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Swenson Arts and Technology High School

Public Grades 9-12

596^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 12% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Swenson Arts and Technology High School is a public high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, serving grades 9-12 and part of the Philadelphia City School District. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Pennsylvania high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past several years.

Academically, Swenson Arts and Technology High School underperforms compared to state and district averages on Keystone Exams. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 12.2% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to 25.1% for the Philadelphia City School District and 44.3% for the state of Pennsylvania. The school's 4-year graduation rate is around 87.9%, on par with the district and state, but its dropout rate is higher, ranging from 0.3% to 5.5% over the past few years.

When compared to nearby schools, such as the Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush, Swenson Arts and Technology High School's performance lags behind. The Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush, only 2.24 miles away, consistently outperforms Swenson Arts and Technology High School on Keystone Exams. The school's focus on arts and technology may be diverting resources and attention away from core academic subjects, contributing to its underperformance.

805

Students ?

19.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,633

Per pupil spending ?

104.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2750 Red Lion Road
Philadelphia, PA 19114-1014

(215) 400-3140

District: Philadelphia City School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

29.9%

Hispanic:

27.3%

African American:

25.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 8th percentile in 2014 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Pennsylvania average (89%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (23% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg35%

Pennsylvania avg52%

596^th of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^th of 54High Schools in the Philadelphia City School District

473^rd of 606Philadelphia City School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	10.5	596 of 681	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	552 of 686	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	534 of 674	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	536 of 634	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	586 of 693	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	583 of 673	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	4.4	605 of 663	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.9	601 of 677	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	9.2	600 of 680	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	6.3	536 of 580	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.6	530 of 591	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.5	591 of 664	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	10.2	604 of 660	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.6	593 of 649	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.8	586 of 632	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.7	576 of 621	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.2	583 of 615	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.0	558 of 604	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.8	583 of 593	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	2.2	561 of 590	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.2	561 of 583	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	162 of 276	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	201 of 284	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.7	136 of 260	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	3.4	117 of 121	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	92 of 112	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	441 of 524	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	458 of 513	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	303 of 502	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	72 of 109	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.7	16 of 84	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	12 of 85	85.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	530 of 657	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	551 of 665	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	224 of 287	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	194 of 274	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.7	180 of 252	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	551 of 651	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	478 of 664	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	451 of 652	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.9	606 of 660	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	512 of 662	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.4	148 of 165	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	126 of 150	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.6	86 of 129	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	1.8	573 of 583	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	466 of 595	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	519 of 577	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)41st percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)34th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2025)16th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)10th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2024)3rd percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature40%-23 vs state

Biology18%-31 vs state

Algebra I12%-32 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Swenson Arts and Technology High School	Public	9-12	2750 Red Lion Road	Philadelphia	19114	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3140	805	42	19.0	104.6%	241 (29.9%)	201 (25.0%)	220 (27.3%)	69 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	70 (8.7%)	10.5	596^th of 681 public high schools	12.5%		21.8	552^nd of 686 public high schools	19.5%	44	12.2	18.4	39.6	$9,633	$3,408	$6,226
Washington George High School	Public	9-12	10175 Bustleon Avenue	Philadelphia	19116	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3100	1,755	104	16.8	107.5%	495 (28.2%)	486 (27.7%)	311 (17.7%)	372 (21.2%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	87 (5.0%)	19.4	553^rd of 681 public high schools	18.8%		16.8	571^st of 686 public high schools	16.8%	18	27.1	25.7	41.7	$18,217	$6,962	$11,255
Arts Academy at Benjamin Rush	Public	9-12	11081 Knights Rd	Philadelphia	19154	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3030	599	22	26.6	97.3%	237 (39.6%)	148 (24.7%)	120 (20.0%)	49 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	41 (6.8%)	77.5	144^th of 681 public high schools	78.9%		76.1	152^nd of 686 public high schools	77.8%	8	45.6	68.1	83.3	$19,044	$6,705	$12,340
Lower Moreland High School	Public	9-12	545 Red Lion Rd	Huntingdon Valley	19006	Montgomery County	Lower Moreland Township School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 938-0220	879	68	12.9	20.7%	601 (68.4%)	14 (1.6%)	32 (3.6%)	215 (24.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.8%)	80.7	110^th of 681 public high schools	83.8%		81.3	103^rd of 686 public high schools	85.0%	7	63.0	72.0	68.5	$22,846	$228	$22,617
Lincoln High School	Public	9-12	3201 Ryan Ave	Philadelphia	19136	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3309	2,472	118	21.0	89.0%	367 (14.8%)	748 (30.3%)	1,024 (41.4%)	200 (8.1%)	7 (0.3%)	7 (0.3%)	119 (4.8%)	10.9	593^rd of 681 public high schools	12.9%		10.2	599^th of 686 public high schools	12.7%	6	14.9	21.1	36.8	$19,118	$7,603	$11,515
Northeast High School	Public	9-12	1601 Cottman Ave	Philadelphia	19111	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3200	3,463	124	27.8	94.3%	503 (14.5%)	842 (24.3%)	1,158 (33.4%)	809 (23.4%)	14 (0.4%)	11 (0.3%)	126 (3.6%)	25.9	521^st of 681 public high schools	23.5%		32.5	500^th of 686 public high schools	27.1%	21	24.2	33.2	50.4	$17,494	$6,715	$10,778
Bensalem Township High School	Public	9-12	4319 Hulmeville Rd	Bensalem	19020	Bucks County	Bensalem Township School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 750-2800	2,151	147	14.5	98.4%	974 (45.3%)	285 (13.2%)	431 (20.0%)	382 (17.8%)	8 (0.4%)	1 (0.0%)	70 (3.3%)	40.6	452^nd of 681 public high schools	33.6%		43.9	440^th of 686 public high schools	35.9%	12	30.9	41.8	60.0	$21,591	$1,226	$20,364
Fels Samuel High School	Public	9-12	5500 Langdon Street	Philadelphia	19111	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7100	1,255	79	15.9	98.4%	39 (3.1%)	522 (41.6%)	520 (41.4%)	83 (6.6%)	5 (0.4%)	30 (2.4%)	56 (4.5%)	6.7	615^th of 681 public high schools	9.7%		3.8	654^th of 686 public high schools	4.7%	39	12.5	15.4	28.3	$17,803	$6,680	$11,124
Neshaminy High School	Public	9-12	2001 Old Lincoln Hwy	Langhorne	19047	Bucks County	Neshaminy School District	No	No	No	No	(215) 809-6100	2,916	164	17.8	37.4%	2,169 (74.4%)	150 (5.1%)	222 (7.6%)	201 (6.9%)	4 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	169 (5.8%)	58.1	312^th of 681 public high schools	54.2%		57.1	324^th of 686 public high schools	52.8%	12	38.3	57.8	64.1	$19,209	$159	$19,050
Frankford High School	Public	9-12	5000 Oxford Ave	Philadelphia	19124	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7200	907	64	14.1	94.7%	51 (5.6%)	349 (38.5%)	439 (48.4%)	16 (1.8%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (5.3%)	5	633^rd of 681 public high schools	7.0%		2.7	667^th of 686 public high schools	2.8%	34	6.1	17.8	20.9	$22,461	$8,839	$13,623

Frequently Asked Questions about Swenson Arts and Technology High School

What is the racial makeup of Swenson Arts and Technology High School?

Students at Swenson Arts and Technology High School are 30% White, 27% Hispanic, 25% African American, 9% Two or more races, 9% Asian.

What district is Swenson Arts and Technology High School in?

Philadelphia City School District

Is Swenson Arts and Technology High School a good school?

Swenson Arts and Technology High School ranks in the bottom 12.5% of Pennsylvania high schools.

How many students attend Swenson Arts and Technology High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 805 students attended Swenson Arts and Technology High School.

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