Friends Select School

Friends Select School

Private Pre-K, Elementary, Middle, High School | Grade Pre-K-12
17TH Pky,  Philadelphia, PA
4.4
2.7
656 Students
A+
Niche Grade

School Details

Head of School
Rose Hagan, Head Of School
Student Teacher Ratio
8:1
Average SAT Score
1360
Average ACT Score
30
Average GPA
3.68
Graduation Rate
100%
Annual Tuition
$48,500
Religious Affiliation
Quaker

Niche Grade

A+
Academics
A-
Teachers
A+
College Prep
A+
Resources/Facilities
A
Clubs and Activities
B
Sports
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.68
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
8:1
Teachers
88
Full Time Teachers
85
Part Time Teachers
3
College Prep
Average SAT
1360
Math
680
Verbal
680
Average ACT
30
Math
28
English
31
Reading
30
Science
30
Four-Year Matriculation Rate
100%
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Very High
Boys Athletic Participation
Very High

GreatSchools Rating Details

Student Diversity

White
66.7%
Two or more races
14.5%
Asian or Pacific Islander
9.5%
Black
7%
Hispanic
2.3%
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School Rankings

#5 Best College Prep Private High Schools in Pennsylvania
#5 Best Private K12 Schools in Pennsylvania
#7 Best Private HS in Pennsylvania
Source: Niche

Specialty School Programs

Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
University of Pennsylvania 51 Students
New York University 35 Students
University of Pittsburgh 33 Students
Temple University 26 Students
Penn State 25 Students
Drexel University 22 Students
Columbia University 22 Students
Carnegie Mellon University 21 Students
Brown University 21 Students
Northeastern University 19 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Psychology 23 Students
Business 16 Students
Biology 13 Students
Computer Science 13 Students
Political Science and Government 11 Students
English 10 Students
Pre-Law Studies 8 Students
Chemistry 8 Students
Finance 7 Students
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 7 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
4.4 107 Reviews
4.0 Senior
2/22/2024
My experience at this school started when I was very young in lower school and I feel that the sense of community is very strong. No matter what grade you join, the class feels very connected to each other and the teachers.
5.0 Senior
2/21/2024
Friends Select has been a great home to me these past four years. I have developed as a student and as a person. The relationships I have made with teachers and friends are lifeline and FSS provides me with the support and resources to excel. I feel prepared for college because of FSS's curriculum and style of education.
5.0 Parent
10/6/2023
As a parent of a LS child, our experience has been extremely positive so far. My child is excited to school to school in the morning.
GreatSchools Reviews
2.7 28 Reviews
2.0 other
1/15/2024
Though I left FSS in after second grade, my experience up until that point was far from superb, and reports from friends still in FSS indicate that it gets worse as the grade levels progress. Though many of the teachers were very kind and supportive, some of them were very inflexibale and did not te...
1.0 parent
8/27/2023
Scouted my child at a basketball game! Offered my child a full scholarship for highschool basketball! We paid the fees, took the test which was $350, and then they decided to decline the offer because they didn't like his 6th year grades. They asked him to write a letter explaining the decline in hi...
1.0 other
7/9/2023
I'm really glad I switched schools and left FSS. I am now a student at a different school and the classes are larger, more diverse, and overall better. Although the teachers spanning from Pre-Kindergarten to 1st grade are pretty good, starting in the higher grades - especially second - it was horrib...
1.0 parent
9/22/2022
I was highly excited about Friend Select school since the starting was great—little by little, starting to see things against my child. She was accused of being autistic and was referred by her teacher Lucien pre- k teacher, to have some evaluations. We agreed and did the assessment. Evaluation come...

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