Lankenau Environmental Science Magnet High School Explained

Lankenau Environmental Science Magnet High School
District:The School District of Philadelphia
Type:Magnet high school
Grades:9–12
Address:201 Spring Lane
City:Philadelphia
State:Pennsylvania
Country:United States
Coordinates:40.0627°N -75.2528°W
Zipcode:19128
Enrollment:340[1]
Ratio:16:1
Principal:Jessica Naugle McAtamney
Sat:1185
Sat Year:2014
Act:17.0
Act Year:2014

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.

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. 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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lankenau Environmental Science Magnet High School . Great Philly Schools . April 30, 2015.
  2. News: Babay, Emily. Vandals 'destroy' Philadelphia school's acre garden . Philadelphia Inquirer. 2016-02-25. 2016-11-16.
  3. Web site: Lankenau High School . The School District of Philadelphia . April 30, 2015.