Category Archives: Philadelphia Schools

Queen Village Home in Meredith School District for $229K!

Queen Village.   Meredith School Catchment.   Great Value.  Well-maintained home. The old real estate adage “location, location, location” is never more apt than when referring to school district boundaries.  Meredith Elementary in Queen Village is considered one of the jewels in the crown of Philadelphia’s educational system.  To own a home in this neighborhood essentially solves…

Parents band together to help a coalition of Center City schools

Its great to see more positive attention for city schools!  We sent our children to Russel Byers Charter School and both are now doing well at GAMP and the Philadelphia School. The idea that parents MUST leave the city for schooling is losing its footing as more and more kids grow up in the city….

Home Price Survey 2011 | Philly Inquirer

    I think some of these charts may be misleading – especially the charts showing value increases.   Best bet is to single out your zip code and look at the data. For a no nonsense real world / get it sold / assessment from your favorite Realtor (ME) click here! Home Price Survey…

Top 5 Tips to Making Your Philadelphia Neighborhood Public School Great

We’ve been on the subject of families in Philadelphia of late–the Center City Baby Boom, a list of great public schools in Philly,  the fact that Center City is considered a great place to raise a family these days, some cool, kid-centric events.  But ultimately, the decision to stay often comes down to where to…

Center City Philadelphia Neighborhood Private Schools

There has been a lot of positive chatter about raising Kids in Center City and Center City public schools of late.  It’s important to note that there are excellent private school options in the area as well.  In Center City proper, there are three private schools, each distinct from the others.  From east to west,…

Best Places to Raise Kids: Great Philadelphia Schools – Philadelphia Magazine – phillymag.com

We are going to be running several blog posts in the coming weeks about schools.   Pick a neighborhood, Society Hill, Rittenhouse Square, Bella Vista, South Philly, Fitler Square – there is a school for you.  This article in Philly Mag is a great place to start!   My daughter is a current student at GAMP…

Public schools are critical to Center City’s growth | Philadelphia Inquirer | 09/21/2011

This editorial is probably in response to the report issued by Center City District Paul Levy.  We featured the report yesterday in this blog post, entitled Center City Baby Boom. Center City is one of Philadelphia’s great success stories. The literal growth of our core, the boundaries continually expanding, has been critical to the city’s…

Center City Baby Boom

Last week, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported that we are in the midst of a baby boom.  This trend was documented with demographic data compiled by the Center City District in their recent publication:  Leading the Way:  Population Growth Downtown.  This is good news for residents, buyers and sellers in Greater Center City, because the parents…