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Wakisha Charter School
900 West Jefferson St
Philadelphia PA, 19122, Philadelphia County
Phone: 267-940-4800
Ranking: (2,253 out of 2,311, bottom 3%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 21 | 18 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 23 | |||||||
Total Students: | 319 | 393 | 327 | 331 | 366 | 327 | 359 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 71 | 22.3% | 82 | 20.9% | 93 | 28.4% | 79 | 23.9% | 83 | 22.7% | 108 | 33.0% | 81 | 22.6% |
Grade 7: | 113 | 35.4% | 173 | 44.0% | 132 | 40.4% | 119 | 36.0% | 154 | 42.1% | 113 | 34.6% | 141 | 39.3% |
Grade 8: | 135 | 42.3% | 138 | 35.1% | 102 | 31.2% | 133 | 40.2% | 129 | 35.2% | 106 | 32.4% | 136 | 37.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 170 | 53.3% | 207 | 52.7% | 158 | 48.3% | 168 | 50.8% | 171 | 46.7% | 150 | 45.9% | 149 | 41.5% |
Female: | 149 | 46.7% | 186 | 47.3% | 169 | 51.7% | 163 | 49.2% | 187 | 51.1% | 169 | 51.7% | 206 | 57.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.6% |
Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hispanic: | 1 | 0.3% | 5 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.9% | 1 | 0.3% | 8 | 2.2% | 2 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.3% |
Black: | 318 | 99.7% | 386 | 98.2% | 322 | 98.5% | 330 | 99.7% | 358 | 97.8% | 325 | 99.4% | 356 | 99.2% |
White: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 247 | 77.4% | 290 | 73.8% | 321 | 98.2% | 205 | 61.9% | 342 | 93.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 5 | 1.6% | 6 | 1.5% | 0 | 0.0% | 104 | 31.4% | 13 | 3.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 15.19 | 21.83 | 14.86 | 11.82 | 13.07 | 10.50 | 15.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 21.9% | N/A | 68% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 22.5% | N/A | 69.6% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 17.7% | N/A | 72.3% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 21.6% | N/A | 75.7% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 29.2% | N/A | 78% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 29.2% | N/A | 78.8% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 28.9% | N/A | 77.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 22.9% | N/A | 65.9% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 19.7% | N/A | 63.5% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 24.1% | N/A | 66.9% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 23.7% | N/A | 67.6% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 19.7% | N/A | 68.8% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 16.6% | N/A | 69.9% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 26.5% | N/A | 68.5% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 19.9% | N/A | 66.5% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 24.4% | N/A | 67.2% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 29.2% | N/A | 70.6% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 32.4% | N/A | 75.3% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | N/A | 77.9% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | N/A | 78.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | N/A | 80.1% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 25.5% | N/A | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 25% | N/A | 66.8% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 30.8% | N/A | 70% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | N/A | 71.4% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 33% | N/A | 73.5% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 34.9% | N/A | 76% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 41.9% | N/A | 76% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 7.7% | 7.5% | 51.3% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 10.6% | N/A | 57.9% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 13.8% | N/A | 62.9% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 19.5% | N/A | 62.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 21.5% | N/A | 67.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.1% | N/A | 70.4% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.5% | N/A | 71.3% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 39.8% | N/A | 75.2% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 25% | N/A | 76.9% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 40% | N/A | 76.4% |
2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 13.3% | 14% | 63.4% |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 28.2% | N/A | 68.9% |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 21.8% | N/A | 64.1% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 35.7% | N/A | 70.6% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 37.6% | N/A | 75% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | N/A | 78.3% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.7% | N/A | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | N/A | 81.9% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 28.9% | N/A | 81.8% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 53.5% | N/A | 79.8% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 14% | N/A | 52.7% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 20.5% | N/A | 54.8% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 9.4% | N/A | 57.2% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 8.4% | N/A | 58.3% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 15.2% | N/A | 59.7% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | N/A | 66.1% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | N/A | 71.8% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.9% | N/A | 69.1% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | N/A | 71.2% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.2% | N/A | 75.2% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 24.4% | N/A | 73.1% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.3% | N/A | 72.7% |
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* Wakisha Charter School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.