For the 2024-25 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 711 students in Solanco School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle Schools in Solanco School District have an average math proficiency score of 23% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 55% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 15% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
7 Schools
924 Schools
# Students
3,106 Students
593,019 Students
# Teachers
228 Teachers
43,563 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
Solanco School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 679 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 82% has decreased from 87% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#342 out of 684 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
56%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
54%
57%
Graduation Rate
82%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.27
0.64
# American Indian Students
2 Students
1,194 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
17 Students
24,410 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
298 Students
94,651 Students
% Hispanic Students
10%
16%
# Black Students
55 Students
120,472 Students
% Black Students
2%
21%
# White Students
2,633 Students
321,352 Students
% White Students
85%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
4 Students
577 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
97 Students
29,801 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,575
# Students in K Grade:
210
15,841
# Students in 1st Grade:
225
17,953
# Students in 2nd Grade:
233
17,626
# Students in 3rd Grade:
207
18,644
# Students in 4th Grade:
208
19,624
# Students in 5th Grade:
231
34,161
# Students in 6th Grade:
253
93,842
# Students in 7th Grade:
221
129,428
# Students in 8th Grade:
237
132,557
# Students in 9th Grade:
277
34,160
# Students in 10th Grade:
275
27,308
# Students in 11th Grade:
253
25,337
# Students in 12th Grade:
276
24,963
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,341 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,649. The school district revenue/student has grown by 11% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,168 is less than the state median of $23,073. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$63 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$56 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,341
$23,649
Spending / Student
$18,168
$23,073
Best Solanco School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Swift Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 25% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
1866 Robert Fulton Hwy
Quarryville, PA 17566
(717) 548-2187
Quarryville, PA 17566
(717) 548-2187
Grades: 6-8
| 338 students
Rank: #22.
Smith Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
645 Kirkwood Pike
Quarryville, PA 17566
(717) 786-2244
Quarryville, PA 17566
(717) 786-2244
Grades: 6-8
| 373 students
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