Friends Select School
1651 Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 561-5900
Community Reviews
Our child left FSS in lower school because we felt that the administration placed more emphasis on "talking" about diversity than on meaningfully implementing it, or anything else for that matter. In our experience, adherence to the school’s stated messaging seemed to take priority over the quality
Posted by a parent on 5/8/2026Though 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
Posted by a community member on 1/14/2024Scouted 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
Posted by a parent on 8/27/2023I'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
Posted by a community member on 7/9/2023I 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
Posted by a parent on 9/22/2022Nearby Schools
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4/10GreatSchools RatingParent Rating AverageThe staff at this school especially the lower school are horrible!!! The current CEO is a joke. The Dean for grades 3-5 is rude and unfair. They care more about school attendance, than academic performance and school safety. They don’t acknowledge students who excel academically. The school counselor uses in appropriate language. He is extremely immature. Russel Byers is nothing like it used to be!!!!! Do not send your children there!!!!!Parent Review8mo ago - Waring Laura W School
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5/10GreatSchools RatingParent Rating AverageAvoid this school. They have no interest in developing children's education or character. The teachers are oppose parental interests.Parent Review4y ago - Ijoba Shule
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Philadelphia schools - Friends Select School is located at 1651 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia PA 19103. Friends Select School is a Private school that serves grade levels PK-12.
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