Best Public Schools in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2018)				Ranking (2017)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2018)	Keystone Exams Biology (2018)	Keystone Exams Literature (2018)	PSSA Math (2018)							PSSA Science (2018)			PSSA English Language Arts (2018)
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 (2018)	Statewide Rank (2018)	State Percentile (2018)	SchoolDigger Rating (2018)	Average Standard Score (2017)	Statewide Rank (2017)	State Percentile (2017)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Science 8th Grade	PSSA Science All Grades	PSSA Science 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades
Premier Arts and Science Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	500 North 17th Street	Harrisburg	17103	Dauphin	Premier Arts And Science Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(717) 236-3194	186	20	9.3	34.0 %	1 (0.5 %)	139 (74.7 %)	36 (19.4 %)	1 (0.5 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	9 (4.8 %)	4.1	1461^st of 1530 public elementary schools	4.5 %					(n/a)				21.6	5.4	0.0				8.9	37.8		37.8	21.6	16.2	24.3				20.7
Capital Area School for the Arts Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	150 Strawberry Square	Harrisburg	17101	Dauphin	Capital Area School For The Arts Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(717) 732-8450	197	14	14.5		144 (73.1 %)	27 (13.7 %)	11 (5.6 %)	2 (1.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	13 (6.6 %)	86.3	42^nd of 673 public high schools	93.8 %		84.3	56^th of 663 public high schools	91.6 %	14	80.0	88.0	96.0
Rowland Academy	Public	5-8	1842 Derry Street	Harrisburg	17104	Dauphin	Harrisburg City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 703-4500	723	57	12.7	89.0 %	24 (3.3 %)	358 (49.5 %)	319 (44.1 %)	14 (1.9 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	8 (1.1 %)	4.2	845^th of 861 public middle schools	1.9 %		3.5	872^nd of 877 public middle schools	0.6 %	27						3.3	3.5	2.1	2.2	2.8		5.9	5.9			7.2	14.7	13.9	14.7	12.6
Scott School	Public	K-4	1900 Derry Street	Harrisburg	17104	Dauphin	Harrisburg City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 703-4560	526	41	12.9	91.0 %	20 (3.8 %)	205 (39.0 %)	280 (53.2 %)	2 (0.4 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	19 (3.6 %)	5.2	1437^th of 1530 public elementary schools	6.1 %		3.8	1479^th of 1547 public elementary schools	4.4 %	42				25.6	11.9					18.8	32.2		32.2	25.3	20.0					22.7
Harrisburg High School - SciTech Cmp	Public	9-12	215 Market Street	Harrisburg	17101	Dauphin	Harrisburg City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 703-1900	294	32	9.2		12 (4.1 %)	210 (71.4 %)	46 (15.6 %)	25 (8.5 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (0.3 %)	58.6	365^th of 673 public high schools	45.8 %		68.9	253^rd of 663 public high schools	61.8 %	112	73.3	53.5	76.7
Marshall Math Science Academy	Public, Magnet	5-8	301 Hale Avenue	Harrisburg	17104	Dauphin	Harrisburg City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(717) 703-1200	344	15	23.7		7 (2.0 %)	202 (58.7 %)	103 (29.9 %)	29 (8.4 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	3 (0.9 %)	68	279^th of 861 public middle schools	67.6 %		70.5	241^st of 877 public middle schools	72.5 %	38						46.3	35.3	30.3	41.5	38.3		67.7	67.7			61.5	65.8	75.6	81.5	70.1
Foose School	Public	K-4	1301 Sycamore St	Harrisburg	17104	Dauphin	Harrisburg City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 703-1280	447	40	11.3	97.0 %	10 (2.2 %)	187 (41.8 %)	233 (52.1 %)	6 (1.3 %)	1 (0.2 %)	0 (0.0 %)	10 (2.2 %)	6.2	1420^th of 1530 public elementary schools	7.2 %		6.2	1425^th of 1547 public elementary schools	7.9 %	5				18.1	13.7					16.1	47.9		47.9	14.8	28.2					21.1
Harrisburg High School	Public	9-12	2451 Market St	Harrisburg	17103	Dauphin	Harrisburg City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 703-4300	1,055	86	12.2	82.0 %	24 (2.3 %)	594 (56.3 %)	371 (35.2 %)	57 (5.4 %)	1 (0.1 %)	0 (0.0 %)	8 (0.8 %)	1.1	657^th of 673 public high schools	2.4 %		1.2	640^th of 663 public high schools	3.5 %	17	7.1	9.3	13.6
Melrose School	Public	K-4	2041 Berryhill St	Harrisburg	17104	Dauphin	Harrisburg City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 703-1440	604	39	15.6	89.0 %	21 (3.5 %)	323 (53.5 %)	178 (29.5 %)	61 (10.1 %)	1 (0.2 %)	0 (0.0 %)	20 (3.3 %)	4.9	1440^th of 1530 public elementary schools	5.9 %		8.9	1377^th of 1547 public elementary schools	11.0 %	63				20.6	11.8					16.2	35.3		35.3	22.3	25.0					23.6
Camp Curtin Academy	Public	5-8	2900 N 6th Street	Harrisburg	17110	Dauphin	Harrisburg City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 703-4200	577	61	9.4	84.0 %	14 (2.4 %)	394 (68.3 %)	141 (24.4 %)	20 (3.5 %)	2 (0.3 %)	0 (0.0 %)	6 (1.0 %)	4.2	844^th of 861 public middle schools	2.0 %		3.9	865^th of 877 public middle schools	1.4 %	21						3.1	1.5	0.0	2.7	1.8		9.0	9.0			8.9	12.8	12.0	20.2	13.2
Downey School	Public	K-4	1313 Monroe St	Harrisburg	17103	Dauphin	Harrisburg City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 703-1240	408	33	12.5	90.0 %	9 (2.2 %)	248 (60.8 %)	139 (34.1 %)	1 (0.2 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	11 (2.7 %)	1.4	1529^th of 1530 public elementary schools	0.1 %		3.1	1501^st of 1547 public elementary schools	3.0 %	28				10.4	0.0					5.0	15.5		15.5	16.7	6.9					11.6
Marshall Academy	Public	5-8	301 Hale Ave	Harrisburg	17104	Dauphin	Harrisburg City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 703-1400	121	25	4.7	75.0 %	4 (3.3 %)	65 (53.7 %)	26 (21.5 %)	26 (21.5 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	9.5	765^th of 861 public middle schools	11.1 %		4.1	862^nd of 877 public middle schools	1.7 %	97						0.0	10.0	4.8	4.2	5.0		8.3	8.3			8.3	6.7	38.1	37.5	21.2
Benjamin Franklin School	Public	K-4	1205 N 6th Street	Harrisburg	17110	Dauphin	Harrisburg City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 703-1200	825	55	15.0	85.0 %	35 (4.2 %)	567 (68.7 %)	153 (18.5 %)	42 (5.1 %)	4 (0.5 %)	0 (0.0 %)	24 (2.9 %)	3.3	1476^th of 1530 public elementary schools	3.5 %		4.2	1470^th of 1547 public elementary schools	5.0 %	6				10.3	5.6					7.6	40.6		40.6	24.8	16.3					20.2
Cougar Academy	Public, Alternative	1-12	1601 State St	Harrisburg	17103	Dauphin	Harrisburg City School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 703-4325	208	4	59.4	75.0 %	10 (4.8 %)	125 (60.1 %)	71 (34.1 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	2 (1.0 %)								(n/a)	0.0				0.0	3.1	2.7	0.0	0.0	1.5	36.4	12.5	22.2		9.1	9.4	13.5	8.3	12.5	10.0
Sylvan Heights Science Charter School	Public, Charter	K-4	915 S 13th Street	Harrisburg	17104	Dauphin	Sylvan Heights Science Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(717) 232-9220	214	15	14.7	100.0 %	6 (2.8 %)	145 (67.8 %)	45 (21.0 %)	3 (1.4 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	15 (7.0 %)	7.1	1399^th of 1530 public elementary schools	8.6 %		6.5	1419^th of 1547 public elementary schools	8.3 %	20				14.3	16.2					15.3	54.1		54.1	22.9	18.9					20.8
Commonwealth Charter Academy Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4050 Crums Mill Road	Harrisburg	17112	Dauphin	Commonwealth Charter Academy Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(717) 651-7200	8,974	331	27.1		5,917 (65.9 %)	1,478 (16.5 %)	924 (10.3 %)	111 (1.2 %)	37 (0.4 %)	7 (0.1 %)	500 (5.6 %)								(n/a)	36.0	32.1	56.2	28.6	19.3	13.1	9.5	14.7	4.3	12.9	66.2	46.2	52.6	52.5	46.6	45.6	46.2	45.3	44.8	46.3
Thomas W Holtzman Junior Elementary School	Public	3-5	1910 Linglestown Rd	Harrisburg	17110	Dauphin	Susquehanna Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 657-5158	670	40	16.7	52.0 %	195 (29.1 %)	251 (37.5 %)	80 (11.9 %)	67 (10.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	7 (1.0 %)	70 (10.4 %)	37.7	1086^th of 1530 public elementary schools	29.0 %		39.9	1074^th of 1547 public elementary schools	30.6 %	12				43.1	35.8	36.6				38.4	80.8		80.8	56.2	44.7	50.0				50.3
Susquehanna Township Middle School	Public	6-8	801 Wood St	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin	Susquehanna Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 657-5125	580	54	10.7	48.0 %	153 (26.4 %)	247 (42.6 %)	78 (13.4 %)	49 (8.4 %)	2 (0.3 %)	3 (0.5 %)	48 (8.3 %)	41.3	541^st of 861 public middle schools	37.2 %		53.3	445^th of 877 public middle schools	49.3 %	96							24.3	23.4	22.2	23.4		54.2	54.2				54.2	48.2	58.5	53.6
Susquehanna Township High School	Public	9-12	3500 Elmerton Ave	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin	Susquehanna Township School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 657-5117	806	65	12.4	41.0 %	253 (31.4 %)	354 (43.9 %)	64 (7.9 %)	67 (8.3 %)	0 (0.0 %)	3 (0.4 %)	65 (8.1 %)	39.1	489^th of 673 public high schools	27.3 %		46.1	440^th of 663 public high schools	33.6 %	49	61.3	49.5	59.3
Sara Lindemuth Elementary School	Public	K-2	1201 N Progress Ave	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin	Susquehanna Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 657-5122	671	44	15.4	52.0 %	183 (27.3 %)	236 (35.2 %)	101 (15.1 %)	58 (8.6 %)	0 (0.0 %)	6 (0.9 %)	87 (13.0 %)								(n/a)
Reach Cyber Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-9	750 East Park Drive	Harrisburg	17111	Dauphin	Reach Cyber Charter School	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(717) 704-8437	696	14	49.7		402 (57.8 %)	142 (20.4 %)	105 (15.1 %)	4 (0.6 %)	1 (0.1 %)	1 (0.1 %)	41 (5.9 %)								(n/a)	36.4	42.2	57.6	22.5	14.1	8.1	10.9	12.8	1.4	10.2	54.5	30.0	36.6	40.8	29.1	30.2	49.0	44.3	39.2	39.9
Central Dauphin Middle School	Public	6-8	4600 Locust Lane	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 540-4606	739	48	15.4	23.0 %	560 (75.8 %)	67 (9.1 %)	46 (6.2 %)	34 (4.6 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	32 (4.3 %)	73.7	217^th of 861 public middle schools	74.8 %		76.6	190^th of 877 public middle schools	78.3 %	27							44.0	48.3	39.1	43.9		59.1	59.1				70.6	71.9	74.5	72.3
Central Dauphin East Middle School	Public	6-8	628 Rutherford Rd	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 545-4709	755	53	14.2	68.0 %	213 (28.2 %)	258 (34.2 %)	157 (20.8 %)	38 (5.0 %)	1 (0.1 %)	0 (0.0 %)	88 (11.7 %)	29.2	617^th of 861 public middle schools	28.3 %		24.6	646^th of 877 public middle schools	26.3 %	29							28.4	20.2	13.2	20.6		27.9	27.9				52.3	48.5	45.7	48.8
Central Dauphin Senior High School	Public	9-12	437 Piketown Road	Harrisburg	17112	Dauphin	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 703-5360	1,714	114	15.1	24.0 %	1,258 (73.4 %)	178 (10.4 %)	110 (6.4 %)	79 (4.6 %)	2 (0.1 %)	0 (0.0 %)	87 (5.1 %)	68.5	272^nd of 673 public high schools	59.6 %		64.8	292^nd of 663 public high schools	56.0 %	20	73.9	65.0	82.6
Central Dauphin East Senior High School	Public	9-12	626 Rutherford Rd	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 541-1662	1,426	101	14.1	63.0 %	401 (28.1 %)	466 (32.7 %)	271 (19.0 %)	171 (12.0 %)	3 (0.2 %)	1 (0.1 %)	113 (7.9 %)	19.7	551^st of 673 public high schools	18.1 %		16.9	553^rd of 663 public high schools	16.6 %	2	41.5	28.8	56.6
Linglestown Elementary School	Public	K-5	1044 N Mountain Rd	Harrisburg	17112	Dauphin	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 657-3211	409	30	13.6	28.0 %	317 (77.5 %)	25 (6.1 %)	29 (7.1 %)	7 (1.7 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	31 (7.6 %)	75.6	371^st of 1530 public elementary schools	75.8 %		74	405^th of 1547 public elementary schools	73.8 %	34				72.7	59.4	58.2				63.0	85.7		85.7	83.3	78.2	67.4				75.5
Paxtonia Elementary School	Public	K-5	6135 Jonestown Rd	Harrisburg	17112	Dauphin	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 657-3202	670	39	17.0	27.0 %	433 (64.6 %)	67 (10.0 %)	58 (8.7 %)	60 (9.0 %)	3 (0.4 %)	0 (0.0 %)	49 (7.3 %)	71.9	452^nd of 1530 public elementary schools	70.5 %		77.8	330^th of 1547 public elementary schools	78.7 %	122				60.7	65.5	55.8				60.8	88.8		88.8	65.6	80.9	73.1				73.0
Phillips Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Oakmont Rd	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 657-3203	391	25	15.5	59.0 %	161 (41.2 %)	80 (20.5 %)	76 (19.4 %)	40 (10.2 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	34 (8.7 %)	30.9	1146^th of 1530 public elementary schools	25.1 %		27	1194^th of 1547 public elementary schools	22.8 %	48				33.4	39.7	27.8				33.9	68.3		68.3	53.7	48.3	45.3				49.1
South Side Elementary School	Public	K-5	4525 Union Deposit Rd	Harrisburg	17111	Dauphin	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 657-3204	647	42	15.4	74.0 %	149 (23.0 %)	240 (37.1 %)	126 (19.5 %)	53 (8.2 %)	2 (0.3 %)	0 (0.0 %)	77 (11.9 %)	36.8	1094^th of 1530 public elementary schools	28.5 %		37.4	1102^nd of 1547 public elementary schools	28.8 %	8				41.9	40.2	26.3				36.3	74.1		74.1	45.9	61.2	49.5				52.6
North Side Elementary School	Public	K-5	4520 Devonshire Rd	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 657-3201	634	39	16.1	40.0 %	333 (52.5 %)	120 (18.9 %)	71 (11.2 %)	45 (7.1 %)	3 (0.5 %)	0 (0.0 %)	62 (9.8 %)	67	587^th of 1530 public elementary schools	61.6 %		57.4	784^th of 1547 public elementary schools	49.3 %	197				69.8	56.6	45.1				57.3	83.9		83.9	75.5	72.6	60.2				69.6
Paxtang Elementary School	Public	K-5	3530 Rutherford St	Harrisburg	17111	Dauphin	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 561-1781	260	19	13.4	67.0 %	68 (26.2 %)	56 (21.5 %)	66 (25.4 %)	45 (17.3 %)	1 (0.4 %)	0 (0.0 %)	24 (9.2 %)	33	1128^th of 1530 public elementary schools	26.3 %		27.5	1189^th of 1547 public elementary schools	23.1 %	61				50.0	20.9	30.2				32.8	68.8		68.8	52.5	52.1	53.5				52.6
Rutherford Elementary School	Public	K-5	6500 Clearfield St	Harrisburg	17111	Dauphin	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 561-1990	427	30	14.2	70.0 %	134 (31.4 %)	112 (26.2 %)	86 (20.1 %)	50 (11.7 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	45 (10.5 %)	40.8	1046^th of 1530 public elementary schools	31.6 %		29.2	1170^th of 1547 public elementary schools	24.4 %	124				67.8	38.1	27.0				43.2	60.5		60.5	71.4	47.9	52.4				56.3
Chambers Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	6450 Chambers Hill Rd	Harrisburg	17111	Dauphin	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 561-1655	244	21	11.8	54.0 %	100 (41.0 %)	57 (23.4 %)	44 (18.0 %)	9 (3.7 %)	1 (0.4 %)	1 (0.4 %)	32 (13.1 %)	46.1	983^rd of 1530 public elementary schools	35.8 %		41.9	1045^th of 1547 public elementary schools	32.4 %	62				60.5	45.7	22.2				45.0	80.0		80.0	68.4	48.6	44.4				55.0
West Hanover Elementary School	Public	K-5	7740 Manor Dr	Harrisburg	17112	Dauphin	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 657-3210	486	27	17.7	21.0 %	383 (78.8 %)	27 (5.6 %)	30 (6.2 %)	13 (2.7 %)	1 (0.2 %)	0 (0.0 %)	32 (6.6 %)	86.1	147^th of 1530 public elementary schools	90.4 %		86.9	127^th of 1547 public elementary schools	91.8 %	20				68.9	75.4	73.6				72.6	92.1		92.1	88.3	81.9	85.1				85.1
Linglestown Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 N Mountain Rd	Harrisburg	17112	Dauphin	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 657-3060	683	47	14.6	28.0 %	485 (71.0 %)	65 (9.5 %)	54 (7.9 %)	36 (5.3 %)	2 (0.3 %)	0 (0.0 %)	41 (6.0 %)	69.3	260^th of 861 public middle schools	69.8 %		74	212^th of 877 public middle schools	75.8 %	48							43.8	42.4	33.5	40.1		61.9	61.9				70.0	67.0	70.8	69.2
Mountain View Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 Gibbel Rd	Harrisburg	17112	Dauphin	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 657-8585	376	27	13.9	34.0 %	258 (68.6 %)	33 (8.8 %)	33 (8.8 %)	11 (2.9 %)	2 (0.5 %)	1 (0.3 %)	38 (10.1 %)	66.3	602^nd of 1530 public elementary schools	60.7 %		61.6	703^rd of 1547 public elementary schools	54.6 %	101				64.3	40.0	62.5				55.0	86.6		86.6	71.5	65.3	75.0				70.3
Lawnton Elementary School	Public	K-5	4400 Franklin St	Harrisburg	17111	Dauphin	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 558-9430	259	19	13.3	65.0 %	76 (29.3 %)	70 (27.0 %)	46 (17.8 %)	34 (13.1 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (0.4 %)	32 (12.4 %)	43.1	1029^th of 1530 public elementary schools	32.7 %		28.8	1175^th of 1547 public elementary schools	24.0 %	146				53.9	23.8	47.5				41.3	59.5		59.5	74.4	50.0	60.0				61.2
Dauphin County Technical School	Public	9-12	6001 Locust Ln	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin	Dauphin County Technical School	No	No	No	No	(717) 652-3170	1,044	81	12.8	57.0 %	516 (49.4 %)	301 (28.8 %)	154 (14.8 %)	41 (3.9 %)	2 (0.2 %)	1 (0.1 %)	29 (2.8 %)	34.1	506^th of 673 public high schools	24.8 %		25.5	527^th of 663 public high schools	20.5 %	21	48.7	52.9	59.5

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lemoyne	1.46 mi	1	635^th
Penbrook	1.96 mi	1	8^th
New Cumberland	2.23 mi	3	300^th
Camp Hill	2.44 mi	9	243^rd
Steelton	2.95 mi	4	724^th

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