Kensington Health Sciences Academy

Kensington Health Sciences Academy

Public High School | Grade 9-12
2463 Emerald St,  Philadelphia, PA
Philadelphia City School District
3.6
2.0
460 Students
C
Niche Grade

School Details

Student Teacher Ratio
11:1
Average SAT Score
890
Math Proficiency
5%
Reading Proficiency
22%
Average GPA
3.43
Graduation Rate
77%

Niche Grade

C-
Academics
B-
Teachers
C+
College Prep
C+
Administration
C+
Resources/Facilities
B
Clubs and Activities
B+
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.43
Reading Proficiency
22%
Math Proficiency
5%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
11:1
Teachers
38
Full Time Teachers
38
Teachers in First or Second Year
21.4%
College Prep
Average SAT
890
Math
440
Verbal
450
Number of AP Courses
3
AP Pass Rate
0%
AP Math Enrollment
Very Low
AP Science Enrollment
Very Low
Other AP Enrollment
Average

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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
156:1

Student Diversity

Female
58.5%
Male
41.5%
Hispanic
73.7%
Black
15.7%
White
6.5%
Two or more races
2.8%
Asian or Pacific Islander
1.4%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
Temple University 54 Students
Drexel University 42 Students
Community College of Philadelphia 31 Students
Penn State 22 Students
La Salle University 20 Students
Indiana University of Pennsylvania 19 Students
Arcadia University 18 Students
University of Pennsylvania 17 Students
Commonwealth University - Bloomsburg 14 Students
Penn State Abington 14 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Nursing 16 Students
Biology 16 Students
Business 12 Students
Psychology 11 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 8 Students
Dental Hygiene 7 Students
Nursing Science, Education, and Practice 6 Students
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration 5 Students
Forensic Science and Technology 5 Students
Dental Assisting 5 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.6 39 Reviews
4.0 Senior
6/5/2022
Everything was fine until you see all the favoritism within the school and not giving the seniors trips only giving 9th and 10th grades all of them. I loved how the school is small.
3.0 Alum
8/3/2018
It sucks, dont believe what anyone says. Its poor, they run their academics in a stupid way like I havent had a math class in 2 years. Yea the Dental and HRT programs get you places but you gotta be a well known good student, they dont just allow everyone into these programs. And if you dont like health and medical there's pretty much nothing else for you. Sports teams are under funded and clubs barely exist. They brought in city year but my graduating class had no contact with them for the three years they've been there, they were never there for us. 12 plus is good, those three people in that office do more for you than any other faculty
3.0 NicheUser
4/27/2016
There are extracurricular sports but not as many resources as other schools have. The school is on a tight budget so many resources are very limited.
GreatSchools Reviews
2.0 1 Review
2.0 parent
3/26/2011
I don't know how people can rate this school high, and make it out to be one fantastic school? I am a parent of a student. And the times i have been in that school I am forced to see savage fights at the end of the day. Or even in front of the office with 4 girls. With no security around that time i...

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