Penn Alexander Sch

Penn Alexander Sch is an elementary school of middle-of-the-pack scale in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, part of Philadelphia City SD, instructing 595 students in grades K through 8. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 443 students each, so Penn Alexander Sch sits 34% above that benchmark.

Philadelphia City SD comprises 220 schools with combined enrollment of 116,230 students; Penn Alexander Sch is among them.

On demographics, Penn Alexander Sch shows that 46% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 25% Asian, 12% Black, 10% multiracial, 6% Hispanic. By comparison, Philadelphia County as a whole is about 35% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.4:1. The state averages around 13.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Penn Alexander Sch sits in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 35.5%; actual is 88.8%, +53.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Philadelphia County put median household earnings sit near $61,953, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Philadelphia County runs 309 public schools (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students), of which Penn Alexander Sch is one.

Nearest neighbor: Robeson HS for Human Services, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Penn Alexander Sch ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 28.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 3%: 576 students in 2018 compared to 595 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment fell from 21% to 12% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.