At a Glance

Head of School: Amy Purcell Vorenberg

Location: Center City Philadelphia

Founding year: 1972

Enrollment: 385

Percentage students of color: 30%

Student-teacher ratio: 8:1

School Hours:
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 schoolyard opens)

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

Faculty and staff with advanced degrees: 69%

Number of classroom computers: 145

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

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

Mascot: Tiger

Tuition: $17,100–$21,500

Financial aid budgeted (2011-2012): $1 million, 25% of student body

Accreditation: Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools

Institutional memberships: Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools, Educational Records Bureau, Independent School Consortium, Multicultural Resource Center of the Philadelphia Area Independent Schools, National Association of Independent Schools, and Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools

Principal emerita: Sandra Dean

Photography credits on this website: TPS faculty and staff, TPS parent Kate Riccardi, other TPS parents, and Jesse Myers Photography.

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.