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Rowland Academy

Q: Is Rowland Academy a good school?

Rowland Academy ranks in the bottom 0.0% of Pennsylvania middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Rowland Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 353 students attended Rowland Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Rowland Academy?

Students at Rowland Academy are 58% Hispanic, 37% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% White, 1% Asian.

Public Grades 7-8

873^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 0% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Rowland Academy is a public middle school in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, serving 577 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Harrisburg City School District, which is ranked 579 out of 606 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Rowland Academy has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing middle schools in Pennsylvania, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 0% of students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 41.7% statewide and 5.3% in the Harrisburg City School District. In PSSA English Language Arts, the school's proficiency rate was just 3.7%, compared to 48.5% statewide and 14.3% in the district. Rowland Academy's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 5% of Pennsylvania middle schools for African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students in both Math and English Language Arts.

When compared to other middle schools in the Harrisburg area, Rowland Academy's performance is consistently the lowest. For example, the nearby Marshall Math Science Academy, which is also part of the Harrisburg City School District, outperformed Rowland Academy by a wide margin in both Math and English Language Arts proficiency rates. Despite the increased spending per student at Rowland Academy, from $9,169 in 2019-2020 to $24,400 in 2022-2023, the school has not shown any significant improvement in its academic performance over the past several years.

353

Students ?

23.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,402

Per pupil spending ?

163.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1842 Derry Street
Harrisburg, PA 17104-1842

(717) 703-4500

District: Harrisburg City School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.5%

African American:

37.4%

Two or more races:

2.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2015 → <1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (2% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 45 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school2%

District avg10%

Pennsylvania avg45%

873^rd of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Harrisburg City School District

579^th of 606Harrisburg City School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	4.7	873 of 873	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.5	884 of 891	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	887 of 893	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	873 of 883	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.8	776 of 797	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.9	877 of 891	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.2	845 of 861	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.5	872 of 877	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.6	860 of 870	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.8	826 of 835	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.6	724 of 728	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.9	744 of 758	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.3	815 of 834	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.3	806 of 825	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	1.7	795 of 805	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.2	741 of 770	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.9	751 of 753	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.6	740 of 749	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.4	736 of 736	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.3	643 of 663	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	2.2	614 of 643	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	392 of 393	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	406 of 408	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	418 of 421	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	612 of 643	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	651 of 672	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	650 of 660	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	129 of 145	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	137 of 150	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	95 of 143	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	834 of 835	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	857 of 860	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	348 of 348	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	359 of 362	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	357 of 362	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	843 of 843	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.1	871 of 877	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	866 of 874	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.3	835 of 839	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	860 of 870	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)11th percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2025)5th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)<1st percentile~ school

African American (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts4%-45 vs state

Math0%-42 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)				PSSA English Language Arts (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rowland Academy	Public	7-8	1842 Derry Street	Harrisburg	17104	Dauphin County	Harrisburg City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 703-4500	353	15	23.4	163.5%	5 (1.4%)	132 (37.4%)	203 (57.5%)	5 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	4.7	873^rd of 873 public middle schools	0.0%		4.5	884^th of 891 public middle schools	0.8%	11		0.0	0.0	0.0		3.0	4.4	3.7	$23,402	$78	$23,324
Marshall Math Science Academy	Public, Magnet	6-8	301 Hale Avenue	Harrisburg	17104	Dauphin County	Harrisburg City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(717) 703-1200	408	24	17.0	93.1%	20 (4.9%)	203 (49.8%)	154 (37.7%)	12 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.7%)	29.9	595^th of 873 public middle schools	31.8%		44.6	517^th of 891 public middle schools	42.0%	78	12.0	11.9	7.8	10.7	29.0	47.0	46.6	40.9	$24,599	$82	$24,516
Susquehanna Township Middle School	Public	6-8	801 Wood St	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin County	Susquehanna Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 657-5125	820	47	17.4	63.0%	142 (17.3%)	262 (32.0%)	146 (17.8%)	166 (20.2%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	100 (12.2%)	23.7	649^th of 873 public middle schools	25.7%		25.8	645^th of 891 public middle schools	27.6%	4	14.2	15.5	13.8	14.5	26.4	35.3	32.7	31.3	$18,782	$873	$17,909
New Cumberland Middle School	Public	7-8	331 8th St	New Cumberland	17070	Cumberland County	West Shore School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 774-0162	389	35	11.0	65.6%	229 (58.9%)	38 (9.8%)	76 (19.5%)	21 (5.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.9%)	61	324^th of 873 public middle schools	62.9%		58.5	380^th of 891 public middle schools	57.4%	56		44.2	24.5	34.4		48.1	49.5	48.7	$21,076	$1,179	$19,897
Swatara Middle School	Public	6-8	1101 Highland St	Steelton	17113	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 939-9363	611	53	11.5	105.4%	116 (19.0%)	195 (31.9%)	141 (23.1%)	92 (15.1%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (10.1%)	24.9	641^st of 873 public middle schools	26.6%		26.7	639^th of 891 public middle schools	28.3%	2	16.5	15.9	15.6	16.0	31.2	31.2	32.3	31.5	$16,674	$1,001	$15,673
Camp Curtin Academy	Public	6-8	2900 N 6th Street	Harrisburg	17110	Dauphin County	Harrisburg City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 703-4200	724	50	14.5	64.9%	24 (3.3%)	346 (47.8%)	311 (43.0%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.0%)	5.6	863^rd of 873 public middle schools	1.1%		5.1	878^th of 891 public middle schools	1.5%	15	1.0	1.7	0.9	1.1	8.3	9.9	13.9	9.8	$22,717	$76	$22,641
Central Dauphin Middle School	Public	6-8	4600 Locust Lane	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 540-4606	834	57	14.6	36.7%	554 (66.4%)	85 (10.2%)	64 (7.7%)	83 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.8%)	73	196^th of 873 public middle schools	77.5%		75.7	189^th of 891 public middle schools	78.8%	7	46.3	42.2	35.1	41.1	55.3	60.3	57.8	57.9	$15,471	$570	$14,901
Central Dauphin East Middle School	Public	6-8	628 Rutherford Rd	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 545-4709	702	56	12.4	94.4%	132 (18.8%)	209 (29.8%)	142 (20.2%)	154 (21.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (8.7%)	26.6	625^th of 873 public middle schools	28.4%		30.5	616^th of 891 public middle schools	30.9%	9	21.1	8.4	15.9	15.4	38.8	23.8	38.8	33.9	$18,082	$1,043	$17,039
Camp Hill Middle School	Public	6-8	2401 Chestnut St	Camp Hill	17011	Cumberland County	Camp Hill School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 901-2450	299	26	11.3	23.1%	234 (78.3%)	8 (2.7%)	29 (9.7%)	10 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.0%)	89.6	76^th of 873 public middle schools	91.3%		81.7	126^th of 891 public middle schools	85.9%	50	61.5	48.5	42.7	50.2	75.9	69.7	82.6	76.2	$19,357	$369	$18,988
Fairview Intermediate School	Public	5-6	480 Lewisberry Rd	New Cumberland	17070	York County	West Shore School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(717) 938-9577	654	39	16.8		407 (62.2%)	70 (10.7%)	101 (15.4%)	29 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (6.9%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Rowland Academy

What is the racial makeup of Rowland Academy?

Students at Rowland Academy are 58% Hispanic, 37% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% White, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Rowland Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 353 students attended Rowland Academy.

Is Rowland Academy a good school?

Rowland Academy ranks in the bottom 0.0% of Pennsylvania middle schools.

What district is Rowland Academy in?

Harrisburg City School District

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