City: Ambler, PN
Address: 521 Houston Rd
District: Wissahickon SD
Phone: (215)619-8112
Fax: (215)619-8113
Length of school day: 6.96
Number of instructional days: 184
Community type: SUBURBAN
School Enrollment: 1310
Low income: 7.5%
Attendance rate: 95.02%
Number of students entering this school: 52
Number of students who withdrew from this school: 62
High School graduation rate: 94.5%
HS graduation rate for male students: 95%
HS graduation rate for female students: 94%
HS graduation rate for white students: 95.1%
HS graduation rate for black students: 93%
HS graduation rate for Hispanic students: 100%
HS graduation rate for Asian students: 92.7%
HS graduation rate for Native American students: 0%
Total number of graduates: 273
Number of graduates intending to obtain a job: 5
Number of graduates intending to pursue non-degree education: 1
Number of graduates intending to join military: 2
Number of graduates intending to go to a degree-granting school: 265
Number of classes with 1 to 20 students: 95
Number of classes with 21 to 23 students: 50
Number of classes with 24 to 26 students: 74
Number of classes with 27 to 29 students: 24
Number of classes with 30 or more students: 0
Percentage of students taking the CEEB AP language exams: 2.5%
Percentage of students achieving a score of 3 or higher in the CEEB AP language exam: 75.0%
Percentage of students taking the CEEB AP social science exams: 19.4%
Percentage of students achieving a score of 3 or higher in the CEEB AP social science exam: 71.9%
Percentage of students taking the CEEB AP science exams: 9.6%
Percentage of students achieving a score of 3 or higher in the CEEB AP science exam: 91.7%
Percentage of students taking the CEEB AP math exams: 18.8%
Percentage of students achieving a score of 3 or higher in the CEEB AP math exam: 91.6%
Percentage of students taking the CEEB AP English exams: 9.6%
Percentage of students achieving a score of 3 or higher in the CEEB AP English exam: 69.5%
Total number of teachers: 85
Full-time teachers: 81
Part-time teachers: 4
Teachers in this district with less than bachelor's degree: 0
Teachers in this district with Bachelor's degree: 120
Teachers in this district with Master's degree: 193
Teachers in this district with Doctor's degree: 4
Teachers in district with less than 1 year of experience: 3
Teachers in district with 2-5 years of experience: 74
Teachers in district with 6-10 years of experience: 70
Teachers in district with 11-15 years of experience: 25
Teachers in district with 16-20 years of experience: 42
Teachers in district with 21-25 years of experience: 32
Teachers in district with 26-30 years of experience: 37
Teachers in district with 30-35 years of experience: 30
Teachers in district with over 35 years of experience: 4
Total number of teachers in this district: 317
Administration staff: 5
Other full-time service coordinators: 2
Other part-time service coordinators: 0
High quality teachers percentage: 98.5%
Councelors: 5
Librarians: 1
Other staff: 3
9th grade enrollment : 345
10th grade enrollment : 330
11th grade enrollment : 327
12th grade enrollment : 285
Ungraded secondary enrollment : 23
Statistics about Wissahickon SHS in Ambler, PN
Average verbal SAT score: 533.25
Percentage of students scoring in the top 25% in the SAT verbal part: 31.7
Percentage of students scoring in the bottom 25% in the SAT verbal part: 18.1
Average math SAT score: 547.56
Percentage of students scoring in the top 25% in the SAT math part: 36.1
Percentage of students scoring in the bottom 25% in the SAT math part: 21.3
SAT average for all students taking the test: 1080.81
ACT average for all students taking the test: 22.8
Average teacher salary: $60494
Teacher salary range: $38200 - $79707
Average administration staff salary: $94056
Administration staff salary range: $76687 - $143000
Suspensions: 183
Library titles: 22827
Library titles checked out during school year: 3455
Computers: 348
CD-ROM titles: 1500
Grade 11 PSS (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) math results
Percentage of pariticipating in math tests: 95.6%
Percentage of students at Advanced math level: 40.8%
Percentage of students at Proficient math level: 26.5%
Percentage of students at Basic math level: 16.3%
Percentage of students at Below Basic math level: 16.3%
Scaled math score: 1420
Grade 11 PSS (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) reading results
Percentage of pariticipating in reading tests: 95.3%
Percentage of students at Advanced reading level: 25.9%
Percentage of students at Proficient reading level: 52.8%
Percentage of students at Basic reading level: 12.1%
Percentage of students at Below Basic reading level: 9.2%
Scaled reading score: 1400