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Scott at Lincoln School

Public Grades K-5

1495^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Scott School is an elementary school located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 489 students. The school is part of the Harrisburg City School District, which is ranked 579 out of 606 school districts in the state and is rated 0 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Scott School consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Pennsylvania, with its statewide ranking ranging from 1414 out of 1433 schools in 2020-2021 to 1495 out of 1511 schools in 2024-2025. The school's performance on PSSA tests is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. This is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students, who rank in the bottom 10% of Pennsylvania elementary schools in math proficiency.

Despite the relatively high spending per student at Scott School, which has ranged from $9,974 in 2019-2020 to $27,242 in 2021-2022, the school's academic performance remains among the lowest in the state. When compared to nearby schools in the Harrisburg City School District, such as Benjamin Franklin School, Foose School, and Melrose School, Scott School consistently performs the worst. Additionally, several charter schools in the Harrisburg area, such as Pennsylvania STEAM Academy Charter School and Sylvan Heights Science Charter School, generally outperform Scott School and the other traditional public schools in the district.

484

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,248

Per pupil spending ?

101%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1601 State St
Harrisburg, PA 17103

(717) 703-4560

District: Harrisburg City School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.3%

African American:

41.9%

Two or more races:

3.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (7% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 40 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school7%

District avg10%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,495^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Harrisburg City School District

579^th of 606Harrisburg City 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	4.0	1495 of 1511	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.0	1519 of 1526	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.9	1528 of 1534	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.8	1518 of 1534	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.6	1414 of 1433	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.2	1473 of 1544	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.2	1437 of 1530	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.8	1479 of 1547	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.2	1538 of 1554	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	2.9	1447 of 1474	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.5	1423 of 1467	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.8	1448 of 1519	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.3	1599 of 1599	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.9	1276 of 1299	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.2	1301 of 1308	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.1	1266 of 1302	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	408 of 413	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	429 of 437	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	354 of 437	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	196 of 207	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	185 of 200	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	176 of 196	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	3.8	1457 of 1466	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.7	1466 of 1488	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	417 of 429	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	441 of 454	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.6	428 of 432	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.9	1353 of 1369	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.3	1421 of 1432	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.9	1410 of 1414	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.0	1452 of 1475	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.8	1492 of 1495	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)5th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

African American (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts9%-40 vs state

Math5%-37 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 All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Scott at Lincoln School	Public	K-5	1601 State St	Harrisburg	17103	Dauphin County	Harrisburg City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 703-4560	484	30	16.5	101.0%	6 (1.2%)	203 (41.9%)	258 (53.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	4	1495^th of 1511 public elementary schools	1.1%		3	1519^th of 1526 public elementary schools	0.5%	24	5.1	9.1	1.3	4.6	6.4	5.6	13.0	8.6	$21,248	$71	$21,176
Downey School	Public	PK, KG-5	1313 Monroe St	Harrisburg	17103	Dauphin County	Harrisburg City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 703-1240	405	31	13.2	100.7%	6 (1.5%)	202 (49.9%)	160 (39.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.6%)	2.6	1511^th of 1511 public elementary schools	0.0%		2.2	1525^th of 1526 public elementary schools	0.1%	14	2.1	6.1	1.9	3.4	2.2	4.1	1.9	2.7	$24,596	$82	$24,514
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
Benjamin Franklin School	Public	PK, KG-5	1205 N 6th Street	Harrisburg	17110	Dauphin County	Harrisburg City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 703-1200	678	66	10.2	109.1%	28 (4.1%)	307 (45.3%)	291 (42.9%)	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.9%)	3.8	1500^th of 1511 public elementary schools	0.7%		3.7	1502^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	1.6%	2	6.0	1.2	3.4	3.6	14.3	8.6	7.0	10.0	$23,011	$77	$22,934
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
Pennsylvania STEAM Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	1500 North Third Street	Harrisburg	17102	Dauphin County	Pennsylvania STEAM Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(717) 991-4334	360	22	16.3	77.5%	26 (7.2%)	241 (66.9%)	79 (21.9%)	6 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	20.1	1198^th of 1511 public elementary schools	20.7%		20.7	1209^th of 1526 public elementary schools	20.8%	11	55.0	17.5	13.1	28.9	32.5	22.5	15.8	23.7	$14,465	$1,070	$13,395
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
Steele School	Public	K-5	2537 N 5th St	Harrisburg	17110	Dauphin County	Harrisburg City School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(717) 703-4000	362	21	16.9		21 (5.8%)	160 (44.2%)	133 (36.7%)	15 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (8.8%)								(n/a)
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Scott at Lincoln School

How many students attend Scott at Lincoln School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 484 students attended Scott at Lincoln School.

What is the racial makeup of Scott at Lincoln School?

Students at Scott at Lincoln School are 53% Hispanic, 42% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% White.

Is Scott at Lincoln School a good school?

Scott at Lincoln School ranks in the bottom 1.1% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What district is Scott at Lincoln School in?

Harrisburg City School District

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