Enrollment
300
Combined
DISTRICT 539 · STATE 1,819
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARRISBURG CITY SD·NCES 421158007583
Cougar Academy
1701 North 6th Street, Harrisburg, PA 17102 · (717) 703-4325 · Dauphin County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL300 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 1% of Pennsylvania public K-12 schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 15.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
107%
322 students
DISTRICT 104% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 10 | 3% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 22 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 9 | 31 | 10% |
| Grade 10 | 19 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 19 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 22 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (10) is 71% smaller than its 8th grade class (34).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
15.4%
PA avg 51.1% . +1.4pp since 2023
Math
3.4%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 3 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.4% | 3.4% |
| 2023-24 | 14.0% | 4.9% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Cougar Academy ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 300 | #3 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 107% | #1 of 6 |
Ranked against other public K-12 schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
300
+32 (+12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 14.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 300 | 17 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 322 | 21 | 15.3:1 | 100% (322) |
| 2022-23 | 389 | 32.1 | 12.1:1 | 100% (389) |
| 2020-21 | 268 | 18 | 14.9:1 | 99% (265) |
| 2017-18 | 249 | 11 | 22.6:1 | 81% (202) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cougar Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (249 to 300); teachers up 55% (11 to 17).
About Cougar Academy
Cougar Academy is a very small school serving multiple grade levels for students in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. It enrolls 300 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 12. The school is 84% below the average for combined schools in Pennsylvania.
The 12 schools in Harrisburg City SD enroll 6,462 students altogether, Cougar Academy among them.
More than half of enrollment at Cougar Academy is Hispanic: 53%. Other groups include 42% Black and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 12% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Cougar Academy scores 54%.
Classroom staffing at Cougar Academy totals 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.6:1. Compared with the 15.5:1 average for combined schools in Pennsylvania, this school's ratio is higher.
On the allk12 Grade, Cougar Academy lands at F, ahead of 1% of Pennsylvania public K-12 schools.
In the wider Dauphin County area, median household income comes to about $76,242, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Dauphin County's 75 public schools enroll about 72,718 students and include Cougar Academy.
Pennsylvania STEAM Academy CS, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.
NCES describes the area around Cougar Academy as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
In 2020-21, Cougar Academy enrolled 268 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 300. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (17.6:1) than in 2020-21 (14.9:1).
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Cougar Academy. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Dauphin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
289,593
Census ACS
Median income
$76,242
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
75
72,718 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harrisburg City SD
- Harrisburg High SchoolHigh · 1,343 students
- Camp Curtin AcademyMiddle · 724 students
- Benjamin Franklin SchoolElementary · 678 students
- Melrose SchoolElementary · 536 students
- Foose SchoolElementary · 522 students
- Scott at Lincoln SchoolElementary · 484 students
Other schools in Harrisburg
- Commonwealth Charter Academy CSCombined · 29,320 students
- Reach Cyber CSCombined · 5,721 students
- Central Dauphin SHSHigh · 1,966 students
- Central Dauphin East SHSHigh · 1,573 students
- Harrisburg High SchoolHigh · 1,343 students
- Dauphin County Technical SchoolHigh · 1,187 students
Nearby schools
- Pennsylvania STEAM Academy CS0.4 mi · 360
- Benjamin Franklin School0.4 mi · 678
- Downey School0.6 mi · 405
- Steele School0.9 mi · 362
- Capital Area School for the Arts CS1.1 mi · 193
- Scott at Lincoln School1.1 mi · 484
Frequently asked questions
About Cougar AcademyHow many students attend Cougar Academy?
Cougar Academy enrolls approximately 300 students in grades KG-12.
What grades does Cougar Academy serve?
Cougar Academy serves grades KG-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Cougar Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Cougar Academy is approximately 17.6:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cougar Academy?
At Cougar Academy, the student body is approximately 53% Hispanic, 42% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Cougar Academy in?
Cougar Academy is part of Harrisburg City SD.
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