Rowland School

1842 Derry St, Harrisburg, PA 17104 | (717) 703-4500

Grades: 3-8
Student Enrollment: 624

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School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 624 elementary school students from grades 3-8
Ranks 858th out of 875 middle schools in PA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Corrective Action 2 (first year)

Additional Contact Information

Mailing Address: 1842 Derry Street, Harrisburg, PA 17104

Principal or Admin: Lisa Crum

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
All students of this school are eligible for participation in authorized programs.

School District Details

Harrisburg City School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $13,049
Graduation Rate: 62.8%
Dropout Rate: 6.4%
Students Per Teacher: 11.5
Enrolled Students: 8,112

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 624
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 56.2
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 11.1

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 331 (53.0%)
Females: 293 (47.0%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 28 (4.5%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 529 (84.8%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 557 (89.3%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Rowland School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	376	60.3%
Asian	12	1.9%
Hispanic	193	30.9%
White	43	6.9%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
4th Grade	86	13.8%
5th Grade	86	13.8%
6th Grade	100	16.0%
7th Grade	172	27.6%
8th Grade	180	28.8%

Low-Income Enrollment (2011)

Percent of Students from Low-Income Families

School:

88.5%

District:

82.2%

Source: PA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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Test Scores and Performance Information

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The overall school rating shows that Rowland School performed on average much worse than most other schools across the state on PSSA state exams in the following subjects:

Math
Reading
Science
Writing

AYP Details (2010)

Overall AYP Met: Corrective Action 2 (first year)

PSSA - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	36.5%	41.5%	84.9%
2009	15.6%	37.6%	81.8%
2008	25.3%	34.6%	79.6%

Reading Test
2010	27.1%	31.0%	72.9%
2009	19.5%	32.2%	72.6%
2008	28.0%	25.4%	70.1%

Science Test
2010	29.0%	30.5%	81.4%
2009	16.7%	33.5%	83.4%
2008	31.0%	33.0%	81.5%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	28.8%	34.4%	74.4%
2009	20.4%	28.1%	73.5%
2008	14.3%	24.2%	73.2%

Reading Test
2010	16.0%	23.9%	64.1%
2009	22.6%	20.2%	64.5%
2008	14.7%	16.1%	61.6%

Writing Test
2010	20.3%	32.0%	61.8%
2009	-	-	-
2008	22.5%	24.0%	57.3%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	26.1%	39.0%	78.0%
2009	11.7%	31.5%	75.7%
2008	14.8%	28.5%	72.3%

Reading Test
2010	29.1%	28.5%	68.8%
2009	19.1%	28.3%	67.6%
2008	23.2%	29.1%	66.9%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	24.6%	35.4%	77.9%
2009	25.0%	34.5%	75.3%
2008	17.4%	26.9%	70.6%

Reading Test
2010	23.0%	33.0%	73.5%
2009	21.6%	33.3%	71.4%
2008	22.3%	27.6%	70.0%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	22.3%	33.0%	75.2%
2009	12.0%	27.5%	71.3%
2008	9.6%	25.0%	70.3%

Reading Test
2010	40.3%	46.4%	81.9%
2009	37.8%	46.7%	80.5%
2008	26.1%	38.2%	78.3%

Science Test
2010	11.0%	18.5%	57.2%
2009	7.4%	12.1%	54.8%
2008	5.1%	11.7%	52.7%

Writing Test
2010	57.1%	41.0%	75.2%
2009	-	-	-
2008	23.1%	30.2%	69.1%

Source: PA Department of Education 2009-2010

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