Penn Alexander Sch

K-8 school·Grades K-8 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania·19104
Score
99.5/100
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#1
Among 211 Pennsylvania K-8 schools
#1
In Philadelphia City SD
#1
In Philadelphia
Top 1%
In Pennsylvania

Score 99.5/100: better than 99% of Pennsylvania K-8 schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% proficient or advanced on state tests in Pennsylvania, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Pennsylvania schools.

English language arts
90%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 32%, better than 99% of them
366 students tested
Math
89%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 22%, better than 99% of them
365 students tested
All Pennsylvania schools (ELA / math)
51% / 43%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 14 published results by grade and test

As published by Pennsylvania Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 3PSSA93.172
English language artsGrade 4PSSA84.370
English language artsGrade 5PSSA90.362
English language artsGrade 6PSSA84.558
English language artsGrade 7PSSA90.653
English language artsGrade 8PSSA9851
English language artsAll gradesPSSA89.9366
MathGrade 3PSSA94.472
MathGrade 4PSSA88.469
MathGrade 5PSSA83.962
MathGrade 6PSSA86.258
MathGrade 7PSSA81.153
MathGrade 8PSSA10051
MathAll gradesPSSA89365

School profile

Grades
K-8
Students
583
Type
K-8 school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
583
Typical K-8 school: 486
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Philadelphia County

Contact

Address
4209 Spruce St
Philadelphia, PA 19104

"Typical" is the middle (median) K-8 school in Pennsylvania. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

Nearby K-8 schools

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Penn Alexander Sch at a glance

Penn Alexander Sch is a public K-8 school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, serving grades K-8. It is part of the Philadelphia City SD school district. It has about 583 students (a typical Pennsylvania K-8 school has 486).

In 2024-25 state tests, 90% in English language arts (similar schools: 32%) and 89% in math (similar schools: 22%) reached the state standard (% proficient or advanced). On our score, which compares it only with other Pennsylvania K-8 schools, it scores 99.5 out of 100: better than 99% of them, ranking #1 of 211. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.