Lankenau Environmental Science Magnet High School

Lankenau Environmental Science Magnet High School
Address
201 Spring Lane Philadelphia , Pennsylvania 19128 United States
Coordinates	40.062695°N 75.252796°W / 40.062695; -75.252796
Information
Type	Magnet high school
School district	The School District of Philadelphia
Principal	Jessica Naugle McAtamney
Grades	9–12
Enrollment	340[1]
Student to teacher ratio	16:1
Website	lankenau.philasd.org

Lankenau Environmental Science Magnet High School (commonly referred as Lankenau High School) is a district-run magnet high school in Upper Roxborough, Northwest Philadelphia.[2] It is a part of the School District of Philadelphia. The school's Advanced Placement participation was 34 percent during the 2014 school year.[3] 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.[1]

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".[2]

History

The school has a garden. In 2016 vandals damaged the garden with a vehicle.[2]

Demographics

Of the school's 340 students, 99 percent identify as minorities.[3] 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.[1]

References

1. "Lankenau Environmental Science Magnet High School". Great Philly Schools. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
2. Babay, Emily (February 25, 2016). "Vandals 'destroy' Philadelphia school's acre garden". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
3. "Lankenau High School". The School District of Philadelphia. Retrieved April 30, 2015.

External links

• https://lankenau.philasd.org/