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Does Kensington HS have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
458
High
DISTRICT 689 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899007598
Kensington High School
2501 Coral St, Philadelphia, PA 19125 · (215) 400-7700 · Philadelphia County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL458 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
10.8:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
101%
461 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 | 130 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 141 | 31% |
| Grade 11 | 102 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 85 | 19% |
Student demographics
59%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
25.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.5pp since 2023
Math
9.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 9 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.4% | 9.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.9% | 7.7% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
15.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 34% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Kensington High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.7% | #541 of 576 | #37 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.0% | #566 of 626 ▲ 1 | #39 of 67 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #578 of 626 ▼ 7 | #46 of 67 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 458 | #436 of 713 | #46 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #53 of 601 | #2 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.6% | #95 of 604 | #22 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 101% | #100 of 619 | #18 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.9% | #62 of 373 | #9 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
458
-17 (-4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 458 | 42.3 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 460 | 43 | 10.7:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 459 | 45 | 10.2:1 | 100% (459) |
| 2020-21 | 475 | 43 | 11.1:1 | 99% (472) |
| 2017-18 | 558 | 39.8 | 14.0:1 | 100% (556) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kensington High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (558 to 458); teachers up 6% (39.8 to 42.3).
About Kensington High School
Kensington High School, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is a small high school. It educates 458 students in grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Pennsylvania is about 738 students.
Kensington High School is part of a district of 220 schools: Philadelphia City SD, with 116,230 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at Kensington High School, with 56% of enrollment. The school is also 30% Black, 7% White, and 6% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 16%. Kensington High School's diversity index is 59%, against a US figure of 70%.
Kensington High School's 42.3 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 10.8:1. That is lower than the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania.
allk12 grades Kensington High School a D. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Kensington High School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 15.7%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Pennsylvania are predicted to post 34.5%, so the school is 18.8 points behind and in the state's bottom 10%.
Census estimates describe Philadelphia County this way: the median household income is $61,953, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 17% of people live in poverty. Besides Kensington High School, Philadelphia County has 308 other public schools.
The closest public school to Kensington High School is Kensington Health Sciences, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Kensington High School is 4th of 6 on proficiency.
The NCES locale for Kensington High School is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 4% enrollment decrease, from 475 in 2020-21 to 458 in 2024-25.
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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 High SchoolHigh · 3,463 students
- Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 2,472 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 2,329 students
- Northeast Community Propel AcademyElementary · 1,783 students
- 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 Health Sciences0.1 mi · 457
- Brown Henry A School0.2 mi · 333
- Hackett Horatio B School0.2 mi · 413
- Sankofa Freedom Academy CS0.2 mi · 673
- Hunter William H School0.4 mi · 414
- Kensington Creative & Performing Arts High School0.6 mi · 510
Frequently asked questions
About Kensington High SchoolHow large is Kensington High School?
Kensington High School enrolls approximately 458 students in grades 09-12.
Is Kensington High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kensington High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Kensington High School have?
Kensington High School employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Kensington High School?
Student demographics at Kensington High School are roughly 7% White, 56% Hispanic, 30% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Kensington High School in?
Kensington High School is part of Philadelphia City SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.