Susquehanna Twp High School
3500 Elmerton Ave
Harrisburg PA, 17109, Dauphin County
Phone: 717-657-5117
Ranking: 
(339 out of 626, bottom 46%)*
(339 out of 626, bottom 46%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Susquehanna Township School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 69 | 66 | 66 | 64 | 66 | 66 | 70 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 898 | 929 | 989 | 1,049 | 996 | 1,025 | 1,030 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 219 | 24.4% | 221 | 23.8% | 207 | 20.9% | 264 | 25.2% | 235 | 23.6% | 273 | 26.6% | 305 | 29.6% |
| Grade 10: | 223 | 24.8% | 212 | 22.8% | 261 | 26.4% | 259 | 24.7% | 275 | 27.6% | 264 | 25.8% | 249 | 24.2% |
| Grade 11: | 213 | 23.7% | 240 | 25.8% | 254 | 25.7% | 282 | 26.9% | 243 | 24.4% | 242 | 23.6% | 212 | 20.6% |
| Grade 12: | 243 | 27.1% | 256 | 27.6% | 267 | 27.0% | 244 | 23.3% | 243 | 24.4% | 245 | 23.9% | 264 | 25.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 458 | 51.0% | 498 | 53.6% | 506 | 51.2% | 523 | 49.9% | 488 | 49.0% | 490 | 47.8% | 507 | 49.2% |
| Female: | 440 | 49.0% | 431 | 46.4% | 483 | 48.8% | 526 | 50.1% | 494 | 49.6% | 527 | 51.4% | 519 | 50.4% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 63 | 7.0% | 64 | 6.9% | 61 | 6.2% | 60 | 5.7% | 46 | 4.6% | 42 | 4.1% | 37 | 3.6% |
| Hispanic: | 79 | 8.8% | 67 | 7.2% | 59 | 6.0% | 66 | 6.3% | 41 | 4.1% | 46 | 4.5% | 47 | 4.6% |
| Black: | 379 | 42.2% | 399 | 42.9% | 458 | 46.3% | 470 | 44.8% | 448 | 45.0% | 444 | 43.3% | 443 | 43.0% |
| White: | 334 | 37.2% | 373 | 40.2% | 405 | 41.0% | 450 | 42.9% | 454 | 45.6% | 491 | 47.9% | 503 | 48.8% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 40 | 4.5% | 22 | 2.4% | 4 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 254 | 28.3% | 194 | 20.9% | 213 | 21.5% | 212 | 20.2% | 169 | 17.0% | 178 | 17.4% | 163 | 15.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 69 | 7.7% | 79 | 8.5% | 91 | 9.2% | 82 | 7.8% | 83 | 8.3% | 92 | 9.0% | 77 | 7.5% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.97 | 14.10 | 14.93 | 16.42 | 15.00 | 15.50 | 14.70 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.5% | 61.5% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 56.3% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61% | 60.2% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 54.4% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 54% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 69% | 68.7% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 61.3% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 59.4% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 57% | 55.5% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 57.6% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 69.7% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 66.8% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 68.7% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 67.2% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 72.8% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 77.5% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 66.2% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.5% | 72.3% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 65% | 64.6% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.1% | 70.4% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 34% | 34% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 35.8% | 35.1% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.5% | 38.7% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 32.5% | 32% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 39.3% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 62.8% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 71.3% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 85.6% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 81.4% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 74% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 75% | 74.4% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 73.4% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.2% | 77.2% | 82.9% |
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* Susquehanna Twp High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.