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Middletown Area School District

At a glance

323^rdof 606 Pennsylvania districts▲ 16

Better than 46% of Pennsylvania districts

Elementary 3 Middle 1 High 1Grades K-12

55 W Water St
Middletown, PA 17057-1448·(717) 948-3300·All Pennsylvania district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 46.7% of districts

Schools

2,272

Students

Top rankedKunkel Elementary School614^th of 1,511 Pennsylvania elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Middletown Area High School up 119 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Robert Reid Elementary School 10.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

2★

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Summary:

The Middletown Area School District in Pennsylvania serves students from preschool through 12th grade across 5 schools, including 3 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The district's performance varies, with some schools standing out while others face challenges.

Kunkel Elementary School is the highest-performing school in the district, consistently exceeding the district and state averages on PSSA math and English language arts tests. In 2024-2025, 61.8% of Kunkel students were proficient or better in math, and 48.1% in ELA, compared to the district averages of 43.2% and 41.6% respectively. Kunkel also has a higher school digger ranking and rating than the other elementary schools. In contrast, Middletown Area Middle School and the other elementary schools generally perform below the state averages in these subjects.

At the high school level, Middletown Area High School has shown improvement on the Keystone Exams, with 65.7% of 11th graders proficient or better in Literature in 2024-2025, outperforming the district (65%) and state (62.1%) averages. The high school also has a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 87.9%. However, the district as a whole faces challenges, with high percentages of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 48.97% at the high school to 78.15% at Fink Elementary.

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Ranking:

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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
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
Middletown Area Middle School	Public	6-8	215 Oberlin Rd	Middletown	17057	Dauphin County	Middletown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 930-0739	534	46	11.5	60.7%	270 (50.6%)	54 (10.1%)	116 (21.7%)	19 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	71 (13.3%)	49.4	440^th of 873 public middle schools	49.6%		46.6	501^st of 891 public middle schools	43.8%	61							28.2	36.5	30.5	31.8				39.2	44.7	42.7	42.1	$20,090	$1,177	$18,913
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
Middletown Area High School	Public	9-12	1155 N Union St	Middletown	17057	Dauphin County	Middletown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 948-3333	702	52	13.6	50.7%	367 (52.3%)	73 (10.4%)	154 (21.9%)	23 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (12.1%)	58.3	308^th of 681 public high schools	54.8%		45.1	427^th of 686 public high schools	37.8%	119	47.2	47.2	65.7															$18,834	$1,137	$17,697
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

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Central Dauphin School District	3.48 mi	19	362^nd
Lower Dauphin School District	3.67 mi	8	189^th
Steelton-Highspire School District	4.98 mi	2	586^th
West Shore School District	5.01 mi	14	199^th
Reach Cyber Charter School	5.51 mi	1

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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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