John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences

K-8 school·Grades K-8 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania·19118
Score
91.0/100
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#19
Among 211 Pennsylvania K-8 schools
#10
In Philadelphia City SD
#13
In Philadelphia
Top 10%
In Pennsylvania

Score 91.0/100: better than 91% 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
61%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 32%, better than 90% of them
244 students tested
Math
43%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 22%, better than 88% of them
244 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 3PSSA61.552
English language artsGrade 4PSSA56.439
English language artsGrade 5PSSA64.139
English language artsGrade 6PSSA70.337
English language artsGrade 7PSSA45.544
English language artsGrade 8PSSA69.733
English language artsAll gradesPSSA60.7244
MathGrade 3PSSA65.452
MathGrade 4PSSA52.638
MathGrade 5PSSA53.839
MathGrade 6PSSA25.639
MathGrade 7PSSA1443
MathGrade 8PSSA45.533
MathAll gradesPSSA43.4244

School profile

Grades
K-8
Students
385
Type
K-8 school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
385
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
8301 Germantown Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19118

"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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Location

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John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences at a glance

John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences 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 385 students (a typical Pennsylvania K-8 school has 486).

In 2024-25 state tests, 61% in English language arts (similar schools: 32%) and 43% 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 91.0 out of 100: better than 91% of them, ranking #19 of 211. Its English language arts result rose by 8 points 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.