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Central Dauphin School District

At a glance

362^ndof 606 Pennsylvania districts▲ 10

Better than 40% of Pennsylvania districts

Elementary 13 Middle 4 High 2Grades K-12

600 Rutherford Rd
Harrisburg, PA 17109-5227·(717) 545-4703·All Pennsylvania district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 40.3% of districts

Schools

12,389

Students

Top rankedWest Hanover Elementary School221^st of 1,511 Pennsylvania elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Mountain View Elementary School up 113 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Chambers Hill Elementary School 10.2 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

The Central Dauphin School District in Pennsylvania encompasses 19 schools, including 13 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 2 high schools, serving students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade.

Among the standout schools in the district, West Hanover Elementary School consistently performs above the district and state averages on PSSA tests, with over 60% of students proficient or better in Math and English Language Arts. Paxtonia Elementary School and Central Dauphin Middle School also demonstrate strong academic performance, with high PSSA scores and 4-star ratings from SchoolDigger. However, the district's high schools show a decline in performance, with Central Dauphin East Senior High School lagging behind the district and state averages.

The data reveals significant disparities in academic performance across the district, which may be influenced by factors such as resource allocation, teacher quality, and student demographics. Many schools have high rates of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating high levels of poverty, which likely impacts student learning and achievement. The wide range in per-student spending and student-teacher ratios across the district may also contribute to these performance gaps. Addressing these disparities and focusing on equitable distribution of resources and sharing of best practices could lead to more consistent and improved academic outcomes for all students in the Central Dauphin School District.

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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 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 English Language Arts 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central Dauphin Middle School	Public	6-8	4600 Locust Lane	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 540-4606	834	57	14.6	36.7%	554 (66.4%)	85 (10.2%)	64 (7.7%)	83 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.8%)	73	196^th of 873 public middle schools	77.5%		75.7	189^th of 891 public middle schools	78.8%	7							46.3	42.2	35.1	41.1				55.3	60.3	57.8	57.9	$15,471	$570	$14,901
Swatara Middle School	Public	6-8	1101 Highland St	Steelton	17113	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 939-9363	611	53	11.5	105.4%	116 (19.0%)	195 (31.9%)	141 (23.1%)	92 (15.1%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	62 (10.1%)	24.9	641^st of 873 public middle schools	26.6%		26.7	639^th of 891 public middle schools	28.3%	2							16.5	15.9	15.6	16.0				31.2	31.2	32.3	31.5	$16,674	$1,001	$15,673
Central Dauphin East Middle School	Public	6-8	628 Rutherford Rd	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 545-4709	702	56	12.4	94.4%	132 (18.8%)	209 (29.8%)	142 (20.2%)	154 (21.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (8.7%)	26.6	625^th of 873 public middle schools	28.4%		30.5	616^th of 891 public middle schools	30.9%	9							21.1	8.4	15.9	15.4				38.8	23.8	38.8	33.9	$18,082	$1,043	$17,039
Central Dauphin Senior High School	Public	9-12	437 Piketown Road	Harrisburg	17112	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 703-5360	1,966	129	15.2	36.5%	1,189 (60.5%)	253 (12.9%)	190 (9.7%)	193 (9.8%)	5 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	135 (6.9%)	51.8	365^th of 681 public high schools	46.4%		62.8	264^th of 686 public high schools	61.5%	101	38.6	46.5	64.8															$15,179	$351	$14,828
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
Linglestown Elementary School	Public	K-5	1044 N Mountain Rd	Harrisburg	17112	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 657-3211	475	32	14.9	96.8%	302 (63.6%)	45 (9.5%)	37 (7.8%)	57 (12.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.9%)	73.2	420^th of 1511 public elementary schools	72.2%		76.1	369^th of 1526 public elementary schools	75.8%	51				67.1	65.4	52.7				61.0	65.7	59.0	54.3				59.1	$15,354	$455	$14,900
Paxtonia Elementary School	Public	K-5	6135 Jonestown Rd	Harrisburg	17112	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 657-3202	682	43	15.7	99.3%	371 (54.4%)	88 (12.9%)	62 (9.1%)	112 (16.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (7.0%)	75.6	364^th of 1511 public elementary schools	75.9%		73.7	424^th of 1526 public elementary schools	72.2%	60				63.9	64.1	62.5				63.4	58.8	61.8	63.7				61.4	$13,613	$408	$13,205
Phillips Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Oakmont Rd	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 657-3203	393	33	12.0	105.3%	90 (22.9%)	114 (29.0%)	76 (19.3%)	72 (18.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.4%)	19.9	1203^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	20.4%		18	1244^th of 1526 public elementary schools	18.5%	41				31.3	22.5	22.0				24.7	29.2	32.3	28.0				29.8	$15,563	$949	$14,614
South Side Elementary School	Public	K-5	4525 Union Deposit Rd	Harrisburg	17111	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 657-3204	603	46	13.0	112.1%	82 (13.6%)	176 (29.2%)	128 (21.2%)	136 (22.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	80 (13.3%)	28.5	1102^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	27.1%		24.5	1154^th of 1526 public elementary schools	24.4%	52				45.3	25.8	24.5				32.1	47.8	31.0	25.4				35.0	$13,336	$1,057	$12,278
North Side Elementary School	Public	K-5	4520 Devonshire Rd	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 657-3201	722	43	16.7	97.6%	281 (38.9%)	180 (24.9%)	76 (10.5%)	130 (18.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (7.2%)	59.5	660^th of 1511 public elementary schools	56.3%		56.9	766^th of 1526 public elementary schools	49.8%	106				60.5	62.6	40.5				53.5	47.1	50.5	52.7				50.3	$12,747	$453	$12,294
Middle Paxton Elementary School	Public	K-5	931 Peters Mountain Rd	Dauphin	17018	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 265-7920	289	20	14.2	30.4%	244 (84.4%)	14 (4.8%)	12 (4.2%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.5%)	66.4	546^th of 1511 public elementary schools	63.9%		62.7	648^th of 1526 public elementary schools	57.5%	102				66.7	61.9	38.4				55.6	62.5	59.5	49.0				57.1	$16,071	$366	$15,705
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
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
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
West Hanover Elementary School	Public	K-5	7740 Manor Dr	Harrisburg	17112	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 657-3210	589	39	14.9	36.7%	379 (64.3%)	44 (7.5%)	46 (7.8%)	80 (13.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.8%)	83.8	221^st of 1511 public elementary schools	85.4%		79.6	300^th of 1526 public elementary schools	80.3%	79				70.2	68.8	80.7				73.6	63.4	62.1	74.7				67.2	$13,961	$362	$13,599
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
Linglestown Middle School	Public	6-8	1200 N Mountain Rd	Harrisburg	17112	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 657-3060	841	57	14.7	96.9%	439 (52.2%)	134 (15.9%)	91 (10.8%)	117 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (7.1%)	49.1	444^th of 873 public middle schools	49.1%		62.9	331^st of 891 public middle schools	62.9%	113							32.1	25.6	25.2	27.6				45.6	38.7	54.4	46.1	$15,575	$547	$15,027
Mountain View Elementary School	Public	K-5	400 Gibbel Rd	Harrisburg	17112	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 657-8585	373	29	12.8	101.3%	222 (59.5%)	32 (8.6%)	38 (10.2%)	50 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.3%)	63.8	591^st of 1511 public elementary schools	60.9%		60.4	704^th of 1526 public elementary schools	53.9%	113				64.7	48.4	55.6				55.8	53.0	45.8	66.7				54.8	$15,373	$587	$14,786
Lawnton Elementary School	Public	K-5	4400 Franklin St	Harrisburg	17111	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 558-9430	310	25	12.5	91.9%	29 (9.4%)	63 (20.3%)	42 (13.5%)	147 (47.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.7%)	22.4	1165^th of 1511 public elementary schools	22.9%		23.6	1171^st of 1526 public elementary schools	23.3%	6				43.5	30.0	7.9				28.2	29.8	42.5	13.2				28.8	$15,681	$1,928	$13,753

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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