For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public charter school serving 209 students in Sylvan Heights Science Charter School District. This district's average charter testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public charter schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Charter School in Sylvan Heights Science Charter School District have an average math proficiency score of 12% (versus the Pennsylvania public charter school average of 15%), and reading proficiency score of 17% (versus the 38% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 98% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the Pennsylvania public charter school average of 69% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
1 School
174 Schools
# Students
209 Students
162,901 Students
# Teachers
13 Teachers
11,203 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Sylvan Heights Science Charter School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 675 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
Overall District Rank
#621 out of 684 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
10-14%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
15-19%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
40-49%
57%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.50
0.71
# American Indian Students
n/a
538 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
n/a
4,589 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
3%
# Hispanic Students
60 Students
32,868 Students
% Hispanic Students
29%
20%
# Black Students
136 Students
64,316 Students
% Black Students
65%
39%
# White Students
4 Students
51,653 Students
% White Students
2%
32%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
213 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
9 Students
9,444 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
69
# Students in K Grade:
44
10,500
# Students in 1st Grade:
40
11,180
# Students in 2nd Grade:
43
11,555
# Students in 3rd Grade:
38
11,484
# Students in 4th Grade:
44
11,764
# Students in 5th Grade:
-
12,115
# Students in 6th Grade:
-
12,972
# Students in 7th Grade:
-
13,816
# Students in 8th Grade:
-
14,256
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
15,503
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
13,596
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
12,101
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
11,990
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,842 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,885 is less than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$3 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$3 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,842
$23,696
Spending / Student
$13,885
$23,119
Best Sylvan Heights Science Charter School District Public Charter Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Sylvan Heights Science Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
915 S 13th Street
Harrisburg, PA 17104
(717) 232-9220
Harrisburg, PA 17104
(717) 232-9220
Grades: K-4
| 209 students
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