Public Hearing Presentation - Wissahickon School District

• Research Summary:• School size is not a valid indicator of success.• There is no correlation between school size and PSSA performance.• In Montgomery and Bucks Co., three of the elementary schools in the top5% PSSA scores for grade 5 were in buildings exceeding 800 students.• Improved focus on classroom instruction had the greatest impact onincreasing student achievement.• There is divided opinion among researchers related to the level of benefitto students provided by smaller learning environments.• Neighborhood schools, regardless of size, identified to be in urbansettings had a slight improvement in attendance and achievement.• Recommendation:• Balance elementary school enrollment using student enrollment analysisand available seat capacity.