INSIDE SPRINGSIDE
Welcome to Springside
Head of School Blog
Mission Statement
Springside at a Glance
The Springside - CHA Partnership
Springside and Chestnut Hill Academy Combined Statistics
Core Principles
Service Learning
Diversity Mission
Facilities
After School Options
After School Enrichment Program
Springside Newsroom Feed
Contact Us/Employment
Blue and Gold Make Green
Summer Camps at Springside School and Chestnut Hill Academy
The ViDCAST Studio
Springside School and Chestnut Hill Academy Campus Map

Springside at a Glance

  • Founded in 1879, Springside is the oldest school for girls in Philadelphia
  • Accredited by the Pennsylvania Association of Private Academic Schools (PAPAS)
  • 2008-2009 enrollment: 670
  • Over 22% of student body receive financial aid/scholarship
  • Average class size: 16
  • Student-teacher ratio: 8:1
  • Average faculty tenure: 12 years; over half hold doctorates or master's degrees
  • 100% of graduates attend 4-year accredited colleges or universities
  • Upper School program with all-boys Chestnut Hill Academy named "one of the best two-for-one deals in secondary education today" by The Harvard Independent Insider's Guide to Prep Schools
  • Endowment: over $20 million
  • $25 million raised in recent capital campaign
  • Over 86% of Springside parents support Annual Giving
  • School hours: 8:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 8:00 a.m.-2:45 p.m. Friday
  • Uniforms are worn by students in Grades 5-11
  • Families come from 65 zip codes; 50% live in the city of Philadelphia
  • 25% are students of color
  • 30-acre campus adjacent to Wissahickon watershed
  • 70% of campus new or renovated within the past 5 years
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