Upper Dauphin Area School District

Summary:

The Upper Dauphin Area School District in Pennsylvania consists of 3 schools: Upper Dauphin Area Elementary School, Upper Dauphin Area High School, and Upper Dauphin Area Middle School. The district serves students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade.

The standout school in the district appears to be the Upper Dauphin Area Elementary School, which consistently outperforms the district and state averages on standardized tests, particularly in math and science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 51.6% of the elementary school's students scored proficient or better on the PSSA Math exam, compared to 36.7% for the district and 41.7% for the state. The elementary school also had an impressive 95.3% of students scoring proficient or better on the 2023-2024 PSSA Science exam.

In contrast, the Upper Dauphin Area High School and Upper Dauphin Area Middle School have lower test scores, especially in math and English Language Arts. The district as a whole has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 50-57% across the three schools. The spending per student also varies, with the high school spending the most at $16,957 per student in 2022-2023.

District Detail

5668 State Route 209
Lykens, PA 17048-8414

(717) 362-8134

SchoolDigger Rank:
432^nd of 606 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,006

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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
Upper Dauphin Area Middle School	Public	5-8	5668 State Route 209	Lykens	17048	Dauphin County	Upper Dauphin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 362-8177	302	23	13.1	55.3%	264 (87.4%)	6 (2.0%)	19 (6.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.6%)	39.8	526^th of 873 public middle schools	39.7%		47.8	486^th of 891 public middle schools	45.5%	40						34.4	14.3	34.7	30.8	28.3			28.2	16.9	36.2	49.2	32.4	$15,102	$664	$14,438
Upper Dauphin Area High School	Public	9-12	220 N Church St	Elizabethville	17023	Dauphin County	Upper Dauphin Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 362-8181	331	26	12.9	48.9%	283 (85.5%)	10 (3.0%)	24 (7.3%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	24.3	531^st of 681 public high schools	22.0%		60.4	289^th of 686 public high schools	57.9%	242	31.7	37.8	31.7															$19,040	$466	$18,574
Upper Dauphin Area Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	5668 State Route 209	Lykens	17048	Dauphin County	Upper Dauphin Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 362-4511	373	29	12.7	59.8%	323 (86.6%)	8 (2.1%)	23 (6.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17 (4.6%)	48.7	845^th of 1511 public elementary schools	44.1%		69.9	495^th of 1526 public elementary schools	67.6%	350				47.3	55.9					51.6	40.3	50.7					45.4	$14,949	$1,804	$13,145

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Line Mountain School District	7.9 mi	3	316^th
Williams Valley School District	9.09 mi	2	561^st
Millersburg Area School District	10.4 mi	3	229^th
Tri-Valley School District	11.34 mi	3	328^th
Halifax Area School District	11.59 mi	3	378^th

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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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