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The lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania

57 public schools in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Downey Sch leads the list at 4.9%, against a median of 49.9% 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

Best % Proficient

4.9%

Median % Proficient

49.9%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · DAUPHIN COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Downey Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	Elementary	101%	405	4.9%
2	Harrisburg HS	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	High	99.4%	1,343	5.4%
3	Camp Curtin Academy	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	Middle	64.9%	724	6.7%
4	Scott at Lincoln School	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	Elementary	101%	484	8.8%
5	Foose Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	Elementary	97.9%	522	11.3%
6	Williams Valley JSHS	Tower City, PA	Williams Valley SD	High	79.9%	433	23.9%
7	Thomas W Holtzman Jr El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Susquehanna Township SD	Elementary	72.9%	792	24.9%
8	Susquehanna Twp MS	Harrisburg, PA	Susquehanna Township SD	Middle	63.0%	820	25.8%
9	Central Dauphin East MS	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Middle	94.4%	702	27.5%
10	Central Dauphin East SHS	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	High	102%	1,573	30.5%
11	Sylvan Heights Science CS	Harrisburg, PA	Sylvan Heights Science CS	Elementary	96.3%	217	31.6%
12	Lawnton El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	91.9%	310	32.2%
13	Marshall Math Science Academy	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	Middle	93.1%	408	32.3%
14	Pennsylvania STEAM Academy CS	Harrisburg, PA	Pennsylvania STEAM Academy CS	Elementary	77.5%	360	32.7%
15	Tri-Community El Sch	Steelton, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	103%	427	33.0%
16	Upper Dauphin Area MS	Lykens, PA	Upper Dauphin Area SD	Middle	55.3%	302	34.0%
17	Middletown Area MS	Middletown, PA	Middletown Area SD	Middle	60.7%	534	38.3%
18	Chambers Hill El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	96.5%	257	39.0%
19	Susquehanna Twp HS	Harrisburg, PA	Susquehanna Township SD	High	64.7%	767	39.7%
20	Paxtang El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	99.6%	281	42.6%
21	Linglestown MS	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Middle	96.9%	841	43.4%
22	Halifax Area MS	Halifax, PA	Halifax Area SD	Middle	51.7%	263	44.0%
23	Upper Dauphin Area HS	Elizabethville, PA	Upper Dauphin Area SD	High	48.9%	331	44.1%
24	Millersburg Area Middle School	Millersburg, PA	Millersburg Area SD	Middle	28.9%	211	46.0%
25	Rutherford El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	103%	461	46.9%
26	Harrisburg HS - SciTech Cmp	Harrisburg, PA	Harrisburg City SD	High	93.1%	347	47.1%
27	Lower Dauphin MS	Hummelstown, PA	Lower Dauphin SD	Middle	32.9%	781	48.4%
28	Dauphin County Technical School	Harrisburg, PA	Dauphin County Technical School	High	99.1%	1,187	48.8%
29	Middletown Area HS	Middletown, PA	Middletown Area SD	High	50.7%	702	49.9%
30	Halifax Area HS	Halifax, PA	Halifax Area SD	High	37.6%	234	51.4%
31	Robert Reid El Sch	Middletown, PA	Middletown Area SD	Elementary	71.5%	410	51.4%
32	Londonderry El Sch	Middletown, PA	Lower Dauphin SD	Elementary	48.3%	234	51.5%
33	Fink El Sch	Middletown, PA	Middletown Area SD	Elementary	72.4%	257	51.9%
34	East Hanover El Sch	Grantville, PA	Lower Dauphin SD	Elementary	30.6%	333	52.4%
35	Central Dauphin SHS	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	High	36.5%	1,966	52.7%
36	Central Dauphin MS	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Middle	36.7%	834	52.9%
37	Halifax Area El Sch	Halifax, PA	Halifax Area SD	Elementary	50.4%	349	53.6%
38	Millersburg Area High School	Millersburg, PA	Millersburg Area SD	High	48.8%	207	54.0%
39	North Side El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	97.6%	722	55.4%
40	Nye El Sch	Hummelstown, PA	Lower Dauphin SD	Elementary	39.4%	317	58.1%
41	Mountain View El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	101%	373	58.1%
42	Middle Paxton El Sch	Dauphin, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	30.4%	289	59.4%
43	Upper Dauphin Area El Sch	Lykens, PA	Upper Dauphin Area SD	Elementary	59.8%	373	60.2%
44	Kunkel El Sch	Middletown, PA	Middletown Area SD	Elementary	59.9%	369	61.2%
45	Lenkerville Elementary School	Millersburg, PA	Millersburg Area SD	Elementary	50.0%	324	63.2%
46	Lower Dauphin HS	Hummelstown, PA	Lower Dauphin SD	High	26.5%	1,057	64.2%
47	Paxtonia El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	99.3%	682	65.7%
48	Linglestown El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	96.8%	475	66.1%
49	Hershey MS	Hershey, PA	Derry Township SD	Middle	30.2%	742	71.1%
50	West Hanover El Sch	Harrisburg, PA	Central Dauphin SD	Elementary	36.7%	589	71.4%

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