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Tri-Community Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

1192^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

427

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,649

Per pupil spending ?

103%

Free/discounted lunch ?

255 Cypress St
Steelton, PA 17113-3138

(717) 939-9591

District: Central Dauphin School District

Students who attend Tri-Community Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

35.4%

Hispanic:

27.6%

White:

17.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2015 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (28% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg41%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,192^nd of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	20.4	1192 of 1511	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	1181 of 1526	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.9	1070 of 1534	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.7	1196 of 1534	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	1202 of 1433	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.6	1261 of 1544	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	1381 of 1530	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.3	1281 of 1547	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.0	1147 of 1554	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.5	1092 of 1474	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.4	1167 of 1467	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.6	1239 of 1519	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.0	1279 of 1599	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.0	1371 of 1597	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.0	1425 of 1579	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	28.6	1294 of 1549	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.3	1352 of 1551	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.7	1357 of 1555	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.1	1322 of 1545	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	12.2	1160 of 1299	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	9.6	1166 of 1308	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	37.5	920 of 1302	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	208 of 413	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.8	197 of 437	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	115 of 437	73.7%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	756 of 1030	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	848 of 1084	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	799 of 1043	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	56 of 207	72.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	1082 of 1466	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	1126 of 1488	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	164 of 429	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.9	277 of 454	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.6	140 of 432	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	1002 of 1369	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	1040 of 1432	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.4	704 of 1414	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	1236 of 1475	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	1196 of 1495	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	1024 of 1201	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.7	996 of 1229	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.0	854 of 1236	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)73rd percentile+52 vs school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile+41 vs school

African American (2025)50th percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+6 vs school

Disabled (2025)27th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math30%-12 vs state

English Language Arts25%-23 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 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 All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Tri-Community Elementary School	Public	K-5	255 Cypress St	Steelton	17113	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 939-9591	427	35	12.0	103.0%	76 (17.8%)	151 (35.4%)	118 (27.6%)	45 (10.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	34 (8.0%)	20.4	1192^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	21.1%		23.1	1181^st of 1526 public elementary schools	22.6%	11	47.6	21.9	20.6		30.0	31.8	26.6	17.7		25.4	$14,649	$1,069	$13,581
Steelton-Highspire Elementary School	Public	K-6	250 Reynders Avenue	Steelton	17113	Dauphin County	Steelton-Highspire School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 704-3826	821	61	13.4		71 (8.6%)	393 (47.9%)	228 (27.8%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	122 (14.9%)	8	1395^th of 1511 public elementary schools	7.7%		7.4	1404^th of 1526 public elementary schools	8.0%	9	15.9	16.2	6.5	8.1	12.0	20.0	16.8	8.6	21.0	16.8
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
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
Kunkel Elementary School	Public	K-5	2401 Fulling Mill Rd	Middletown	17057	Dauphin County	Middletown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 939-6862	369	32	11.6	59.9%	219 (59.3%)	21 (5.7%)	70 (19.0%)	23 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.8%)	62.2	614^th of 1511 public elementary schools	59.4%		70.9	468^th of 1526 public elementary schools	69.3%	146	56.9	53.6	72.5		61.8	41.4	50.0	52.2		48.1	$17,108	$1,934	$15,174
Foose School	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 Sycamore St	Harrisburg	17104	Dauphin County	Harrisburg City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 703-1280	522	46	11.2	97.9%	13 (2.5%)	201 (38.5%)	279 (53.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.0%)	5	1485^th of 1511 public elementary schools	1.7%		3.4	1510^th of 1526 public elementary schools	1.0%	25	8.1	4.3	5.1		5.8	5.3	14.3	15.0		11.6	$23,539	$78	$23,461
Sylvan Heights Science Charter School	Public, Charter	K-4	915 S 13th Street	Harrisburg	17104	Dauphin County	Sylvan Heights Science Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(717) 232-9220	217	15	14.7	96.3%	4 (1.8%)	148 (68.2%)	57 (26.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	15.3	1267^th of 1511 public elementary schools	16.1%		16.9	1259^th of 1526 public elementary schools	17.5%	8	28.2	22.5			25.3	22.5	31.7			27.2	$18,585	$4,371	$14,215
Melrose School	Public	K-5	2041 Berryhill St	Harrisburg	17104	Dauphin County	Harrisburg City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 703-1440	536	34	16.0	112.9%	24 (4.5%)	198 (36.9%)	247 (46.1%)	29 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.1%)	10.5	1345^th of 1511 public elementary schools	11.0%		5.3	1460^th of 1526 public elementary schools	4.3%	115	16.0	26.2	12.4		18.1	16.5	25.0	12.3		17.9	$22,276	$75	$22,201
Chambers Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	6450 Chambers Hill Rd	Harrisburg	17111	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 561-1655	257	25	10.2	96.5%	63 (24.5%)	47 (18.3%)	42 (16.3%)	74 (28.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (12.1%)	35.1	1026^th of 1511 public elementary schools	32.1%		31.5	1094^th of 1526 public elementary schools	28.3%	68	42.1	33.3	33.4		36.2	46.2	21.5	40.0		37.6	$19,622	$1,261	$18,361
Hillside Elementary School	Public	K-4	516 7th St	New Cumberland	17070	Cumberland County	West Shore School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 774-1321	408	27	14.9	66.7%	251 (61.5%)	46 (11.3%)	74 (18.1%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.9%)	48.8	843^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	44.2%		49.8	866^th of 1526 public elementary schools	43.3%	23	55.2	48.2			51.7	50.5	40.2			45.4	$21,397	$1,196	$20,200

Frequently Asked Questions about Tri-Community Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Tri-Community Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Tri-Community Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend Tri-Community Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 427 students attended Tri-Community Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Tri-Community Elementary School?

Students at Tri-Community Elementary School are 35% African American, 28% Hispanic, 18% White, 11% Asian, 8% Two or more races.

What district is Tri-Community Elementary School in?

Central Dauphin School District

Is Tri-Community Elementary School a good school?

Tri-Community Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.1% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

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