Summary:
The Harrisburg School District is served by a single high school, Harrisburg High School, which educates 516 students in grades 6 through 12 and has shown a strong upward trend in its state ranking, now placing in the top quartile at 81st out of 293 schools.
Harrisburg High School stands out for its exceptional performance in Algebra, where 45.7% of students are proficient—nearly 9 percentage points above the state average. However, this strength contrasts sharply with Geometry, where only 13.4% of students are proficient, a full 13 points below the state average. The school also boasts a high graduation rate of 91.6% and an extremely low dropout rate of just 0.2%. Notably, 9th graders consistently outperform both the school and state averages across subjects, with 51.5% proficient in Math compared to the state average of 36.2%. The school has also shown significant year-over-year improvement in overall Math proficiency, jumping from 29.9% to 37.8%.
Despite serving a student population where 99.42% are eligible for free or reduced lunch, Harrisburg High School has earned a 4-star rating, indicating effective use of its resources, including a low student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1 and spending of $14,694 per student. A key area for improvement is the performance gap in lower grades (6th and 7th), where students consistently score well below state averages—for example, only 21.4% of 6th graders are proficient in Reading versus the state average of 41.7%. Overall, the school demonstrates a strong ability to help students succeed despite significant socioeconomic challenges, with a clear focus on improving foundational skills in the middle school years.
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