sch fast facts

This is what the largest independent school in Philadelphia looks like

SCH Fast Facts 72%

OF SCH FACULTY HOLD ADVANCED DEGREES & AN AVERAGE OF 18 YEARS TEACHING EXPERIENCE.

SCH STUDENTS COME FROM 100+

ZIP CODES

100+

Upper School electives including Forensic Science, Aeronautical Engineering & Global Economics.

#1 WORLD ROBOTICS TEAM

2019 FIRST World Champions.

10

Inter-Ac & State CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017-2020

39 Middle & Upper School sports teams. 37 alumni currently playing a sport at a D1 school, 7 at a NESCAC school (D3), and 15 in the Centennial Conference (D3). 89% of SCH graduates are accepted into their top-two college choices.

1090 STUDENTS PRE-K–12 GRADE

Plus a new early childhood center on the SCH campus enrolling 80 preschoolers.

62-acre

green city campus, including 1.5 miles of walking trails & easy access to Wissahickon Valley Park for science studies and outdoor education.

10 Yearscel

2011-2021

sands center for entrepreneurial leadership celebrates 10 years

#1 In Pre-K-12 Entrepreneurship Education

SCH’s trademarked and internationally recognized CEL program, teaches students an entrepreneurial mindset characterized by opportunity seeking, creative problem solving, resiliency, and resourcefulness.

8 Awards Earned!

In 2020-2021, CEL students earned $10,000 in scholarships and grants in competitions.

$40K Raised by Students

for social entrepreneurship initiatives in 2020-2021