📍 201 Spring Lane, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, 19128
Lankenau HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The school has 336 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Philadelphia City SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. 12% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lankenau HS enrolls 336 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% Black or African American, 6% Hispanic or Latino and 2.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 299 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20 | 6% |
| White | 8 | 2.4% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
336 of the school's 336 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 336 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Lankenau HS is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA-30, state senate district 7, state house district 194.
Lankenau HS is one of 219 schools in Philadelphia City SD, based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The district serves 120,057 students district-wide and employs 8,143 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 336 students, Lankenau HS is smaller than the district average of about 548 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large