At a Glance

Head of School: Amy Purcell Vorenberg

Location: Center City Philadelphia

Founding year: 1972

Enrollment: 395

Percentage students of color: 30%

Student-teacher ratio: 8:1

School Hours:

Preschool & Kindergarten
8:20 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
First through Eighth Grades
Monday-Thursday: 8:20 a.m. – 3:20 p.m.
Friday 8:20 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Auxiliary Programming Hours:
Early Risers: 7:30-8:00 a.m. (when Yard and Garden open)

After School Programs:
Monday-Thursday: 3:20 – 6:00 p.m.
Friday 3:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Faculty and staff with advanced degrees: 72%

Number of classroom computers: 240

Languages taught: Spanish (preschool-8th), Latin (8th grade), Mandarin (afterschool club)

Interscholastic sports: basketball, soccer, tennis, track & field, volleyball

Mascot: Tiger

Tuition: $18,200–$22,500

Financial aid budgeted (2012-2013): $1.2 million, 25% of student body

Accreditation: Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools

Institutional memberships: Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools, Educational Records Bureau, National Association of Independent Schools, and Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools

Principal emerita: Sandra Dean

Photography credits on this website: TPS faculty and staff, Kate Riccardi Photography, and TPS parents.

The Philadelphia School does not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, national or ethnic origin, disability, or sexual orientation in the administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, financial aid programs, physical education program, or other school-sponsored programs and activities, or in the hiring and terms of employment of faculty and staff.