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Best public schools in Harrisburg, PA

39 public schools in Harrisburg: 21 elementary · 7 middle · 7 high · 1 K-8 · 3 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2024-25 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Pennsylvania.

Elementary schools

21 schools in Harrisburg, best first
1
West Hanover El Sch 83.1
Central Dauphin SD · Grades K-5 · 579 students
ELA 67%Math 74%
#233 of 1,377 in Pennsylvania
2
Paxtonia El Sch 69.6
Central Dauphin SD · Grades K-5 · 677 students
ELA 61%Math 64%
#419 of 1,377 in Pennsylvania
3
Linglestown El Sch 64.3
Central Dauphin SD · Grades K-5 · 460 students
ELA 59%Math 61%
#492 of 1,377 in Pennsylvania
4
Mountain View El Sch 53.9
Central Dauphin SD · Grades K-5 · 378 students
ELA 55%Math 56%
#635 of 1,377 in Pennsylvania
5
North Side El Sch 46.8
Central Dauphin SD · Grades K-5 · 705 students
ELA 50%Math 54%
#733 of 1,377 in Pennsylvania
6
Rutherford El Sch 29.1
Central Dauphin SD · Grades K-5 · 473 students
ELA 42%Math 44%
#977 of 1,377 in Pennsylvania
7
Chambers Hill El Sch 21.2
Central Dauphin SD · Grades K-5 · 248 students
ELA 38%Math 36%
#1,085 of 1,377 in Pennsylvania
8
Paxtang El Sch 20.2
Central Dauphin SD · Grades K-5 · 280 students
ELA 38%Math 34%
#1,099 of 1,377 in Pennsylvania
9
South Side El Sch 17.8
Central Dauphin SD · Grades K-5 · 676 students
ELA 35%Math 32%
#1,132 of 1,377 in Pennsylvania
10
Lawnton El Sch 13.5
Central Dauphin SD · Grades K-5 · 285 students
ELA 29%Math 28%
#1,191 of 1,377 in Pennsylvania
11
Phillips El Sch 13.0
Central Dauphin SD · Grades K-5 · 414 students
ELA 30%Math 25%
#1,198 of 1,377 in Pennsylvania
12
Sylvan Heights Science CS 12.1
Sylvan Heights Science CS · Grades K-4 · Charter · 209 students
ELA 27%Math 25%
#1,211 of 1,377 in Pennsylvania
13
Pennsylvania STEAM Academy CS 11.8
Pennsylvania STEAM Academy CS · Grades K-5 · Charter · 279 students
ELA 24%Math 29%
#1,214 of 1,377 in Pennsylvania
14
Thomas W Holtzman Jr El Sch 5.8
Susquehanna Township SD · Grades 3-5 · 801 students
ELA 20%Math 17%
#1,297 of 1,377 in Pennsylvania
15
Melrose Sch 5.7
Harrisburg City SD · Grades K-5 · 605 students
ELA 18%Math 18%
#1,298 of 1,377 in Pennsylvania
16
Steele School 1.5
Harrisburg City SD · Grades K-5
ELA 15%Math 6%
#1,357 of 1,377 in Pennsylvania
17
Foose Sch 0.8
Harrisburg City SD · Grades PK-5 · 511 students
ELA 12%Math 6%
#1,366 of 1,377 in Pennsylvania
18
Benjamin Franklin Sch 0.5
Harrisburg City SD · Grades PK-5 · 740 students
ELA 10%Math 4%
#1,370 of 1,377 in Pennsylvania
19
Scott at Lincoln School 0.3
Harrisburg City SD · Grades K-5 · 489 students
ELA 9%Math 5%
#1,373 of 1,377 in Pennsylvania
20
Downey Sch 0.1
Harrisburg City SD · Grades PK-5 · 406 students
ELA 3%Math 3%
#1,377 of 1,377 in Pennsylvania
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Sara Lindemuth El Sch —
Susquehanna Township SD · Grades K-2 · 789 students
No published test results

Middle schools

7 schools in Harrisburg, best first
1
Central Dauphin MS 67.6
Central Dauphin SD · Grades 6-8 · 855 students
ELA 58%Math 41%
#149 of 460 in Pennsylvania
2
Linglestown MS 32.9
Central Dauphin SD · Grades 6-8 · 814 students
ELA 46%Math 28%
#309 of 460 in Pennsylvania
3
Marshall Math Science Academy 18.2
Harrisburg City SD · Grades 6-8 · 380 students
ELA 41%Math 11%
#377 of 460 in Pennsylvania
4
Central Dauphin East MS 14.9
Central Dauphin SD · Grades 6-8 · 663 students
ELA 34%Math 15%
#391 of 460 in Pennsylvania
5
Susquehanna Twp MS 13.2
Susquehanna Township SD · Grades 6-8 · 744 students
ELA 31%Math 15%
#400 of 460 in Pennsylvania
6
Camp Curtin Academy 0.8
Harrisburg City SD · Grades 6-8 · 470 students
ELA 10%Math 1%
#457 of 460 in Pennsylvania
7
Rowland Academy 0.1
Harrisburg City SD · Grades 7-8 · 577 students
ELA 4%Math 0%
#460 of 460 in Pennsylvania

High schools

7 schools in Harrisburg, best first
1
Capital Area School for the Arts CS 87.3
Capital Area School for the Arts CS · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 168 students
ELA 84%Math 54%Science 74%
#76 of 593 in Pennsylvania
2
Dauphin County Technical School 45.1
Dauphin County Technical School · Grades 9-12 · 1,175 students
ELA 60%Math 35%Science 66%
#326 of 593 in Pennsylvania
3
Central Dauphin SHS 44.4
Central Dauphin SD · Grades 9-12 · 1,998 students
ELA 65%Math 39%Science 47%
#330 of 593 in Pennsylvania
4
Harrisburg HS - SciTech Cmp 26.1
Harrisburg City SD · Grades 9-12 · 323 students
ELA 54%Math 36%Science 29%
#439 of 593 in Pennsylvania
5
Susquehanna Twp HS 18.1
Susquehanna Township SD · Grades 9-12 · 774 students
ELA 40%Math 29%Science 34%
#486 of 593 in Pennsylvania
6
Central Dauphin East SHS 14.2
Central Dauphin SD · Grades 9-12 · 1,596 students
ELA 41%Math 21%Science 23%
#509 of 593 in Pennsylvania
7
Harrisburg HS 1.1
Harrisburg City SD · Grades 9-12 · 1,333 students
ELA 7%Math 1%Science 5%
#587 of 593 in Pennsylvania

K-8 schools

1 school in Harrisburg
1
Infinity CS 97.4
Infinity CS · Grades K-8 · Charter · 256 students
ELA 86%Math 62%
#6 of 211 in Pennsylvania

Combined schools

3 schools in Harrisburg, best first
1
Commonwealth Charter Academy CS 49.5
Commonwealth Charter Academy CS · Grades K-12 · Charter · 23,589 students
ELA 40%Math 16%Science 24%
#48 of 94 in Pennsylvania
2
Reach Cyber CS 29.3
Reach Cyber CS · Grades K-12 · Charter · 6,146 students
ELA 23%Math 9%Science 22%
#67 of 94 in Pennsylvania
3
Cougar Academy 11.2
Harrisburg City SD · Grades K-12 · 322 students
ELA 16%Math 3%Science 0%
#84 of 94 in Pennsylvania

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