Dauphin County schools ranked by test score
Latest PSSA + Keystone year (2024-25). 15 schools in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania with reported English Language Arts scores. Pennsylvania state average: 51.1%.
| Rank | School | Level | English Language Arts | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hershey HS Hershey · Derry Township SD | High | 86.6% | +35.5pp |
| 2 | Capital Area School for the Arts CS Harrisburg · Capital Area School for the Arts CS | High | 84.2% | +33.1pp |
| 3 | Millersburg Area High School Millersburg · Millersburg Area SD | High | 81.1% | +30.0pp |
| 4 | Lower Dauphin HS Hummelstown · Lower Dauphin SD | High | 77.6% | +26.5pp |
| 5 | Middletown Area HS Middletown · Middletown Area SD | High | 65.7% | +14.6pp |
| 6 | Central Dauphin SHS Harrisburg · Central Dauphin SD | High | 64.8% | +13.7pp |
| 7 | Halifax Area HS Halifax · Halifax Area SD | High | 64.2% | +13.1pp |
| 8 | Dauphin County Technical School Harrisburg · Dauphin County Technical School | High | 60.3% | +9.2pp |
| 9 | Harrisburg HS - SciTech Cmp Harrisburg · Harrisburg City SD | High | 53.6% | +2.5pp |
| 10 | Central Dauphin East SHS Harrisburg · Central Dauphin SD | High | 40.5% | -10.6pp |
| 11 | Susquehanna Twp HS Harrisburg · Susquehanna Township SD | High | 39.5% | -11.6pp |
| 12 | Upper Dauphin Area HS Elizabethville · Upper Dauphin Area SD | High | 31.7% | -19.4pp |
| 13 | Williams Valley JSHS Tower City · Williams Valley SD | High | 17.0% | -34.1pp |
| 14 | Steelton-Highspire HS Steelton · Steelton-Highspire SD | High | 12.5% | -38.6pp |
| 15 | Harrisburg HS Harrisburg · Harrisburg City SD | High | 7.3% | -43.8pp |
About this ranking
Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the PSSA + Keystone % Proficient or Advanced threshold on the latest available PSSA + Keystone English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). Only public schools in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania with a reasonable cohort size are shown. A higher percentage is better.
The comparison column shows the gap to the Pennsylvania statewide enrollment-weighted average. To compare against neighboring counties, use the full Pennsylvania ranking.