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Fink Elementary School

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Fink Elementary School ranks 866 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

866^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Fink Elementary School is a public elementary school in Middletown, Pennsylvania, serving 238 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Middletown Area School District, which is ranked 323 out of 606 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Fink Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with below-average performance on PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) tests in Math and English Language Arts (ELA) across all grade levels. However, the school performs better than the state and district averages in PSSA Science, with 80-84% of students proficient or better in 4th grade. The school has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 69-78% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and a higher percentage of disabled students compared to the state average.

Compared to nearby Kunkel Elementary School and Robert Reid Elementary School, also part of the Middletown Area School District, Fink Elementary School's performance is generally lower. Kunkel Elementary consistently outperforms Fink Elementary on PSSA tests, while Robert Reid Elementary also outperforms Fink, though the gap is not as wide. However, Fink Elementary's low-income and disabled student subgroups perform better relative to their peers in the state, ranking in the top half of Pennsylvania elementary schools for these subgroups.

257

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,441

Per pupil spending ?

72.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

150 N Race Street
Middletown, PA 17057-2240

(717) 948-3370

District: Middletown Area School District

Students who attend Fink Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Middletown Area Middle School
High:	Middletown Area High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

38.1%

Hispanic:

28.4%

African American:

16.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 39th percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg42%

Pennsylvania avg45%

866^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Middletown Area School District

323^rd of 606Middletown Area 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	47.0	866 of 1511	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.3	820 of 1526	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	933 of 1534	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.1	965 of 1534	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.2	997 of 1433	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.1	1202 of 1544	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	1160 of 1530	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.2	1154 of 1547	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.9	1121 of 1554	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	49.3	893 of 1474	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	30.1	1163 of 1467	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	49.5	980 of 1519	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.6	1145 of 1599	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	57.0	864 of 1597	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	33.3	1263 of 1579	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	587 of 1030	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	692 of 1043	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	740 of 1466	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.6	808 of 1488	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	484 of 1369	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.6	541 of 1432	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.7	596 of 1414	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	902 of 1475	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.7	826 of 1495	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	767 of 1201	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	758 of 1229	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	907 of 1236	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+22 vs school

Female (2025)50th percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)39th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math50%+8 vs state

English Language Arts41%-8 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
Fink Elementary School	Public	K-5	150 N Race Street	Middletown	17057	Dauphin County	Middletown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 948-3370	257	22	11.8	72.4%	98 (38.1%)	42 (16.3%)	73 (28.4%)	25 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	18 (7.0%)	47	866^th of 1511 public elementary schools	42.7%		53.3	820^th of 1526 public elementary schools	46.3%	46	47.7	61.8	41.0	49.6	29.6	55.9	40.0	40.7	$20,441	$1,811	$18,630
Robert Reid Elementary School	Public	K-5	201 Oberlin Road	Middletown	17057	Dauphin County	Middletown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 948-3360	410	38	10.8	71.5%	234 (57.1%)	43 (10.5%)	72 (17.6%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (12.7%)	43.8	917^th of 1511 public elementary schools	39.3%		56.1	776^th of 1526 public elementary schools	49.1%	141	60.6	48.5	44.7	51.3	39.4	34.9	32.9	35.6	$19,566	$1,888	$17,677
Londonderry Elementary School	Public	K-5	260 Schoolhouse Rd	Middletown	17057	Dauphin County	Lower Dauphin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 944-9462	234	22	10.6	48.3%	187 (79.9%)	6 (2.6%)	20 (8.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (8.1%)	43.5	923^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	38.9%		56.4	773^rd of 1526 public elementary schools	49.3%	150	44.4	43.1	56.7	48.2	29.6	38.6	43.2	38.0	$19,003	$1,131	$17,873
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
Nye Elementary School	Public	K-5	200 S John St	Hummelstown	17036	Dauphin County	Lower Dauphin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 566-0300	317	25	12.4	39.4%	241 (76.0%)	5 (1.6%)	44 (13.9%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.3%)	61	637^th of 1511 public elementary schools	57.8%		63.8	618^th of 1526 public elementary schools	59.5%	19	54.7	55.3	48.1	52.8	57.4	51.8	50.0	53.1	$18,324	$451	$17,873
Red Mill Elementary School	Public	K-4	700 Red Mill Rd	Etters	17319	York County	West Shore School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 938-3778	457	32	14.5	45.7%	381 (83.4%)	14 (3.1%)	35 (7.7%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.4%)	86.2	183^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	87.9%		74	420^th of 1526 public elementary schools	72.5%	237	67.9	85.2		75.8	74.3	71.6		73.1	$21,617	$1,209	$20,408
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
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
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
Conewago Elementary School	Public	K-5	2809 Hershey Rd	Elizabethtown	17022	Dauphin County	Lower Dauphin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 367-7233	239	19	12.8	28.5%	204 (85.4%)	4 (1.7%)	18 (7.5%)	6 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	83.4	229^th of 1511 public elementary schools	84.8%		76.6	361^st of 1526 public elementary schools	76.3%	132	75.6	67.3	86.1	75.4	73.0	55.1	77.8	67.2	$18,836	$963	$17,873

Frequently Asked Questions about Fink Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Fink Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Middletown Area Middle School
High : Middletown Area High School

What district is Fink Elementary School in?

Middletown Area School District

How many students attend Fink Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 257 students attended Fink Elementary School.

Is Fink Elementary School a good school?

Fink Elementary School ranks 866^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Fink Elementary School?

Students at Fink Elementary School are 38% White, 28% Hispanic, 16% African American, 10% Asian, 7% Two or more races.

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