The Philadelphia School (Top-Ranked 91��Ƭ�� for 2026)

2501 Lombard Street
Philadelphia, PA 19146

Tel: (215) 545-5323

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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 Facts (2026)

Top-Ranked PA School
Grades: Prekindergarten-8
Enrollment: 430 students
Yearly Tuition: $35,550
Acceptance rate: 100%
Average class size: 10 students
Application Deadline: Dec. 1
Source: Verified school update

Top Rankings

The Philadelphia School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Pennsylvania for:

School Overview

School Membership(s)School Assoc.

National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools

Religious Affiliation

Nonsectarian

Grades Offered

Grades Prekindergarten-8

Year Founded

1972

School Calendar

Student Body

Total Students

430 students

Student Body Type

Co-ed

% Students of Color

26%

State avg.: 27%

Students by Grade

Academics and Faculty

Total Classroom Teachers

51 teachers

Student-Teacher Ratio

8:1

National avg.:

% Faculty w/Advanced Degree

72%

Average Class Size

10 students

Tuition and Acceptance Rate

Admission Deadline

Dec. 1

Yearly Tuition Cost

$35,550

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Acceptance Rate

100%

National avg.: 82%

Admissions Director

Alison Fritz, Director of Admissions Early Childhood

Admissions Associate

Brian Johnson, Dir 1st - 7th

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School Notes

School Mascot: Tiger

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.