Very happy with this school, it has a culture of hard work, excellent academics, and emphasizes…read moremorals and values. We have 2 children here and love it. Kids are treated as little adults and respected by teachers and staff. This school grows intellectual, grounded, worldly and kind children. bykNyt-herboc-2kacgy

The best school in Philadelphia, hands down -- and one of the top 20 schools in the country. This…read moreschool is the sister school to Sidwell Friends in Washington, DC, where our president sends his kids -- the schools are pretty much identical in terms of mission, curriculum, and the amazing kids and teachers. I moved to Philly from NYC in 2004 and now my daughter is going there -- and I thank God that we no longer have to send her to some below average snooty private school in Brooklyn or Manhattan. This is the best school I've ever encountered. My daughter was very nervous when she first started, and now she's doing very, very well. My friends who are still in NYC lament the private schools where their children are going... places where all the millionaires and famous people send their kids. Germantown Friends blows them all off the map.

I tried posting something earlier but did not work here is what I have to say…read more this school though I do not want to speak ill of this place, but it lacks education structure and clean environment in both mental and physical ways. The kids talk daily about harming themselves or others. The education is so bad I think you lose more information than you gain. They try to be a good school. I understand, never the less this school is only for certain people and for kids who truly need emotional support.

This school accepts students who are not succeeding in the public education setting, and are funded…read moreby the districts, therefore most of the students have some sort of issue. If you have to pay privately, spend your money elsewhere. The administration will support the students who are coming from the districts, since thats where the bulk of the money is coming from. When my son went there, the structure was minimal and the students were unsupervised during free periods, and often the students with behavior problems ran amok. I have heard reports of students having sex on campus, drugs, and things being stolen. With such a small number of students, that's quite a bit of disruptive behavior.

Central is, and always will be, one of the best things that I've ever been part of in my entire…read morelife. For thee, oh dear old high. And for the rest of you... DEUCES! 262 for life, son!

First of all, lol @ this actually being here. 2nd of all.... this really is the best public High…read moreSchool in Philadelphia. I think that's all that needs to be said. No school can compare, there is such an eclectic set of everything in this school. I think I grew the most during my time there compared to most other points in my life as a collective. 266!

Give it 0 stars.I will because they are so disrespectful fights everywhere and the teachers don't…read moreeven care about the jobs