List of schools of the School District of Philadelphia
As of 2021[update], there are 151 elementary/K-8 schools, 16 middle schools, and 57 high schools in the School District of Philadelphia, excluding charter schools.[1]
Elementary/K-8 schools[edit]
- Adaire, Alexander School
- Allen, Dr. Ethel School
- Allen, Ethan School
- Anderson, Add B. School
- Arthur, Chester A. School
- Bache-Martin Elementary School
- Barton School
- Benjamin Franklin Academics Plus School
- Bethune, Mary Mcleod School
- Blaine, James G. School
- Blankenburg, R. School
- Bregy, F. Amedee School
- Bridesburg School
- Brown, Henry A. School
- Brown, Joseph H. School
- Bryant, William C. School
- Carnell, Laura H. School
- Catharine, Joseph W. School
- Cayuga School
- Fox Chase School
- Childs, George W. School
- Comegys, Benjamin B.
- Comly, Watson School
- Cooke, Jay School
- Cook-Wissahickon School
- Coppin, Fanny Jackson School
- Cramp, William School
- Crossroads Academy @ Hunting Park
- Day, Anna B. School
- DeBurgos, J. School
- Decatur, Stephen School
- Dick, William School
- Disston, Hamilton School
- Dobson, James School
- Duckrey, Tanner School
- Dunbar, Paul L. School
- Edmonds, Franklin S. School
- Edwin Fitler Academics Plus School
- Elkin, Lewis School
- Ellwood School
- Emlen, Eleanor C. School
- Farrell, Louis H. School
- Fell, D. Newlin School
- Feltonville Intermediate School
- Fitzpatrick, A. L. School
- Forrest, Edwin School
- Frank, Anne School - Originally Bustleton Elementary, renamed in 1987 at the suggestion of the Anne Frank Institute. The school board decided to rename an elementary school that had a non-person name. The Philadelphia Inquirer stated that it was likely the first school in the United States to be named after Frank, and the first school in the city with a teenager as its namesake.[2]
- Gideon, Edward School
- Girard, Stephen School
- Gompers, Samuel School
- Greenberg, Joseph School
- Greenfield, Albert M. School
- Hackett, Horatio B. School
- Hall, Prince School
- Hamilton, Andrew School
- Harrington, Avery D. School
- Hartranft, John F. School
- Henry, Charles W. School
- Heston, Edward School
- Holme, Thomas School
- Hopkinson, Francis School
- Houston, Henry H. School
- Howe, Julia Ward School
- Hunter, William H. School
- Jenks Academy for the Arts & Sciences
- Jenks, Abram School
- John Hancock Demonstration School
- Juniata Park Academy
- Kearny, Gen. Philip School
- Kelley, William D. School
- Kelly, John B. School
- Kenderton School
- Kennedy Crossan Academics Plus School
- Key, Francis S. School
- Kirkbride, Eliza B.
- Lamberton, Robert E. School
- Lawton, Henry W. School
- Lea, Henry C. School
- Lewis C. Cassidy Academics Plus School
- Lingelbach, Anna L. School
- Locke, Alain School
- Loesche, William H. School
- Logan, James School
- Longstreth, William C. School
- Lowell, James R. School
- Ludlow, James R. School
- Marshall, John School
- Marshall, Thurgood School
- Mayfair School
- McCall, Gen. George A. School
- McCloskey, John F. School
- McClure, Alexander K. School
- McDaniel, Delaplaine School
- McKinley, William School
- McMichael, Morton School
- Meade, Gen. George G. School
- Meredith, William M. School
- Mifflin, Thomas School
- Mitchell, S. Weir School
- Moffet, John School
- Moore, J. Hampton School
- Morris, Robert School
- Morrison, Andrew J. School
- Morton, Thomas G. School
- Munoz-Marin, Hon. Luis School
- Nebinger, George W. School
- Northeast Propel Academy
- Olney Elementary School
- Overbrook Elementary School
- Overbrook Educational School
- Patterson, John M. School
- Peirce, Thomas M. School
- The current building opened in January 2023.[3]
- Penn Alexander School
- Pennell, Joseph School
- Pennypacker, Samuel School
- Penrose School
- Pollock, Robert B. School
- Potter-Thomas School
- Powel, Samuel School
- Rhawnhurst School
- Rhoads, James School
- Rhodes, E. Washington School
- Richmond Elementary School
- Roosevelt Elementary School
- Rowen, William School
- Sharswood, George W. School
- Shawmont School
- Sheppard, Isaac A. School
- Sheridan, Philip H. School
- Solis-Cohen, Solomon School
- Southwark School
- Spring Garden School
- Spruance, Gilbert School
- Stanton, Edwin M. School
- Stearne, Allen M. School
- Steel, Edward School
- Sullivan, James J. School
- Taggart, John H. School
- Taylor, Bayard School
- Thomas K. Finletter Academics Plus School
- Vare-Washington School
- Waring, Laura W. School
- Washington, Martha School
- Webster, John H. School
- Welsh, John School
- Widener Memorial School
- Willard, Frances E. School
- Wright, Richard R. School
- Ziegler, William H. School
Two special admission schools:
Middle schools[edit]
- AMY at James Martin
- AMY Northwest
- Baldi Middle School
- Castor Gardens Middle School
- Clemente, Roberto Middle School
- Conwell, Russell Magnet Middle School
- Crossroads Accelerated Academy
- Feltonville Arts & Sciences School
- Harding, Warren G. Middle School
- Hill-Freedman World Academy
- Meehan, Austin Middle School
- Middle Years Alt – MYA
- Tilden, William T. Middle School
- Wagner, Gen. Louis Middle School
- Washington, Grover Jr. Middle School
High schools[edit]
Neighborhood[edit]
- John Bartram High School
- Thomas A. Edison High School
- Samuel Fels High School
- Frankford High School
- Benjamin Franklin High School
- Horace Furness High School
- Kensington High School
- Martin Luther King High School
- Abraham Lincoln High School
- Northeast High School
- Overbrook High School
- Penn Treaty School (6-12)
- Roxborough High School
- William L. Sayre High School
- South Philadelphia High School
- Strawberry Mansion High School
- George Washington High School
- West Philadelphia High School
Special admission[edit]
- Academy at Palumbo
- The Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush
- Bodine International Affairs
- CAPA
- Carver High School for Engineering and Science
- Central High School
- GAMP
- Franklin Learning Center
- Hill-Freedman World Academy High School
- Julia R. Masterman School
- Kensington Creative & Performing Arts High School
- Kensington Health Sciences Academy High School
- Parkway Center City High School
- Parkway Northwest High School
- Parkway West High School
- Philadelphia High School for Girls
- Philadelphia Learning Academy
- Philadelphia Military Academy
- Philadelphia Virtual Academy
- Science Leadership Academy
- Science Leadership Academy at Beeber (6-12)
- The LINC
- Walter Biddle Saul High School for Agricultural Sciences
Citywide admission[edit]
- Building 21
- Constitution High School
- Murrell Dobbins Vocational School
- High School of the Future
- Lankenau High School
- Jules E. Mastbaum Technical High School
- Motivation High School
- Paul Robeson High School for Human Services
- Randolph Technical High School
- The U School
- The Workshop School
- Swenson Arts and Technology High School
- Vaux Big Picture High School
Former schools/Historic School Buildings[edit]
Elementary Schools
- Adelphi School, closed 1906
- Alexander Wilson School, closed 2013
- Anna B. Pratt Elementary School, closed 2013
- Anthony Wayne School
- Bridesburg School, closed 1894
- Charles R. Drew, closed 2013
- Charles Schaeffer School
- Daniel Boone School (now houses Achieve Academy of Philadelphia)
- David Farragut School
- David Landreth School
- Fairhill Elementary School, closed 2013
- Francis Read School, closed 1980
- Gen. David B. Birney School (currently Lindley Academy Charter School at Birney)
- Gen. John F. Reynolds School, closed 2013
- George L. Brooks School
- George Chandler School
- George L. Horn School
- Washington, George School
- Germantown Grammar School
- Guion S. Bluford School (currently Universal Bluford Charter School)
- Henry Longfellow School
- J. Sylvester Ramsey School
- Joseph C. Ferguson Elementary School, closed 2013
- James Alcorn School (currently Universal Alcorn Charter School)
- Joseph Leidy Elementary School, closed 2013
- John Greenleaf Whittier School (now houses KIPP Philadelphia preparatory academy)
- John L. Kinsey School, closed 2013 (now housing Building 21)
- Laura H. Carnell School
- Leslie P. Hill Elementary School, closed 2013
- Lydia Darrah School
- Mary Channing Wister School
- Mary Disston School
- Mechanicsville School
- M.H. Stanton Elementary School, closed 2013
- Mifflin School
- Muhlenberg School
- Nathaniel Hawthorne School
- Northeast Manual Training School
- Richardson L. Wright School
- Robert Fulton School, closed 2013
- Robert Ralston School
- Rudolph Walton School, closed 2003
- Samuel Daroff School (currently Universal Daroff Charter School)
- Simon Muhr Work Training School
- Spring Garden School No. 1
- Thaddeus Stevens School of Observation
- Thomas Buchanan Read School
- Thomas Creighton School (currently Universal Creighton Charter School)
- Thomas Dunlap School
- Thomas Durham School (now housing Independence Charter School)
- Thomas Meehan School
- Thomas Powers School
- Walter George Smith School, closed 2013
- William B. Hanna School
- William H. Harrison School (now housing St. Malachy School)
- William Levering School (now housing AMY Northwest MS)
- William W. Axe School (now housing Northeast Frankford Boys & Girls Club of Philadelphia)
Middle Schools
- Ada H.H. Lewis Middle School, closed 2008
- Anna H. Shaw Middle School, closed 2013 (currently Hardy Williams Academy)
- Charles Y. Audenried Junior High School (currently Universal Audenried Charter High School)
- Elizabeth Duane Gillespie Junior High School, closed 2011
- George Wharton Pepper Middle School, closed 2013
- Holmes Junior High School
- John P. Turner Middle School
- Mayer Sulzberger Middle School, closed 2010
- Norris S. Barratt Middle School, closed 2012
- Sheridan West Middle School, closed 2013
High schools
- Charles Carroll High School, closed 2013
- Communications Technology High School, closed 2013 (future home of Richard Allen Preparatory charter school)
- Edward W. Bok Technical High School, closed 2013
- Germantown High School, closed 2013
- Robert E. Lamberton High School, closed 2013
- Stephen A. Douglas High School, closed 2013
- Thomas FitzSimons High School, closed 2013
- William Penn High School, closed 2014
- University City High School, closed 2013
See also[edit]
- Francis M. Drexel School, former school
- Edison Schools
- Hope Charter School
- Mathematics, Civics and Sciences Charter School
External links[edit]
- The School District of Philadelphia
- Office of Student Enrollment & Placement
- The Office of Secondary Education Planning Guide: A Guide for September 2007 High School Admissions
- "School District of Philadelphia facilities map". Archived from the original on 2011-04-19. Retrieved 2011-03-06.
References[edit]
- ^ "Philadelphia School District — About Us". Philadelphia School District. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ^ Kadaba, Lini S. (1987-03-26). "Elementary school renamed for Anne Frank". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia. p. 5-NE. - Clipping at Newspapers.com.
- ^ Payoute, Jasmine (2024-01-03). "T. M. Peirce students return from winter break to new school building in North Philadelphia". CBS News. Retrieved 2023-01-04.