William Penn Charter School
1689 establishments in PennsylvaniaEast Falls, PhiladelphiaEducational institutions established in the 1680sHigh schools in PhiladelphiaPrivate elementary schools in Pennsylvania ... and 4 more
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William Penn Charter School (commonly known as Penn Charter or simply PC) is an independent school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1689 at the urging of William Penn as the "Public Grammar School" and chartered in 1689 to be operated by the "Overseers of the public School, founded by Charter in the town and county of Philadelphia" in Pennsylvania. It is the oldest Quaker school in the world, the oldest elementary school in Pennsylvania, and the fifth oldest elementary school in the United States following The Collegiate School ("claimed" 1628), Boston Latin School (1635), Hartford Public High School (1638), and Roxbury Latin (1645).
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West School House Lane, Philadelphia
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William Penn Charter School
West School House Lane 3000
19144 Philadelphia
Pennsylvania, United States
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