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Kensington Health Sciences High School
2463 Emerald St
Philadelphia PA, 19125, Philadelphia County
Phone: 215-291-5185
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Philadelphia City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 22 | 26 | 32 | 41 | 39 | 29 | 23 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 390 | 363 | 417 | 504 | 513 | 508 | 393 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 132 | 33.8% | 122 | 33.6% | 105 | 25.2% | 124 | 24.6% | 173 | 33.7% | 223 | 43.9% | 145 | 36.9% |
| Grade 10: | 113 | 29.0% | 78 | 21.5% | 91 | 21.8% | 138 | 27.4% | 164 | 32.0% | 146 | 28.7% | 120 | 30.5% |
| Grade 11: | 80 | 20.5% | 81 | 22.3% | 85 | 20.4% | 143 | 28.4% | 94 | 18.3% | 85 | 16.7% | 68 | 17.3% |
| Grade 12: | 65 | 16.7% | 82 | 22.6% | 136 | 32.6% | 99 | 19.6% | 82 | 16.0% | 54 | 10.6% | 60 | 15.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 186 | 47.7% | 178 | 49.0% | 200 | 48.0% | 252 | 50.0% | 248 | 48.3% | 241 | 47.4% | 199 | 50.6% |
| Female: | 204 | 52.3% | 185 | 51.0% | 217 | 52.0% | 252 | 50.0% | 253 | 49.3% | 256 | 50.4% | 186 | 47.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 4 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.9% | 14 | 3.4% | 15 | 3.0% | 14 | 2.7% | 16 | 3.1% | 9 | 2.3% |
| Hispanic: | 250 | 64.1% | 231 | 63.6% | 247 | 59.2% | 277 | 55.0% | 283 | 55.2% | 265 | 52.2% | 208 | 52.9% |
| Black: | 106 | 27.2% | 94 | 25.9% | 123 | 29.5% | 161 | 31.9% | 156 | 30.4% | 151 | 29.7% | 109 | 27.7% |
| White: | 24 | 6.2% | 30 | 8.3% | 32 | 7.7% | 50 | 9.9% | 56 | 10.9% | 71 | 14.0% | 62 | 15.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 5 | 1.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 387 | 99.2% | 360 | 99.2% | 414 | 99.3% | 501 | 99.4% | 510 | 99.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.73 | 13.85 | 13.09 | 12.32 | 13.15 | 17.30 | 17.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 23.4% | 31% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 22.9% | 32.6% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 15.7% | 31.6% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.6% | 36.3% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 24.5% | 38.2% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 22.6% | 37.5% | 60% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 12.8% | 35.1% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 26.3% | 37.3% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 14.3% | 38% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 23.6% | 42.6% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.8% | 44.4% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 16% | 43.3% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 1.9% | 13.2% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 0% | 14.9% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 4.6% | 16.3% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 6.6% | 15.7% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 1.9% | 15.5% | 41.8% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 72.4% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 70.5% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 64.3% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 64.2% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 69% | 66.5% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 62.6% | 82.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.