Swatara Middle School
1101 Highland St
Harrisburg PA, 17113, Dauphin County
Phone: 717-939-9363
Ranking: 
(1,974 out of 2,495, bottom 21%)*
(1,974 out of 2,495, bottom 21%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Central Dauphin School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 49 | 47 | 53 | |||
| Total Students: | 499 | 489 | 548 | |||
| Grade 6: | 186 | 37.3% | 140 | 28.6% | 170 | 31.0% |
| Grade 7: | 149 | 29.9% | 160 | 32.7% | 192 | 35.0% |
| Grade 8: | 164 | 32.9% | 189 | 38.7% | 186 | 33.9% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 251 | 50.3% | 240 | 49.1% | 281 | 51.3% |
| Female: | 225 | 45.1% | 213 | 43.6% | 263 | 48.0% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 32 | 6.4% | 28 | 5.7% | 35 | 6.4% |
| Hispanic: | 75 | 15.0% | 64 | 13.1% | 61 | 11.1% |
| Black | 149 | 29.9% | 136 | 27.8% | 178 | 32.5% |
| White: | 226 | 45.3% | 231 | 47.2% | 274 | 50.0% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 175 | 35.1% | 165 | 33.7% | 180 | 32.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 54 | 10.8% | 54 | 11.0% | 71 | 13.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.16 | 10.40 | 10.30 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 75.8% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 79.2% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 73.8% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61.1% | 73.2% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 67% | 76.3% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 74.1% | 78.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 60.1% | 66.6% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 68.2% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 53.3% | 66.1% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 65.9% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.5% | 70.4% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 55% | 66.9% | 69.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 57% | 71.8% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 70.2% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 72.2% | 76.3% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 78.4% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.9% | 77.1% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.1% | 75.1% | 78.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 54.2% | 67.8% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 64.2% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 59.8% | 69.9% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.7% | 71.3% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.1% | 74.1% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 75.3% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 47.1% | 54.2% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.6% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.2% | 66.2% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.8% | 68.8% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 72.7% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 68.8% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 71.9% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 75.3% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 60.2% | 71.3% | 76.9% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 69.6% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.8% | 74.2% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 65.1% | 66.7% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.5% | 73.6% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 77% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 79.8% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 80.3% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 82.9% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.5% | 79.5% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 36.3% | 52.3% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 44.8% | 55.2% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 41.6% | 54.8% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 30.9% | 52% | 58.3% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 63.3% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 46.3% | 61.4% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.5% | 64.4% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 72.2% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 77.3% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 70.5% | 73.1% |
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* Swatara Middle School was rated 2 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.