Science Leadership Academy
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania enrolled 502 students in 2024-25 with 19.7 full-time teachers, 25.5 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania high-school median of 13.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 65-69% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 38.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (Pennsylvania: 87.5%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 28%
497 students in 2022-23, 500 students in 2023-24, 502 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.2 to 19.7.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 497 | 27.2 | 18.3 |
| 2023-24 | 500 | 29.0 | 17.2 |
| 2024-25 | 502 | 19.7 | 25.5 |
25.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 98 of every 100 Pennsylvania high schools
Among the 645 Pennsylvania high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.8; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 250 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Science Leadership Academy enrolled 500 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 11 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 250 of the 500 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions11
- Chronically absent11.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
36.9% of students were White, 28.9% Black, 15.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- White36.9%
- Black28.9%
- Hispanic15.5%
- Asian10.0%
- Two or more races8.6%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Science Leadership Academy scored proficient or above: 65-69% in math, against 38.1% in math across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 65‑69% | 16% (2021-22) | 38.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
95% or more of the 117 students in Science Leadership Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Pennsylvania | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 95% or more | 72% | 87.5% |
| Students in the class | 117 | 9,947 | 136,045 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Philadelphia
69 public high schools in Philadelphia report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast High School | 3,463 | 27.8 | 94.3% |
| Lincoln High School | 2,472 | 21.0 | 89.0% |
| Central High School | 2,329 | 26.5 | 98.2% |
| Washington George High School | 1,755 | 16.8 | 100.0% |
| Franklin Towne CHS | 1,292 | 17.2 | 99.8% |
| Fels Samuel High School | 1,255 | 16.0 | 98.4% |
| Academy at Palumbo | 1,225 | 35.1 | 97.0% |
| Masterman Julia R Sec School | 1,183 | 24.8 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Science Leadership Academy
- Franklin Benjamin High SchoolThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 570 students, 14.0 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Franklin LCThe next nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 918 students, 19.6 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Compare Science Leadership Academy with Franklin Benjamin High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much The School District of Philadelphia spends per student$18,329 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,329
- The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaScience Leadership Academy is the number 407 by size of 709 Pennsylvania high schools open in 2024-25.#407 of 709
- Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher25.5 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 13.8 for high schools.25.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Science Leadership Academy
How many students attend Science Leadership Academy?
502 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 497 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Philadelphia, PA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Science Leadership Academy?
25.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for high schools is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Science Leadership Academy a Title I school?
Science Leadership Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Science Leadership Academy do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Science Leadership Academy scored proficient or above: 65-69% in math, against 38.1% in math across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Science Leadership Academy?
95% or more of the 117 students in Science Leadership Academy's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 87.5% across Pennsylvania. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Science Leadership Academy in?
The School District of Philadelphia, NCES district ID 4218990. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 421899000923 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.