Enrollment for Grades 1 — 8

Eligible parents can learn more about the School District of Philadelphia’s registration process for grades 1 to 8 at the Office of Student Enrollment and Placement WEBSITE.

Students who live in the Penn Alexander catchment area can register at any point throughout the school year.  The school will not be able to register students with incomplete applications.

To ensure your address is in the Penn Alexander catchment, please visit the SCHOOL FINDER APP.

Because Penn Alexander is currently experiencing a period of oversubscription, there are waitlists for each grade.

Students will be enrolled in the order in which they registered.  If space is not available, students will be placed on the waitlist in the order in which their school registration documents are submitted.  The Office of Student Enrollment and Placement will provide students on the waitlist with another placement in a school with available space.

Penn Alexander enrolls new students as seats become available throughout the year.  When a seat becomes available, waitlisted students’ families will be notified via phone call with an opportunity to enroll.  Families will have 10 days to accept the enrollment.  If they do not accept the enrollment, the next student on the waitlist will be offered enrollment.

Penn Alexander will routinely check in with families on the waitlist to keep their information updated, including address and interest in enrollment.

The waitlist rolls over each year.  Families do not need to re-register each year to remain on the waitlist.

For assistance, please contact the Penn Alexander office at 215-400-7760.