For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public charter school serving 930 students in Wissahickon Charter School District. This district's average charter testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public charter schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Charter School in Wissahickon Charter School District have an average math proficiency score of 10% (versus the Pennsylvania public charter school average of 18%), and reading proficiency score of 38% (versus the 38% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 99% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Pennsylvania public charter school average of 69% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
1 School
174 Schools
# Students
930 Students
162,901 Students
# Teachers
59 Teachers
11,203 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Wissahickon Charter School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 678 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
Overall District Rank
#565 out of 685 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
10%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
30-34%
57%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.16
0.71
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
3%
% Hispanic
4%
20%
% Black
92%
39%
% White
1%
32%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
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 Charter Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Wissahickon Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 10% | Reading: 38%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
4700 G Wissahickon Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19144
(267) 338-1020
Philadelphia, PA 19144
(267) 338-1020
Gr: K-8 | 930 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
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