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How has Swenson Arts & Technology HS changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
805
High
DISTRICT 689 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PHILADELPHIA CITY SD·NCES 421899000572
Swenson Arts and Technology High School
2750 Red Lion Road, Philadelphia, PA 19114 · (215) 400-3140 · Philadelphia County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE ICAREER AND TECHNICAL SCHOOL805 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
105%
842 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 | 248 | 31% |
| Grade 10 | 209 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 158 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 190 | 24% |
Student demographics
76%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
39.5%
PA avg 51.1% . -10.2pp since 2023
Math
12.2%
PA avg 43.0% . -10.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 11 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.5% | 12.2% |
| 2023-24 | 49.7% | 23.0% |
% 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
27.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 →
Where Swenson Arts and Technology High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Philadelphia County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #494 of 576 | #22 of 57 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.2% | #548 of 626 ▼ 83 | #32 of 67 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #511 of 626 ▼ 51 | #32 of 67 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 805 | #233 of 713 | #18 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #565 of 601 | #40 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.8% | #6 of 604 | #3 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 105% | #44 of 619 | #10 of 67 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +25.8% | #21 of 221 | #8 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
805
+36 (+5%) vs 2020
+1% since 2010-11, when it was 795
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 805 | 42.2 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 842 | 62.6 | 13.4:1 | 100% (842) |
| 2022-23 | 771 | 53.4 | 14.4:1 | 100% (771) |
| 2020-21 | 769 | 43 | 17.9:1 | 100% (766) |
| 2017-18 | 640 | 37.9 | 16.9:1 | 100% (639) |
| 2015-16 | 636 | 36 | 17.7:1 | 100% (636) |
| 2010-11 | 795 | 56 | 14.2:1 | 50% (395) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Swenson Arts and Technology High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 26% (640 to 805); teachers up 11% (37.9 to 42.2).
About Swenson Arts and Technology High School
Swenson Arts and Technology High School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Enrollment totals 805 students across grades 9 through 12.
Philadelphia City SD (220 schools, 116,230 students) runs Swenson Arts and Technology High School.
White students account for 30% of enrollment at Swenson Arts and Technology High School, more than any other group. Smaller groups are 27% Hispanic, 25% Black, 9% multiracial, and 9% Asian. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 76%.
Its ratio of 19.1:1 is based on 42.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Pennsylvania average 12.8:1.
Compared with Pennsylvania schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Swenson Arts and Technology High School's results are 4.9 points below predicted: 27.9% against 32.8%.
The school is in Philadelphia County, where median household income comes to about $61,953, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the poverty rate is about 17%. Philadelphia County's 309 public schools enroll about 182,005 students and include Swenson Arts and Technology High School.
Swenson Arts and Technology High School is about 0.8 miles from Frank Anne School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Swenson Arts and Technology High School's average proficiency of 27.9% compares with 50.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Federal data place Swenson Arts and Technology High School in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
A 5% rise took enrollment from 769 in 2020-21 to 805 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 17.9:1 in 2020-21 to 19.1:1 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
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Frequently asked questions
About Swenson Arts and Technology High SchoolHow large is Swenson Arts and Technology High School?
Swenson Arts and Technology High School enrolls approximately 805 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Swenson Arts and Technology High School serve?
Swenson Arts and Technology High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Swenson Arts and Technology High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Swenson Arts and Technology High School is approximately 19.1:1 (42 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Swenson Arts and Technology High School?
Student demographics at Swenson Arts and Technology High School are roughly 30% White, 27% Hispanic, 25% Black, 9% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Swenson Arts and Technology High School in?
Swenson Arts and Technology High School is part of Philadelphia City SD.
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