Summary:
Susquehanna Township Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, part of the Harrisburg City School District. The school has a diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 18.53% White, 35.13% African American, 16.18% Hispanic, 16.74% Asian, and 13.14% two or more races.
Susquehanna Township Middle School faces significant academic challenges, consistently performing below the state and district averages on PSSA tests in Math, Science, and English Language Arts. For example, in the 2022-2023 school year, only 7.2% of students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 15.6% for the district and 39.3% for the state. The school has a low statewide ranking, placing between 589 and 718 out of 797-893 Pennsylvania middle schools over the past 5 years, and has been rated 1 or 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 25% of Pennsylvania middle schools for Asian, African American, Hispanic, White, multi-racial, English Language Learner, low socioeconomic status, and disabled students.
Susquehanna Township Middle School's academic performance lags significantly behind nearby middle schools, such as Camp Hill Middle School, Linglestown Middle School, and Central Dauphin Middle School, which have higher PSSA proficiency rates, better statewide rankings, and serve student populations with lower percentages of free and reduced-price lunch recipients. The high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Susquehanna Township Middle School, which has increased from 53.43% in 2021-2022 to 63.35% in 2022-2023, suggests that socioeconomic factors may be playing a significant role in the school's academic outcomes.
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Detail:
Public 6-8
District:
Susquehanna Township School District
SchoolDigger Rank:
692nd of 893 Pennsylvania Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $18,377
Students who attend Susquehanna Township Middle School usually attend:
Feeder schools for Susquehanna Township Middle School:
Student/teacher ratio: 17.1
Number of students: 723
Racial breakdown:
African American:
35.1%
White:
18.5%
Asian:
16.7%
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Hispanic:
16.2%
Two or more races:
13.1%
American Indian:
0.3%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 63.3%
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