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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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
851
-38 (-4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
27.8:1
was 33.3:1
% White
8%
was 5%
% Hispanic
14%
was 9%
% Black
56%
was 69%
% Asian
17%
was 10%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About HS of Engineering & Science
HS of Engineering & Science operates as a mid-tier senior high in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, overseen by Philadelphia City SD. Current enrollment sits at 851 students spanning grades 7 through 12.
Philadelphia City SD runs 220 schools in total, collectively educating 116,230 students. HS of Engineering & Science is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, HS of Engineering & Science shows that 56% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school shows 17% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 8% White, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 39% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, HS of Engineering & Science lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 27.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting HS of Engineering & Science higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, HS of Engineering & Science sits in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 35.1%; actual is 72.4%, +37.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.
Around the school, census data for Philadelphia County shows median household earnings sit near $61,953, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. Across Philadelphia County's 309 public schools (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students), HS of Engineering & Science is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Duckrey Tanner Sch, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, HS of Engineering & Science comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 16.2%.
HS of Engineering & Science operates from a downtown location.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 4%: 889 students in 2018 compared to 851 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 69% to 56% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 33.3:1 in 2018 to 27.8:1 today.
On the community side, members of the HS of Engineering & Science community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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
Other schools in Philadelphia City SD
- Northeast HSHigh · 3,463 students
- Lincoln HSHigh · 2,472 students
- Central HSHigh · 2,329 students
- Northeast Community Propel AcademyElementary · 1,783 students
- Mayfair SchElementary · 1,763 students
- Washington George HSHigh · 1,755 students
Other schools in Philadelphia
- Northeast HSHigh · 3,463 students
- Philadelphia Performing Arts CSCombined · 2,572 students
- Lincoln HSHigh · 2,472 students
- Central HSHigh · 2,329 students
- MaST Community CS IICombined · 1,875 students
- First Philadelphia Preparatory CSCombined · 1,831 students
Nearby schools
- Duckrey Tanner Sch0.2 mi · 418
- Alliance for Progress CS0.3 mi · 618
- Meade Gen George C Sch0.4 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.