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Enrollment
851
High
DISTRICT 689 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899007023
HS of Engineering & Science
1600 W Norris St, Philadelphia, PA 19121 · (215) 400-7380 · Philadelphia County
GRADES 07–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL851 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
27.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
843 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 31 | 4% |
| Grade 8 | 44 | 5% |
| Grade 9 | 184 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 172 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 241 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 179 | 21% |
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Philadelphia City SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
90.7%
PA avg 51.1% . +10.2pp since 2023
Math
70.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +23.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 24 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 90.7% | 70.7% |
| 2023-24 | 80.5% | 46.8% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
72.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+37.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 35% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 37 points, placing it in Pennsylvania's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like HS of Engineering & Science
HS of Engineering & Science's state test result (72.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HS of Engineering & Science this school | 851 | 99.1% | 72.4% |
| Bodine William W High School Philadelphia | 489 | 94.9% | 61.2% |
| Parkway Center City Middle College Philadelphia | 436 | 97.7% | 65.7% |
| Science Leadership Academy Philadelphia | 502 | 99.6% | 79.3% |
| Franklin LC Philadelphia | 918 | 83.2% | 48.4% |
| Dauphin County Technical School Harrisburg | 1,187 | 99.1% | 48.8% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where HS of Engineering & Science ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.4% | #57 of 576 | #6 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.7% | #43 of 626 ▲ 164 | #4 of 67 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 90.7% | #16 of 626 ▲ 62 | #5 of 67 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 851 | #222 of 713 | #17 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 27.8:1 | #594 of 601 | #60 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.0% | #68 of 604 | #19 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #142 of 619 | #28 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.3% | #295 of 373 | #26 of 35 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
851
-67 (-7%) vs 2020
+35% since 1990-91, when it was 631
Student : Teacher
27.8:1
was 26.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 851 | 30.6 | 27.8:1 | 99% (843) |
| 2023-24 | 843 | 53.2 | 15.8:1 | 100% (843) |
| 2022-23 | 897 | 51.7 | 17.4:1 | 100% (897) |
| 2020-21 | 918 | 35 | 26.2:1 | 100% (915) |
| 2017-18 | 889 | 26.7 | 33.3:1 | 100% (886) |
| 2015-16 | 871 | 29 | 30.0:1 | 100% (871) |
| 2010-11 | 706 | 27 | 26.1:1 | 100% (703) |
| 2000-01 | 624 | 36 | 17.3:1 | 48% (300) |
| 1990-91 | 631 | 46 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HS of Engineering & Science.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (889 to 851); teachers up 15% (26.7 to 30.6).
About HS of Engineering & Science
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is home to HS of Engineering & Science, a medium-sized high school. It educates 851 students in grades 7 through 12.
HS of Engineering & Science is part of a district of 220 schools: Philadelphia City SD, with 116,230 students.
Black students make up a majority at HS of Engineering & Science, at 56%. It is also 17% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 8% White, and 5% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Philadelphia County is roughly 39% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 63% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 27.8 students per teacher and 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, HS of Engineering & Science would score about 35.1%. It scores 72.4%, a top-10% result among Pennsylvania schools on BeatsExpectations.
Philadelphia County has about 1,579,706 residents, and the median household income is $61,953, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 17%. In all, Philadelphia County has 309 public schools and roughly 182,005 students.
The next-closest public school is Duckrey Tanner School, about 0.2 miles away. HS of Engineering & Science is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 16.2% on proficiency, and HS of Engineering & Science is above that at 72.4%.
HS of Engineering & Science falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 67 students since 2020-21, to 851. The number of students per teacher rose from 26.2 to 27.8 over 4 years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Philadelphia County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,579,706
Census ACS
Median income
$61,953
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
17%
Below federal line
Schools in county
309
182,005 students
Quick facts
Related schools
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- Washington George High SchoolHigh · 1,755 students
Other schools in Philadelphia
- Northeast High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
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- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 2,472 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 2,329 students
- MaST Community CS IICombined · 1,875 students
- First Philadelphia Preparatory CSCombined · 1,831 students
Nearby schools
- Duckrey Tanner School0.2 mi · 418
- Alliance for Progress CS0.3 mi · 618
- Meade Gen George C School0.4 mi · 314
- TECH Freire CS0.4 mi · 541
- Philadelphia Military Academy at Elverson0.4 mi · 273
- Frederick Douglass Mastery CS0.4 mi · 528
Frequently asked questions
About HS of Engineering & ScienceHow large is HS of Engineering & Science?
HS of Engineering & Science enrolls approximately 851 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does HS of Engineering & Science serve?
HS of Engineering & Science serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HS of Engineering & Science?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HS of Engineering & Science is approximately 27.8:1 (31 FTE teachers).
How diverse is HS of Engineering & Science?
HS of Engineering & Science reports a student body of 8% White, 14% Hispanic, 56% Black, 17% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is HS of Engineering & Science public or private?
HS of Engineering & Science is a public K-12 school, overseen by Philadelphia City SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.