MIDDLE SCHOOLS
1) Pepper Middle School (2901 S. 84th Street, 19153): Pepper is a 5-8 middle school. This school was initially approved for closure with the intent to drop a grade each year. Closure will now be effective June 2013. Pepper’s feeder elementary schools, Catherine and Patterson, will be reassigned to Tilden Middle School. Students attending Pepper will be given the following reassignment options:
a. Penrose Elementary School (grades 5-8 only)
b. Tilden Middle School
Planning Area: Southwest
2) Sheridan West Academy (3701 Frankford Avenue, 19124): Sheridan West Academy is a 7-8 middle school. This school was initially approved for closure with the intent to drop a grade each year. Closure will now be effective June 2013. Students attending Sheridan West will be reassigned to Penn Treaty Middle School.
Planning Area: North-Central
3) Carnell Annex at Fels (Devereaux Avenue and Langdon Street, 19111): The Carnell Middle Years annex will close December 2012. Students will be relocated to the St. Bernard Parish School for the remainder of the school year.
Planning Area: Northeast
4) Roosevelt Middle School (430 E. Washington Lane, 19144): Roosevelt is a 7-8 middle school. Students will be reassigned to:
a. Leeds Middle School
Note: Program closure only. The Roosevelt facility will remain open.
Planning Area: Northwest
5) Shaw Middle School (5400 Warrington Avenue, 19143): Shaw is a 7-8 middle school. Students will be offered the following reassignment options:
a. Tilden Middle School
b. Longstreth Elementary School
c. Surrounding elementary schools with grade 8
Planning Area: Southwest
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