Wissahickon Shs School in Ambler, Pennsylvania (PA)

City-data.com school rating (using weighted 2010 test average as compared to other schools in Pennsylvania) from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) is 93.

521 Houston Rd
Ambler, PA 19002

County: Montgomery County
Grade span: PK - 12

Principal: Mr William Hayes
Phone: (215) 619-8112 (make sure to verify first before calling)

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Other nearby schools ratings:

Masterman Julia R Sec School (14.8 miles):	100
Wissahickon Shs School:	93
Lower Moreland High School (9.6 miles):	88
Quakertown Community Shs School (19.3 miles):	66
Philadelphia Academy School (12.7 miles):	23
Motivation High School (18.3 miles):	7
Sayre William L Ms School (14.7 miles):	1
Roxborough High School (9.2 miles):	0

Wissahickon Shs School rating compared to average state, county and city schools ratings:

Pennsylvania:	53
Montgomery County:	78
Ambler:	93
Wissahickon Shs School:	93

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Enrollment in Wissahickon Shs School

2009 Student Enrollment: 1474

9th Grade Enrollment: 374
10th Grade Enrollment: 359
11th Grade Enrollment: 358
12th Grade Enrollment: 383

Grades in Wissahickon Shs School

2008 Student Enrollment: 1476

9th Grade Enrollment: 364
10th Grade Enrollment: 380
11th Grade Enrollment: 392
12th Grade Enrollment: 340

Grades in Wissahickon Shs School

2007 Student Enrollment: 1492

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

Grades in Wissahickon Shs School

2006 Student Enrollment: 1493

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

Grades in Wissahickon Shs School

2005 Student Enrollment: 1422

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

Grades in Wissahickon Shs School

2009 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) Statistics:

Students tested - Math: 290
Students tested - Verbal: 290
Students tested - Writing: 290

Average Math Score: 564.0

Wissahickon Shs School:	564.0
State average from 641 schools:	481.6

Average Verbal Score: 531.0

Wissahickon Shs School:	531.0
State average from 641 schools:	473.0

Average Writing Score: 536.0

Here:	536.0
State average from 641 schools:	460.4

2008 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) Statistics:

Students tested - Math: 303
Students tested - Verbal: 303
Students tested - Writing: 303

Average Math Score: 553.0

Here:	553.0
State average from 653 schools:	479.2

Average Verbal Score: 532.0

Here:	532.0
State average from 653 schools:	472.2

Average Writing Score: 530.0

Here:	530.0
State average from 653 schools:	458.8

2007 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) Statistics:

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

Average Math Score: 555.0

Here:	555.0
State average from 622 schools:	480.2

Average Verbal Score: 525.0

This school:	525.0
State average from 622 schools:	473.2

Average Writing Score: 519.0

Here:	519.0
State average from 622 schools:	460.6

2006 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) Statistics:

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

Average Math Score: 558.0

This school:	558.0
State average from 614 schools:	482.3

Average Verbal Score: 535.0

Here:	535.0
State average from 614 schools:	476.0

Average Writing Score: 530.0

Here:	530.0
State average from 614 schools:	461.8

2005 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) Statistics:

Students tested - Math: 274
Students tested - Verbal: 274
Students tested - Writing: 274

Average Math Score: 568.0

Wissahickon Shs School:	568.0
State average from 615 schools:	487.6

Average Verbal Score: 550.0

Wissahickon Shs School:	550.0
State average from 615 schools:	484.3

2003 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) Statistics:

Students tested - Math: 269
Students tested - Verbal: 269
Students tested - Writing: 269

Average Math Score: 564.0

Wissahickon Shs School:	564.0
State average from 591 schools:	487.8

Average Verbal Score: 541.0

This school:	541.0
State average from 591 schools:	485.6

2002 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) Statistics:

Students tested - Math: 246
Students tested - Verbal: 246
Students tested - Writing: 246

Average Math Score: 548.0

This school:	548.0
State average from 581 schools:	486.8

Average Verbal Score: 533.0

This school:	533.0
State average from 581 schools:	484.2

2001 Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) Statistics:

Students tested - Math: 273
Students tested - Verbal: 273
Students tested - Writing: 273

Average Math Score: 539.0

This school:	539.0
State average from 589 schools:	485.5

Average Verbal Score: 529.0

This school:	529.0
State average from 589 schools:	486.7

2009 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) - Grade 11:

PSSA Math Results - Wissahickon Shs School

PSSA Math Results - Pennsylvania

Students tested - Math: 354

Scoring below basic (%) - Math: 13.0%

Wissahickon Shs School:	13.0%
State average from 672 schools:	25.9%

Scoring basic (%) - Math: 16.0%

Here:	16.0%
State average from 672 schools:	20.2%

Scoring proficient (%) - Math: 29.0%

Here:	29.0%
State average from 672 schools:	29.7%

Scoring advanced (%) - Math: 39.0%

Here:	39.0%
State average from 672 schools:	22.3%

PSSA Reading Results - Wissahickon Shs School

PSSA Reading Results - Pennsylvania

Students tested - Reading: 353

Scoring below basic (%) - Reading: 7.0%

Here:	7.0%
State average from 672 schools:	19.4%

Scoring basic (%) - Reading: 11.0%

Here:	11.0%
State average from 672 schools:	16.6%

Scoring proficient (%) - Reading: 29.0%

Here:	29.0%
State average from 672 schools:	32.4%

Scoring advanced (%) - Reading: 52.0%

Wissahickon Shs School:	52.0%
State average from 672 schools:	29.8%

PSSA Writing Results - Wissahickon Shs School

PSSA Writing Results - Pennsylvania

Students tested - Writing: 355

Scoring basic (%) - Writing: 7.0%

Wissahickon Shs School:	7.0%
State average from 672 schools:	15.6%

Scoring proficient (%) - Writing: 69.0%

Here:	69.0%
State average from 672 schools:	68.0%

Scoring advanced (%) - Writing: 22.0%

This school:	22.0%
State average from 672 schools:	12.6%

2008 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) - Grade 11:

Students tested - Math: 389

Scoring below basic (%) - Math: 18.0%

Here:	18.0%
State average from 674 schools:	27.8%

Scoring basic (%) - Math: 15.0%

Wissahickon Shs School:	15.0%
State average from 674 schools:	18.3%

Scoring proficient (%) - Math: 25.0%

This school:	25.0%
State average from 674 schools:	29.6%

Scoring advanced (%) - Math: 40.0%

Here:	40.0%
State average from 674 schools:	21.9%

Students tested - Reading: 389

Scoring below basic (%) - Reading: 11.0%

Here:	11.0%
State average from 674 schools:	19.7%

Scoring basic (%) - Reading: 11.0%

Wissahickon Shs School:	11.0%
State average from 674 schools:	16.7%

Scoring proficient (%) - Reading: 31.0%

Wissahickon Shs School:	31.0%
State average from 674 schools:	32.9%

Scoring advanced (%) - Reading: 46.0%

Here:	46.0%
State average from 674 schools:	28.4%

Students tested - Writing: 381

Scoring basic (%) - Writing: 9.0%

This school:	9.0%
State average from 673 schools:	13.4%

Scoring proficient (%) - Writing: 76.0%

This school:	76.0%
State average from 673 schools:	72.0%

Scoring advanced (%) - Writing: 13.0%

Wissahickon Shs School:	13.0%
State average from 673 schools:	10.5%

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

Students tested - Math: 338

Scoring below basic (%) - Math: 15.0%

This school:	15.0%
State average from 2822 schools:	14.4%

Scoring basic (%) - Math: 15.0%

Here:	15.0%
State average from 2822 schools:	15.1%

Scoring proficient (%) - Math: 31.0%

Here:	31.0%
State average from 2822 schools:	32.0%

Scoring advanced (%) - Math: 37.0%

Wissahickon Shs School:	37.0%
State average from 2822 schools:	36.7%

Students tested - Reading: 338

Scoring below basic (%) - Reading: 8.0%

Wissahickon Shs School:	8.0%
State average from 2822 schools:	15.9%

Scoring basic (%) - Reading: 10.0%

This school:	10.0%
State average from 2822 schools:	15.7%

Scoring proficient (%) - Reading: 32.0%

Here:	32.0%
State average from 2822 schools:	38.3%

Scoring advanced (%) - Reading: 49.0%

This school:	49.0%
State average from 2822 schools:	28.3%

Students tested - Writing: 341

Scoring basic (%) - Writing: 10.0%

Wissahickon Shs School:	10.0%
State average from 2556 schools:	31.2%

Scoring proficient (%) - Writing: 79.0%

This school:	79.0%
State average from 2556 schools:	62.0%

Scoring advanced (%) - Writing: 10.0%

Here:	10.0%
State average from 2556 schools:	4.2%

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

Students tested - Math: 338

Scoring below basic (%) - Math: 15.0%

Here:	15.0%
State average from 653 schools:	27.9%

Scoring basic (%) - Math: 15.0%

Here:	15.0%
State average from 653 schools:	20.8%

Scoring proficient (%) - Math: 31.0%

This school:	31.0%
State average from 653 schools:	28.9%

Scoring advanced (%) - Math: 37.0%

Here:	37.0%
State average from 653 schools:	20.6%

Students tested - Reading: 338

Scoring below basic (%) - Reading: 8.0%

Here:	8.0%
State average from 653 schools:	19.9%

Scoring basic (%) - Reading: 10.0%

Here:	10.0%
State average from 653 schools:	16.1%

Scoring proficient (%) - Reading: 32.0%

Here:	32.0%
State average from 653 schools:	36.7%

Scoring advanced (%) - Reading: 49.0%

Here:	49.0%
State average from 653 schools:	25.5%

Students tested - Writing: 341

Scoring basic (%) - Writing: 10.0%

Here:	10.0%
State average from 653 schools:	11.6%

Scoring proficient (%) - Writing: 79.0%

Here:	79.0%
State average from 653 schools:	80.3%

Scoring advanced (%) - Writing: 10.0%

This school:	10.0%
State average from 653 schools:	6.0%

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

Scoring below basic (%) - Math: 15.0%

Here:	15.0%
State average from 644 schools:	32.2%

Scoring basic (%) - Math: 11.0%

Here:	11.0%
State average from 644 schools:	18.2%

Scoring proficient (%) - Math: 27.0%

Here:	27.0%
State average from 644 schools:	23.4%

Scoring advanced (%) - Math: 45.0%

Here:	45.0%
State average from 644 schools:	24.4%

Scoring below basic (%) - Reading: 8.0%

This school:	8.0%
State average from 645 schools:	19.4%

Scoring basic (%) - Reading: 8.0%

Here:	8.0%
State average from 645 schools:	16.8%

Scoring proficient (%) - Reading: 35.0%

Here:	35.0%
State average from 645 schools:	33.6%

Scoring advanced (%) - Reading: 47.0%

Here:	47.0%
State average from 645 schools:	28.3%

Students tested - Writing: 355

Scoring basic (%) - Writing: 6.0%

This school:	6.0%
State average from 644 schools:	13.7%

Scoring proficient (%) - Writing: 71.0%

This school:	71.0%
State average from 644 schools:	70.7%

Scoring advanced (%) - Writing: 22.0%

Here:	22.0%
State average from 644 schools:	13.1%

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

Scoring below basic (%) - Math: 17.5%

Here:	17.5%
State average from 628 schools:	31.3%

Scoring basic (%) - Math: 13.7%

Here:	13.7%
State average from 628 schools:	19.9%

Scoring proficient (%) - Math: 25.9%

This school:	25.9%
State average from 628 schools:	25.0%

Scoring advanced (%) - Math: 42.9%

Wissahickon Shs School:	42.9%
State average from 628 schools:	23.7%

Scoring below basic (%) - Reading: 11.1%

This school:	11.1%
State average from 628 schools:	22.0%

Scoring basic (%) - Reading: 14.1%

Wissahickon Shs School:	14.1%
State average from 628 schools:	13.4%

Scoring proficient (%) - Reading: 27.0%

Here:	27.0%
State average from 628 schools:	32.4%

Scoring advanced (%) - Reading: 47.8%

Here:	47.8%
State average from 628 schools:	32.2%

Scoring below basic (%) - Writing: 8.8%

This school:	8.8%
State average from 629 schools:	15.0%

Scoring basic (%) - Writing: 9.8%

Wissahickon Shs School:	9.8%
State average from 629 schools:	16.5%

Scoring proficient (%) - Writing: 74.1%

Here:	74.1%
State average from 629 schools:	63.5%

Scoring advanced (%) - Writing: 7.3%

Here:	7.3%
State average from 629 schools:	5.0%

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

Scoring below basic (%) - Math: 17.9%

Here:	17.9%
State average from 612 schools:	31.2%

Scoring basic (%) - Math: 17.2%

This school:	17.2%
State average from 612 schools:	21.9%

Scoring proficient (%) - Math: 25.6%

Here:	25.6%
State average from 612 schools:	26.3%

Scoring advanced (%) - Math: 39.3%

Wissahickon Shs School:	39.3%
State average from 612 schools:	20.6%

Scoring below basic (%) - Reading: 14.6%

This school:	14.6%
State average from 612 schools:	22.2%

Scoring basic (%) - Reading: 13.0%

Here:	13.0%
State average from 612 schools:	20.2%

Scoring proficient (%) - Reading: 39.3%

This school:	39.3%
State average from 612 schools:	39.4%

Scoring advanced (%) - Reading: 33.1%

Here:	33.1%
State average from 612 schools:	18.2%

2008 Post High School Activity Statistics :

PA Private 2-Year College - Females: 15
PA State University - Females: 51
PA Private 4-Year College - Females: 34
Non-PA 2-Year College - Females: 1
Non-PA 4-Year College - Females: 64
Blue Collar Worker - Females: 3
Unknown - Females: 4

PA Community College - Males: 1
PA Private 2-Year College - Males: 33
PA State University - Males: 35
PA Private 4-Year College - Males: 29
Non-PA 2-Year College - Males: 5
Non-PA 4-Year College - Males: 39
Military - Males: 5
Blue Collar Worker - Males: 8
Unknown - Males: 6

2008 Post High School Activity Statistics - Hispanic:

PA State University - Females: 1
PA Private 4-Year College - Females: 2

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

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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