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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 17113

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Top rankedSwatara Middle School641^st of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools

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Summary:

The 17113 zip code in Pennsylvania is home to a single middle school, Swatara Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. Based on the available data, Swatara Middle School appears to be a low-performing school, consistently ranking in the bottom half of Pennsylvania middle schools and earning a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Swatara Middle School's academic performance is a significant concern, with proficiency rates on PSSA Math and English Language Arts tests well below the Central Dauphin School District and Pennsylvania state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 16% of Swatara students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 36.9% for the district and 41.7% for the state. The school's dropout rate of 1.4% in the 2023-2024 school year is also noteworthy.

Despite the high level of need at Swatara Middle School, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school's spending per student of $16,871 in the 2022-2023 school year is relatively high. This suggests that additional resources may not be translating into improved academic outcomes, and the school may require significant interventions and support to address the root causes of its low performance and serve its high-poverty student population more effectively.

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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 (2025)	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
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

Cities Near Zip Code 17113

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Steelton	0.88 mi	4	716^th
Harrisburg	1.07 mi	39	644^th
New Cumberland	2.02 mi	3	416^th
Enola	2.23 mi	5	220^th
Lemoyne	3.04 mi	1	499^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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