📍 4700 G Wissahickon Ave, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, 19144
Wissahickon CS is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The school has 943 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wissahickon CS school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 56.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. It operates as a public charter school. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 4% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Wissahickon CS enrolls 943 students across grades K–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 56.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Black or African American, 4.2% Two or more races and 3.8% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 856 | 91% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 4.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 36 | 3.8% |
| White | 10 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
943 of the school's 943 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 943 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Wissahickon CS is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-30, state senate district 7, state house district 198.
Wissahickon CS is one of 1 schools in Wissahickon CS, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The district serves 985 students district-wide and employs 56 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 943 students, Wissahickon CS is close to the district average of about 985 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large