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Kensington Health Sciences

Public Grades 9-12

524^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 23% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Kensington Health Sciences is a public high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, serving 449 students in grades 9-12. As part of the Philadelphia City School District, the school consistently ranks in the bottom 25% of Pennsylvania high schools, with below-average academic performance, graduation rates, and student outcomes.

Kensington Health Sciences' Keystone Exam proficiency rates are significantly lower than the district and state averages, with only 14.4% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to 25.1% in the district and 44.3% statewide. The school's 4-year graduation rate ranges from 71.9% to 87.9%, which is lower than the district and state averages. However, Kensington Health Sciences performs relatively better in the English Language Learner (ELL) student subgroup, ranking in the top 20 out of 109 Pennsylvania high schools in 2024-2025.

Interestingly, Kensington Health Sciences is located near several other public high schools, such as The Linc and High School of Engineering & Science, which generally perform at a similar or slightly higher level. Additionally, Technical Freire Charter School, an independent charter school, outperforms Kensington Health Sciences on Keystone Exam proficiency rates, suggesting that alternative school models may be more successful in supporting student achievement in the Philadelphia area.

457

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,544

Per pupil spending ?

98.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2463 Emerald St
Philadelphia, PA 19125-1236

(215) 400-3609

District: Philadelphia City School District

Feeder schools for Kensington Health Sciences:

Elementary:	Brown Henry A School
	Hartranft John F School
	Hunter William High School
	McKinley William School
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	Richmond School
	Sheridan School
	Webster School
	Welsh John School
	Willard Frances E School
Middle:	Memphis Street Academy Charter School @ JP Jones

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.1%

African American:

19.5%

White:

8.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2014 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (32% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Graduation rate below the Pennsylvania average (81% vs 89%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg35%

Pennsylvania avg52%

524^th of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	25.1	524 of 681	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	580 of 686	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	611 of 674	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.0	608 of 634	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.7	643 of 693	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.1	638 of 673	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.2	617 of 663	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	0.4	671 of 677	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	0.7	673 of 680	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.4	567 of 580	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.6	582 of 591	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.0	628 of 664	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.1	612 of 660	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.0	606 of 649	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.6	607 of 632	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.8	587 of 621	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.7	575 of 615	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	35.6	179 of 284	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.3	127 of 260	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	301 of 524	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.8	395 of 513	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	466 of 502	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	12 of 109	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	56.7	20 of 84	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	38.4	51 of 85	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	520 of 657	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	575 of 665	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	184 of 287	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.3	204 of 274	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	226 of 252	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	443 of 651	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.2	540 of 664	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	579 of 652	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	499 of 660	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	554 of 662	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)89th percentile+66 vs school

Disabled (2025)43rd percentile+20 vs school

African American (2024)37th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)24th percentile~ school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature62%~ state avg

Biology20%-30 vs state

Algebra I14%-30 vs state

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by a student
Friday, February 18, 2011

This school is filled with staff members who have favorite students. Also they have unnecessary rules such as: students are not allowed to have or carry water bottles or soda bottles. The principle doesn't listen to his students or what they have to say. Close Quote

Schools Near Kensington Health Sciences

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	PSSA Math (2025)				PSSA English Language Arts (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	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kensington Health Sciences	Public	9-12	2463 Emerald St	Philadelphia	19125	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3609	457	29	16.0	98.2%	37 (8.1%)	89 (19.5%)	311 (68.1%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	25.1	524^th of 681 public high schools	23.1%		14.8	580^th of 686 public high schools	15.5%	56	14.4	19.5	62.2									$21,544	$9,321	$12,223
Kensington High School	Public	9-12	2501 Coral St	Philadelphia	19125	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7700	458	42	10.8	100.7%	33 (7.2%)	136 (29.7%)	258 (56.3%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.7%)	4.4	640^th of 681 public high schools	6.0%		5.9	632^nd of 686 public high schools	7.9%	8	9.0	9.0	25.4									$26,643	$11,068	$15,575
Kensington Creative & Performing Arts High School	Public	9-12	1901 N. Front St	Philadelphia	19122	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7400	510	31	16.6	97.8%	28 (5.5%)	177 (34.7%)	280 (54.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.1%)	6.6	617^th of 681 public high schools	9.4%		5.9	630^th of 686 public high schools	8.2%	13	7.6	7.8	36.5									$21,887	$9,305	$12,582
Penn Treaty School	Public	6-12	600 E Thompson St	Philadelphia	19125	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-3800	398	41	9.8	107.0%	85 (21.4%)	160 (40.2%)	131 (32.9%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.5%)	6.3	622^nd of 681 public high schools	8.7%		3.6	658^th of 686 public high schools	4.1%	36	9.7	21.6	18.0	10.3	6.3	10.3	8.9	20.0	20.0	25.9	21.9	$26,007	$10,894	$15,113
The U School: Innovative Lab	Public	9-12	2000 N 7th St	Philadelphia	19122	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7450	195	14	14.3	104.1%	2 (1.0%)	152 (77.9%)	32 (16.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.1%)	1.4	678^th of 681 public high schools	0.4%		9	608^th of 686 public high schools	11.4%	70	0.0	0.0	10.0									$27,084	$7,288	$19,795
Mastbaum Jules E Area Vocational-Technical School	Public	9-12	3116 Frankford Avenue	Philadelphia	19134	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7220	651	39	16.6	90.3%	32 (4.9%)	279 (42.9%)	301 (46.2%)	7 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (4.6%)	9	604^th of 681 public high schools	11.3%		7.2	626^th of 686 public high schools	8.7%	22	9.1	22.8	33.4									$13,524	$6,009	$7,515
Philadelphia Military Academy at Elverson	Public, Magnet	9-12	2118-2160 N 13th Street	Philadelphia	19122	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7420	273	20	13.3	116.1%	7 (2.6%)	178 (65.2%)	69 (25.3%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.5%)	3.4	653^rd of 681 public high schools	4.1%		5.9	631^st of 686 public high schools	8.0%	22	3.6	7.3	25.9									$21,483	$8,070	$13,413
Bodine William W High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1101 N 4th St	Philadelphia	19123	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7630	489	19	25.1	94.9%	61 (12.5%)	193 (39.5%)	136 (27.8%)	58 (11.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.0%)	57.5	317^th of 681 public high schools	53.5%		82.5	95^th of 686 public high schools	86.2%	222	39.6	47.7	72.0									$19,561	$7,698	$11,863
YouthBuild Phila Charter School	Public, Charter	12	2309 N Broad St	Philadelphia	19132	Philadelphia County	Youth Build Phila Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(215) 627-8671	271	12	22.5	94.5%	6 (2.2%)	236 (87.1%)	16 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.8%)								(n/a)												$34,189	$11,613	$22,576
Technical Freire Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	2221 North Broad Street	Philadelphia	19132	Philadelphia County	Technical Freire Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 507-1111	541	33	16.3	90.8%	1 (0.2%)	498 (92.1%)	29 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.2%)	23.3	537^th of 681 public high schools	21.1%		17.1	570^th of 686 public high schools	16.9%	33	16.3	17.4	59.8									$24,291	$7,118	$17,172

Frequently Asked Questions about Kensington Health Sciences

Is Kensington Health Sciences a good school?

Kensington Health Sciences ranks in the bottom 23.1% of Pennsylvania high schools.

What schools feed into Kensington Health Sciences?

Kensington Health Sciences is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Brown Henry A School
Elementary : Hartranft John F School
Elementary : Hunter William High School
Elementary : McKinley William School
Elementary : Richmond School
Elementary : Sheridan School
Elementary : Webster School
Elementary : Welsh John School
Elementary : Willard Frances E School
Middle : Memphis Street Academy Charter School @ JP Jones

What is the racial makeup of Kensington Health Sciences?

Students at Kensington Health Sciences are 68% Hispanic, 19% African American, 8% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Kensington Health Sciences?

In the 2024-25 school year, 457 students attended Kensington Health Sciences.

What district is Kensington Health Sciences in?

Philadelphia City School District

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