Swatara Middle School

Swatara Middle School

Public Middle School | Grade 6-8
1101 Highland St,  Steelton, PA
Oberlin Neighborhood
Central Dauphin School District
2.7
611 Students
C+
Niche Grade

School Details

Student Teacher Ratio
12:1
Math Proficiency
12%
Reading Proficiency
37%

Niche Grade

C
Academics
C
Teachers
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Academics
Reading Proficiency
37%
Math Proficiency
12%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
12:1
Teachers
44
Full Time Teachers
44
Teachers in First or Second Year
33.3%

GreatSchools Rating

3
Test Scores
4
Equity
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Test Scores

Math
4.2%
State Average
15.6%
Science
6.6%
State Average
29.5%
GreatSchools Test Scores Rating
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
297:1

Student Diversity

Male
52.9%
Female
47.1%
Black
31%
Hispanic
21.7%
White
21.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander
13.2%
Two or more races
12.4%
Native American
<1%
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School Rankings

#3 Most Diverse Public MS in Pennsylvania
Source: Niche

Specialty School Programs

Free/Reduced Lunch Offered

This School’s Reviews

GreatSchools Reviews
2.7 6 Reviews
2.0 student
8/14/2024
my first year of middle school was spent at SMS and most teachers were respectful but I constantly felt unsafe I love my SMS family but I'm concerned for other kids there are always fights and kids getting jumped. i love SMS but sadly would not recommend it to minorities or kids who have special nee...
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1.0 student
5/10/2023
This school is not a good school to attend I highly suggest forcing your kids online. It is so bad that we have canine units that search our school. There are rats and mice everywhere. There are a lot of fights and i have not learned anything new in my three years of attending. The only good teacher...
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5.0 other
8/12/2015
Great school, great teachers, great kids, and great administration... With the district now using PA Core I'm sure our kids are going to be career and college ready!
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2.0 teacher
11/5/2013
The kids here are terrible. It's one step up from the zoo of Susquehanna Township.
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