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Sylvan Heights Science Charter School

Public, Charter Grades K-4

1267^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Sylvan Heights Science Charter School is an elementary school located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, serving 209 students from kindergarten to 4th grade. The school is part of the Sylvan Heights Science Charter School District, which is ranked 536 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sylvan Heights Science Charter School consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with proficiency rates on PSSA tests well below the state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Math (25.3%) and English Language Arts (27.2%) were significantly lower than the state averages of 41.7% and 48.5%, respectively. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low-income families, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Interestingly, the nearby Benjamin Franklin School, Downey School, and Foose School, which are also part of the Harrisburg City School District, perform similarly to or worse than Sylvan Heights Science Charter School on PSSA tests. In contrast, Paxtang Elementary School, which is part of the Central Dauphin School District, performs significantly better than Sylvan Heights Science Charter School and the other nearby Harrisburg schools, with proficiency rates closer to the state averages. Additionally, Pennsylvania STEAM Academy Charter School, another charter school in the Harrisburg area, performs better than Sylvan Heights Science Charter School on PSSA tests, but both charter schools have high percentages of students from low-income families and are ranked in the bottom 25% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

217

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,585

Per pupil spending ?

96.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

915 S 13th Street
Harrisburg, PA 17104

(717) 232-9220

District: Sylvan Heights Science Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

68.2%

Hispanic:

26.3%

Two or more races:

3.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (26% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 21 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,267^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

536^th of 606Sylvan Heights Science Charter School among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.3	1267 of 1511	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	1259 of 1526	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	1353 of 1534	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	1386 of 1534	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.8	1341 of 1433	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	1301 of 1544	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	1399 of 1530	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.5	1419 of 1547	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.6	1344 of 1554	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.9	1268 of 1474	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.3	1303 of 1599	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	33.2	1275 of 1597	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.9	1336 of 1579	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.1	1377 of 1549	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.5	1361 of 1551	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.0	1327 of 1555	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	37.0	1186 of 1545	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	183 of 413	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.2	145 of 437	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.9	207 of 437	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.6	1177 of 1466	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	1184 of 1488	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	26.3	355 of 454	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	1119 of 1369	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	1262 of 1432	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	1264 of 1414	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	1293 of 1475	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	1302 of 1495	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)56th percentile+40 vs school

Hispanic (2024)22nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts27%-21 vs state

Math25%-16 vs state

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Schools Near Sylvan Heights Science Charter School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)					PSSA English Language Arts (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sylvan Heights Science Charter School	Public, Charter	K-4	915 S 13th Street	Harrisburg	17104	Dauphin County	Sylvan Heights Science Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(717) 232-9220	217	15	14.7	96.3%	4 (1.8%)	148 (68.2%)	57 (26.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	15.3	1267^th of 1511 public elementary schools	16.1%		16.9	1259^th of 1526 public elementary schools	17.5%	8	28.2	22.5			25.3	22.5	31.7			27.2	$18,585	$4,371	$14,215
Foose School	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 Sycamore St	Harrisburg	17104	Dauphin County	Harrisburg City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 703-1280	522	46	11.2	97.9%	13 (2.5%)	201 (38.5%)	279 (53.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.0%)	5	1485^th of 1511 public elementary schools	1.7%		3.4	1510^th of 1526 public elementary schools	1.0%	25	8.1	4.3	5.1		5.8	5.3	14.3	15.0		11.6	$23,539	$78	$23,461
Melrose School	Public	K-5	2041 Berryhill St	Harrisburg	17104	Dauphin County	Harrisburg City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 703-1440	536	34	16.0	112.9%	24 (4.5%)	198 (36.9%)	247 (46.1%)	29 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.1%)	10.5	1345^th of 1511 public elementary schools	11.0%		5.3	1460^th of 1526 public elementary schools	4.3%	115	16.0	26.2	12.4		18.1	16.5	25.0	12.3		17.9	$22,276	$75	$22,201
Scott at Lincoln School	Public	K-5	1601 State St	Harrisburg	17103	Dauphin County	Harrisburg City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 703-4560	484	30	16.5	101.0%	6 (1.2%)	203 (41.9%)	258 (53.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	4	1495^th of 1511 public elementary schools	1.1%		3	1519^th of 1526 public elementary schools	0.5%	24	5.1	9.1	1.3		4.6	6.4	5.6	13.0		8.6	$21,248	$71	$21,176
Benjamin Franklin School	Public	PK, KG-5	1205 N 6th Street	Harrisburg	17110	Dauphin County	Harrisburg City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 703-1200	678	66	10.2	109.1%	28 (4.1%)	307 (45.3%)	291 (42.9%)	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.9%)	3.8	1500^th of 1511 public elementary schools	0.7%		3.7	1502^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	1.6%	2	6.0	1.2	3.4		3.6	14.3	8.6	7.0		10.0	$23,011	$77	$22,934
Downey School	Public	PK, KG-5	1313 Monroe St	Harrisburg	17103	Dauphin County	Harrisburg City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 703-1240	405	31	13.2	100.7%	6 (1.5%)	202 (49.9%)	160 (39.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.6%)	2.6	1511^th of 1511 public elementary schools	0.0%		2.2	1525^th of 1526 public elementary schools	0.1%	14	2.1	6.1	1.9		3.4	2.2	4.1	1.9		2.7	$24,596	$82	$24,514
Paxtang Elementary School	Public	K-5	3530 Rutherford St	Harrisburg	17111	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 561-1781	281	19	14.8	99.6%	54 (19.2%)	73 (26.0%)	74 (26.3%)	46 (16.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.4%)	31.9	1064^th of 1511 public elementary schools	29.6%		38.9	1020^th of 1526 public elementary schools	33.2%	44	30.6	45.9	27.3		34.2	34.3	54.2	27.3		38.2	$15,877	$948	$14,929
Steelton-Highspire Elementary School	Public	K-6	250 Reynders Avenue	Steelton	17113	Dauphin County	Steelton-Highspire School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 704-3826	821	61	13.4		71 (8.6%)	393 (47.9%)	228 (27.8%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	122 (14.9%)	8	1395^th of 1511 public elementary schools	7.7%		7.4	1404^th of 1526 public elementary schools	8.0%	9	15.9	16.2	6.5	8.1	12.0	20.0	16.8	8.6	21.0	16.8
Hillside Elementary School	Public	K-4	516 7th St	New Cumberland	17070	Cumberland County	West Shore School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 774-1321	408	27	14.9	66.7%	251 (61.5%)	46 (11.3%)	74 (18.1%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.9%)	48.8	843^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	44.2%		49.8	866^th of 1526 public elementary schools	43.3%	23	55.2	48.2			51.7	50.5	40.2			45.4	$21,397	$1,196	$20,200
Pennsylvania STEAM Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	1500 North Third Street	Harrisburg	17102	Dauphin County	Pennsylvania STEAM Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(717) 991-4334	360	22	16.3	77.5%	26 (7.2%)	241 (66.9%)	79 (21.9%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	20.1	1198^th of 1511 public elementary schools	20.7%		20.7	1209^th of 1526 public elementary schools	20.8%	11	55.0	17.5	13.1		28.9	32.5	22.5	15.8		23.7	$14,465	$1,070	$13,395

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Sylvan Heights Science Charter School ranks in the bottom 16.1% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

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Students at Sylvan Heights Science Charter School are 68% African American, 26% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% White.

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Sylvan Heights Science Charter School

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In the 2024-25 school year, 217 students attended Sylvan Heights Science Charter School.

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