The Science Leadership Academy at Beeber

Located at 5925 Malvern Ave, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, The Science Leadership Academy at Beeber is a modestly sized senior high that serves 532 students (grades 5 through 12), run under Philadelphia City SD. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 738 students each, so The Science Leadership Academy at Beeber sits 28% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 220 schools in Philadelphia City SD (116,230 students total), The Science Leadership Academy at Beeber accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, The Science Leadership Academy at Beeber logs that 76% of the student body identifies as Black. Other groups include 10% White, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 39% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The Science Leadership Academy at Beeber records 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 31.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 105% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Philadelphia County runs at roughly 95%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

Across the wider county, census data for Philadelphia County shows 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%. The Science Leadership Academy at Beeber is one of 309 public schools in Philadelphia County (combined enrollment of about 182,005 students).

The closest other public school is Ad Prima CS, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around The Science Leadership Academy at Beeber.

The Science Leadership Academy at Beeber operates from a city-core location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 10%: 482 students in 2018 compared to 532 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share ticked up from 65% to 76%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 33.9:1 in 2018 to 31.1:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.