Wissahickon School District

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This school district serves the following county or counties: Montgomery

District Profile

601 Knight Rd

Ambler, PA 19002-3413

Phone 215-619-8000

Fax 215-619-8002

Includes the municipalities of Ambler Borough, Lower Gwynedd Township, Whitpain Township.

Square Miles

23.00

Students Enrolled

4,602

Total Number of Schools:

6
  • Blue Bell El Sch (K-5)
  • Lower Gwynedd El Sch (K-5)
  • Shady Grove El Sch (K-5)
  • Stony Creek El Sch (K-5)
  • Wissahickon MS (6,7-8)
  • Wissahickon SHS (9-12)

School district: light blue; Administrative office: medium blue circle; County(ies) served: green dashes.

Total Students

4,602

Ethnicity

American Indian
0.10%
Asian
14.60%
Black
10.00%
Latino
6.30%
Pacific Islander
<0.01%
2 or More Races
6.00%
White
63.00%

Gender

Male
51.90%
Female
48.10%

Other Statistics

Special Education
18.50%
English Learner
2.80%

Financials

Median Household Income

$100,466.00

Revenue Sources

Type of Revenue Income Percent of Budget
Local Revenues $80,456,531.56 79.98%
State Revenues $19,551,672.50 19.43%
Federal $556,419.39 0.55%
Other $31,119.00 0.03%

Other Tax Stats

Property Taxes Collected by District
$67,163,438.96
Property Values Within District
$415,600.00
Median Home Value

Academic Outcomes

Graduation Rate

97.99%

Rigorous Courses

19
E.g. IB AP

Post-Secondary Plans

88.70%
College/University
1.13%
Other Specialized Learning

PSSA Stats

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level English Language Arts Math Science
Grade 3 83.52% 80.68% N/A
Grade 4 79.88% 76.86% 94.38%
Grade 5 82.19% 76.44% N/A
Grade 6 84.08% 62.76% N/A
Grade 7 86.71% 67.72% N/A
Grade 8 89.08% 48.74% 78.09%

Keystone Results

% of Advanced or Proficient

Grade Level Literature Algebra I Biology
Grade 11 92.21% 87.74% 93.55%

Staff

330

Teachers

18

Administrators

195

Support

Student /Teacher Ratio

14:1

School District Leadership

Superintendent of Schools: Dr. James Crisfield

School Board Directors *

Name Total Years of Service Current Term
School Director Training Certificate
PSBA Provided
Certificate of Board Governance
Continuing Education Badges Earned
Joseph Antonio
Board President
5 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Tracie Walsh
Board Vice President
7 2017-2021
Paul Badger
2 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Marshall Bleefeld
1 2019-2021

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

David Frank
5 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Amy Ginsburg
1 2019-2021

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Ronnie Hayman
5 2019-2023

Advanced School Director Training (RQD-ADV)

Zeffy Karagiannakis
1 2019-2023

New School Director Training (RQD-NEW)

Ron Stoloff
7 2017-2021

* In accordance with Act 55 of 2017 and Act 18 of 2019, school board directors are required to complete approved training starting in the 2018-2019 school year. School board directors who began their term in 2017 are permitted to take this training, but it is not required. School board directors who began their term after July 1, 2018 are required to complete an initial 5 hours of new school director training and at the beginning of each subsequent election, 3 hours of advanced school director training. School board director data will be updated as it is made available. Data updates occur regularly and ongoing.