Widener Memorial School

ADDRESS: 1450 West Olney Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19141

PHONE: (215) 400-3710 SCHOOL TYPE: Public District Citywide GRADES: K-12 ENROLLMENT: 137

Fast Facts

Principal
Harris Gaffin
Phone Number
(215) 400-3710
Email
Website
Neighborhood
Olney
SEPTA Routes
BSL (Olney), Bus (6, 8, 16, 18, 22, 26, 55, 80, L)
Preschool/Daycare
No Data Reported

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Application Deadline
May 14, 2024
Tuition
No Tuition
Uniform
No Data Reported
Extended Day
No Data Reported

Mission

The Widener Memorial School's vision is to uphold a productive atmosphere where students with various physical and medical disabilities successfully acquire skills and attitudes to ensure their fullest individual potential in school and society. This is accomplished through a culture of high expectations and academic rigor. Students and staff live up to the school motto, "Positive thoughts, positive statements, positive expectations."

Points Of Pride

Leadership. Staff. Students. Community partnerships with La Salle University, Willow Grove Settlement Music School, the Jenkintown Rotary Club, the 35th District Police, the Interac Club and Penn Charter School. After-school program provided by the Variety Club. Summer program during the entire month of July.

Admissions Policy

Students must live within designated catchment boundaries.

Accreditations and Honors

Hours of Operation

Sun	No Data Reported
Mon	No Data Reported
Tues	No Data Reported
Wed	No Data Reported
Thur	No Data Reported
Fri	No Data Reported
Sat	No Data Reported

Extended Programming Details

No Data Reported

Entrance Instructions

No Data Reported

Demographics

Grade Level	Enrollment
1th Grade	4
2th Grade	14
3th Grade	8
4th Grade	7
5th Grade	9
6th Grade	9
7th Grade	11
8th Grade	5
9th Grade	15
10th Grade	10
11th Grade	6
12th Grade	39
Total	137

Race	Percentage
American Indian or Alaskan Native	0 %
Asian	5.11 %
Black	45.99 %
Hispanic (Any Race)	17.52 %
Multi-Racial/Other	23.36 %
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0 %
White	8.03 %

Low-Income
74.45%

English Learners
5.84%

Male	Female	Non-Binary
62.77%	37.23 %	No Data Reported

Special Education
97.81%

Gifted Education
0%

Student Achievement

Last Updated: No Data Reported

Last Updated: October 24, 2019

Raw data measures student performance on standardized tests. Not all schools take the same standardized tests. Direct comparisons between different tests should not be made.

Course Offerings

AP Courses	Electives	Certificate Programs
No Data Reported	No Data Reported	No Data Reported

CTE/Vocational Programs		Language Programs
No Data Reported		Spanish

Extracurricular Activities

Arts Programs	Sports Programs	Other Sports Programs
Choir Dance Instructional School Musicals Theater	Basketball Dance Diving Girls Basketball Girls Diving Girls Volleyball Volleyball	No Data Reported

Other Activities
No Data Reported

Family Engagement

Parent Involvement	Parent Programs	Other Parent Programs
No Data Reported	Parents Home and School Association	Parents are involved in all aspects of the school.

Widener's school safety team meets monthly to review all safety procedures. Our in-house safety squad patrols the entire campus daily to ensure that the entire school community is safe. How is the rating for School Incidents calculated? This rating represents the reportable incident count per 100 students. Reported suspensions and expulsions are not factored into the rating for School Incidents. Learn more about GPS ratings methodology here.

Reported Incidents	Reported Suspensions	Reported Expulsions

This data reflects the total number of incidents, suspensions, and expulsions per 100 students reported by the school to the Pennsylvania Department of Education. To view a reportable incident report for a particular public school, see the Pennsylvania Safe Schools Reports. Data for private schools are derived from similar reports submitted directly to GreatPhillySchools.