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Phillips Elementary School

Q: Is Phillips Elementary School a good school?

Phillips Elementary School ranks in the bottom 20.4% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Phillips Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 393 students attended Phillips Elementary School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Phillips Elementary School?

Students at Phillips Elementary School are 29% African American, 23% White, 19% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 10% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Phillips Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Phillips Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Central Dauphin East Middle School High : Central Dauphin East Senior High School

Public Grades K-5

1203^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Phillips Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, serving 414 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Central Dauphin School District, which is ranked 362 out of 606 school districts in the state.

Despite spending more per student ($14,427 in 2022-2023) compared to the district and state averages, Phillips Elementary School consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) tests is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. When compared to other elementary schools in the Central Dauphin School District, such as Paxtonia Elementary School and North Side Elementary School, Phillips Elementary School lags behind in academic performance.

The school has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in recent years. The student-teacher ratio at Phillips Elementary School is relatively low, with a ratio of 14:1 in the 2023-2024 school year, suggesting a focus on smaller class sizes. However, this does not appear to translate into improved academic outcomes for the students. The school's persistent underperformance and the performance disparities among different student subgroups indicate the need for a comprehensive approach to address the challenges faced by the school.

393

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,563

Per pupil spending ?

105.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Oakmont Rd
Harrisburg, PA 17109-4527

(717) 657-3203

District: Central Dauphin School District

Students who attend Phillips Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Central Dauphin East Middle School
High:	Central Dauphin East Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

29.0%

White:

22.9%

Hispanic:

19.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (27% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg41%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,203^rd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 13Elementary Schools in the Central Dauphin School District

362^nd of 606Central Dauphin School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	1203 of 1511	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	1244 of 1526	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	1131 of 1534	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	1099 of 1534	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	1113 of 1433	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.8	1146 of 1544	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	1146 of 1530	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.0	1194 of 1547	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	41.1	1059 of 1554	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.4	1075 of 1474	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	38.1	1087 of 1467	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.9	1182 of 1519	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.1	1286 of 1599	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	42.5	1171 of 1597	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.1	1299 of 1579	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	45.8	1054 of 1549	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.5	1164 of 1551	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	42.5	1101 of 1555	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	48.6	1002 of 1545	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	30.6	1031 of 1299	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	68.5	463 of 1308	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2003	57.5	651 of 1302	50.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	185 of 413	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.5	187 of 437	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.3	136 of 437	68.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	0.7	168 of 168	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	12.3	1038 of 1084	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	880 of 1043	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	31.3	148 of 207	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.2	132 of 200	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	76.7	28 of 196	85.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	1156 of 1466	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	1197 of 1488	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	313 of 429	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.6	237 of 454	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	1077 of 1369	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	1180 of 1432	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	983 of 1414	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	1191 of 1475	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	1224 of 1495	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	1065 of 1201	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	1123 of 1229	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	1007 of 1236	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)55th percentile+35 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)29th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

Male (2025)19th percentile~ school

White (2025)11th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2024)4th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2024)<1st percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts30%-19 vs state

Math25%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)							PSSA English Language Arts (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Phillips Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Oakmont Rd	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 657-3203	393	33	12.0	105.3%	90 (22.9%)	114 (29.0%)	76 (19.3%)	72 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.4%)	19.9	1203^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	20.4%		18	1244^th of 1526 public elementary schools	18.5%	41	31.3	22.5	22.0				24.7	29.2	32.3	28.0				29.8	$15,563	$949	$14,614
Infinity Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	5405 Locust Lane	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin County	Infinity Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(717) 238-1880	256	20	13.1	19.1%	104 (40.6%)	32 (12.5%)	18 (7.0%)	79 (30.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.0%)	88.7	142^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	90.6%		91	67^th of 1526 public elementary schools	95.6%	75	85.2	64.5	57.1	56.7	57.2	53.9	62.4	77.8	87.1	78.6	86.2	96.4	92.3	86.4	$10,876	$592	$10,284
South Side Elementary School	Public	K-5	4525 Union Deposit Rd	Harrisburg	17111	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 657-3204	603	46	13.0	112.1%	82 (13.6%)	176 (29.2%)	128 (21.2%)	136 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	80 (13.3%)	28.5	1102^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	27.1%		24.5	1154^th of 1526 public elementary schools	24.4%	52	45.3	25.8	24.5				32.1	47.8	31.0	25.4				35.0	$13,336	$1,057	$12,278
North Side Elementary School	Public	K-5	4520 Devonshire Rd	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 657-3201	722	43	16.7	97.6%	281 (38.9%)	180 (24.9%)	76 (10.5%)	130 (18.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.2%)	59.5	660^th of 1511 public elementary schools	56.3%		56.9	766^th of 1526 public elementary schools	49.8%	106	60.5	62.6	40.5				53.5	47.1	50.5	52.7				50.3	$12,747	$453	$12,294
Lawnton Elementary School	Public	K-5	4400 Franklin St	Harrisburg	17111	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 558-9430	310	25	12.5	91.9%	29 (9.4%)	63 (20.3%)	42 (13.5%)	147 (47.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.7%)	22.4	1165^th of 1511 public elementary schools	22.9%		23.6	1171^st of 1526 public elementary schools	23.3%	6	43.5	30.0	7.9				28.2	29.8	42.5	13.2				28.8	$15,681	$1,928	$13,753
Rutherford Elementary School	Public	K-5	6500 Clearfield St	Harrisburg	17111	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 561-1990	461	30	15.2	102.6%	95 (20.6%)	130 (28.2%)	69 (15.0%)	118 (25.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (10.4%)	43	928^th of 1511 public elementary schools	38.6%		44.2	962^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	37.0%	34	46.5	42.3	42.3				43.6	33.8	45.5	45.9				41.8	$13,225	$891	$12,334
Mountain View Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 Gibbel Rd	Harrisburg	17112	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 657-8585	373	29	12.8	101.3%	222 (59.5%)	32 (8.6%)	38 (10.2%)	50 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.3%)	63.8	591^st of 1511 public elementary schools	60.9%		60.4	704^th of 1526 public elementary schools	53.9%	113	64.7	48.4	55.6				55.8	53.0	45.8	66.7				54.8	$15,373	$587	$14,786
Paxtonia Elementary School	Public	K-5	6135 Jonestown Rd	Harrisburg	17112	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 657-3202	682	43	15.7	99.3%	371 (54.4%)	88 (12.9%)	62 (9.1%)	112 (16.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.0%)	75.6	364^th of 1511 public elementary schools	75.9%		73.7	424^th of 1526 public elementary schools	72.2%	60	63.9	64.1	62.5				63.4	58.8	61.8	63.7				61.4	$13,613	$408	$13,205
Sara Lindemuth Elementary School	Public	K-2	1201 N Progress Ave	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin County	Susquehanna Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 657-5122	758	44	17.1	73.2%	134 (17.7%)	227 (29.9%)	133 (17.5%)	150 (19.8%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	108 (14.2%)								(n/a)															$15,583	$1,078	$14,505
Paxtang Elementary School	Public	K-5	3530 Rutherford St	Harrisburg	17111	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 561-1781	281	19	14.8	99.6%	54 (19.2%)	73 (26.0%)	74 (26.3%)	46 (16.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (11.4%)	31.9	1064^th of 1511 public elementary schools	29.6%		38.9	1020^th of 1526 public elementary schools	33.2%	44	30.6	45.9	27.3				34.2	34.3	54.2	27.3				38.2	$15,877	$948	$14,929

Frequently Asked Questions about Phillips Elementary School

What district is Phillips Elementary School in?

Central Dauphin School District

What is the racial makeup of Phillips Elementary School?

Students at Phillips Elementary School are 29% African American, 23% White, 19% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 10% Two or more races.

Is Phillips Elementary School a good school?

Phillips Elementary School ranks in the bottom 20.4% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

How many students attend Phillips Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 393 students attended Phillips Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Phillips Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Phillips Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Central Dauphin East Middle School
High : Central Dauphin East Senior High School

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