.4	n/a
1998	1251	71.1	17.6	n/a
1999	1270	76.5	16.6	n/a
2000	1287	79.6	16.2	0
2001	1303	78.3	16.6	0
2002	1381	89.3	15.5	0
2003	1381	89.3	15.5	0
2004	1372	88.5	15.5	0
2005	1422	88.4	16.1	0
2006	1493	93.9	15.9	0
2007	1492	97.1	15.4	0
2008	1476	127.1	11.6	n/a
2009	1474	110.5	13.3	n/a
2010	1477	114.0	12.9	11
2011	1456	113.4	12.8	13.7
2012	1458	114.2	12.7	13.8
2013	1453	113.2	12.8	15.6
2014	1412	110.4	12.7	16
2015	1386	111.0	12.4	17.5
2016	1345	108.0	12.4	20
2017	1337	110.8	12.0	19.4
2018	1360	110.1	12.3	19.9
2019	1397	110.3	12.6	20.3
2020	1465	109.1	13.4	18.6
2021	1426	110.1	12.9	19.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Wissahickon Senior High School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$214 (1.0%)	$21,983 (99.0%)	$22,197
2020	$237 (1.1%)	$22,095 (98.9%)	$22,332

Data source: Pennsylvania Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Wissahickon Senior High School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Ranks 51^st of 693 High schools	Ranks 112^th of 537 High schools	13.5%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
11th Grade Algebra I (Wissahickon Senior High School)	87.4	82.8	4.6%
11th Grade Algebra I (Pennsylvania)	63.3	62.4	0.9%
11th Grade Biology (Wissahickon Senior High School)	81.1	78.6	2.5%
11th Grade Biology (Pennsylvania)	63.2	67.6	4.4%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	1397	1426	2.1%
African American	158	170	7.6%
American Indian	0	2
Asian	175	184	5.1%
Hispanic	93	93
Pacific Islander	0	0
Two or More Races	68	91	33.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	20.3%	19.4%	0.8%

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

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