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Enrollment
457
High
DISTRICT 689 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899000907
Kensington Health Sciences
2463 Emerald St, Philadelphia, PA 19125 · (215) 400-3609 · Philadelphia County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL457 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public high schools
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
449 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 9 | 119 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 117 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 107 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 114 | 25% |
Student demographics
49%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
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
62.2%
PA avg 51.1% . +11.7pp since 2023
Math
14.4%
PA avg 43.0% . +8.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.2% | 14.4% |
| 2023-24 | 50.5% | 6.3% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 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 Kensington Health Sciences
Kensington Health Sciences's state test result (28.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kensington Health Sciences this school | 457 | 98.2% | 28.4% |
| Phoenix Academy Lancaster | 305 | 89.2% | 3.9% |
| Building 21 Allentown Allentown | 415 | 99.0% | 17.6% |
| Shenandoah Valley JSHS Shenandoah | 546 | 98.7% | 22.9% |
| Kensington Creative & Performing Arts High School Philadelphia | 510 | 97.8% | 15.5% |
| Edison HS/Fareira Skills Philadelphia | 983 | 90.2% | 14.9% |
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 Kensington Health Sciences ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #493 of 576 | #21 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.4% | #531 of 626 ▲ 45 | #29 of 67 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #272 of 626 ▲ 178 | #16 of 67 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 457 | #439 of 713 | #47 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #474 of 601 | #26 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.1% | #153 of 604 | #31 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.2% | #178 of 619 | #34 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.4% | #85 of 221 | #16 of 31 |
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
457
-10 (-2%) vs 2020
-9% since 2010-11, when it was 504
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 457 | 28.5 | 16.0:1 | 98% (449) |
| 2023-24 | 449 | 39 | 11.5:1 | 100% (449) |
| 2022-23 | 434 | 38 | 11.4:1 | 100% (434) |
| 2020-21 | 467 | 29 | 16.1:1 | 99% (464) |
| 2017-18 | 414 | 26.3 | 15.8:1 | 100% (414) |
| 2015-16 | 434 | 15 | 28.9:1 | 100% (434) |
| 2010-11 | 504 | 40 | 12.6:1 | 99% (501) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kensington Health Sciences.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (414 to 457); teachers up 9% (26.3 to 28.5).
About Kensington Health Sciences
Kensington Health Sciences is a public low-enrollment high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Classes run from 9 through 12, and the school has 457 students. Against the 738-student average for high schools in Pennsylvania, enrollment here is 38% lower.
The 220 schools of Philadelphia City SD, including Kensington Health Sciences, enroll 116,230 students.
Hispanic students account for 68% of enrollment at Kensington Health Sciences. Enrollment also includes 19% Black, 8% White, and 3% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 52 points above the 16% share among Philadelphia County residents. By the diversity index, Kensington Health Sciences comes in at 49%.
A ratio of 16.0:1 comes from the school's 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania is lower than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 98% of students at Kensington Health Sciences as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades Kensington Health Sciences a C-. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in Pennsylvania with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 35.5%. Kensington Health Sciences scores 28.4%.
Census Bureau estimates for Philadelphia County show that median household income is about $61,953, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kensington Health Sciences is one of 309 public schools in Philadelphia County, which together enroll about 182,005 students.
The shortest distance from Kensington Health Sciences to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Kensington High School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Kensington Health Sciences is 1st among 6 schools close by.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (467) to 2024-25 (457).
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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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- Mayfair SchoolElementary · 1,763 students
- Washington George High SchoolHigh · 1,755 students
Other schools in Philadelphia
- Northeast High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
- Philadelphia Performing Arts CSCombined · 2,572 students
- 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
- Kensington High School0.1 mi · 458
- Brown Henry A School0.1 mi · 333
- Sankofa Freedom Academy CS0.2 mi · 673
- Hackett Horatio B School0.2 mi · 413
- Hunter William H School0.3 mi · 414
- Kensington Creative & Performing Arts High School0.5 mi · 510
Frequently asked questions
About Kensington Health SciencesHow many students attend Kensington Health Sciences?
Kensington Health Sciences enrolls approximately 457 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Kensington Health Sciences serve?
Kensington Health Sciences serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Kensington Health Sciences?
Approximately 16.0:1 students per teacher at Kensington Health Sciences.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kensington Health Sciences?
At Kensington Health Sciences, the student body is approximately 8% White, 68% Hispanic, 19% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Kensington Health Sciences public or private?
Kensington Health Sciences 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.