Science Leadership Academy MS

Science Leadership Academy MS is a close-knit 6-8 campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, operated by Philadelphia City SD. The school caters to 353 students in grades 5 through 8. That puts it 41% smaller than the typical public school in Pennsylvania, which averages around 594 students.

Within Philadelphia City SD, which oversees 220 schools and 116,230 students, Science Leadership Academy MS is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Science Leadership Academy MS records that 58% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school logs 27% White, 5% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 39%.

In terms of school funding signals, Science Leadership Academy MS logs 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 30.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. About 100% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Science Leadership Academy MS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 34.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.8%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Philadelphia County indicate median household earnings sit near $61,953, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 17%. Science Leadership Academy MS is one of 309 public schools in Philadelphia County (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students).

The closest other public school is Powel Samuel Sch, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Science Leadership Academy MS ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 46.0%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 105%: 172 students in 2018 compared to 353 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 13% to 27% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 36.6:1 in 2018 to 30.5:1 in 2025.

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