Academic Achievement
South Middleton School District was ranked 183rd out of 500 Pennsylvania school districts, in 2013, by the Pittsburgh Business Times. The ranking was based on student academic performance on the last three years of PSSA results in: reading, writing, mathematics and science. The PSSAs are given to all children in grades 3rd through 8th and the 11th grade in high school. Adapted examinations are given to children in the special education programs.
- 2012 - 195th
- 2011 - 189th
- 2010 - 185th
- 2009 - 214th
- 2008 - 217th
- 2007 - 213th out of 501 school districts.
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