E.W. Rhodes High School
The vision of the Young Women's Leadership School at Rhodes (TYWLS) is to prepare young women for success in college, careers, and community activism. This unique single-sex high school was established to nurture the intellectual curiosity and creativity of young women and to address their developmental needs. TYWLS offers a dynamic, participatory learning environment with an emphasis placed on the disciplines of math, science and technology. The school strives to work with families to cultivate a sense of community, responsibility and ethical principles of behavior.

Grades: 6-11
310 North 29th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19132-1193
Principal: Linda Cliatt-Wayman
Phone: (215) 227-4402/4901

FitzSimons High School
The Young Men's Leadership School at FitzSimons is the first and only all male single-sex neighborhood public school in Philadelphia. The school is designed as a leadership school and its academic goals include providing the resources required to ensure students of all academic levels are challenged to perform to the best of their ability. TYMLS offers students a number of academic institutes, all of which host a rigorous college preparatory curriculum. Young men can choose from Urban Education Institute, Academy of Finance Institute, Construction/Electrical Institute, and an online Virtual Enterprise Institute.

Grades: 6-11
2601 West Cumberland Street
Philadelphia, PA 19132-4431
Principal: Darryl Overton
Phone: (215) 227-8662

George W. Pepper Middle School
The vision of the George W. Pepper Middle School is to transform non-achieving students into advanced students by supporting and guiding excellence in academic and social development. Pepper creates a positive learning environment by offering rigorous academic instruction paired with special programs such as ISIS, Power Hour, GREAT, Fast Forward, Read 180, DARE and CADE. Pepper encourages strong parent involvement in school activities to help students as they embark on their path to becoming positive, productive citizens with the academic foundation and confidence needed to achieve their dreams.

Grades: 5-8
2901 South 84th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19153
Principal: Yolanda Armstrong
Phone: (215) 492-6457

Mary McLeod Bethune Academy
The goal of the Mary McLeod Bethune Academy is to have all students achieve proficiency on state reading and math exams. The school uses research-based instructional programs to support high student academic achievement. Bethune has ongoing partnerships with Temple University Hospital and the National Council of Negro Women to provide ongoing support to parents and students. The school also offers extended academic tutoring and extra-curricular activities.

Grades: K-7
3301 Old York Road
Philadelphia, PA 19140
Principal: Arvel Wells
Phone: (215) 227-4433

Anna B. Pratt Academy
The Anna B. Pratt Academy is a school where every child gains the knowledge to go to college. The school is a professional learning community where staff members collaborate, reflect, adapt and focus their efforts to increase student achievement. Differentiated teaching and learning are used to target student and staff needs. Resources and programs such as extended day, extracurricular activities, computer and science labs, and a health readiness program for kindergarten students provide additional support for student achievement.

Grades: K-6
2200 North 22nd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19132
Principal: Denise Young
Phone: (215) 684-5083

Richard R. Wright Academy
The vision of the Richard R. Wright Academy is to plant the seeds of success to transform and cultivate young lives. The school implements a consistent research-based instructional program that has enabled their students to achieve federal Adequate Yearly Progress goals for the past two years. The school has participated with the Eagles Youth Partnership and the School District of Philadelphia on a number of projects including a playground build and a mural that have helped to create a learning community in which students, parents and staff members can be proud.

Grades: K-6
2801 West Dauphin Street
Philadelphia, PA 19129
Principal: Anita Duke
Phone: (215) 684-5076

Southwest Leadership Academy Charter School
Southwest Leadership Academy (SLA) is a K-8 public charter school opening in Fall 2007. SLA will provide parents with the choice of a rigorous, high-quality and safe learning environment for their children. Through highly trained and motivated teachers, SLA will offer students a standards-based, research proven curriculum focusing on core subjects that will create a strong foundation for lifelong learning. SLA's goal is to educate and encourage students by showing them their innate importance and possibility through leadership and character development, service-learning, civic engagement, moral skill building and career education. Additionally, our single-gender instructional approach is modeled after the top private and parochial schools in the nation, giving our children the edge they need to succeed academically.

Opening Year Grades: K-3
7101 Paschell Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19142
Board Chair: Hanif Moore
Executive Director: Paulette Blackston Royster
Phone: (215) 227-8669