Kensington Health Sciences

As a tight-knit secondary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Kensington Health Sciences serves 457 students from grades 9 through 12, part of Philadelphia City SD. Enrollment runs roughly 38% below the state mean of about 738.

Philadelphia City SD comprises 220 schools with combined enrollment of 116,230 students; Kensington Health Sciences is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Kensington Health Sciences reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 68%. Other groups include 19% Black, 8% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 16% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Kensington Health Sciences records 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting Kensington Health Sciences higher than the state norm the norm. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Kensington Health Sciences tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 28.4%.

In the area at large, census data for Philadelphia County shows the typical household earns roughly $61,953 per year, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Philadelphia County's 309 public schools (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students), Kensington Health Sciences is one campus in the mix.

Kensington HS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Kensington Health Sciences ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 19.7%.

Kensington Health Sciences operates from an urban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kensington Health Sciences has edged up 10%, going from 414 students in 2018 to 457 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 63% to 68% over that span.

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