School District of Philadelphia
• School Finder – What public school catchment am I in?
• Office of Family and Community Engagement
South Philly Public Schools
• Chester A. Arthur
2000 Catharine St
Graduate Hospital
https://www.facebook.com/friendsofchesterarthur
http://www.friendsofchesterarthur.org/
• Bregy Elementary
1700 Bigler St, 19145
South Philly, near Broad and Oregon
Phone: (215) 952-6218
• George W. Childs School
1599 S 17th St, 19146
Point Breeze
https://www.facebook.com/NICEPhilly
http://www.nicephilly.org/
• Girard Elementary
1800 Snyder Avenue, 19145
West Passyunk
https://www.facebook.com/FriendsofGirard
• Girard Academic Music Program
2136 W. Ritner Street, 19145
Phone: (215) 952-8589
http://www.gampschool.org/
• Andrew Jackson School
1213 S 12th St, 19147
East Passyunk/Bella Vista
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Friends-of-Jackson-School/382621108419749?fref=ts
Jackson Art Program: https://www.facebook.com/AndrewJacksonArt
• AS Jenks
2501 S 13th St, 19148
South Philly/LoMo
https://m.facebook.com/pages/AS-Jenks-Home-and-School-Association/123900847707562
• Eliza B. Kirkbride Elementary School
1501 South 7th Street, 19147
Pennsport/Passyunk Square/Dickinson Square West
https://www.facebook.com/Kirkbride.Elementary
https://twitter.com/KirkbridePHL
• McCall Elementary
325 South 7th Street, 19106
Society Hill/Washington Square West
HSA: http://www.meetingmccall.com/
McCall’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/113447288686320/?ref=ts&fref=ts
• Meredith Elementary
725 South 5th Street, 19147
Queen Village/Bella Vista
HSA: http://meredithmatters.org/
Meredith’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/William.M.Meredith
• Nebinger Elementary
601 Carpenter Street, 19147
Queen Village/Bella Vista
https://www.facebook.com/FriendsOfNebinger
Nebinger Music Program: https://www.facebook.com/Nebinger-Music-145996322409406
• Sharswood Elementary School
2300 S. 2nd Street
215-952-6212
South Philly/Whitman/Pennsport
https://www.facebook.com/friendsofsharswood
• Southwark Elementary
1835 S. 9th Street, 19148
East Passyunk/South Philly
http://www.epcrossing.org/committees/education-committee/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EpxEducationCommittee
Little Friends Group: https://www.facebook.com/littlefriendsofsouthwark
• Stanton Elementary
901 S. 17th Street, 19146
Graduate Hospital/Newbold/Point Breeze
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/EmStantonElementarySchool
Stanton Community Partners Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/StantonCommunityPartners
Website: www.stantonpartners.org
• Vare-Washington School
1198 S. 5th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19147
South Philly/Pennsport
www.facebook.com/friendsofvarewashington
friendsofvarewashington@gmail.com
Homeschool Support
News Sites and Further Resources
Our City Our Schools (associated with PCAPS, below)
Philadelphia Public School’s The Notebook
And their Local Resources page
Philadelphia Inquirer, Education Section
Passyunk Post, School Talk Column
Citywide Advocacy Organizations
• Alliance for Philadelphia Public Schools
And their Facebook page
• Philadelphia Coalition Advocating for Public Schools (PCAPS)
• PennCAN
Philadelphia Charter Schools
• General Information about Charter Schools in Philadelphia
• PDF list of all Philadelphia Charter Schools
Community Groups
• Passyunk Square Civic Association’s Education Committee
And their Twitter feed
• East Passyunk Crossing Civic Association’s Education Committee
And their Facebook page
• LoMo (Lower Moyamensing) Civic Association (Snyder to Oregon and Broad to 8th Streets)
And their Education Committee Facebook page
• Dickinson Square West Civic Association (Washington to Mifflin and 4th to 6th Streets)
• South Broad Street Neighborhood Association (Washington to Oregon and 13th to 15th Streets)
• Newbold Civic Association (Tasker to Wolf and Broad to 18th Streets)
• South Philly Schools Coalition (SPSC)
Catholic Schools
Philadelphia Archdiocese, Office of Catholic Education
Private/Independent Schools
We do not currently have any resources for private or independent schools, other than Catholic schools. However, we are open to suggestions for general resources (i.e. not the listing of particular schools). Please email us your suggestions.