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Science Leadership Academy

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

50^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 93% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Science Leadership Academy (SLA) is a public magnet high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, serving around 500 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Philadelphia City School District, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

SLA consistently ranks among the top high schools in Pennsylvania, with a statewide ranking between 18-50 over the past several years and a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade. The school excels in the performance of various student subgroups, often placing in the top 30 schools in the state. SLA students consistently outperform the district and state in Keystone Exams, with 70.3% of 11th-graders proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to 25.1% for the district and 44.3% for the state. The school's four-year graduation rate ranges from 71.9% to 100%, and its dropout rate is low, ranging from 0% to 5.5%.

While SLA outperforms nearby schools in academic metrics, some other schools in the district, such as Masterman Julia R Sec School, also demonstrate strong academic performance, ranking among the top schools in the state. SLA serves a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 100% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting the school's ability to provide a high-quality education to a diverse student population. The school's proximity to other high-performing schools, such as Bodine William W High School, is an interesting finding, as it indicates a clustering of quality educational options in the same geographic area.

502

Students ?

25.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,560

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1482 Green St
Philadelphia, PA 19130

(215) 979-5620

District: Philadelphia City School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.9%

African American:

28.9%

Hispanic:

15.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 63rd percentile in 2014 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (75% vs 52% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Pennsylvania high schools

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the Pennsylvania average (89%)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school75%

District avg35%

Pennsylvania avg52%

50^th of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Top 7%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 54High Schools in the Philadelphia City School District

473^rd of 606Philadelphia City School District 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	89.5	50 of 681	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	18 of 686	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.1	22 of 674	96.7%	★★★★★
2022	79.9	112 of 634	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	71.0	220 of 693	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.7	153 of 673	77.3%	★★★★☆
2017	54.5	389 of 663	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	79.7	108 of 677	84.0%	★★★★☆
2015	85.7	49 of 680	92.8%	★★★★★
2014	65.1	216 of 580	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.3	179 of 591	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	78.6	98 of 664	85.2%	★★★★☆
2011	81.8	66 of 660	90.0%	★★★★★
2010	84.8	43 of 649	93.4%	★★★★★
2009	77.6	108 of 632	82.9%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	30 of 276	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	98.7	4 of 284	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	6 of 260	97.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	13 of 125	89.6%	★★★★★
2024	61.1	60 of 121	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	82.0	20 of 112	82.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	98.6	12 of 524	97.7%	★★★★★
2024	100.0	1 of 513	99.8%	★★★★★
2023	99.8	3 of 502	99.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	90.7	37 of 657	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	93.0	23 of 665	96.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	97.3	7 of 287	97.6%	★★★★★
2024	98.2	7 of 274	97.4%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	7 of 252	97.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	94.3	29 of 651	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	97.9	9 of 664	98.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	9 of 652	98.6%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	70 of 660	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	95.7	18 of 662	97.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	84.6	26 of 165	84.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	96.5	10 of 583	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	97.3	7 of 595	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	97.6	5 of 577	99.1%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)98th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2025)98th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)96th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)90th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)89th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)89th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)84th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature89%+27 vs state

Algebra I70%+26 vs state

Biology66%+17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	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	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Science Leadership Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	1482 Green St	Philadelphia	19130	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 979-5620	502	20	25.4	99.6%	185 (36.9%)	145 (28.9%)	78 (15.5%)	50 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (8.6%)	89.5	50^th of 681 public high schools	92.7%		94.9	18^th of 686 public high schools	97.4%	32	70.3	66.1	89.0											$17,560	$6,721	$10,839
Franklin Benjamin High School	Public	9-12	550 N Broad St	Philadelphia	19130	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7600	570	41	14.0	95.3%	10 (1.8%)	406 (71.2%)	110 (19.3%)	22 (3.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.7%)	2.2	668^th of 681 public high schools	1.9%		3.2	662^nd of 686 public high schools	3.5%	6	3.1	5.4	14.1											$19,123	$7,676	$11,447
Franklin LC	Public, Magnet	9-12	616 N 15th St	Philadelphia	19130	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7570	918	47	19.5	83.2%	42 (4.6%)	463 (50.4%)	291 (31.7%)	93 (10.1%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	24 (2.6%)	46.7	412^th of 681 public high schools	39.5%		51.6	376^th of 686 public high schools	45.2%	36	33.7	42.6	65.4											$20,587	$7,380	$13,207
Parkway Center City Middle College	Public, Magnet	9-12	540 N 13th Street	Philadelphia	19123	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7620	436	13	32.7	97.7%	11 (2.5%)	288 (66.1%)	86 (19.7%)	32 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	16 (3.7%)	75.1	163^rd of 681 public high schools	76.1%		77.8	134^th of 686 public high schools	80.5%	29	46.3	60.9	84.5											$21,812	$6,865	$14,947
Masterman Julia R Sec School	Public, Magnet	5-12	1699 Spring Garden St	Philadelphia	19130	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	No	(215) 400-7580	1,183	48	24.8	101.4%	471 (39.8%)	189 (16.0%)	89 (7.5%)	338 (28.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	95 (8.0%)	98.9	2^nd of 681 public high schools	99.7%		99.1	2^nd of 686 public high schools	99.7%		93.9	95.6	100.0	96.7	87.9	85.9	69.1	83.6	89.2	98.8	88.4	87.6	90.8	$17,307	$2,620	$14,687
Philadelphia Electrical & Technology Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1709 Benjamin Franklin Parkway	Philadelphia	19103	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia Electrical & Technology Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(267) 514-1824	629	35	17.8	97.8%	20 (3.2%)	547 (87.0%)	31 (4.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.5%)	10.4	597^th of 681 public high schools	12.3%		10.5	594^th of 686 public high schools	13.4%	3	5.7	17.9	42.5											$3,460	$3,460	$00
Freire Charter School	Public, Charter	5-12	2027 Chestnut Street	Philadelphia	19103	Philadelphia County	Freire Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(215) 557-8555	1,024	74	13.8	93.1%	9 (0.9%)	926 (90.4%)	40 (3.9%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.0%)	34.7	479^th of 681 public high schools	29.7%		26.2	526^th of 686 public high schools	23.3%	47	29.2	31.1	61.1	14.6	9.7	3.6	18.7	11.0	6.3	28.1	24.3	42.7	28.8	$26,295	$5,578	$20,717
Vaux HS: A Big Picture School	Public	9-12	2300 W Master St	Philadelphia	19121	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(267) 687-1172	284	14	20.9	98.9%	2 (0.7%)	250 (88.0%)	16 (5.6%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.2%)	3.6	650^th of 681 public high schools	4.6%		2.7	668^th of 686 public high schools	2.6%	18	6.5	6.7	25.0											$24,168	$7,646	$16,523
Bodine William W High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1101 N 4th St	Philadelphia	19123	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(215) 400-7630	489	19	25.1	94.9%	61 (12.5%)	193 (39.5%)	136 (27.8%)	58 (11.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.0%)	57.5	317^th of 681 public high schools	53.5%		82.5	95^th of 686 public high schools	86.2%	222	39.6	47.7	72.0											$19,561	$7,698	$11,863
National Constitution Center High School	Public	9-12	18 S 7th St	Philadelphia	19106	Philadelphia County	Philadelphia City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(215) 400-7850	421	19	22.1	94.8%	17 (4.0%)	297 (70.5%)	65 (15.4%)	19 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.5%)	21.8	545^th of 681 public high schools	20.0%		42.1	455^th of 686 public high schools	33.7%	90	28.9	13.8	50.6											$18,126	$7,222	$10,904

Frequently Asked Questions about Science Leadership Academy

Is Science Leadership Academy a good school?

Yes. Science Leadership Academy ranks in the top 7.3% of Pennsylvania high schools.

How many students attend Science Leadership Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 502 students attended Science Leadership Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Science Leadership Academy?

Students at Science Leadership Academy are 37% White, 29% African American, 16% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 9% Two or more races.

What district is Science Leadership Academy in?

Philadelphia City School District

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