What are some names of family friendly (good schools) in the "City"?

[algia]

Awesome, Thank you, I will check them out.......

Originally Posted by mirlow3

Chestnut Hill is a walkable neighborhood in Philadelphia. It's not downtown, but there are many things the neighborhood has to offer. There are two train lines, buses and a number of Philly Car Share locations. The zip code is 19118.

For rentals check Craigslist, Reatlor dot com and the Chestnut Hill Local

There are a number of school options in the area. If you are looking for a public school the local one is J.S. Jenks (http://www.phila.k12.pa.us/schools/jsjenks/about.htm - broken link)

Good luck on your journey!

[frankgn87]

Originally Posted by algia

Awesome, Thank you, I will check them out.......

keep in mind Chestnut Hill is about 1/2 hour from CC without traffic.

[PennKid]

I still wouldn't rule out the city proper, especially because you can find a nice house on an affordable block, with some of the best elementary schools in the state, and still be close to everything. While I'd say a good 2/3 of Philly Schools would best be avoided, the following elementary schools have excellent statistics, usually far above the state average in testing scores and safety ratings:

West Philly:
Powel, Penn Alexander

Center City:
Meredith, McCall, Bache-Martin, Greenfield, Kearny

South Philly:
Jenks, Jackson, Nebinger, Sharswood

Fishtown, Kensington, Port Richmond:
Richmond, Bridesburg, Adaire, Brown, Hackett, Moffett

Northeast Philly:
Honestly, at least half the schools, but especially Mayfair, Crossan, Fox Chase, Forrest, Disston

Northwest Philly:
Jenks, Houston, Henry, Dobson, Levering, Wissahickon

Sorry if that was too specific, but I used to work for the school district, and compiling performance reports was my job, so I can just rattle them off... but you can see them for yourself here: SchoolDigger.com - School Rankings, Reviews and More - Public and Private Elementary, Middle, High Schools