Marshall Math Science Academy
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Marshall Math Science Academy in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania enrolled 408 students in 2024-25 with 24.0 full-time teachers, 17.0 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania middle-school median of 12.8. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 47-51% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 12% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 54% and 38.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 269%
403 students in 2022-23, 380 students in 2023-24, 408 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 6.5 to 24.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 403 | 6.5 | 62.0 |
| 2023-24 | 380 | 5.0 | 76.0 |
| 2024-25 | 408 | 24.0 | 17.0 |
17.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 95 of every 100 Pennsylvania middle schools
Among the 513 Pennsylvania middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 754 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Marshall Math Science Academy enrolled 377 students and had 0.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 50 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.5, one per 754 of the 377 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions50
- Chronically absent25.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
49.8% of students were Black, 37.7% Hispanic, 4.9% White in 2024-25.
- Black49.8%
- Hispanic37.7%
- White4.9%
- Two or more races4.7%
- Asian2.9%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Marshall Math Science Academy scored proficient or above: 47-51% in reading in 2021-22 and 12% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 47‑51% | 15% | 54% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 12% | 4% (2021-22) | 38.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Harrisburg
7 public middle schools in Harrisburg report 2024-25 enrollment; Marshall Math Science Academy is number 6 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linglestown Middle School | 841 | 14.8 | 96.9% |
| Central Dauphin Middle School | 834 | 14.7 | 34.8% |
| Susquehanna Twp Middle School | 820 | 17.5 | 59.1% |
| Camp Curtin Academy | 724 | 14.5 | 64.9% |
| Central Dauphin East Middle School | 702 | 12.5 | 94.4% |
| Marshall Math Science Academy | 408 | 17.0 | 93.1% |
| Rowland Academy | 353 | 23.4 | 100.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Marshall Math Science Academy
- Rowland AcademyThe nearest public middle school, 0.8 miles away: 353 students, 23.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Susquehanna Twp Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 1.1 miles away: 820 students, 17.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Compare Marshall Math Science Academy with Rowland AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Harrisburg City SD spends per student$18,828 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,828
- The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaMarshall Math Science Academy is the number 361 by size of 513 Pennsylvania middle schools open in 2024-25.#361 of 513
- Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher17.0 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.8 for middle schools.17.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Marshall Math Science Academy
How many students attend Marshall Math Science Academy?
408 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 403 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Harrisburg, PA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Marshall Math Science Academy?
17.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for middle schools is 12.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Marshall Math Science Academy a Title I school?
Marshall Math Science Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Marshall Math Science Academy do on state tests?
The students tested at Marshall Math Science Academy scored proficient or above: 47-51% in reading in 2021-22 and 12% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Marshall Math Science Academy in?
Harrisburg City SD, NCES district ID 4211580. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 421158000981 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.