Central Dauphin East SHS

High school·Grades 9-12 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania·17109
Score
14.2/100
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#509
Among 593 Pennsylvania high schools
#2
In Central Dauphin SD
#6
In Harrisburg
Top 86%
In Pennsylvania

Score 14.2/100: better than 14% of Pennsylvania high 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
41%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 62%, better than 14% of them
316 students tested
Math
21%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 44%, better than 17% of them
316 students tested
Science
23%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 52%, better than 12% of them
315 students tested
All Pennsylvania schools (ELA / math)
51% / 43%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 3 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 artsHigh schoolKeystone40.5316
MathHigh schoolKeystone21.2316
ScienceHigh schoolKeystone22.9315

School profile

Grades
9-12
Students
1,596
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
1,596
Typical high school: 577
Free or reduced-price lunch
—
Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Dauphin County

Contact

Address
626 Rutherford Rd
Harrisburg, PA 17109

"Typical" is the middle (median) high 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 high schools

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Location

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Central Dauphin East SHS at a glance

Central Dauphin East SHS is a public high school in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, serving grades 9-12. It is part of the Central Dauphin SD school district. It has about 1,596 students (a typical Pennsylvania high school has 577).

In 2024-25 state tests, 41% in English language arts (similar schools: 62%) and 21% in math (similar schools: 44%) reached the state standard (% proficient or advanced). On our score, which compares it only with other Pennsylvania high schools, it scores 14.2 out of 100: better than 14% of them, ranking #509 of 593. Its English language arts result fell by 9 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.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.