Science Leadership Academy

Science Leadership Academy operates as an intimate 9-12 campus in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, overseen by Philadelphia City SD. Current enrollment sits at 502 students spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 738 students each, so Science Leadership Academy sits 32% below that benchmark.

Science Leadership Academy is one of 220 schools operated by Philadelphia City SD, a district that instructs 116,230 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Science Leadership Academy reports that the most-represented group is White (37%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 29% Black, 16% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 9% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Philadelphia County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Science Leadership Academy has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 25.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Roughly 100% of students at Science Leadership Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Science Leadership Academy sits in the top 10% of Pennsylvania schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 34.9%; actual is 79.3%, +44.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, Philadelphia County reports that the typical household earns roughly $61,953 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Philadelphia County's 309 public schools (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students), Science Leadership Academy is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Franklin Benjamin HS, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Science Leadership Academy ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 45.4%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 498 students in 2018 compared to 502 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share contracted from 35% to 29%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 33.1:1 in 2018 to 25.5:1 today.

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