Wissahickon Shs School in Ambler, PA

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City-data.com school rating (using weighted 2007 test average as compared to other schools in Pennsylvania) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 77.

521 Houston Rd
Ambler, PA 19002

County: Montgomery County
Grade span: 9 - 12

Principal: Mr William Hayes
Phone: (215) 628-1690 (make sure to verify first before calling)

2007 Student Enrollment: 1492

9th Grade Enrollment : 390
10th Grade Enrollment : 396
11th Grade Enrollment : 347
12th Grade Enrollment : 359

2006 Student Enrollment: 1493

9th Grade Enrollment : 424
10th Grade Enrollment : 345
11th Grade Enrollment : 370
12th Grade Enrollment : 354

2005 Student Enrollment: 1422

9th Grade Enrollment : 359
10th Grade Enrollment : 390
11th Grade Enrollment : 360
12th Grade Enrollment : 313

2007 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) Statistics:

Students tested - Math : 327
Students tested - Verbal : 327
Students tested - Writing : 327

Average Math Score: 555.0

This school:	555.0
State average from 625 schools:	480.2

Average Verbal Score: 525.0

This school:	525.0
State average from 625 schools:	473.1

Average Writing Score: 519.0

Here:	519.0
State average from 625 schools:	460.5

2006 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) Statistics:

Students tested - Math : 318
Students tested - Verbal : 318
Students tested - Writing : 309

Average Math Score: 558.0

Here:	558.0
State average from 617 schools:	482.4

Average Verbal Score: 535.0

Here:	535.0
State average from 617 schools:	476.0

Average Writing Score: 530.0

Here:	530.0
State average from 617 schools:	461.7

2007 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) - All grades:

Students tested - Math : 338
Scoring below basic (%) - Math: 15.0%

Here:	15.0%
State average from 2969 schools:	14.1%

Scoring basic (%) - Math: 15.0%

This school:	15.0%
State average from 2969 schools:	14.9%

Scoring proficient (%) - Math: 31.0%

Here:	31.0%
State average from 2969 schools:	32.1%

Scoring advanced (%) - Math: 37.0%

Here:	37.0%
State average from 2969 schools:	37.1%

Students tested - Reading : 338
Scoring below basic (%) - Reading: 8.0%

Here:	8.0%
State average from 2969 schools:	15.8%

Scoring basic (%) - Reading: 10.0%

Here:	10.0%
State average from 2969 schools:	15.6%

Scoring proficient (%) - Reading: 32.0%

Wissahickon Shs School:	32.0%
State average from 2969 schools:	38.6%

Scoring advanced (%) - Reading: 49.0%

Wissahickon Shs School:	49.0%
State average from 2969 schools:	28.3%

Students tested - Writing : 341
Scoring basic (%) - Writing: 10.0%

Here:	10.0%
State average from 2684 schools:	31.6%

Scoring proficient (%) - Writing: 79.0%

Here:	79.0%
State average from 2684 schools:	61.7%

Scoring advanced (%) - Writing: 10.0%

Here:	10.0%
State average from 2684 schools:	4.1%

2007 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) - Grade 11:

Students tested - Math : 338
Scoring below basic (%) - Math: 15.0%

Wissahickon Shs School:	15.0%
State average from 656 schools:	27.9%

Scoring basic (%) - Math: 15.0%

Here:	15.0%
State average from 656 schools:	20.8%

Scoring proficient (%) - Math: 31.0%

This school:	31.0%
State average from 656 schools:	28.9%

Scoring advanced (%) - Math: 37.0%

Wissahickon Shs School:	37.0%
State average from 656 schools:	20.6%

Students tested - Reading : 338
Scoring below basic (%) - Reading: 8.0%

Here:	8.0%
State average from 656 schools:	19.9%

Scoring basic (%) - Reading: 10.0%

This school:	10.0%
State average from 656 schools:	16.1%

Scoring proficient (%) - Reading: 32.0%

Wissahickon Shs School:	32.0%
State average from 656 schools:	36.7%

Scoring advanced (%) - Reading: 49.0%

Here:	49.0%
State average from 656 schools:	25.6%

Students tested - Writing : 341
Scoring basic (%) - Writing: 10.0%

Here:	10.0%
State average from 656 schools:	11.7%

Scoring proficient (%) - Writing: 79.0%

Here:	79.0%
State average from 656 schools:	80.2%

Scoring advanced (%) - Writing: 10.0%

This school:	10.0%
State average from 656 schools:	6.1%

2006 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) - Grade 11:

Scoring below basic (%) - Math: 15.0%

Here:	15.0%
State average from 647 schools:	32.2%

Scoring basic (%) - Math: 11.0%

Wissahickon Shs School:	11.0%
State average from 647 schools:	18.2%

Scoring proficient (%) - Math: 27.0%

Wissahickon Shs School:	27.0%
State average from 647 schools:	23.4%

Scoring advanced (%) - Math: 45.0%

This school:	45.0%
State average from 647 schools:	24.5%

Scoring below basic (%) - Reading: 8.0%

This school:	8.0%
State average from 648 schools:	19.4%

Scoring basic (%) - Reading: 8.0%

Wissahickon Shs School:	8.0%
State average from 648 schools:	16.8%

Scoring proficient (%) - Reading: 35.0%

Here:	35.0%
State average from 648 schools:	33.6%

Scoring advanced (%) - Reading: 47.0%

Here:	47.0%
State average from 648 schools:	28.4%

Students tested - Writing : 355
Scoring basic (%) - Writing: 6.0%

Here:	6.0%
State average from 647 schools:	13.7%

Scoring proficient (%) - Writing: 71.0%

This school:	71.0%
State average from 647 schools:	70.7%

Scoring advanced (%) - Writing: 22.0%

Here:	22.0%
State average from 647 schools:	13.1%

2005 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) - Grade 11:

Scoring below basic (%) - Math: 17.5%

Here:	17.5%
State average from 631 schools:	31.3%

Scoring basic (%) - Math: 13.7%

Here:	13.7%
State average from 631 schools:	19.9%

Scoring proficient (%) - Math: 25.9%

This school:	25.9%
State average from 631 schools:	25.1%

Scoring advanced (%) - Math: 42.9%

This school:	42.9%
State average from 631 schools:	23.8%

Scoring below basic (%) - Reading: 11.1%

Here:	11.1%
State average from 631 schools:	21.9%

Scoring basic (%) - Reading: 14.1%

This school:	14.1%
State average from 631 schools:	13.4%

Scoring proficient (%) - Reading: 27.0%

Here:	27.0%
State average from 631 schools:	32.4%

Scoring advanced (%) - Reading: 47.8%

This school:	47.8%
State average from 631 schools:	32.2%

Scoring below basic (%) - Writing: 8.8%

Here:	8.8%
State average from 632 schools:	15.0%

Scoring basic (%) - Writing: 9.8%

Here:	9.8%
State average from 632 schools:	16.5%

Scoring proficient (%) - Writing: 74.1%

Here:	74.1%
State average from 632 schools:	63.5%

Scoring advanced (%) - Writing: 7.3%

Wissahickon Shs School:	7.3%
State average from 632 schools:	5.0%

2003 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) - Grade 11:

Scoring below basic (%) - Math: 17.9%

Here:	17.9%
State average from 615 schools:	31.2%

Scoring basic (%) - Math: 17.2%

Here:	17.2%
State average from 615 schools:	21.9%

Scoring proficient (%) - Math: 25.6%

Here:	25.6%
State average from 615 schools:	26.3%

Scoring advanced (%) - Math: 39.3%

Here:	39.3%
State average from 615 schools:	20.6%

Scoring below basic (%) - Reading: 14.6%

Here:	14.6%
State average from 615 schools:	22.2%

Scoring basic (%) - Reading: 13.0%

This school:	13.0%
State average from 615 schools:	20.2%

Scoring proficient (%) - Reading: 39.3%

Here:	39.3%
State average from 615 schools:	39.4%

Scoring advanced (%) - Reading: 33.1%

Wissahickon Shs School:	33.1%
State average from 615 schools:	18.2%

2007 Post High School Activity Statistics :

PA Community College - Females : 22
PA State University - Females : 31
PA State Related University - Females : 23
PA Private 4-Year College - Females : 24
Non-PA 4-Year College - Females : 44
Blue Collar Worker - Females : 1
Unknown - Females : 6

PA Community College - Males : 26
PA State University - Males : 34
PA State Related University - Males : 29
PA Private 4-Year College - Males : 25
PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Males : 6
Non-PA 2-Year College - Males : 4
Non-PA 4-Year College - Males : 58
Non-PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Males : 1
Blue Collar Worker - Males : 9
Unknown - Males : 20

2007 Post High School Activity Statistics - Hispanic:

PA Community College - Females : 2
PA State Related University - Females : 1
Non-PA 4-Year College - Females : 1

PA State University - Males : 1
PA State Related University - Males : 1
Non-PA 4-Year College - Males : 2
Blue Collar Worker - Males : 1

2005 Post High School Activity Statistics :

PA Community College - Females : 24
PA State University - Females : 48
PA Private 4-Year College - Females : 28
Non-PA 4-Year College - Females : 45
White Collar Worker - Females : 2
Blue Collar Worker - Females : 4
Unknown - Females : 5

PA Community College - Males : 22
PA Private 2-Year College - Males : 3
PA State University - Males : 45
PA Private 4-Year College - Males : 31
PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Males : 1
PA Other Non-Degree - Males : 2
Non-PA 4-Year College - Males : 32
Military - Males : 1
White Collar Worker - Males : 3
Blue Collar Worker - Males : 5
Unknown - Males : 9

2005 Post High School Activity Statistics - Hispanic:

PA Community College - Females : 1
PA State University - Females : 1
PA Private 4-Year College - Females : 1
Non-PA 4-Year College - Females : 3
Unknown - Females : 2

PA Private 4-Year College - Males : 1
Non-PA 4-Year College - Males : 1
Blue Collar Worker - Males : 1

2004 Post High School Activity Statistics :

PA Community College - Females : 32
PA State University - Females : 16
PA State Related University - Females : 17
PA Private 4-Year College - Females : 33
Non-PA 2-Year College - Females : 2
Non-PA 4-Year College - Females : 45
Blue Collar Worker - Females : 6
Unknown - Females : 7

PA Community College - Males : 31
PA Private 2-Year College - Males : 1
PA State University - Males : 23
PA State Related University - Males : 16
PA Private 4-Year College - Males : 27
PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Males : 1
Non-PA 2-Year College - Males : 4
Non-PA 4-Year College - Males : 25
Military - Males : 2
Blue Collar Worker - Males : 7
Unknown - Males : 13

2004 Post High School Activity Statistics - Hispanic:

PA State Related University - Females : 1
PA Private 4-Year College - Females : 1
Blue Collar Worker - Females : 1
Unknown - Females : 1

PA State University - Males : 1
Non-PA 4-Year College - Males : 1
Blue Collar Worker - Males : 1

2003 Post High School Activity Statistics :

PA Community College - Females : 25
PA State University - Females : 29
PA State Related University - Females : 22
PA Private 4-Year College - Females : 21
PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Females : 3
PA Other Non-Degree - Females : 3
Non-PA 2-Year College - Females : 2
Non-PA 4-Year College - Females : 48
Military - Females : 2
Blue Collar Worker - Females : 3
Service Worker - Females : 1
Unknown - Females : 4

PA Community College - Males : 24
PA State University - Males : 15
PA State Related University - Males : 28
PA Private 4-Year College - Males : 21
PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Males : 5
PA Other Non-Degree - Males : 1
Non-PA 2-Year College - Males : 2
Non-PA 4-Year College - Males : 46
Military - Males : 4
White Collar Worker - Males : 1
Blue Collar Worker - Males : 4
Unknown - Males : 4

2003 Post High School Activity Statistics - Hispanic:

PA Community College - Females : 1
PA State Related University - Females : 1

PA State Related University - Males : 2

2002 Post High School Activity Statistics :

PA Community College - Females : 20
PA State University - Females : 11
PA State Related University - Females : 22
PA Private 4-Year College - Females : 19
PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Females : 2
PA Other Non-Degree - Females : 1
Non-PA 2-Year College - Females : 1
Non-PA 4-Year College - Females : 50
White Collar Worker - Females : 2
Service Worker - Females : 2
Unknown - Females : 10

PA Community College - Males : 19
PA Private 2-Year College - Males : 1
PA State University - Males : 10
PA State Related University - Males : 17
PA Private 4-Year College - Males : 31
PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Males : 1
PA Other Non-Degree - Males : 3
Non-PA 4-Year College - Males : 38
Military - Males : 1
White Collar Worker - Males : 3
Blue Collar Worker - Males : 4
Service Worker - Males : 1
Unknown - Males : 24

2002 Post High School Activity Statistics - Hispanic:

PA Community College - Females : 2

2001 Post High School Activity Statistics :

PA Community College - Females : 18
PA State University - Females : 33
PA State Related University - Females : 7
PA Private 4-Year College - Females : 20
Non-PA 4-Year College - Females : 49
Military - Females : 1
Blue Collar Worker - Females : 2
Unknown - Females : 10

PA Community College - Males : 26
PA Private 2-Year College - Males : 3
PA State University - Males : 26
PA State Related University - Males : 7
PA Private 4-Year College - Males : 36
PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Males : 1
Non-PA 2-Year College - Males : 2
Non-PA 4-Year College - Males : 37
Non-PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Males : 1
Military - Males : 1
White Collar Worker - Males : 1
Blue Collar Worker - Males : 2
Unknown - Males : 23

2001 Post High School Activity Statistics - Hispanic:

PA Private 2-Year College - Males : 1
PA Private 4-Year College - Males : 1
Non-PA 4-Year College - Males : 1
Blue Collar Worker - Males : 1
Unknown - Males : 1

2000 Post High School Activity Statistics :

PA Community College - Females : 21
PA State University - Females : 14
PA State Related University - Females : 29
PA Private 4-Year College - Females : 21
PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Females : 1
PA Other Non-Degree - Females : 1
Non-PA 2-Year College - Females : 3
Non-PA 4-Year College - Females : 53
Service Worker - Females : 6
Unknown - Females : 7

PA Community College - Males : 17
PA Private 2-Year College - Males : 3
PA State University - Males : 8
PA State Related University - Males : 16
PA Private 4-Year College - Males : 20
PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Males : 5
Non-PA 4-Year College - Males : 32
Non-PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Males : 4
Military - Males : 3
Blue Collar Worker - Males : 3
Service Worker - Males : 4
Unknown - Males : 14

2000 Post High School Activity Statistics - Hispanic:

Unknown - Males : 2

1999 Post High School Activity Statistics :

PA Community College - Females : 21
PA State University - Females : 14
PA State Related University - Females : 29
PA Private 4-Year College - Females : 21
PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Females : 1
PA Other Non-Degree - Females : 1
Non-PA 2-Year College - Females : 3
Non-PA 4-Year College - Females : 53
Service Worker - Females : 6
Unknown - Females : 7

PA Community College - Males : 17
PA Private 2-Year College - Males : 3
PA State University - Males : 8
PA State Related University - Males : 16
PA Private 4-Year College - Males : 20
PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Males : 5
Non-PA 4-Year College - Males : 32
Non-PA Other Postsecondary Degree - Males : 4
Military - Males : 3
Blue Collar Worker - Males : 3
Service Worker - Males : 4
Unknown - Males : 14

1999 Post High School Activity Statistics - Hispanic:

Unknown - Males : 2

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