For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public elementary school serving 930 students in Wissahickon Charter School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Elementary School in Wissahickon Charter School District have an average math proficiency score of 6% (versus the Pennsylvania public elementary school average of 35%), and reading proficiency score of 38% (versus the 54% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 99% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Pennsylvania public elementary school average of 42% (majority Hispanic and Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
1 School
2,145 Schools
# Students
930 Students
1,108,977 Students
# Teachers
59 Teachers
82,943 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Wissahickon Charter School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 675 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#574 out of 684 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
6%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-34%
57%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.16
0.61
# American Indian Students
n/a
2,278 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
n/a
51,838 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
5%
# Hispanic Students
37 Students
173,776 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
16%
# Black Students
853 Students
169,696 Students
% Black Students
92%
15%
# White Students
9 Students
645,871 Students
% White Students
1%
58%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
965 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
30 Students
63,991 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
7,744
# Students in K Grade:
100
110,287
# Students in 1st Grade:
105
120,767
# Students in 2nd Grade:
105
126,133
# Students in 3rd Grade:
106
120,907
# Students in 4th Grade:
107
125,574
# Students in 5th Grade:
104
126,000
# Students in 6th Grade:
103
126,698
# Students in 7th Grade:
101
94,854
# Students in 8th Grade:
99
93,972
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
16,255
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
14,467
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
12,872
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
12,447
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,269 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,904 is less than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$18 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$16 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,269
$23,696
Spending / Student
$16,904
$23,119
Best Wissahickon Charter School District Public Elementary Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Wissahickon Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 6% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
4700 G Wissahickon Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19144
(267) 338-1020
Philadelphia, PA 19144
(267) 338-1020
Grades: K-8
| 930 students
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