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Kennard-Dale High School

Q: Is Kennard-Dale High School a good school?

Kennard-Dale High School ranks 182 nd of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

182^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 73% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Kennard-Dale High School is a public high school located in Fawn Grove, Pennsylvania, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 728 students. It is part of the South Eastern School District, which is ranked 263 out of 606 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kennard-Dale High School has consistently performed well on Keystone Exams, with a higher percentage of students scoring proficient or better compared to the state average in Algebra I, Biology, and Literature. The school has also maintained a strong four-year graduation rate, ranging from 87.5% to 93.1% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's dropout rate has been consistently low, ranging from 1.0% to 1.6% during the same period. Kennard-Dale High School generally outperforms many of the nearby high schools, such as Solanco High School and York County School of Technology, in terms of academic performance, graduation rates, and student subgroup performance.

However, the school's performance for disabled students is a concern, as it ranked 394th out of 524 Pennsylvania high schools for this subgroup in the 2024-2025 school year, with a 1-star rating. Kennard-Dale High School spends a relatively high amount per student compared to the nearby schools, which may contribute to its strong academic performance and low student-teacher ratio. Overall, Kennard-Dale High School is a strong-performing school that excels in many areas, but it may need to focus on improving outcomes for its disabled student population to ensure equitable opportunities for all students.

755

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,269

Per pupil spending ?

28.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

393 Main St
Fawn Grove, PA 17321-9514

(717) 382-4871

District: South Eastern School District

Feeder schools for Kennard-Dale High School:

Elementary:	Delta-Peach Bottom Elementary School
	Fawn Area Elementary School
	Stewartstown Elementary School
Middle:	South Eastern Intrmd School
	South Eastern Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

89.8%

Two or more races:

3.3%

Hispanic:

3.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 52nd percentile in 2015 → 73rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (62% vs 52% meeting standards)

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the Pennsylvania average (89%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg61%

Pennsylvania avg52%

182^nd of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Top 27%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From top 48% (2015) to top 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

263^rd of 606South Eastern 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	72.8	182 of 681	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	79.0	120 of 686	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	71.9	191 of 674	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	185 of 634	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	61.1	273 of 537	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.6	203 of 693	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	66.7	296 of 673	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.7	256 of 663	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.8	326 of 677	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.2	326 of 680	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.2	299 of 580	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.5	405 of 591	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	70.7	199 of 664	70.0%	★★★★☆
2011	53.6	382 of 660	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.7	359 of 649	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	66.9	219 of 632	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	75.6	124 of 621	80.0%	★★★★☆
2007	38.1	477 of 615	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	57.5	312 of 604	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	56.0	309 of 593	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	67.6	205 of 590	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2003	46.6	377 of 583	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	394 of 524	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	62.4	143 of 513	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	87.7	44 of 502	91.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	69.9	207 of 657	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.3	137 of 665	79.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	197 of 651	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.6	127 of 664	80.9%	★★★★☆
2023	82.7	85 of 652	87.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	168 of 660	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	117 of 662	82.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	228 of 583	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.6	159 of 595	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	65.4	194 of 577	66.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2025)75th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)61st percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2025)25th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature67%+5 vs state

Biology63%+14 vs state

Algebra I55%+11 vs state

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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
Kennard-Dale High School	Public	9-12	393 Main St	Fawn Grove	17321	York County	South Eastern School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 382-4871	755	61	12.4	28.6%	678 (89.8%)	13 (1.7%)	24 (3.2%)	13 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (3.3%)	72.8	182^nd of 681 public high schools	73.3%		79	120^th of 686 public high schools	82.5%	62	55.0	63.0	67.2	$20,269	$62	$20,206
Red Lion Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	200 Horace Mann Ave	Red Lion	17356	York County	Red Lion Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 246-1611	1,363	107	12.7	49.2%	1,070 (78.5%)	83 (6.1%)	121 (8.9%)	12 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	76 (5.6%)	49.5	380^th of 681 public high schools	44.2%		54.1	353^rd of 686 public high schools	48.5%	27	44.1	43.3	59.3	$19,057	$342	$18,715
Susquehannock High School	Public	9-12	3280 Fissels Church Rd	Glen Rock	17327	York County	Southern York County School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 235-4811	857	66	12.9	27.9%	747 (87.2%)	46 (5.4%)	32 (3.7%)	10 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.2%)	83.2	88^th of 681 public high schools	87.1%		72.8	178^th of 686 public high schools	74.1%	90	60.7	67.4	77.8	$18,369	$245	$18,123
Dallastown Area Senior High School	Public	9-12	700 New School Ln	Dallastown	17313	York County	Dallastown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 244-4021	2,046	118	17.2	35.4%	1,431 (69.9%)	240 (11.7%)	224 (10.9%)	53 (2.6%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	91 (4.4%)	77.7	141^st of 681 public high schools	79.3%		79.3	116^th of 686 public high schools	83.1%	25	59.7	67.7	68.2	$16,941	$83	$16,858
York County School of Technology	Public	9-12	2179 South Queen Street	York	17402	York County	York County School of Technology	No	No	No	No	(717) 741-0820	1,615	113	14.2	52.1%	1,067 (66.1%)	136 (8.4%)	311 (19.3%)	14 (0.9%)	8 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (4.9%)	31.4	493^rd of 681 public high schools	27.6%		18.2	564^th of 686 public high schools	17.8%	71	36.4	36.2	45.4
Eastern York High School	Public	9-12	720 Cool Creek Rd	Wrightsville	17368	York County	Eastern York School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 252-1551	640	53	12.1	44.8%	532 (83.1%)	17 (2.7%)	61 (9.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (4.4%)	80.1	116^th of 681 public high schools	83.0%		85.5	77^th of 686 public high schools	88.8%	39	61.1	58.4	79.9	$21,543	$3,154	$18,389
Solanco High School	Public	9-12	585 Solanco Rd	Quarryville	17566	Lancaster County	Solanco School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 786-2151	980	62	15.8	43.7%	815 (83.2%)	14 (1.4%)	109 (11.1%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	33 (3.4%)	41.9	446^th of 681 public high schools	34.5%		46.3	419^th of 686 public high schools	38.9%	27	39.8	44.1	51.2	$19,560	$1,388	$18,172
York Suburban Senior High School	Public	9-12	1800 Hollywood Dr	York	17403	York County	York Suburban School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 885-1270	859	70	12.3	43.9%	526 (61.2%)	92 (10.7%)	128 (14.9%)	36 (4.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (8.7%)	90.8	45^th of 681 public high schools	93.4%		87.6	57^th of 686 public high schools	91.7%	12	70.5	71.5	86.3	$17,993	$23	$17,971
Penn Manor High School	Public	9-12	East Cottage Avenue	Millersville	17551	Lancaster County	Penn Manor School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 872-9520	1,807	113	15.9	49.6%	1,235 (68.3%)	130 (7.2%)	333 (18.4%)	52 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	53 (2.9%)	85.1	79^th of 681 public high schools	88.4%		78.4	126^th of 686 public high schools	81.6%	47	74.3	65.6	74.7	$16,003	$187	$15,816

Frequently Asked Questions about Kennard-Dale High School

How many students attend Kennard-Dale High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 755 students attended Kennard-Dale High School.

What schools feed into Kennard-Dale High School?

Kennard-Dale High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Delta-Peach Bottom Elementary School
Elementary : Fawn Area Elementary School
Elementary : Stewartstown Elementary School
Middle : South Eastern Intrmd School
Middle : South Eastern Middle School

Is Kennard-Dale High School a good school?

Kennard-Dale High School ranks 182^nd of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Kennard-Dale High School?

Students at Kennard-Dale High School are 90% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

What district is Kennard-Dale High School in?

South Eastern School District

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