Penn Alexander School is a new university-aided public elementary school, which was opened in September 2001 with kindergarten and first grade. The state-of-the-art new building of the school was opened in September 2002, with classrooms for grades K, 1, 2, 5 and 6. By 2004, the school expanded to accommodate 700 students in grades PreK-8.
The huge campus of Penn Alexander School sprawls over five acres. It is located between 42nd and 43rd streets from Locust to Spruce Streets. The National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities has awarded the school with a "gold standard" for delivering the most effective, research based educational exercises in the classroom. The school building is housed in a park-like setting that features a rain garden, a playground, a science garden, a playing field, amphitheater and a seating area.
There are several characteristics, which make the Penn Alexander School a model school, which are:
- Academic Program based on research
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- State-of-the-art school building with all facilities
- Students are from all communities of the neighborhood
- Efficient and trained Principal and Staff members
- Academic and Financial Support from various organizations
The Penn Alexander School in Philadelphia follows the best teaching principles, thus, promoting high academic achievement. The advanced curriculum of the school has been formulated with the help of Penn Graduate School of Education, thus emphasizing more on math and science. It provides an environment with strong emphasis on technology and utilization of the resources of the community as an extension of the classroom. The classrooms of Penn Alexander School are small, having a student-teacher ratio of 23:1 in grades 1-8 and 17:1 in kindergarten classes. To sum up, the school plays a major role in training the students in such a way that they become independent researchers, readers and thinkers.
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