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Enrollment
353
Middle
DISTRICT 495 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARRISBURG CITY SD·NCES 421158000456
Rowland Academy
1842 Derry Street, Harrisburg, PA 17104 · (717) 703-4500 · Dauphin County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL353 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 0% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public middle schools
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
163%
577 students
DISTRICT 104% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 180 | 51% |
| Grade 8 | 173 | 49% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
3.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.4pp since 2023
Math
0.0%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 4 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 0 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 3.7% | 0.0% |
| 2023-24 | 8.1% | 0.5% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Rowland Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Dauphin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 0.0% | #513 of 513 ▼ 3 | #14 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 3.7% | #513 of 513 no change | #14 of 14 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 353 | #398 of 522 | #11 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.4:1 | #485 of 486 | #14 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.9% | #139 of 486 | #10 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 163% | #2 of 510 | #1 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -51.8% | #8 of 332 | #1 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
353
-429 (-55%) vs 2020
-41% since 2000-01, when it was 595
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
was 13.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 353 | 15.1 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 577 | 30.8 | 18.8:1 | 100% (577) |
| 2022-23 | 588 | 33.7 | 17.5:1 | 100% (588) |
| 2020-21 | 782 | 57 | 13.7:1 | 100% (779) |
| 2017-18 | 733 | 61.3 | 12.0:1 | 88% (647) |
| 2015-16 | 814 | 61 | 13.3:1 | 79% (645) |
| 2010-11 | 688 | 51 | 13.5:1 | 89% (609) |
| 2000-01 | 595 | 47 | 12.7:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rowland Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 52% (733 to 353); teachers down 75% (61.3 to 15.1).
About Rowland Academy
Rowland Academy operates as a small middle-grades school in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It has an enrollment of 353 students in grades 7 through 8. Middle schools in Pennsylvania average about 594 students, which makes this school 41% below average.
In Harrisburg City SD, 12 schools enroll a combined 6,462 students.
At Rowland Academy, 58% of students are Hispanic. It is also 37% Black and 2% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Dauphin County is roughly 12% Hispanic. The diversity index for Rowland Academy is 53%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Rowland Academy totals 15.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 23.4:1. Compared with the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania, this school's ratio is higher.
Rowland Academy earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 0% of Pennsylvania public middle schools.
Dauphin County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $76,242, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. There are 75 public schools in the county, enrolling about 72,718, Rowland Academy among them.
Rowland Academy's closest public school neighbor is Melrose School, about 0.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
The NCES locale for Rowland Academy is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal counts for Rowland Academy: 782 students in 2020-21, 353 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered. The number of students per teacher increased from 13.7 to 23.4 over 4 years.
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Dauphin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
289,593
Census ACS
Median income
$76,242
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
75
72,718 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harrisburg City SD
- Harrisburg High SchoolHigh · 1,343 students
- Camp Curtin AcademyMiddle · 724 students
- Benjamin Franklin SchoolElementary · 678 students
- Melrose SchoolElementary · 536 students
- Foose SchoolElementary · 522 students
- Scott at Lincoln SchoolElementary · 484 students
Other schools in Harrisburg
- Commonwealth Charter Academy CSCombined · 29,320 students
- Reach Cyber CSCombined · 5,721 students
- Central Dauphin SHSHigh · 1,966 students
- Central Dauphin East SHSHigh · 1,573 students
- Harrisburg High SchoolHigh · 1,343 students
- Dauphin County Technical SchoolHigh · 1,187 students
Nearby schools
- Melrose School0.3 mi · 536
- Sylvan Heights Science CS0.7 mi · 217
- Scott at Lincoln School0.7 mi · 484
- Foose School0.7 mi · 522
- Marshall Math Science Academy0.8 mi · 408
- Harrisburg High School0.9 mi · 1,343
Frequently asked questions
About Rowland AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Rowland Academy?
Rowland Academy enrolls approximately 353 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Rowland Academy serve?
Rowland Academy serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rowland Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rowland Academy is approximately 23.4:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rowland Academy?
At Rowland Academy, the student body is approximately 1% White, 58% Hispanic, 37% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Rowland Academy?
Rowland Academy is overseen by Harrisburg City SD in Dauphin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.