Swatara Middle School
Steelton, PA 17113
Phone: (717) 939-9363
District: Central Dauphin School District
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades 6,7,8 • 611 students
Swatara Middle School, a public school located in Steelton, PA, serves grades 6-8 in the Central Dauphin School District.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 5 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.
Swatara Middle School is a public school located in Steelton, PA. 611 students attend Swatara Middle School.
School Ratings
| Category | Rating | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Test Scores | 3/10 | The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 The Pennsylvania Keystone Exams data from Pennsylvania Department of Education, and using 2025 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment data from Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
| Student Growth | 6/10 | The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Student growth data from Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
Worrisome patterns of chronic student absenteeism have been identified.
Posted: August 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 needs as they will be bullied out of school. I've seen it happen.
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Posted: May 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 teachers here are Mrs.Trumbull and Mr.Jackson. The kids are such a big distraction and it does not matter but the food is terrible. We have terrible funds. The teachers do not respect the students and expect us to respect them. As an 8th grader i am excited to say that i will be leaving in less than a month. I feel bad for any students that will attend in the future.
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Posted: August 12, 2015
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Posted: August 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!
Posted: November 4, 2013
The kids here are terrible. It's one step up from the zoo of Susquehanna Township.
Posted: May 22, 2012
I moved to this district a few months ago, and I have to say I am not pleased. The teachers are good and they really care as do the counselors, but the students are disrespectful and rude. If you can concentrate above the distractions of the unruly students, you will get a good education. Maybe. PS. Not that it matters that much, but the food is god awful.
Posted: March 3, 2011
Our two daughters attend SMS and we continue to have a great experience with genuinely caring and dedicated faculty, a solid discipline plan and a curriculum that is significantly more rigorous than other schools we have looked at. So far, so good.
Reviews provided by GreatSchools™
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| 1 | Good Hope Farms South | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Mechanicsburg | PA | 8.7 mi | |
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