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

Across Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, 65 public schools are ranked here, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state science standard. Infinity CS leads the list at 100%, against a median of 64.7% 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 (Science)

100%

Median % Proficient (Science)

64.7%

BEST IN SCIENCE · DAUPHIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Science)
1	Infinity CS	Harrisburg, PA	Infinity CS	Elementary	256	100%
2	Upper Dauphin Area El Sch	Lykens, PA	Upper Dauphin Area SD	Elementary	373	95.2%
3	South Hanover El Sch	Hershey, PA	Lower Dauphin SD	Elementary	371	93.3%
4	Kunkel El Sch	Middletown, PA	Middletown Area SD	Elementary	369	92.8%
5	West Hanover El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	589	92.5%
6	Conewago El Sch	Elizabethtown, PA	Lower Dauphin SD	Elementary	239	92.1%
7	Hershey Intrmd El Sch	Hershey, PA	Derry Township SD	Elementary	479	91.5%
8	Paxtonia El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	682	88.3%
9	Middle Paxton El Sch	Dauphin, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	289	87.8%
10	Linglestown El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	475	84.3%
11	Lenkerville Elementary School	Millersburg, PA	Millersburg Area SD	Elementary	324	83.6%
12	Mountain View El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	373	83.3%
13	North Side El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	722	83.1%
14	Hershey MS	Hershey, PA	Derry Township SD	Middle	742	80.6%
15	Fink El Sch	Middletown, PA	Middletown Area SD	Elementary	257	80.6%
16	Londonderry El Sch	Middletown, PA	Lower Dauphin SD	Elementary	234	80.0%
17	Hershey HS	Hershey, PA	Derry Township SD	High	1,050	79.3%
18	Halifax Area El Sch	Halifax, PA	Halifax Area SD	Elementary	349	78.9%
19	East Hanover El Sch	Grantville, PA	Lower Dauphin SD	Elementary	333	77.4%
20	Paxtang El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	281	77.3%
21	Halifax Area MS	Halifax, PA	Halifax Area SD	Middle	263	76.5%
22	Robert Reid El Sch	Middletown, PA	Middletown Area SD	Elementary	410	76.2%
23	Capital Area School for the Arts CS	Harrisburg, PA	Capital Area School for the Arts CS	High	193	74.4%
24	Nye El Sch	Hummelstown, PA	Lower Dauphin SD	Elementary	317	72.7%
25	Millersburg Area Middle School	Millersburg, PA	Millersburg Area SD	Middle	211	72.3%
26	South Side El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	603	70.1%
27	Central Dauphin MS	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Middle	834	69.7%
28	Chambers Hill El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	257	69.4%
29	Lower Dauphin MS	Hummelstown, PA	Lower Dauphin SD	Middle	781	69.0%
30	Rutherford El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	461	68.5%
31	Dauphin County Technical School	Harrisburg, PA	Dauphin County Technical School	High	1,187	66.4%
32	Sylvan Heights Science CS	Harrisburg, PA	Sylvan Heights Science CS	Elementary	217	65.9%
33	Linglestown MS	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Middle	841	64.7%
34	Lower Dauphin HS	Hummelstown, PA	Lower Dauphin SD	High	1,057	63.2%
35	Pennsylvania STEAM Academy CS	Harrisburg, PA	Pennsylvania STEAM Academy CS	Elementary	360	61.1%
36	Millersburg Area High School	Millersburg, PA	Millersburg Area SD	High	207	58.5%
37	Phillips El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	393	57.7%
38	Tri-Community El Sch	Steelton, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	427	56.9%
39	Thomas W Holtzman Jr El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Susquehanna Township SD	Elementary	792	56.3%
40	Upper Dauphin Area MS	Lykens, PA	Upper Dauphin Area SD	Middle	302	53.6%
41	Lawnton El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	310	51.6%
42	Marshall Math Science Academy	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	Middle	408	48.6%
43	Middletown Area MS	Middletown, PA	Middletown Area SD	Middle	534	47.6%
44	Middletown Area HS	Middletown, PA	Middletown Area SD	High	702	47.2%
45	Central Dauphin SHS	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	High	1,966	46.5%
46	Steelton-Highspire El Sch	Steelton, PA	Steelton-Highspire SD	Elementary	821	45.7%
47	Melrose Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	Elementary	536	45.4%
48	Halifax Area HS	Halifax, PA	Halifax Area SD	High	234	41.8%
49	Susquehanna Twp MS	Harrisburg, PA	Susquehanna Township SD	Middle	820	40.2%
50	Benjamin Franklin Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	Elementary	678	39.2%

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