Safe Water Testing Program

Overview: Water Testing

To guarantee that students have access to safe drinking water at school, we conduct water testing at every school on a five year cycle. The most recent testing cycle started in 2018 and is ongoing. Results from the current testing cycle of schools are linked below.

What you should know about the District’s Water Testing program:

  • Student safety is our first priority!
  • The District has set a safety limit for lead in water at 10 parts per billion (ppb). That is STRICTER than the city’s limits.
  • Families are notified before testing starts, after results come back, and once the entire building has passed inspection.
  • If the result for a water outlet is above 10 ppb, the outlet is immediately shut down, while an action plan is developed.
  • In the event we find higher than 10ppb in any water outlet, action plans are implemented within 30 days from the receipt of the result. Action plans could include:
    • Removal of the outlet
    • Repair to the outlet
    • Application of a filter
    • Replacement of the outlet with a state-of-the-art hydration station
  • As we move from school to school, physical signs will be affixed to sinks and faucets that should not be used for drinking. Please pay attention to those signs.
  • Bathroom sinks are not tested.

Concerned About Exposure?

Blood lead testing for children is free at two Philadelphia Department of Public Health Centers.

  • Health Center #3 located at 43rd Street, between Baltimore and Woodland Avenues
  • Health Center #4 located at 44th Street and Haverford Avenue

Find more information at the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention website.

Test Results: Please search for the most recent testing results. Check back often as the results are continually being updated.

How to read the results:

  • Click on a link below
  • Read the letter to the school
  • Scroll down to see the results page
  • Use the information to the right (Definitions & Outlet Types) to interpret the information
  • *Note: Only schools where testing has been completed have a link. If there is no link, the school has not yet been tested this cycle. Please check back often for updates.

Definitions

  • ppb = Parts per billion. This is the unit of measurement that describes the number of units of a certain contaminate (in this case lead) per 1000 million units. In other words, 1 ppb is extremely, extremely small!
  • AA = Above Action limit of 10 ppb. The outlet will be shut down and action plan implemented within 30 days.
  • BA = Below Action limit of 10 ppb. No further action needed for this outlet

Outlet Types:

  • WF = Water Fountain/Bubbler. Usually stainless steel, sometimes porcelain.
  • HS = Hydration Station/Bottle Filling Station. These are state-of-the-art and have built-in filtration systems.
  • FT = Sink Faucet/Tap
  • FP = Food Prep Sink/Pot-filler/Kitchen Kettle
  • IM = Ice Maker
Alexander Adaire
Adaire Pre-K Program
Dr. Ethel AllenEthan AllenAdd B. Anderson
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Chester A. Arthur
Bache-MartinJohn BarryBartonMary McLeod Bethune
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James G. Blaine
Rudolph BlankenburgAmedee F. BregyBridesburg
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Henry A. BrownJoseph H. Brown
William C. BryantLaura H. CarnellLewis C. CassidyJoseph CatharineCayuga
George W. ChildsBenjamin B. Comegys
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Watson Comly
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Cook-WissahickonJay Cooke
William CrampKennedy C. CrossanAnna B. DayJ. DeBurgosStephen Decatur
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William Dick
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Hamilton DisstonJames DobsonTanner Duckrey
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Paul L. Dunbar
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Franklin S. EdmondsLewis Elkin
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Elwood
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Eleanor C. EmlenLouis H. Farrell
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D. Newlin FellFeltonville IntermediateThomas K. Finletter
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Fitler Academics PlusA. L. Fitzpatrick
Edwin Forrest
Final Letter
Fox Chase
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Anne FrankBenjamin Franklin
Final Letter
Edward Gideon
Stephen GirardSamuel GompersGreenbergAlbert M. GreenfieldHoratio B. Hackett
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Andrew HamiltonHancock DemonstrationAvery D. Harrington
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John F. Hartranft
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Charles W. Henry
Edward HestonThomas HolmeFrancis Hopkinson
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Henry H. HoustonJulia Ward Howe
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William H. HunterFanny Jackson CoppinJenks Academy Arts & SciencesAbram s. JenksJuniata Park Academy
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Gen. Philip KearnyWilliam D. Kelley
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John B. KellyKendertonFrancis Scott Key
Eliza B. KirkbrideRobert E. LambertonHenry W. Lawton
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Henry C. LeaAnna L. Lingelbach
Alain LockeWilliam H. LoescheJames LoganWilliam C. LongstrethJames R. Lowell
James R. LudlowJohn Marshall
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Thurgood MarshallMayfair
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Gen. George A. McCall
Alexander K. McClureMorton McMichaelJohn F. McCloskeyDelaplaine McDaniel
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William McKinley
McKinley Pre-K Program
Gen, George G. MeadeWilliam M. MeredithThomas MifflinMitchellJohn Moffet
J. Hampton Moore
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Robert Morris
Final Letter
Andrew J. Morrison
Final Letter
Thomas G. MortonHon. Luis Munoz-Marin
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George W. NebingerOlney
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Overbrook Educational CenterOverbrookJohn M. Patterson
Thomas M. Peirce
Peirce @ Pratt
Penn Alexander
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Jospeh PennellSamuel PennypackerPenrose
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Robert B. PollockPotter ThomasSamuel PowelPrince HallRhawnhurst
James RhoadsRhodesRichmondRooseveltWilliam Rowen
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George SharswoodShawmontIsaac A. Sheppard
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Philip H. Sheridan
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Solomon Solis-Cohen
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SouthwarkSpring Garden
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Gilbert SpruanceEdwin M. Stanton
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Allen M. Stearne
Final Letter
Edward SteelJames J. Sullivan
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John H. TaggartBayard Taylor
FInal Letter
Vare-Washington
Laura W. WaringMartha WashingtonJohn H. Webster
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John WelshWidener Memorial
Frances E. WillardRichard R. WrightWilliam H. Ziegler
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Rivera Pre-K ProgramTrinidad Pre-K Program
AMY 5 @ James MartinAMY NorthwestBaldiDimner BeeberRoberto Clemente
Russell Conwell
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Feltonville Arts & SciencesHancock Demo @ LaBrum
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Warren G. Harding
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Austin Meehan
MYA - Middle Years AltScience Leadership AcademyTildenGen. Louis WagnerGrover Washington Jr.
Woodrow Wilson
Academy @ PalumboArts Academy @ Benjamin RushJohn BartramWilliam W. BodineBuilding 21
CentralConstitutionCreative & Performing ArtsMurrell Dobbins
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Thomas A. Edison
Edison Pre-K Program
Carver Engineering & Science
Final Letter
Samuel FelsFrankfordFranklin Learning CenterBenjamin Franklin
Horace FurnessGirard Academic Music ProgramPhila. HS for GirlsHigh School of the FutureHill-Freedman World Academy
Kensington CAPAKensington Health Sciences
Follow-Up Sampling
KensingtonMartin Luther KingLankenau
Abraham LincolnJules E. MastbaumJulia R. MastermanMotivation
Follow-Up Sampling
Northeast
OverbrookParkway Center CityParkway WestParkway NorthwestPenn Treaty
Follow-Up Sampling
Philadelphia Military AcademyPhiladelphia Virtual AcademyRandolph TechnicalPaul RobesonRoxborough
Walter B. SaulWilliam L. Sayre
Follow-Up Sampling
Science Leadership Academy @ BeeberScience Leadership AcademySouth Philadelphia
Strawberry Mansion & LP HillSwenson Arts/TechThe LINCThe U School
Follow-Up Sampling
The Workshop School
George WashingtonWest Philadelphia

Results from the previous testing cycle can be found here.