Andrew Jackson School (Philadelphia)
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Andrew Jackson School (The Federal Street School)
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Andrew Jackson School, May 2010
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| Location | 1213 S. 12th St. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°56′05″N 75°09′48″W / 39.9347°N 75.1634°WCoordinates: 39°56′05″N 75°09′48″W / 39.9347°N 75.1634°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1924–1925 |
| Built by | B. Fennimore |
| Architect | Irwin T. Catharine |
| Architectural style | Late Gothic Revival, Academic Gothic |
| MPS | Philadelphia Public Schools TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 86003294 |
| Added to NRHP | December 1, 1986 |
Andrew Jackson School, previously Federal Street School, is a public K-8 school located in the Passyunk Square neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is a part of the School District of Philadelphia. The school is named for United States President Andrew Jackson.
The historic school building was designed by Irwin T. Catharine and built in 1924–1925. It is a three-story, brick and limestone in the Late Gothic Revival-style. It features a projecting center two-story bay, projecting building ends with decorative brick panels, compound arched entrance, and a brick parapet. The roof of the school includes a garden that is used by the local community.
The original Federal Street School was renamed the Jackson School in 1848. It had two property deeds, February 28, 1838 and January 1, 1842.
The current school building, designed by B. Fennimore and Irwin T. Catharine, opened in 1924. It uses a Late Gothic Revival style. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986, in the register as the "Federal Street School".
Kristen Graham of the Philadelphia Inquirer wrote that circa 2009 the school had a "tough reputation", a previously smaller student body, and constant interaction with the police; it improved after Lisa Ciaranca Kaplan became the principal.
In 2013 Albert Stumm of the Passyunk Post stated that by that year the school had "made great progress" due to actions from the principal, who was highly regarded by the parents; in addition, improvement came from the efforts of the Passyunk Square Civic education committee and other neighborhood activists.
In 2013 the school district passed a severe budget cut which would eliminate the nurse, security monitors, counselors, aides, and secretaries; as well as eliminating funding for the school's rock band and school supplies. Stumm stated that there was still the possibility that "an 11th-hour solution" could prohibit the layoffs.
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