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Science Leadership Academy High School
2130 Arch St
Philadelphia PA, 19103, Philadelphia County
Phone: 215-979-5620
Ranking: 
(33 out of 626, top 5%)*
(33 out of 626, top 5%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Philadelphia City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 32 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 17 | 15 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 601 | 488 | 484 | 484 | 485 | 366 | 245 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 234 | 38.9% | 122 | 25.0% | 119 | 24.6% | 118 | 24.4% | 120 | 24.7% | 124 | 33.9% | 125 | 51.0% |
| Grade 10: | 124 | 20.6% | 121 | 24.8% | 122 | 25.2% | 120 | 24.8% | 126 | 26.0% | 125 | 34.2% | 120 | 49.0% |
| Grade 11: | 123 | 20.5% | 126 | 25.8% | 119 | 24.6% | 126 | 26.0% | 121 | 24.9% | 117 | 32.0% | NA | NA |
| Grade 12: | 120 | 20.0% | 119 | 24.4% | 124 | 25.6% | 120 | 24.8% | 118 | 24.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 273 | 45.4% | 213 | 43.6% | 220 | 45.5% | 220 | 45.5% | 211 | 43.5% | 166 | 45.4% | 112 | 45.7% |
| Female: | 328 | 54.6% | 275 | 56.4% | 264 | 54.5% | 264 | 54.5% | 261 | 53.8% | 190 | 51.9% | 128 | 52.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 52 | 8.7% | 46 | 9.4% | 46 | 9.5% | 36 | 7.4% | 32 | 6.6% | 26 | 7.1% | 16 | 6.5% |
| Hispanic: | 62 | 10.3% | 44 | 9.0% | 47 | 9.7% | 37 | 7.6% | 34 | 7.0% | 24 | 6.6% | 18 | 7.3% |
| Black: | 264 | 43.9% | 204 | 41.8% | 220 | 45.5% | 236 | 48.8% | 242 | 49.9% | 186 | 50.8% | 124 | 50.6% |
| White: | 198 | 32.9% | 176 | 36.1% | 159 | 32.9% | 166 | 34.3% | 172 | 35.5% | 128 | 35.0% | 86 | 35.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 21 | 3.5% | 17 | 3.5% | 11 | 2.3% | 8 | 1.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 221 | 36.8% | 151 | 30.9% | 126 | 26.0% | 120 | 24.8% | 130 | 26.8% | 71 | 19.4% | 51 | 20.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 23 | 3.8% | 31 | 6.4% | 28 | 5.8% | 34 | 7.0% | 34 | 7.0% | 11 | 3.0% | 16 | 6.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 18.78 | 32.71 | 25.61 | 23.62 | 18.65 | 21.00 | 16.10 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 31.6% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 36.3% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.6% | 38.2% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 37.5% | 60% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 38% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 92.4% | 42.6% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 86% | 44.4% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 43.3% | 67.8% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.9% | 14.9% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 16.3% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.4% | 15.7% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 40.3% | 15.5% | 41.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 100% | 64.3% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 95.8% | 64.2% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 96.7% | 66.5% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 97.3% | 62.6% | 82.9% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Science Leadership Academy High School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.