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Foose School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1485^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Foose School is an elementary school located in Harrisburg City School District, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 511 students. The school has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in Pennsylvania, receiving a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past 10 school years.

Foose School's academic performance is significantly below state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 5.8% of Foose students were proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 41.7% statewide and 5.3% in the Harrisburg City School District. Similarly, only 11.6% of Foose students were proficient or better in PSSA English Language Arts, compared to 48.5% statewide and 14.3% in the district. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

While Foose School has relatively high spending per student and a low student-teacher ratio, these resources have not translated into improved academic outcomes. In contrast, nearby schools like Paxtang Elementary School, Hillside Elementary School, and Washington Heights Elementary School significantly outperform Foose School and the Harrisburg City School District on academic measures, highlighting the stark disparities in educational outcomes within the Harrisburg metropolitan area.

522

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,539

Per pupil spending ?

97.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1301 Sycamore St
Harrisburg, PA 17104

(717) 703-1280

District: Harrisburg City School District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.4%

African American:

38.5%

Two or more races:

5.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (9% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 37 pts below the Pennsylvania average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg10%

Pennsylvania avg45%

1,485^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 5Elementary Schools in the Harrisburg City School District

579^th of 606Harrisburg City School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.0	1485 of 1511	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.4	1510 of 1526	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.9	1529 of 1534	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.8	1532 of 1534	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.8	1429 of 1433	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.3	1500 of 1544	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	1420 of 1530	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.2	1425 of 1547	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.0	1482 of 1554	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.5	1405 of 1474	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.8	1452 of 1467	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.9	1499 of 1519	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.1	1563 of 1599	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	1.6	1578 of 1597	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.3	1544 of 1579	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.3	1545 of 1549	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.0	1542 of 1551	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.1	1544 of 1555	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.3	1543 of 1545	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.5	1289 of 1299	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.3	1297 of 1308	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2003	1.0	1272 of 1302	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	362 of 413	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	418 of 437	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	412 of 437	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	966 of 1030	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	1059 of 1084	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	929 of 1043	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	164 of 207	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	197 of 200	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.6	189 of 196	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	1420 of 1466	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.2	1453 of 1488	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	415 of 429	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	437 of 454	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	422 of 432	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	1340 of 1369	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.2	1409 of 1432	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.2	1407 of 1414	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	4.9	1454 of 1475	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	1480 of 1495	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)21st percentile+19 vs school

African American (2025)12th percentile+11 vs school

Disabled (2025)6th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts12%-37 vs state

Math6%-36 vs state

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Schools Near Foose School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th 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 All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Foose School	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 Sycamore St	Harrisburg	17104	Dauphin County	Harrisburg City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 703-1280	522	46	11.2	97.9%	13 (2.5%)	201 (38.5%)	279 (53.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.0%)	5	1485^th of 1511 public elementary schools	1.7%		3.4	1510^th of 1526 public elementary schools	1.0%	25	8.1	4.3	5.1		5.8	5.3	14.3	15.0		11.6	$23,539	$78	$23,461
Sylvan Heights Science Charter School	Public, Charter	K-4	915 S 13th Street	Harrisburg	17104	Dauphin County	Sylvan Heights Science Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(717) 232-9220	217	15	14.7	96.3%	4 (1.8%)	148 (68.2%)	57 (26.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	15.3	1267^th of 1511 public elementary schools	16.1%		16.9	1259^th of 1526 public elementary schools	17.5%	8	28.2	22.5			25.3	22.5	31.7			27.2	$18,585	$4,371	$14,215
Melrose School	Public	K-5	2041 Berryhill St	Harrisburg	17104	Dauphin County	Harrisburg City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 703-1440	536	34	16.0	112.9%	24 (4.5%)	198 (36.9%)	247 (46.1%)	29 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (7.1%)	10.5	1345^th of 1511 public elementary schools	11.0%		5.3	1460^th of 1526 public elementary schools	4.3%	115	16.0	26.2	12.4		18.1	16.5	25.0	12.3		17.9	$22,276	$75	$22,201
Scott at Lincoln School	Public	K-5	1601 State St	Harrisburg	17103	Dauphin County	Harrisburg City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 703-4560	484	30	16.5	101.0%	6 (1.2%)	203 (41.9%)	258 (53.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.5%)	4	1495^th of 1511 public elementary schools	1.1%		3	1519^th of 1526 public elementary schools	0.5%	24	5.1	9.1	1.3		4.6	6.4	5.6	13.0		8.6	$21,248	$71	$21,176
Steelton-Highspire Elementary School	Public	K-6	250 Reynders Avenue	Steelton	17113	Dauphin County	Steelton-Highspire School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 704-3826	821	61	13.4		71 (8.6%)	393 (47.9%)	228 (27.8%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	122 (14.9%)	8	1395^th of 1511 public elementary schools	7.7%		7.4	1404^th of 1526 public elementary schools	8.0%	9	15.9	16.2	6.5	8.1	12.0	20.0	16.8	8.6	21.0	16.8
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
Downey School	Public	PK, KG-5	1313 Monroe St	Harrisburg	17103	Dauphin County	Harrisburg City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 703-1240	405	31	13.2	100.7%	6 (1.5%)	202 (49.9%)	160 (39.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.6%)	2.6	1511^th of 1511 public elementary schools	0.0%		2.2	1525^th of 1526 public elementary schools	0.1%	14	2.1	6.1	1.9		3.4	2.2	4.1	1.9		2.7	$24,596	$82	$24,514
Benjamin Franklin School	Public	PK, KG-5	1205 N 6th Street	Harrisburg	17110	Dauphin County	Harrisburg City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 703-1200	678	66	10.2	109.1%	28 (4.1%)	307 (45.3%)	291 (42.9%)	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (5.9%)	3.8	1500^th of 1511 public elementary schools	0.7%		3.7	1502^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	1.6%	2	6.0	1.2	3.4		3.6	14.3	8.6	7.0		10.0	$23,011	$77	$22,934
Hillside Elementary School	Public	K-4	516 7th St	New Cumberland	17070	Cumberland County	West Shore School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 774-1321	408	27	14.9	66.7%	251 (61.5%)	46 (11.3%)	74 (18.1%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.9%)	48.8	843^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	44.2%		49.8	866^th of 1526 public elementary schools	43.3%	23	55.2	48.2			51.7	50.5	40.2			45.4	$21,397	$1,196	$20,200
Washington Heights Elementary School	Public	K-4	531 Walnut St	Lemoyne	17043	Cumberland County	West Shore School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 761-8040	324	26	12.7	68.5%	150 (46.3%)	64 (19.8%)	55 (17.0%)	20 (6.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (9.6%)	50	823^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	45.5%		44.4	955^th of 1526 public elementary schools	37.4%	132	55.5	45.9			50.5	44.6	50.9			47.9	$21,672	$1,212	$20,460

Frequently Asked Questions about Foose School

What district is Foose School in?

Harrisburg City School District

Is Foose School a good school?

Foose School ranks in the bottom 1.7% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Foose School?

Students at Foose School are 53% Hispanic, 39% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% White.

How many students attend Foose School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 522 students attended Foose School.

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