📍 2463 Emerald St, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, 19125
Kensington Health Sciences is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County. The school has 434 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Philadelphia City SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. The four-year graduation rate is 82%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Kensington Health Sciences enrolls 434 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 41% male and 59% female. A teaching staff of 38 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% Hispanic or Latino, 16% Black or African American and 6.5% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 320 | 74% |
| Black or African American | 68 | 16% |
| White | 28 | 6.5% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
434 of the school's 434 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 434 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.
Kensington Health Sciences 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-20, state senate district 2, state house district 175.
Kensington Health Sciences 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 434 students, Kensington Health Sciences 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
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