Type Magnet high school Grades 9–12 Student to teacher ratio 16:1 Number of students 340 Average SAT scores 1,185 (2014) | Principal Joshua Levinson Enrollment 340 Phone +1 215-487-4465 Average ACT scores 17 Lowest grade Ninth grade | |
Website webgui.phila.k12.pa.us/schools/l/lankenau Address 201 Spring Ln, Philadelphia, PA 19128, USA District School District of Philadelphia Similar Germanto High School, Central High School, George Washingt Carver Hi, Fitzsimons Thomas High Sch, Philadelp High School fo | ||
Lankenau Environmental Science Magnet High School (commonly referred as Lankenau High School) is a district-run magnet high school in Upper Roxborough, Northwest Philadelphia. It is a part of the School District of Philadelphia. The school's Advanced Placement participation was 34 percent during the 2014 school year. The school has also received a Bronze recognition by U.S. News & World Report's list of Best U.S. High Schools from 2012 through 2014.
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The school is near the border with Montgomery County and occupies a wooded area. It described itself as the "country campus for the college bound".
History
The school has a garden. In 2016 vandals damaged the garden with a vehicle.
Demographics
Of the school's 340 students, 99 percent identify as minorities. 94.7 percent identify as Black, 3.6 percent as Hispanic, 1 percent as Other, 0.3 percent as Asian, and 0.3 percent as White.