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South Western School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Pennsylvania for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 1,021 students in South Western School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in South Western School District have an average math proficiency score of 30% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 63% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 19% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
6 Schools
923 Schools
# Students
4,317 Students
591,579 Students
# Teachers
303 Teachers
44,337 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
District Rank
South Western School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 675 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 95% has increased from 93% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#242 out of 684 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
37%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
62%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
63%
57%
Graduation Rate
95%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.32
0.65
# American Indian Students
6 Students
1,239 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
64 Students
25,214 Students
% Asian Students
1%
4%
# Hispanic Students
285 Students
97,970 Students
% Hispanic Students
7%
17%
# Black Students
245 Students
118,593 Students
% Black Students
6%
20%
# White Students
3,543 Students
316,870 Students
% White Students
82%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
8 Students
586 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
166 Students
30,545 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,623
# Students in K Grade:
279
15,933
# Students in 1st Grade:
337
17,465
# Students in 2nd Grade:
331
18,204
# Students in 3rd Grade:
312
18,156
# Students in 4th Grade:
350
19,235
# Students in 5th Grade:
331
33,809
# Students in 6th Grade:
350
92,720
# Students in 7th Grade:
324
128,929
# Students in 8th Grade:
347
129,773
# Students in 9th Grade:
345
34,725
# Students in 10th Grade:
344
28,504
# Students in 11th Grade:
351
26,584
# Students in 12th Grade:
316
25,919
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,434 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $19,465 is less than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$75 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$84 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,434
$23,696
Spending / Student
$19,465
$23,119
Best South Western School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Emory H Markle Middle School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
225 Bowman Rd
Hanover, PA 17331
(717) 633-4840
Hanover, PA 17331
(717) 633-4840
Grades: 6-8
| 1,021 students
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