Best Public Schools in Zip Code 19118

Summary:

The 19118 zip code in Pennsylvania is home to a single standout public elementary school, John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences. This K-8 magnet school serves 385 students, with 100% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating it serves a high-need population.

John Story Jenks Academy is a high-performing school, significantly outperforming the Philadelphia City School District and the state of Pennsylvania on standardized tests. In 2024-2025, 60.6% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 33.4% for the district and 48.5% statewide. The school also has a low dropout rate of 1.4% and spends $18,242 per student, higher than the typical district spending. With a student-teacher ratio of 13:1, the school provides more individualized attention for its students.

Over the past few years, John Story Jenks Academy has seen its statewide ranking improve from 959th out of 1,534 Pennsylvania elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 492nd out of 1,511 in 2024-2025, with a corresponding increase in its SchoolDigger star rating from 2 to 3 stars. This suggests the school is making positive strides and becoming an increasingly strong performer in the state, despite serving a high-need student population.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)							PSSA English Language Arts (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts and Sciences	Public, Magnet	K-8	8301 Germantown Ave	Philadelphia	19118	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-3360	394	29	13.6	97.7%	32 (8.1%)	314 (79.7%)	24 (6.1%)	10 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	68.7	492^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	67.4%		47.7	894^th of 1526 public elementary schools	41.4%	402	65.4	52.6	53.9	25.6	14.0	45.5	43.4	61.5	56.5	64.1	70.3	45.5	69.7	60.6	$21,377	$6,893	$14,484

Cities Near Zip Code 19118

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Erdenheim	0.65 mi	2	57^th
Philadelphia	0.87 mi	307	668^th
Oreland	1.2 mi	1	52^nd
Flourtown	1.27 mi	1	163^rd
Glenside	1.93 mi	2	243^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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