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Enrollment
432
Elementary
DISTRICT 474 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899005122
Cook-Wissahickon Sch
201 E Salaignac St, Philadelphia, PA 19128 · (215) 400-3430 · Philadelphia County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL432 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
412 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
63.9%
PA avg 51.1% . +9.5pp since 2023
Math
51.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +8.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
54.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 37% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
432
-25 (-5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 15.7:1
% White
42%
was 42%
% Hispanic
14%
was 5%
% Black
29%
was 40%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Cook-Wissahickon Sch
Cook-Wissahickon Sch, a medium-sized elementary campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, overseen by Philadelphia City SD, caters to 432 students, covering grades pre-K through 8.
Philadelphia City SD runs 220 schools in total, collectively educating 116,230 students. Cook-Wissahickon Sch is one of those campuses.
In terms of who attends, Cook-Wissahickon Sch shows that 42% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 29% Black, 14% Hispanic, 12% multiracial.
On the resource side, Cook-Wissahickon Sch records 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. Around 95% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Cook-Wissahickon Sch sits in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 36.7%; actual is 54.1%, +17.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.
In the surrounding community, Philadelphia County reports that median household earnings sit near $61,953, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. In all, Philadelphia County runs 309 public schools (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students), of which Cook-Wissahickon Sch is one.
Mifflin Thomas Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cook-Wissahickon Sch. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cook-Wissahickon Sch at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 40.6%.
The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 5%: 457 students in 2018 compared to 432 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 40% to 29% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 14.0:1 in 2025.
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Philadelphia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,579,706
Census ACS
Median income
$61,953
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
309
182,005 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Philadelphia City SD
- Northeast HSHigh · 3,463 students
- Lincoln HSHigh · 2,472 students
- Central HSHigh · 2,329 students
- Northeast Community Propel AcademyElementary · 1,783 students
- Mayfair SchElementary · 1,763 students
- Washington George HSHigh · 1,755 students
Other schools in Philadelphia
- Northeast HSHigh · 3,463 students
- Philadelphia Performing Arts CSCombined · 2,572 students
- Lincoln HSHigh · 2,472 students
- Central HSHigh · 2,329 students
- MaST Community CS IICombined · 1,875 students
- First Philadelphia Preparatory CSCombined · 1,831 students
Nearby schools
- Mifflin Thomas Sch1.0 mi · 393
- Roxborough HS1.3 mi · 613
- Lingelbach Anna L Sch1.4 mi · 363
- Dobson James Sch1.4 mi · 229
- Philadelphia Hebrew Public CS1.4 mi · 574
- Mastery CS-Pickett Campus1.5 mi · 929
Frequently asked questions
About Cook-Wissahickon SchWhat is the total enrollment at Cook-Wissahickon Sch?
Cook-Wissahickon Sch enrolls approximately 432 students in grades PK-08.
Is Cook-Wissahickon Sch an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cook-Wissahickon Sch is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Cook-Wissahickon Sch have?
Cook-Wissahickon Sch employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Cook-Wissahickon Sch?
Student demographics at Cook-Wissahickon Sch are roughly 42% White, 14% Hispanic, 29% Black, 2% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is Cook-Wissahickon Sch in?
Cook-Wissahickon Sch is part of Philadelphia City SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.