John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts an

John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts serves elementary an middle school students.

John Story Jenks has a playground for students to enjoy.

Jenks School Courtyard for students to play, draw chalk, and more.

Jenks School is full of beautiful art such as this Mosaic Mural.

Jenks Playground includes Toddler blocks for educational fun.

Jenks playground has tons of equipment and rope climbing.

John Story Jenks Academy for the Arts an

Public Elementary, Middle School | Grade K-8

8301 Germantown Ave, Philadelphia, PA

Chestnut Hill Neighborhood

Philadelphia City School District

413 Students

Niche Grade

GreatSchools Rating

School Details

Student Teacher Ratio
15:1

Math Proficiency
25%

Reading Proficiency
47%

C+

Academics

Teachers

Source: Niche

Niche Grade Details

Academics

Reading Proficiency

47%

Math Proficiency

25%

Teachers

Student Teacher Ratio

15:1

Teachers

Full Time Teachers

Teachers in First or Second Year

3.3%

Test Scores

Equity

Source: GreatSchools

GreatSchools Rating Details

Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor

458:1

Student Diversity

Male

51.7%

Female

48.3%

Black

81.3%

White

8.1%

Two or more races

4.5%

Hispanic

4.3%

Asian or Pacific Islander

1.9%

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Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

5.0 parent

9/22/2023

We've been at Jenk's for a year and are having a great experience. Parent community is dedicated to their kids. Lots of veteran teachers. And the new Principal appears to be an effective leader and has already made progress on her goals.

1.0 parent

9/18/2022

Dont send your kids here. This school is absolutely terrible. I was bullied for years here and the teachers did nothing to help. The kids are horrible and out of control, the gym is never clean, bathrooms never clean, buildings clearly rotting, the lockers are disgusting, i can go on and on about it...

1.0 parent

9/28/2021

DO NOT BITE THE BAIT WITH THIS SCHOOL! THIS SCHOOL IS AWFUL! JUST LIKE THE REST OF SCHOOL DISTRICT OF PHILADELPHIA SCHOOLS! The new principle and assistant principle are clueless! When I wanted a clearer understanding of an incident that happened with my child they had no clue and instead of telling...

5.0 parent

11/23/2015

We have three children that attend Jenks. The true testament of how great the school is my second grade son came up to me on a Sunday afternoon and said "mom, I love Jenks." Our family attended another city school last year and the same second grader struggled to wake up in the morning, and was not...

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