Wissahickon Middle School

Summary:

Wissahickon Middle School is a high-performing public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Ambler, Pennsylvania, part of the Wissahickon School District. The school consistently ranks among the top middle schools in the state, with a current ranking of 61 out of 891 Pennsylvania middle schools and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wissahickon Middle School stands out for its exceptional academic performance, with students significantly outperforming the state average on PSSA tests in both English Language Arts and Math. The school also demonstrates strong performance across different student subgroups, ranking in the top quartile of Pennsylvania middle schools for Asian, African American, Hispanic, and White students, as well as for students with disabilities. Additionally, Wissahickon Middle School maintains very low dropout rates, well below the state average.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as Log College Middle School and Eisenhower Middle School, Wissahickon Middle School stands out as a high-performing institution, outperforming these schools in both academic achievement and student subgroup performance. While the school's overall performance is exceptional, there may be room for further improvement in addressing the specific needs of certain student subgroups, such as Asian and African American students, to ensure equitable outcomes for all.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 500 Houston Rd
       Ambler, PA  19002-3554


(215) 619-8110

District: Wissahickon School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
61st of 891 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $23,267 Help


Students who attend Wissahickon Middle School usually attend:

High:    Wissahickon Senior High School

Feeder schools for Wissahickon Middle School:

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

Student/teacher ratio:  13.4 Help
Number of students:  1,152

Racial breakdown:

White:
57.6%
Asian:
17.7%
African American:
8.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  23.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Wissahickon Middle School ranks better than 93.2% of middle schools in Pennsylvania. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 90.21. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (57.6%), Asian (17.7%), African American (8.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 23.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Wissahickon Middle School is 13.4. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Wissahickon Middle School is $23,267.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Wissahickon Middle School:

SchoolDigger ranks Wissahickon Middle School 61st of 891 Pennsylvania public middle schools. (See Wissahickon Middle School in the ranking list.)

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Wissahickon School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Wissahickon School District 38th of 610 Pennsylvania school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Wissahickon Middle School

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Rank History for all students at Wissahickon Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 84.49 76th 643 88.2%
2004 85.85 70th 663 89.4%
2005 84.94 89th 687 87.0%
2006 78.81 120th 736 83.7%
2007 78.78 116th 749 84.5%
2008 83.07 77th 753 89.8%
2009 81.38 92nd 770 88.1%
2010 83.90 72nd 805 91.1%
2011 80.70 104th 825 87.4%
2012 84.78 56th 834 93.3%
2013 83.46 71st 758 90.6%
2014 85.83 39th 728 94.6%
2015 91.83 37th 835 95.6%
2016 92.23 34th 870 96.1%
2017 89.14 65th 877 92.6%
2018 91.70 36th 861 95.8%
2019 91.86 43rd 891 95.2%
2021 92.45 32nd 797 96.0%
2022 92.56 39th 883 95.6%
2023 92.84 38th 893 95.7%
2024 90.21 61st 891 93.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Wissahickon Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 77.62 35th 187 81.3%
2024 75.92 44th 199 77.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Wissahickon Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 68.33 218th 874 75.1%
2024 57.27 360th 877 59.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Wissahickon Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 88.23 65th 860 92.4%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Wissahickon Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 89.90 33rd 660 95.0%
2024 78.04 86th 672 87.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Wissahickon Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 89.20 66th 870 92.4%
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Rank History for Asian students at Wissahickon Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 81.39 16th 144 88.9%
2024 79.38 26th 145 82.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Wissahickon Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 68.54 89th 421 78.9%
2024 73.86 76th 408 81.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Wissahickon Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 86.69 27th 362 92.5%
2024 72.08 71st 362 80.4%
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Rank History for White students at Wissahickon Middle School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 92.92 29th 681 95.7%
2024 87.95 52nd 673 92.3%
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Data source: test scores: Pennsylvania Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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by a student
Thursday, April 21, 2016

Open Quote I go to Wissahickon Middle school and it is the best middle school around. The teachers are very nice and the students are very kind. Academic wise, the teachers teach very well. They use lots of hands on learning. Plus in middle school, you get your own computer until you graduate High School! Close Quote



Enrollment information for Wissahickon Middle School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 491 78 39 10 0 n/a n/a 0 618
1989 535 75 52 11 0 n/a n/a 0 673
1990 573 91 67 9 0 n/a n/a 0 740
1991 592 104 83 8 1 n/a n/a 0 788
1992 622 102 89 3 0 n/a n/a 0 816
1993 666 114 99 5 1 n/a n/a 0 885
1994 709 107 93 6 0 n/a n/a 0 915
1995 793 105 94 12 0 n/a n/a 0 1004
1996 793 105 94 12 0 n/a n/a 0 1004
1997 814 110 107 16 1 n/a n/a 0 1048
1998 826 122 92 11 1 n/a n/a 0 1052
1999 815 123 99 23 2 n/a n/a 0 1062
2000 832 119 103 22 1 n/a n/a 0 1077
2001 875 139 117 20 1 n/a n/a 0 1152
2002 846 138 134 25 1 n/a n/a 0 1144
2003 846 138 134 25 1 n/a n/a 0 1144
2004 812 162 130 33 1 n/a n/a 0 1138
2005 793 169 138 31 1 n/a n/a 0 1132
2006 741 172 160 32 1 n/a n/a 0 1106
2007 710 172 166 32 0 n/a n/a 0 1080
2008 753 146 155 29 2 n/a n/a 0 1085
2009 745 143 155 41 2 n/a n/a 1 1087
2010 725 141 161 50 3 n/a n/a 2 1082
2011 697 111 136 46 1 2 58 0 1051
2012 689 109 129 45 0 3 63 0 1038
2013 676 111 122 50 0 1 51 0 1011
2014 709 113 116 55 0 1 34 0 1028
2015 696 116 118 60 0 1 34 0 1025
2016 711 104 120 68 0 0 59 0 1062
2017 705 106 116 67 0 1 72 0 1067
2018 684 111 146 59 1 2 80 0 1083
2019 676 120 166 61 1 2 76 0 1102
2020 643 132 182 77 1 2 77 0 1114
2021 658 118 188 78 0 1 68 0 1111
2022 645 133 178 96 0 2 72 0 1126
2023 646 114 195 96 1 2 73 0 1127
2024 664 102 204 88 3 2 89 0 1152

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 Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 618 52.4 11.7 n/a
1989 673 56.8 11.8 n/a
1990 740 66.8 11.0 0
1991 788 67.1 11.7 n/a
1992 816 59.3 13.7 n/a
1993 885 58.0 15.3 n/a
1994 915 62.2 14.7 n/a
1995 1004 70.8 14.2 n/a
1996 1004 70.8 14.2 n/a
1997 1048 73.8 14.2 n/a
1998 1052 77.0 13.7 n/a
1999 1062 78.0 13.6 n/a
2000 1077 79.5 13.5 0
2001 1152 80.0 14.4 0
2002 1144 78.2 14.6 0
2003 1144 78.2 14.6 0
2004 1138 75.7 15.0 0
2005 1132 78.3 14.5 0
2006 1106 79.6 13.9 7.9
2007 1080 86.9 12.4 11.5
2008 1085 93.6 11.6 9.1
2009 1087 88.4 12.3 9.1
2010 1082 88.4 12.2 12.1
2011 1051 87.6 11.9 14.1
2012 1038 89.7 11.5 14.6
2013 1011 83.6 12.0 17.9
2014 1028 83.6 12.2 17
2015 1025 84.0 12.2 18.5
2016 1062 84.0 12.6 19.1
2017 1067 83.4 12.7 20.5
2018 1083 83.7 12.9 22.2
2019 1102 85.3 12.9 23
2020 1114 86.3 12.9 24.7
2021 1111 86.9 12.7 22.8
2022 1126 89.4 12.5 22.6
2023 1127 85.3 13.2 21.3
2024 1152 85.5 13.4 23.8

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

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Wissahickon Middle School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 618 52.4 11.7 n/a
1989 673 56.8 11.8 n/a
1990 740 66.8 11.0 0
1991 788 67.1 11.7 n/a
1992 816 59.3 13.7 n/a
1993 885 58.0 15.3 n/a
1994 915 62.2 14.7 n/a
1995 1004 70.8 14.2 n/a
1996 1004 70.8 14.2 n/a
1997 1048 73.8 14.2 n/a
1998 1052 77.0 13.7 n/a
1999 1062 78.0 13.6 n/a
2000 1077 79.5 13.5 0
2001 1152 80.0 14.4 0
2002 1144 78.2 14.6 0
2003 1144 78.2 14.6 0
2004 1138 75.7 15.0 0
2005 1132 78.3 14.5 0
2006 1106 79.6 13.9 7.9
2007 1080 86.9 12.4 11.5
2008 1085 93.6 11.6 9.1
2009 1087 88.4 12.3 9.1
2010 1082 88.4 12.2 12.1
2011 1051 87.6 11.9 14.1
2012 1038 89.7 11.5 14.6
2013 1011 83.6 12.0 17.9
2014 1028 83.6 12.2 17
2015 1025 84.0 12.2 18.5
2016 1062 84.0 12.6 19.1
2017 1067 83.4 12.7 20.5
2018 1083 83.7 12.9 22.2
2019 1102 85.3 12.9 23
2020 1114 86.3 12.9 24.7
2021 1111 86.9 12.7 22.8
2022 1126 89.4 12.5 22.6
2023 1127 85.3 13.2 21.3
2024 1152 85.5 13.4 23.8

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 Middle School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $151 (0.7%) $20,528 (99.3%) $20,679
2020 $222 (1.1%) $20,315 (98.9%) $20,537
2021 $515 (2.3%) $21,596 (97.7%) $22,112
2022 $434 (1.9%) $22,833 (98.1%) $23,267

Data source: Pennsylvania Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Wissahickon Middle School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 43rd of 891 Middle schoolsRanks 38th of 893 Middle schools
 0.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Math (Wissahickon Middle School)62.865
 2.2%
   6th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)3936.4
 2.6%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Wissahickon Middle School)83.980.7
 3.2%
   6th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)6355.6
 7.4%
7th Grade Math (Wissahickon Middle School)65.455.8
 9.6%
   7th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)38.233.2
 5%
7th Grade English Language Arts (Wissahickon Middle School)82.476.3
 6.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)60.554.5
 6%
8th Grade Math (Wissahickon Middle School)59.549.6
 9.9%
   8th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)32.226
 6.2%
8th Grade Science (Wissahickon Middle School)81.680.9
 0.7%
   8th Grade Science (Pennsylvania)58.257
 1.2%
8th Grade English Language Arts (Wissahickon Middle School)84.480.7
 3.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)57.952.8
 5.1%
All Grades Math (Wissahickon Middle School)62.556.9
 5.6%
   All Grades Math (Pennsylvania)42.439.3
 3.1%
All Grades Science (Wissahickon Middle School)81.680.9
 0.7%
   All Grades Science (Pennsylvania)6865.6
 2.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Wissahickon Middle School)83.679.3
 4.3%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)60.953.8
 7.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students11021127
 2.3%
African American120114
 5%
American Indian11
Asian166195
 17.5%
Hispanic6196
 57.4%
Pacific Islander22
White676646
 4.4%
Two or More Races7673
 3.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients23%21.3%
 1.8%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Wissahickon Middle School

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,152 students attended Wissahickon Middle School.

Students who attend Wissahickon Middle School usually go on to attend Wissahickon Senior High School

Yes. Wissahickon Middle School ranks in the top 6.8% of Pennsylvania middle schools.

Students at Wissahickon Middle School are 58% White, 18% Asian, 9% African American, 8% Two or more races, 8% Hispanic.


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