📍 4209 Spruce St, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, 19104
Penn Alexander Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The school has 579 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Philadelphia City SD school district. It serves grades K–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1. 82% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Penn Alexander Sch enrolls 579 students across grades K–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 36.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 27% Asian and 13% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 263 | 45% |
| Asian | 155 | 27% |
| Black or African American | 76 | 13% |
| Two or more races | 57 | 9.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 4.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
579 of the school's 579 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 579 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Penn Alexander Sch is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-30, state senate district 8, state house district 188.
Penn Alexander Sch is one of 219 schools in Philadelphia City SD, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The district serves 120,057 students district-wide and employs 8,143 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 579 students, Penn Alexander Sch is close to the district average of about 548 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large