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Enrollment
562
Middle
DISTRICT 566 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUSQUENITA SD·NCES 422304000052
Susquenita Middle School
Susquenita Middle School, Duncannon, PA 17020 · (717) 957-6000 · Perry County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL562 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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
14.4:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
243 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 5 | 145 | 26% |
| Grade 6 | 122 | 22% |
| Grade 7 | 131 | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 164 | 29% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Susquenita Middle School→Susquenita High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Susquenita SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.0%
PA avg 51.1% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
26.2%
PA avg 43.0% . -0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 26.2% |
| 2023-24 | 51.0% | 26.7% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 59% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Susquenita Middle School
Susquenita Middle School's state test result (39.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Susquenita Middle School this school | 562 | 43.2% | 39.8% |
| Crossroads Middle School Lewisberry | 541 | 40.3% | 50.2% |
| Eastern Lebanon Co Middle School Myerstown | 556 | 44.8% | 36.7% |
| Blue Mountain Middle School Orwigsburg | 561 | 39.6% | 46.0% |
| Valley View Middle School Archbald | 565 | 44.4% | 39.1% |
| Big Spring Middle School Newville | 550 | 42.0% | 52.1% |
Matched among Pennsylvania middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Susquenita Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #345 of 479 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.2% | #366 of 513 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #277 of 513 ▲ 49 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 562 | #259 of 522 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #367 of 486 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.3% | #339 of 486 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.2% | #317 of 510 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.2% | #85 of 131 |
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
562
+36 (+7%) vs 2020
-10% since 2000-01, when it was 623
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 562 | 39 | 14.4:1 | 43% (243) |
| 2023-24 | 572 | 40 | 14.3:1 | 42% (243) |
| 2022-23 | 569 | 39.8 | 14.3:1 | 38% (219) |
| 2020-21 | 526 | 42 | 12.5:1 | 32% (170) |
| 2017-18 | 534 | 43.3 | 12.3:1 | 38% (203) |
| 2015-16 | 494 | 41 | 12.1:1 | 39% (191) |
| 2010-11 | 573 | 45 | 12.7:1 | 31% (177) |
| 2000-01 | 623 | 37 | 16.8:1 | 24% (149) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Susquenita Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (534 to 562); teachers down 10% (43.3 to 39).
About Susquenita Middle School
Families in Duncannon, Pennsylvania, are served by Susquenita Middle School, a medium-sized middle school. Grades offered run from 5 through 8, with 562 students enrolled.
Susquenita SD serves 1,698 students across 3 schools.
At Susquenita Middle School, White students make up 85% of the student body. The remaining students are 7% multiracial and 7% Hispanic. Among people living in Perry County, the White share is about 94%. Susquenita Middle School has a diversity index of 27%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 39 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Susquenita Middle School was 14.4:1. Among middle schools in Pennsylvania, the typical ratio is 13.2:1. Susquenita Middle School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 43%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Perry County is 67%.
The allk12 Grade for Susquenita Middle School is C-. Compared with Pennsylvania public middle schools, the school scored higher than 21% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Susquenita Middle School ranks in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools. It scores 39.8%; the prediction is 59.1%.
In the county around the school, Perry County, median household income is about $79,444, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Susquenita Middle School is among the 15 public schools in Perry County.
Of nearby public schools, Susquenita Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is 6. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Susquenita Middle School is 9th of 9 on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Susquenita Middle School as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 526 in 2020-21 and 562 in 2024-25, a increase of 36 students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.5:1 to 14.4:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Perry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,239
Census ACS
Median income
$79,444
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,512 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Susquenita SD
- Susquenita Elementary SchoolElementary · 646 students
- Susquenita High SchoolHigh · 490 students
Other schools in Duncannon
- Susquenita Elementary SchoolElementary · 646 students
- Susquenita High SchoolHigh · 490 students
Nearby schools
- Susquenita Elementary School0.2 mi · 646
- Susquenita High School0.2 mi · 490
- Middle Paxton Elementary School4.0 mi · 289
- Shaull Elementary School4.6 mi · 591
- East Pennsboro Elementary School4.9 mi · 583
- East Pennsboro Area Middle School5.0 mi · 618
Frequently asked questions
About Susquenita Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Susquenita Middle School?
Susquenita Middle School enrolls approximately 562 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Susquenita Middle School serve?
Susquenita Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Susquenita Middle School have?
Susquenita Middle School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Susquenita Middle School?
Student demographics at Susquenita Middle School are roughly 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Susquenita Middle School in?
Susquenita Middle School is part of Susquenita SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.