The Philadelphia School
The Philadelphia School educates children for a future that is impossible to know but not impossible to shape.
Learn here. Go anywhere. The Philadelphia School`s progressive approach to learning and teaching has deep thinking, innovation, and agency as its guiding values.
We encourage children to explore and push the boundaries of possibility to fulfill their intellectual, social, and civic potential.
We approach learning through inquiry, projects, and community. Core values and new research inform the school`s program and pedagogical practices.
Our interdisciplinary, theme-based approach prepares students to build a stronger and more inclusive school, community, and society for today and tomorrow. As an urban, preschool8th grade school, we address specifically how young students develop intellectually, creatively, emotionally, socially, and physically.
Through our commitment to diversity, we seek to nurture each student`s moral compass, sense of personal integrity, and respect for individuality.
Learning in the city, country, and classroom affirms our founders` goal of educating children to become responsible and active stewards of the urban and natural environments.
Quick Stats (2021)
- Top Ranked PA School
- Grades: Nursery/Preschool-8
- Students: 474 students
- Average class size: 10 students
- Application Deadline: Dec. 1 / Jan. 1
Top Placements
The Philadelphia School places among the top 20% of private schools in Pennsylvania for:
Category
Attribute
Student Body
School Overview
School Membership(s)School Assoc.
Religious Affiliation
Grades Offered
Grades Nursery/Preschool-8
Year Founded
1972
Student Body
Total Students
474 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
% Students of Color
18%
State avg.: 25%
Students by Grade
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
60 teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
8:1
National avg.: 13:1
% Faculty w/Advanced Degree
72%
Average Class Size
10 students
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
Dec. 1 / Jan. 1
Admissions Director
Alison Fritz, Director of Admissions Early Childhood
Admissions Associate
Brian Johnson, Dir 1st - 7th
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The nearest high school and elementary school to The Philadelphia School is Delaware Valley High School, Cc (1.0 miles away)
The nearest preschool is Formative Years Preschool Inc (0.4 miles away)
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Location
Miles
Grades
Students
Grades: PK-12 | 947 students 5.2 miles 3000 W School House Lane
Philadelphia, PA 19144
(215) 844-3460
Philadelphia, PA 19144
(215) 844-3460
5.2
PK-12
947
Friends Select School
(Friends)
Grades: PK-12 | 600 students 1 miles 17th St & Benjamin Franklin
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 561-5900
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 561-5900
1
PK-12
600
Grades: PK-8 | 340 students 6 miles 5511 Greene St
Philadelphia, PA 19144
(215) 438-7000
Philadelphia, PA 19144
(215) 438-7000
6
PK-8
340
Grades: NS-12 | 1,133 students 8.2 miles 500 W Willow Grove Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19118
(215) 247-4700
Philadelphia, PA 19118
(215) 247-4700
8.2
NS-12
1,133
Grades: PK-8 6.9 miles 1500 Orthodox Street
Philadelphia, PA 19124
(215) 533-5368
Philadelphia, PA 19124
(215) 533-5368
6.9
PK-8
n/a
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