Kensington HS

Kensington HS, a tight-knit secondary school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, part of Philadelphia City SD, enrolls 458 students, covering grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 738 students each, so Kensington HS sits 38% leaner than that benchmark.

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

On demographics, Kensington HS shows that 56% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 30% Black, 7% White, 6% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 16%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.8:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 101% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Kensington HS falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 34.5%; this one comes in at 15.7%, -18.8 points off the demographic line.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Philadelphia County) shows that median household income runs about $61,953, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Philadelphia County runs 309 public schools (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students), of which Kensington HS is one.

The closest other public school is Kensington Health Sciences, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Kensington HS at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 22.2%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 18%: 558 students in 2018 compared to 458 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 in 2025.

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