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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Lankenau Environmental Science Magnet High School

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.

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.