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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools in reading in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, drawn from 66 qualifying public schools. Hershey HS leads the list at 86.6%, against a median of 41.3% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Top % Proficient (Reading)

86.6%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

41.3%

BEST IN READING · DAUPHIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Hershey HS	Hershey, PA	Derry Township SD	High	1,050	86.6%
2	Infinity CS	Harrisburg, PA	Infinity CS	Elementary	256	86.4%
3	Capital Area School for the Arts CS	Harrisburg, PA	Capital Area School for the Arts CS	High	193	84.2%
4	Millersburg Area High School	Millersburg, PA	Millersburg Area SD	High	207	81.1%
5	Hershey MS	Hershey, PA	Derry Township SD	Middle	742	80.8%
6	Lower Dauphin HS	Hummelstown, PA	Lower Dauphin SD	High	1,057	77.6%
7	Hershey Intrmd El Sch	Hershey, PA	Derry Township SD	Elementary	479	75.7%
8	South Hanover El Sch	Hershey, PA	Lower Dauphin SD	Elementary	371	74.5%
9	Hershey Primary El Sch	Hershey, PA	Derry Township SD	Elementary	427	73.4%
10	Conewago El Sch	Elizabethtown, PA	Lower Dauphin SD	Elementary	239	67.2%
11	West Hanover El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	589	67.1%
12	Middletown Area HS	Middletown, PA	Middletown Area SD	High	702	65.7%
13	Central Dauphin SHS	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	High	1,966	64.8%
14	Halifax Area HS	Halifax, PA	Halifax Area SD	High	234	64.2%
15	Paxtonia El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	682	61.4%
16	Dauphin County Technical School	Harrisburg, PA	Dauphin County Technical School	High	1,187	60.3%
17	Linglestown El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	475	59.2%
18	Central Dauphin MS	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Middle	834	57.8%
19	Lenkerville Elementary School	Millersburg, PA	Millersburg Area SD	Elementary	324	57.3%
20	Middle Paxton El Sch	Dauphin, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	289	57.0%
21	Mountain View El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	373	54.9%
22	Harrisburg HS - SciTech Cmp	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	High	347	53.6%
23	Nye El Sch	Hummelstown, PA	Lower Dauphin SD	Elementary	317	53.1%
24	North Side El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	722	50.3%
25	Lower Dauphin MS	Hummelstown, PA	Lower Dauphin SD	Middle	781	49.5%
26	Millersburg Area Middle School	Millersburg, PA	Millersburg Area SD	Middle	211	49.2%
27	Kunkel El Sch	Middletown, PA	Middletown Area SD	Elementary	369	48.1%
28	Linglestown MS	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Middle	841	46.1%
29	Upper Dauphin Area El Sch	Lykens, PA	Upper Dauphin Area SD	Elementary	373	45.5%
30	Halifax Area El Sch	Halifax, PA	Halifax Area SD	Elementary	349	44.9%
31	Halifax Area MS	Halifax, PA	Halifax Area SD	Middle	263	44.5%
32	Middletown Area MS	Middletown, PA	Middletown Area SD	Middle	534	42.2%
33	Rutherford El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	461	41.8%
34	Marshall Math Science Academy	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	Middle	408	40.9%
35	Fink El Sch	Middletown, PA	Middletown Area SD	Elementary	257	40.7%
36	Central Dauphin East SHS	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	High	1,573	40.5%
37	East Hanover El Sch	Grantville, PA	Lower Dauphin SD	Elementary	333	40.1%
38	Susquehanna Twp HS	Harrisburg, PA	Susquehanna Township SD	High	767	39.5%
39	Paxtang El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	281	38.3%
40	Londonderry El Sch	Middletown, PA	Lower Dauphin SD	Elementary	234	38.0%
41	Chambers Hill El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	257	37.6%
42	Robert Reid El Sch	Middletown, PA	Middletown Area SD	Elementary	410	35.7%
43	South Side El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	603	35.0%
44	Central Dauphin East MS	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Middle	702	33.9%
45	Upper Dauphin Area MS	Lykens, PA	Upper Dauphin Area SD	Middle	302	32.3%
46	Upper Dauphin Area HS	Elizabethville, PA	Upper Dauphin Area SD	High	331	31.7%
47	Swatara MS	Steelton, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Middle	611	31.5%
48	Susquehanna Twp MS	Harrisburg, PA	Susquehanna Township SD	Middle	820	31.3%
49	Phillips El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	393	29.8%
50	Lawnton El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	310	28.8%

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