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Steelton-Highspire High School

Q: Is Steelton-Highspire High School a good school?

Steelton-Highspire High School ranks in the bottom 6.5% of Pennsylvania high schools.

Q: How many students attend Steelton-Highspire High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 612 students attended Steelton-Highspire High School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Steelton-Highspire High School?

Students at Steelton-Highspire High School are 53% African American, 29% Hispanic, 11% White, 7% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Steelton-Highspire High School?

Steelton-Highspire High School is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Steelton-Highspire Elementary School

Public Grades 7-12

637^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 6% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Steelton-Highspire High School is a public high school serving grades 7-12 in the Steelton-Highspire School District in Steelton, Pennsylvania. With 615 students, the school consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Pennsylvania high schools, performing very poorly on standardized tests compared to the state and nearby schools.

For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 1.2% of Steelton-Highspire High School students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to the state average of 41.7%. In PSSA English Language Arts, the school's proficiency rate was 12.5% compared to the state's 48.5%. The school also struggles on Keystone Exams, with proficiency rates ranging from 5.5% to 28.9% across Algebra I, Biology, and Literature. Additionally, the school's 4-year graduation rate is around 85%, lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has ranged from 1.4% to 4.1% in recent years, higher than the state's average.

These challenges are likely exacerbated by the school's extremely high-poverty student population, with 100% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. When compared to nearby high schools, such as Dauphin County Technical School, Camp Hill Senior High School, and Middletown Area High School, Steelton-Highspire High School performs significantly worse across a range of metrics, highlighting the stark disparities in educational opportunities and outcomes within the region.

612

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

250 Reynders Ave.
Steelton, PA 17113

(717) 704-3809

District: Steelton-Highspire School District

Feeder schools for Steelton-Highspire High School:

Elementary:

Steelton-Highspire Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

52.8%

Hispanic:

29.1%

White:

10.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2014 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Algebra I scores 39 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg12%

Pennsylvania avg46%

Middle school

849^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

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High school

637^th of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

586^th of 606Steelton-Highspire 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.8	849 of 873	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	835 of 891	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	804 of 893	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	850 of 883	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.8	793 of 797	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	4.6	860 of 891	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	826 of 861	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.1	817 of 877	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.0	793 of 870	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	5.2	803 of 835	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.9	691 of 728	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.8	704 of 758	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.2	767 of 834	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.6	761 of 825	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.5	724 of 805	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.9	669 of 770	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	7.6	699 of 753	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.9	710 of 749	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.2	706 of 736	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	2.2	666 of 687	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	4.1	622 of 663	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	5.8	595 of 643	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	352 of 393	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	355 of 408	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	346 of 421	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	614 of 643	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	660 of 672	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	557 of 660	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	6.0	816 of 835	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.0	835 of 860	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	331 of 348	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	324 of 362	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	296 of 362	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	817 of 843	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.0	817 of 877	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	777 of 874	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	798 of 839	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	769 of 870	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	1.7	670 of 673	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	4.7	637 of 681	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.8	655 of 686	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.0	652 of 674	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.0	595 of 634	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	626 of 693	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.4	634 of 673	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	3.4	615 of 663	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.8	613 of 677	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	3.7	627 of 680	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	2.1	551 of 580	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	3.0	554 of 591	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.8	639 of 664	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.0	613 of 660	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.2	627 of 649	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.7	570 of 632	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	5.7	588 of 621	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.7	580 of 615	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.0	577 of 604	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	12.1	534 of 593	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	10.7	532 of 590	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	10.7	521 of 583	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	260 of 276	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	252 of 284	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	250 of 260	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	464 of 524	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	513 of 513	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	2.9	627 of 657	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	594 of 665	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	257 of 287	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	242 of 274	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	237 of 252	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	598 of 651	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	635 of 664	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	631 of 652	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	599 of 660	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.7	655 of 662	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

African American (2025)10th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Disabled (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

White (2024)<1st percentile-6 vs school

High school

Disabled (2025)11th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

African American (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math100%+58 vs state

Literature29%-33 vs state

English Language Arts12%-36 vs state

Biology11%-38 vs state

Algebra I6%-39 vs state

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This school has been consistently horrible for the last 20 years. Close Quote

Schools Near Steelton-Highspire High School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	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	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	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
Steelton-Highspire High School	Public	7-12	250 Reynders Ave.	Steelton	17113	Dauphin County	Steelton-Highspire School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 704-3809	612	38	16.1		67 (10.9%)	323 (52.8%)	178 (29.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.7%)	4.7	637^th of 681 public high schools	6.5%		3.8	655^th of 686 public high schools	4.5%	18	5.5	11.3	28.9	1.2	1.2	1.2	12.6	12.5	12.5
Harrisburg High School	Public	9-12	2451 Market St	Harrisburg	17103	Dauphin County	Harrisburg City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 703-4300	1,343	74	18.0	99.4%	39 (2.9%)	584 (43.5%)	660 (49.1%)	21 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (2.8%)	1.7	672^nd of 681 public high schools	1.3%		2.4	671^st of 686 public high schools	2.2%	1	1.0	4.6	7.3							$24,035	$81	$23,955
Harrisburg High School - SciTech Cmp	Public	9-12	215 Market Street	Harrisburg	17101	Dauphin County	Harrisburg City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 703-1900	347	26	13.3	93.1%	11 (3.2%)	202 (58.2%)	106 (30.5%)	16 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.5%)	32.5	489^th of 681 public high schools	28.2%		61	282^nd of 686 public high schools	58.9%	207	36.2	28.9	53.6							$24,521	$82	$24,438
Capital Area School for the Arts Charter School	Public, Charter	9-12	150 Strawberry Square	Harrisburg	17101	Dauphin County	Capital Area School for the Arts Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(717) 732-8450	193	11	17.5	5.7%	117 (60.6%)	34 (17.6%)	28 (14.5%)	4 (2.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.7%)	84.8	82^nd of 681 public high schools	88.0%		90.6	45^th of 686 public high schools	93.4%	37	54.0	74.4	84.2							$16,934	$397	$16,537
Central Dauphin East Senior High School	Public	9-12	626 Rutherford Rd	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 541-1662	1,573	116	13.5	101.5%	304 (19.3%)	510 (32.4%)	346 (22.0%)	229 (14.6%)	3 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	177 (11.3%)	15	576^th of 681 public high schools	15.4%		22.2	548^th of 686 public high schools	20.1%	28	21.2	22.8	40.5							$15,207	$565	$14,641
Cedar Cliff High School	Public	9-12	1301 Carlisle Road	Camp Hill	17011	Cumberland County	West Shore School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 737-8654	1,333	82	16.2	41.8%	868 (65.1%)	125 (9.4%)	207 (15.5%)	54 (4.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	77 (5.8%)	47.7	396^th of 681 public high schools	41.9%		58.8	311^th of 686 public high schools	54.7%	85	39.6	45.8	58.6							$22,362	$1,250	$21,112
Susquehanna Township High School	Public	9-12	3500 Elmerton Ave	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin County	Susquehanna Township School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 657-5117	767	58	13.2	64.7%	158 (20.6%)	285 (37.2%)	139 (18.1%)	103 (13.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	76 (9.9%)	22.9	541^st of 681 public high schools	20.6%		43.1	444^th of 686 public high schools	35.3%	97	28.6	34.0	39.5							$33,250	$1,173	$32,077
Red Land Senior High School	Public	9-12	560 Fishing Creek Rd	Lewisberry	17339	York County	West Shore School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 938-6561	1,061	68	15.5	28.6%	921 (86.8%)	18 (1.7%)	72 (6.8%)	12 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.5%)	68.4	227^th of 681 public high schools	66.7%		70	207^th of 686 public high schools	69.8%	20	49.2	56.9	70.4							$23,015	$1,287	$21,728
Dauphin County Technical School	Public	9-12	6001 Locust Ln	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin County	Dauphin County Technical School	No	No	No	No	(717) 652-3170	1,187	79	15.0	99.1%	467 (39.3%)	234 (19.7%)	273 (23.0%)	158 (13.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (4.5%)	57.5	316^th of 681 public high schools	53.6%		40.2	464^th of 686 public high schools	32.4%	148	34.9	66.4	60.3
Camp Hill Senior High School	Public	9-12	100 S 24th St	Camp Hill	17011	Cumberland County	Camp Hill School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 901-2500	400	27	14.6	18.3%	310 (77.5%)	17 (4.3%)	36 (9.0%)	16 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.0%)	89	57^th of 681 public high schools	91.6%		86.2	69^th of 686 public high schools	89.9%	12	60.7	78.5	85.1							$20,113	$383	$19,730

Frequently Asked Questions about Steelton-Highspire High School

What district is Steelton-Highspire High School in?

Steelton-Highspire School District

How many students attend Steelton-Highspire High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 612 students attended Steelton-Highspire High School.

What is the racial makeup of Steelton-Highspire High School?

Students at Steelton-Highspire High School are 53% African American, 29% Hispanic, 11% White, 7% Two or more races.

Is Steelton-Highspire High School a good school?

Steelton-Highspire High School ranks in the bottom 6.5% of Pennsylvania high schools.

What schools feed into Steelton-Highspire High School?

Steelton-Highspire High School is fed by the following schools:

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