High Schools in Upper Dauphin Area School District

Summary:

The Upper Dauphin Area School District in Pennsylvania has only one high school, Upper Dauphin Area High School, serving grades 9-12. The school faces significant challenges, with declining performance, socioeconomic barriers, and inconsistent academic achievement across subject areas.

Upper Dauphin Area High School is ranked 531 out of 681 Pennsylvania high schools for the 2024-2025 school year and has a 1-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger, placing it in the bottom quarter of high schools in the state. The school's 4-year graduation rate of 87.9% and dropout rate of 1.4% are slightly below the state average. Proficiency rates on the Keystone Exams for 11th-grade students are also below the state and district averages in Algebra I, Biology, and Literature.

The school's high percentage of students (50.15%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch indicates a relatively low-income student population, which may be contributing to the school's academic challenges. Despite higher-than-average per-student spending and a lower student-teacher ratio, the school's leadership and the district may need to closely examine the root causes of these issues and implement targeted strategies to improve student outcomes.

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)	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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

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Tri-Valley School District	11.34 mi	3	328^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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