Wissahickon Middle School
500 Houston Rd Ambler PA, 19002, Montgomery County Phone: 215-619-8110 Ranking:  (239 out of 2,311, top 10%)*Type: Regular Middle School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8 School District: Wissahickon School District Title I Eligible School: No 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: | 84 | 84 | 90 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 94 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,028 | 1,011 | 1,038 | 1,051 | 1,082 | 1,087 | 1,085 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 346 | 33.7% | 325 | 32.1% | 345 | 33.2% | 326 | 31.0% | 350 | 32.3% | 354 | 32.6% | 348 | 32.1% |
| Grade 7: | 333 | 32.4% | 353 | 34.9% | 320 | 30.8% | 367 | 34.9% | 366 | 33.8% | 350 | 32.2% | 368 | 33.9% |
| Grade 8: | 349 | 33.9% | 333 | 32.9% | 370 | 35.6% | 357 | 34.0% | 363 | 33.5% | 383 | 35.2% | 369 | 34.0% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 549 | 53.4% | 534 | 52.8% | 529 | 51.0% | 523 | 49.8% | 536 | 49.5% | 538 | 49.5% | 550 | 50.7% |
| Female: | 479 | 46.6% | 477 | 47.2% | 509 | 49.0% | 528 | 50.2% | 536 | 49.5% | 540 | 49.7% | 531 | 48.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% |
| Asian: | 116 | 11.3% | 122 | 12.1% | 129 | 12.4% | 136 | 12.9% | 161 | 14.9% | 155 | 14.3% | 155 | 14.3% |
| Hispanic: | 55 | 5.4% | 50 | 4.9% | 45 | 4.3% | 46 | 4.4% | 50 | 4.6% | 41 | 3.8% | 29 | 2.7% |
| Black: | 113 | 11.0% | 111 | 11.0% | 109 | 10.5% | 111 | 10.6% | 141 | 13.0% | 143 | 13.2% | 146 | 13.5% |
| White: | 709 | 69.0% | 676 | 66.9% | 689 | 66.4% | 697 | 66.3% | 725 | 67.0% | 745 | 68.5% | 753 | 69.4% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 34 | 3.3% | 51 | 5.0% | 63 | 6.1% | 58 | 5.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 163 | 15.9% | 160 | 15.8% | 129 | 12.4% | 119 | 11.3% | 102 | 9.4% | 72 | 6.6% | 75 | 6.9% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 12 | 1.2% | 21 | 2.1% | 23 | 2.2% | 29 | 2.8% | 29 | 2.7% | 27 | 2.5% | 24 | 2.2% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.30 | 12.09 | 11.57 | 12.00 | 12.24 | 12.30 | 11.60 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 79.4% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 84.6% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 87.4% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.6% | 87.6% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 92.8% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 88.7% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 92.6% | 92.6% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 83.3% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 79.5% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 87.1% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 81.5% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 87.1% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 84.3% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 87.5% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 74.8% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.5% | 78.1% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 81.8% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.5% | 88.5% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 86.6% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 92.8% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 90% | 90% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 81.4% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 82.8% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 84.9% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 89.6% | 89.6% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 87% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 92.3% | 92.3% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.9% | 88.9% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 71.8% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.7% | 78.8% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 77% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 76.7% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78% | 76.8% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.5% | 82.6% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 84.2% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.8% | 89.8% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 87.8% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 95.1% | 94.9% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.3% | 80.3% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 83.4% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.1% | 83.5% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 84.8% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.1% | 89.3% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 92.8% | 92.9% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.9% | 89.9% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.7% | 94.7% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 91.8% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 97.4% | 97.1% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 69.9% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 67.1% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.8% | 74.8% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 73.2% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 74.6% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 82.9% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 79.2% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 87% | 87% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 87.8% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 93.8% | 93.8% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 83.5% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 94.6% | 94.1% | 72.7% |
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* Wissahickon Middle School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.