Central Dauphin East MS

Middle school·Grades 6-8 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania·17109
Score
14.9/100
Compare Central Dauphin East MS with another school
#391
Among 460 Pennsylvania middle schools
#3
In Central Dauphin SD
#4
In Harrisburg
Top 85%
In Pennsylvania

Score 14.9/100: better than 14% of Pennsylvania middle schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% proficient or advanced on state tests in Pennsylvania, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Pennsylvania schools.

English language arts
34%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 53%, better than 16% of them
617 students tested
Math
15%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 38%, better than 16% of them
617 students tested
All Pennsylvania schools (ELA / math)
51% / 43%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 8 published results by grade and test

As published by Pennsylvania Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 6PSSA38.8232
English language artsGrade 7PSSA23.8202
English language artsGrade 8PSSA38.8183
English language artsAll gradesPSSA33.9617
MathGrade 6PSSA21.1232
MathGrade 7PSSA8.4202
MathGrade 8PSSA15.8183
MathAll gradesPSSA15.4617

School profile

Grades
6-8
Students
663
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
663
Typical middle school: 572
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Dauphin County

Contact

Address
628 Rutherford Rd
Harrisburg, PA 17109

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in Pennsylvania. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

Nearby middle schools

Straight-line distance. Check the district's attendance zones: living close to a school doesn't guarantee a place.

Location

OpenStreetMap · Google Maps

Central Dauphin East MS at a glance

Central Dauphin East MS is a public middle school in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, serving grades 6-8. It is part of the Central Dauphin SD school district. It has about 663 students (a typical Pennsylvania middle school has 572).

In 2024-25 state tests, 34% in English language arts (similar schools: 53%) and 15% in math (similar schools: 38%) reached the state standard (% proficient or advanced). On our score, which compares it only with other Pennsylvania middle schools, it scores 14.9 out of 100: better than 14% of them, ranking #391 of 460. Its English language arts result fell by 10 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

Compare Central Dauphin East MS with another school

Page updated 2026-10-12.