List of schools of the School District of Philadelphia
Encyclopedia
There are 291 public schools in the School District of Philadelphia
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The district is organized into 11 regional offices, nine of which handle geographic regions (Central City, Central East, East, North, Northeast, Northwest, South, Southwest and West) plus Alternative Education Region covering all the District's Disciplinary and Accelerated Schools and the High School Region covering many of the District's high schools.
The city is also home to 55 charter schools, which are not part of the school district: 29 elementary schools, 6 middle schools, 16 high schools, and four special schools.
School District of Philadelphia
The School District of Philadelphia is a school district based in the School District of Philadelphia Education Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that includes all public schools in the city of Philadelphia. Established in 1818, it is the eighth largest school district in the nation.The School...
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174 | Elementary schools, including Lamberton (K-12) |
39 | Middle schools |
45 | High schools |
5 | Vocational/technical schools |
9 | Special schools |
19 | Programs, primarily disciplinary programs: Cornel Abraxas, Camelot/Fels, Fairhill Community HS, OIC of America, Reti-Wrap, Boone |
The district is organized into 11 regional offices, nine of which handle geographic regions (Central City, Central East, East, North, Northeast, Northwest, South, Southwest and West) plus Alternative Education Region covering all the District's Disciplinary and Accelerated Schools and the High School Region covering many of the District's high schools.
The city is also home to 55 charter schools, which are not part of the school district: 29 elementary schools, 6 middle schools, 16 high schools, and four special schools.
Elementary and middle schools
- Adaire, Alexander School
- Alcorn, James School
- Allen, Dr. Ethel School
- Allen, Ethan School
- Amy 5 At James Martin
- Amy Northwest
- Anderson, Add B. School
- Arthur, Chester A. School
- Bache-Martin School
- Baldi, C. C. A. Middle School
- Barratt, Norris S. Middle School
- Barton School
- Beeber, Dimner Middle School
- Bethune, Mary Mcleod School
- Birney, Gen. David B. School
- Blaine, James G. School
- Blankenburg, Rudolph School
- Bluford, Guion S. School
- Bregy, F. Amedee School
- Bridesburg School
- Brown, Henry A. School
- Brown, Joseph H. School
- Bryant, William C. School
- Carnell, Laura H. School
- Cassidy,Lewis C Academics Plus
- Catharine, Joseph School
- Cayuga School
- Childs, George W. School
- Clemente, Roberto Middle School
- Cleveland, Grover School
- Clymer, George School
- Comegys, Benjamin B. School
- Comly, Watson School
- Conwell, Russell Middle School
- Cook-Wissahickon School
- Cooke, Jay School
- Cramp, William School
- Creighton, Thomas School
- Crossan, Kennedy C. School
- Daroff, Samuel School
- Day, Anna B. School
- Deburgos, J. Elementary School
- Decatur, Stephen School
- Dick, William School
- Disston, Hamilton School
- Dobson, James School
- Douglass, Frederick School
- Drew, Charles R. School
- Duckrey, Tanner School
- Dunbar, Paul L. School
- Durham, Thomas School (School Closed now houses Independence Charter School)
- Edmonds, Franklin S. School
- Edmunds, Henry R. School
- Elkin, Lewis School
- Ellwood School
- Emlen, Eleanor C. School
- Fairhill School
- Farrell, Louis H. School
- Fell, D. Newlin School
- Feltonville Arts & Sciences
- Feltonville Intermediate
- Ferguson, Joseph C. School
- Finletter, Thomas K. School
- Fitler Academics Plus
- Fitzpatrick, A L School
- Forrest, Edwin School
- Fox Chase School
- Frank, Anne School
- Franklin, Benjamin School
- Fulton, Robert School
- Gideon, Edward School
- Gillespie, Eliz. D. Middle School at Gratz High
- Girard, Stephen School
- Gompers, Samuel School
- Greenberg, Joseph School
- Greenfield, Albert M. School
- Hackett, Horatio B. School
- Hamilton, Andrew School
- Hancock, John School
- Harding, Warren G. Middle School
- Harrington, Avery D. School
- Harrison, William H. School http://www.centercityschools.com/William_Harrison/graduates.html
- Harrity, William F. School
- Hartranft, John F. School
- Henry, Charles W. School
- Heston, Edward School
- Hill, Leslie P. School
- Hill-Freedman Middle School
- Holme, Thomas School
- Hopkinson, Francis School
- Houston, Henry H. School
- Howe, Julia Ward School
- Huey, Samuel B. School
- Hunter, William H. School
- Jackson, Andrew School http://www.centercityschools.com/Andrew_Jackson/graduates.html
- Jenks, Abram School
- Jenks, John S. School
- John Barry Elementary School
- Jones, John Paul Middle School
- Kearny, Gen. Philip School
- Kelley, William D. School
- Kelly, John B. School
- Kenderton School
- Key, Francis Scott School
- Kinsey, John L. School
- Kirkbride, Eliza B. School
- Labrum,Gen Harry Middle School
- Lamberton,Robert E Elementary
- Lawton, Henry W. School
- Lea, Henry C. School
- Leeds, Morris E. Middle School
- Leidy, Joseph School
- Levering, William School
- Lewis, Ada H. Middle School (School Closed)
- 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
- Mann, William B. School
- Marshall, John School
- Marshall, Thurgood School
- Masterman, Julia R. Middle School
- Mayfair School
- Mc Call, Gen. George A. School
- Mc Closkey, John F. School
- Mc Clure, Alexander K. School
- Mc Daniel Elementary School
- Mc Kinley, William School
- Mc Michael, Morton School
- Mcdaniel, Delaplaine School
- Meade, Gen. George G. School
- Meehan, Austin Middle School
- Meredith, William M. School
- Mifflin, Thomas School
- Mitchell Elementary School
- Moffet, John School
- Moore Academics Plus School
- Morris, Robert School
- Morrison, Andrew J. School
- Morton, Thomas G. School
- Munoz-Marin, Hon Luis School
- Mya-Middle Years Alternative
- Nebinger, George W. School
- Olney Elementary School
- Overbrook Educational Center
- Overbrook Elementary School
- Pastorius, Francis D. School
- Patterson, John M. School
- Peirce, Thomas M. School
- Penn Alexander School
- Penn Treaty Middle School
- Pennell, Joseph School
- Pennypacker, Samuel School
- Penrose School
- Pepper, George Middle School
- Pickett, Clarence E Middle School (Now Mastery Charter-Pickett Campus)
- Pollock, Robert B. School
- Potter-Thomas School
- Powel, Samuel School
- Pratt, Anna B. School
- Prince Hall
- Reynolds, Gen. John F. School
- Rhawnhurst School
- Rhoads, James School
- Richmond School
- Roosevelt, Theodore Middle Sch
- Rowen, William School
- Rush, Benjamin Middle School (Now The Arts Academy at Benjamin RushThe Arts Academy at Benjamin RushThe Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush is a public, magnet high school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
[HS]) - Sharswood, George School
- Shaw, Anna H. Middle School
- Shawmont School
- Sheppard, Isaac School
- Sheridan West Academy
- Sheridan, Philip H. School
- Smedley, Franklin School
- Smith, Walter G. School
- Solis-Cohen, Solomon School
- Southwark School
- Spring Garden School
- Spruance, Gilbert School
- Stanton, Edwin M. School
- Stanton, M. Hall School
- Stearne, Allen M. School
- Steel, Edward School
- Stetson, John B. Middle School
- Sullivan, James J. School
- Sulzberger, Mayer Middle School (School Closed)
- Taggart, John H. School
- Taylor, Bayard School
- Thomas, George C. Middle SchoolGeorge C. Thomas Junior High SchoolGeorge C. Thomas Junior High School also known as Thomas Junior High is a public secondary middle school located in the south section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the intersection of 9th Street and Johnson Street, just north of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex with residential...
(Now Mastery Charter-Thomas Campus) - Tilden Middle School
- Turner, John P. Middle School (School Closed and is now KIPP-West Charter School)
- Vare, Abigail School
- Vare, Edwin H. Middle School
- Wagner, Gen. Louis Middle School
- Walton, Rudolph S. School (Closed in 2005)
- Waring, Laura W. School
- Washington, George School
- Washington, Grover Jr.
- Washington, Martha School
- Webster, John H. School
- Welsh, John School
- Whittier, John G. School
- Willard, Frances E. School
- Wilson, Alexander School
- Wilson, Woodrow Middle School
- Wister, John School
- Wright, Richard R. School
- Young Scholars Charter School
- Ziegler, William H. School
5-12 schools
Two special admission schools:- Girard Academic Music ProgramGirard Academic Music ProgramThe Girard Academic Music Program is a magnet secondary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school is operated by the School District of Philadelphia....
- Julia R. Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School
Neighborhood
- Audenried High School
- John Bartram High SchoolJohn Bartram High SchoolJohn Bartram High School is a public secondary school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.The school, which serves grades 9 through 12, is a part of the School District of Philadelphia.-History:...
- Charles Carroll High School
- Thomas A. Edison High SchoolThomas A. Edison High School (Pennsylvania)Thomas Alva Edison High School and John C. Fareira Skills Center is a high school serving grades 9-12 in 151 West Luzerne Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States...
- Samuel Fels High School
- FitzSimons High School for Boys
- Frankford High SchoolFrankford High SchoolFrankford High School is a public high school in the School District of Philadelphia. It is located at Oxford Avenue and Wakeling Street in the Frankford section of Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States....
- Benjamin Franklin High SchoolBenjamin Franklin High School (Philadelphia)Benjamin Franklin High School is a public high school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.The school, located north of Center City, is a part of the School District of Philadelphia. Franklin serves several areas, including Fairmount, Spring Garden, the section of Northern Liberties...
- Horace Furness High School
- Germantown High SchoolGermantown High School (Philadelphia)Germantown High School is a secondary school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.GHS, located in Germantown, is a part of the School District of Philadelphia....
- Simon Gratz High SchoolSimon Gratz High SchoolSimon Gratz High School is a secondary school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. An inner-city school, it is perhaps best-known for its famous alumni . Originally operated as a public school by the School District of Philadelphia, Gratz has been run as a charter school by Mastery Charter...
- Kensington High School Complex
- Kensington Business, Finance
- Kensington Capa
- Kensington Culinary Arts
- Martin Luther King High SchoolMartin Luther King High School (Philadelphia)Martin Luther King High School is a neighborhood public high school located in the Germantown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the intersection of Stenton Avenue and Haines Street. It is a neighborhood school, meaning no application is necessary for those students that live in the Oak Lane,...
- Robert E. Lamberton High SchoolRobert E. Lamberton High SchoolRobert E. Lamberton High School is an American high school located in the Overbrook Park section of Philadelphia. Lamberton HS has 350 students...
- Abraham Lincoln High SchoolAbraham Lincoln High School (Pennsylvania)Abraham Lincoln High School, a public school located in the Mayfair section of Northeast Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and with its main entrance located at Ryan and Rowland Avenues. The current principal is Dr. Donald J. Anticoli.-Overview:...
- Northeast High SchoolNortheast High School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)Northeast High School is a high school located at 1601 Cottman Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States....
- Olney High School Educational Complex
- Olney East 705
- Olney West 704
- Overbrook High SchoolOverbrook High School (Philadelphia)Overbrook High School is an inner-city, public, four-year secondary school in the Overbrook section of West Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.-School:...
- The Young Women’s Leadership School at E. Washington Rhodes High School http://webgui.phila.k12.pa.us/schools/r/rhodes
- Roxborough High School
- William L. Sayre High School
- South Philadelphia High SchoolSouth Philadelphia High SchoolSouth Philadelphia High School also known as Southern High is a public secondary high school located in the south section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the intersection of Broad Street and Snyder Avenue, just north of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex residential neighborhood, Marconi...
- Strawberry Mansion High School
- University City High School
- Roberts Vaux High School
- George Washington High SchoolGeorge Washington High School (Philadelphia)George Washington High SchoolPrincipalKathy Pizzimenti-MurphySchool typePublicReligious affiliationNoneOpened1964LocationPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaEnrollment2,071Campus surroundingsMascotEagleSchool colorsBlue and GoldFight song...
- West Philadelphia High SchoolWest Philadelphia High SchoolWest Philadelphia High School is a secondary school located in the West Philadelphia section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.The school was completed on November 1, 1912. and occupies an entire city block between 47th and 48th streets, between Walnut Street and Locust Street...
- Paul Robeson High School for Human Services
Special admission
- Academy at Palumbo (at Frank Palumbo Elementary School)
- The Arts Academy at Benjamin RushThe Arts Academy at Benjamin RushThe Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush is a public, magnet high school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania...
- William W. Bodine High School for International Affairs
- CAPA - Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing ArtsPhiladelphia High School for Creative and Performing ArtsThe Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts is a magnet school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Students major in one of six areas: Creative Writing, Instrumental Music, Visual Arts, Theater, Dance, and Vocal Music...
- Carver High School for Engineering and ScienceCarver High School (Philadelphia)George Washington Carver High School of Engineering and Science is a secondary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.-Description:...
- Central High SchoolCentral High School (Philadelphia)Central High School is a public secondary school in the Logan section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Central, the second-oldest continuously public high school in the United States , was founded in 1836 and is a four-year university preparatory magnet school...
- Franklin Learning Center
- Julia R. Masterman SchoolJulia R. Masterman SchoolThe Julia Reynolds Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School is a secondary school located in Philadelphia. It is a magnet school, located in the Spring Garden neighborhood...
- Northeast Medical, Engineering, and Aerospace Magnet
- Northwest Parkway High School for Peace and Conflict Resolution
- Parkway Center City High School
- Parkway West High School
- Philadelphia High School for GirlsPhiladelphia High School for GirlsThe Philadelphia High School for Girls, also known as Girls' High, is a public university-preparatory magnet high school for girls in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. As its name suggests, the school's enrollment is all female....
- Science Leadership AcademyScience Leadership AcademyThe Science Leadership Academy is a magnet public high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which opened in September 2006. SLA is a partnership between The Franklin Institute and the School District of Philadelphia...
- Walter Biddle Saul High School for Agricultural Sciences
Citywide admission
- Edward W. Bok Technical High SchoolEdward W. Bok Technical High SchoolThe Edward W. Bok Technical High School is a high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, designed by Irwin Catharine and named after Edward William Bok. It was completed in February 1938 by the Public Works Administration as a vocational high school at 8th & Mifflin Streets...
- Communications Technology High SchoolCommunications Technology High SchoolCommunications Technology High School is a high school serving grades 9-12 and the school is located at 8110 Lyons Avenue in Southwest Philadelphia, part of School District Of Philadelphia's Comprehensive High School Region...
(formerly part of John Bartram High) - Murrell Dobbins Technical High School
- Stephen A. Douglas High School
- High School of the Future
- Lankenau High School
- Jules E. Mastbaum Technical High School
- Motivation High School (formerly part of John Bartram High)
- Paul Robeson High School for Human Services (formerly part of John Bartram High)
Former schools
High schools- William Penn High SchoolWilliam Penn High School (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)William Penn High School was a public high school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school served about 900 students in grades 9 to 12 in the School District of Philadelphia....
See also
- Francis M. Drexel SchoolFrancis M. Drexel SchoolThe Francis M. Drexel School was a historic school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Located along Sixteenth Street, the school was designed by Joseph Anschutz and built under the direction of Charles O'Neill, Jr...
, former school - Edison SchoolsEdison SchoolsEdisonLearning Inc., formerly known as Edison Schools Inc., is a for-profit education management organization for public schools in the United States and the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1992 as The Edison Project, largely the brainchild of Chris Whittle...