Oldest Private Schools in Pennsylvania
- The average private school in Pennsylvania was founded around 1964 (2020-21).
- The oldest private school in Pennsylvania is William Penn Charter School, founded in 1689.
- The oldest private schools are listed below (where sufficient data available).
Oldest Private Schools in Pennsylvania (2020-21)
- School Founding Date Grades Location
- Rank: #11.William Penn Charter School(Friends)Founding Date: 1689
Grades: PK-123000 W School House Lane
Philadelphia, PA 19144
(215) 844-3460 - Rank: #22. Founding Date: 1697
Grades: PK-12575 Washington Ln
Jenkintown, PA 19046
(215) 576-3984 - Rank: #33.St Francis Academy(Roman Catholic)Founding Date: 1743
Grades: PK-8668 Pine St
Bally, PA 19503
(610) 845-7364 -
- Rank: #44. Founding Date: 1746
Grades: 6-12212 E Main St
Lititz, PA 17543
(717) 626-8512 - Rank: #55. Founding Date: 1759
Grades: PK-12340 Morris Rd
Fort Washington, PA 19034
(267) 405-7070 - Rank: #66. Founding Date: 1780
Grades: NS-62150 Butler Pike
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462
(610) 828-2288 - Rank: #77. Founding Date: 1784
Grades: NS-1210 Erford Road
Lemoyne, PA 17043
(717) 763-7811 - Rank: #88.The Episcopal Academy(Episcopal)Founding Date: 1785
Grades: PK-121785 Bishop White Drive
Newtown Square, PA 19073
(484) 424-1400 - Rank: #99. Founding Date: 1794
Grades: K-85684 York Road
Lahaska, PA 18931
(215) 794-7491 - Rank: #1010. Founding Date: 1799
Grades: PK-12975 Westtown Road
West Chester, PA 19382
(610) 399-0123 - Rank: #1111. Founding Date: 1820
Grades: PK-12100 W School House Ln
Philadelphia, PA 19144
(215) 951-4700 - Rank: #1212. Founding Date: 1833
Grades: PK-81500 Orthodox Street
Philadelphia, PA 19124
(215) 533-5368 - Rank: #1313. Founding Date: 1834
Grades: NS-8319 Lombard Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147
(215) 925-3963 - Rank: #1414.West Chester Friends School(Friends)Founding Date: 1836
Grades: NS-5415 N High Street
West Chester, PA 19380
(610) 696-2937 - Rank: #1515. Founding Date: 1838
Grades: PK-12315 Academy Avenue
Sewickley, PA 15143
(412) 741-2235 - Rank: #1616. Founding Date: 1842
Grades: 6-12418 S. Warren Avenue
Malvern, PA 19355
(484) 595-1100 - Rank: #17-1817.- 18. Founding Date: 1844
Grades: NS-81560 Wyoming Avenue
Kingston, PA 18704
(570) 718-6611 - Rank: #17-1817.- 18. Founding Date: 1844
Grades: 9-12201 N Sprague Ave
Kingston, PA 18704
(570) 270-2100 - Rank: #19-2019.- 20. Founding Date: 1845
Grades: NS-121101 City Avenue
Wynnewood, PA 19096
(610) 649-7440 - Rank: #19-2019.- 20.Germantown Friends School(Friends)Founding Date: 1845
Grades: NS-1231 W Coulter Street
Philadelphia, PA 19144
(215) 951-2300 - Rank: #2121. Founding Date: 1848
Grades: 1-122101 S College Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19121
(215) 787-2600 - Rank: #22-2322.- 23. Founding Date: 1851
Grades: 9-12860 Beech Street
Pottstown, PA 19464
(610) 326-1000 - Rank: #22-2322.- 23. Founding Date: 1851
Grades: 9-121733 W Girard Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19130
(215) 978-1959 - Rank: #2424. Founding Date: 1852
Grades: PK-8385 Pine Street
Meadville, PA 16335
(814) 336-3230 - Rank: #2525. Founding Date: 1853
Grades: 7-122522 Grier School Road
Tyrone, PA 16686
(814) 684-3000 - Rank: #2626. Founding Date: 1855
Grades: PK-85511 Greene St
Philadelphia, PA 19144
(215) 438-7000 - Rank: #2727.St Boniface Elementary School(Roman Catholic)Founding Date: 1856
Grades: PK-39363 Wattsburg Road
Erie, PA 16509
(814) 825-4238 - Rank: #2828. Founding Date: 1860
Grades: PK-81012 W. Thompson St
Philadelphia, PA 19122
(215) 232-0696 - Rank: #29-3129.- 31. Founding Date: 1861
Grades: 9-121345 Sumneytown Pike
Gwynedd Valley, PA 19437
(215) 646-8815 - Rank: #29-3129.- 31. Founding Date: 1861
Grades: K-8816 Norristown Rd
Ambler, PA 19002
(215) 646-4916 - Rank: #29-3129.- 31. Founding Date: 1861
Grades: NS-12500 W Willow Grove Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19118
(215) 247-4700 - Rank: #3232. Founding Date: 1864
Grades: NS-8551 Thomas St
Bethlehem, PA 18015
(610) 868-2621 - Rank: #3333. Founding Date: 1865
Grades: K-12480 S Bryn Mawr Ave
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
(610) 527-3915 - Rank: #3434.St. Luke Lutheran School(Lutheran Church Missouri Synod)Founding Date: 1866
Grades: PK-8330 Hannahstown Road
Cabot, PA 16023
(724) 352-2221 - Rank: #35-3635.- 36. Founding Date: 1869
Grades: NS-12275 S Ithan Ave
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
(610) 525-8400
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