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The public elementary schools with the highest share of Black students in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

This ranking covers the public elementary schools with the highest share of Black students in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, drawn from 40 qualifying public elementary schools. Sylvan Heights Science CS leads the list at 68.2%, against a median of 14.6% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

Top % Black

68.2%

Median % Black

14.6%

MOST BLACK · DAUPHIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Students	Black students	% Black
1	Sylvan Heights Science CS	Harrisburg, PA	Sylvan Heights Science CS	217	148	68.2%
2	Pennsylvania STEAM Academy CS	Harrisburg, PA	Pennsylvania STEAM Academy CS	360	241	66.9%
3	Downey Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	405	202	49.9%
4	Steelton-Highspire El Sch	Steelton, PA	Steelton-Highspire SD	821	393	47.9%
5	Benjamin Franklin Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	678	307	45.3%
6	Steele School	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	362	160	44.2%
7	Scott at Lincoln School	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	484	203	41.9%
8	Foose Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	522	201	38.5%
9	Melrose Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	536	198	36.9%
10	Tri-Community El Sch	Steelton, PA	Central Dauphin SD	427	151	35.4%
11	Thomas W Holtzman Jr El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Susquehanna Township SD	792	240	30.3%
12	Sara Lindemuth El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Susquehanna Township SD	758	227	29.9%
13	South Side El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	603	176	29.2%
14	Phillips El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	393	114	29.0%
15	Rutherford El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	461	130	28.2%
16	Paxtang El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	281	73	26.0%
17	North Side El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	722	180	24.9%
18	Lawnton El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	310	63	20.3%
19	Chambers Hill El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	257	47	18.3%
20	Fink El Sch	Middletown, PA	Middletown Area SD	257	42	16.3%
21	Paxtonia El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	682	88	12.9%
22	Infinity CS	Harrisburg, PA	Infinity CS	256	32	12.5%
23	Robert Reid El Sch	Middletown, PA	Middletown Area SD	410	43	10.5%
24	Linglestown El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	475	45	9.5%
25	Mountain View El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	373	32	8.6%
26	Hershey Intrmd El Sch	Hershey, PA	Derry Township SD	479	36	7.5%
27	West Hanover El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	589	44	7.5%
28	Hershey Early Childhood Ctr	Hershey, PA	Derry Township SD	420	27	6.4%
29	Kunkel El Sch	Middletown, PA	Middletown Area SD	369	21	5.7%
30	Hershey Primary El Sch	Hershey, PA	Derry Township SD	427	22	5.2%
31	Middle Paxton El Sch	Dauphin, PA	Central Dauphin SD	289	14	4.8%
32	South Hanover El Sch	Hershey, PA	Lower Dauphin SD	371	15	4.0%
33	Halifax Area El Sch	Halifax, PA	Halifax Area SD	349	11	3.1%
34	Londonderry El Sch	Middletown, PA	Lower Dauphin SD	234	6	2.6%
35	Upper Dauphin Area El Sch	Lykens, PA	Upper Dauphin Area SD	373	8	2.1%
36	Millersburg El Sch	Millersburg, PA	Millersburg Area SD	287	6	2.1%
37	Lenkerville Elementary School	Millersburg, PA	Millersburg Area SD	324	—	1.9%
38	Conewago El Sch	Elizabethtown, PA	Lower Dauphin SD	239	4	1.7%
39	Nye El Sch	Hummelstown, PA	Lower Dauphin SD	317	5	1.6%
40	East Hanover El Sch	Grantville, PA	Lower Dauphin SD	333	2	0.6%

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