Summary
Paxtang Elementary School is a public elementary school in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, serving 280 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Central Dauphin School District, which is ranked 362 out of 606 school districts in the state.
Paxtang Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Pennsylvania elementary schools, with a ranking between 983 and 1125 out of 1433-1534 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on PSSA tests is below the state and district averages, with proficiency rates in Math and English Language Arts of 34.2% and 38.2%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 41.7% and 48.5%. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as male students and low socioeconomic status students, who rank in the bottom 25% of Pennsylvania elementary schools. However, the school's spending per student, ranging from $13,633 to $17,853 over the past four school years, is above the state average, and the student-teacher ratio is relatively low, ranging from 12.1 to 16.4 over the past three school years.
Interestingly, the other Central Dauphin School District elementary schools in the area, such as South Side, Tri-Community, and Phillips, also have relatively low performance on PSSA tests, with proficiency rates below the state averages. However, these nearby schools generally perform better than Paxtang Elementary School. In contrast, the Harrisburg City School District schools, such as Foose, Melrose, and Scott, have significantly lower performance on PSSA tests, with proficiency rates in the single digits for Math and English Language Arts.
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