📍 1842 Derry Street, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, 17104
Rowland Academy is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Harrisburg, Dauphin County. The school has 588 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Harrisburg City SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 33.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1. 9% of students are proficient in reading. 3% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Rowland Academy enrolls 588 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 33.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Hispanic or Latino, 38% Black or African American and 3.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 315 | 54% |
| Black or African American | 222 | 38% |
| Two or more races | 22 | 3.7% |
| White | 17 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 12 | 2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
588 of the school's 588 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 588 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Rowland Academy is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 15, state house district 103.
Rowland Academy is one of 12 schools in Harrisburg City SD, based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The district serves 6,578 students district-wide and employs 427 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 588 students, Rowland Academy is close to the district average of about 548 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small