Enrollment
217
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SYLVAN HEIGHTS SCIENCE CS·NCES 420002700366
Sylvan Heights Science CS
915 S 13th Street, Harrisburg, PA 17104 · (717) 232-9220 · Dauphin County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL217 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
15 FTE teachers
STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
209 students
STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 44 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (44).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
27.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.4pp since 2023
Math
25.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +6.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.2% | 25.3% |
| 2023-24 | 31.6% | 19.2% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Sylvan Heights Science CS
Sylvan Heights Science CS's state test result (31.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sylvan Heights Science CS this school | 217 | 96.3% | 31.6% |
| Ludlow James R School Philadelphia | 215 | 94.4% | 16.3% |
| Kearny Gen Philip School Philadelphia | 189 | 87.8% | 21.7% |
| Hartranft John F School Philadelphia | 310 | 94.8% | 8.8% |
| Howe Julia Ward School Philadelphia | 229 | 91.7% | 20.8% |
| Pittsburgh Grandview K-5 Pittsburgh | 195 | 95.4% | 23.3% |
Matched among Pennsylvania elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Sylvan Heights Science CS ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Dauphin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #1,157 of 1,396 | #27 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.3% | #1,220 of 1,511 ▲ 52 | #28 of 36 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #1,249 of 1,511 ▼ 3 | #27 of 36 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 217 | #1,494 of 1,638 | #40 of 40 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #1,219 of 1,528 | #28 of 39 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.4% | #614 of 1,531 | #30 of 40 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.3% | #529 of 1,600 | #16 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.9% | #411 of 450 | #16 of 19 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
217
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
+23% since 2000-01, when it was 176
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 16.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 217 | 14.7 | 14.8:1 | 96% (209) |
| 2023-24 | 209 | 13.3 | 15.7:1 | 100% (209) |
| 2022-23 | 216 | 15 | 14.4:1 | 100% (216) |
| 2020-21 | 214 | 13 | 16.5:1 | 99% (211) |
| 2017-18 | 215 | 13.6 | 15.8:1 | 100% (215) |
| 2015-16 | 216 | 14 | 15.4:1 | 100% (216) |
| 2010-11 | 219 | 14 | 15.6:1 | 75% (164) |
| 2000-01 | 176 | 9 | 19.6:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sylvan Heights Science CS.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (215 to 217); teachers up 8% (13.6 to 14.7).
About Sylvan Heights Science CS
Sylvan Heights Science CS is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The student body numbers 217 students, from kindergarten through 4. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 443, so this school runs 51% smaller than that.
In federal data, the district for Sylvan Heights Science CS is the school itself.
A majority of students at Sylvan Heights Science CS, 68%, are Black. Beyond that, enrollment is 26% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 17%. By the diversity index, Sylvan Heights Science CS comes in at 46%.
Federal data list 14.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at Sylvan Heights Science CS in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is 13.1:1, lower than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 96%. Across public schools in Dauphin County, the average is 59%.
Sylvan Heights Science CS is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 21% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Sylvan Heights Science CS would score about 36.3%. It scores 31.6%, 4.7 points below that figure.
In Dauphin County (population about 289,593), median household income is about $76,242, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 34% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Sylvan Heights Science CS is one of 75 public schools in Dauphin County, which together enroll about 72,718 students.
The nearest public school is Foose School, at about 0.1 miles. Sylvan Heights Science CS has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 31.6% average proficiency ranks 4th among 7 nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 214 to 217. The ratio was 16.5:1 in 2020-21 and 14.8:1 in 2024-25.
The Sylvan Heights Science CS community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Dauphin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
289,593
Census ACS
Median income
$76,242
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
75
72,718 students
Quick facts
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- Dauphin County Technical SchoolHigh · 1,187 students
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- Foose School0.1 mi · 522
- Rowland Academy0.7 mi · 353
- Melrose School0.8 mi · 536
- Harrisburg HS - SciTech Cmp1.0 mi · 347
- Capital Area School for the Arts CS1.1 mi · 193
- Scott at Lincoln School1.2 mi · 484
Frequently asked questions
About Sylvan Heights Science CSHow large is Sylvan Heights Science CS?
Sylvan Heights Science CS enrolls approximately 217 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Sylvan Heights Science CS serve?
Sylvan Heights Science CS serves grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Sylvan Heights Science CS have?
Sylvan Heights Science CS employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Sylvan Heights Science CS?
Student demographics at Sylvan Heights Science CS are roughly 2% White, 26% Hispanic, 68% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Sylvan Heights Science CS in?
Sylvan Heights Science CS is part of Sylvan Heights Science CS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.