Enrollment
347
High
DISTRICT 845 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARRISBURG CITY SD·NCES 421158000967
Harrisburg HS - SciTech Cmp
215 Market Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101 · (717) 703-1900 · Dauphin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL347 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·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 high schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
323 students
DISTRICT 104% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 102 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 95 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 75 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 75 | 22% |
Student demographics
56%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
53.6%
PA avg 51.1% . -20.3pp since 2023
Math
36.2%
PA avg 43.0% . -10.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 20 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.6% | 36.2% |
| 2023-24 | 73.9% | 46.4% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Harrisburg HS - SciTech Cmp
Harrisburg HS - SciTech Cmp's state test result (47.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisburg HS - SciTech Cmp this school | 347 | 93.1% | 47.1% |
| Parkway Center City Middle College Philadelphia | 436 | 97.7% | 65.7% |
| Franklin Benjamin High School Philadelphia | 570 | 95.3% | 8.8% |
| National Constitution Center High School Philadelphia | 421 | 94.8% | 37.7% |
| Bartram John - Main Philadelphia | 583 | 90.2% | 14.2% |
| Saul W B Agricultural School Philadelphia | 417 | 99.3% | 30.9% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Harrisburg HS - SciTech Cmp ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Dauphin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #347 of 576 | #9 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #338 of 626 ▼ 123 | #7 of 15 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #374 of 626 ▼ 236 | #9 of 15 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 347 | #523 of 713 | #11 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #257 of 601 | #7 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.4% | #115 of 604 | #8 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.1% | #230 of 619 | #4 of 14 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.1% | #127 of 221 | #7 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high 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
347
-22 (-6%) vs 2020
-16% since 2010-11, when it was 412
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 347 | 26 | 13.3:1 | 93% (323) |
| 2023-24 | 323 | 25 | 12.9:1 | 99% (320) |
| 2022-23 | 323 | 24.1 | 13.4:1 | 99% (320) |
| 2020-21 | 369 | 27 | 13.7:1 | 99% (366) |
| 2017-18 | 327 | 27.9 | 11.7:1 | 62% (204) |
| 2015-16 | 316 | 25 | 12.6:1 | 55% (173) |
| 2010-11 | 412 | 28 | 14.7:1 | 69% (284) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harrisburg HS - SciTech Cmp.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (327 to 347); teachers down 7% (27.9 to 26).
About Harrisburg HS - SciTech Cmp
Harrisburg HS - SciTech Cmp is a small high school in Harrisburg City SD, located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The school serves grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 347 students. That is 53% below the average of about 738 students for high schools in Pennsylvania.
Harrisburg HS - SciTech Cmp is one school in Harrisburg City SD, a system of 12 schools with 6,462 students.
More than half of the students at Harrisburg HS - SciTech Cmp are Black (58%). Beyond that, enrollment is 31% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 3% White. In Dauphin County overall, about 17% of residents are Black. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 56%.
Harrisburg HS - SciTech Cmp reported 26 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 13.3:1. The 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania is close to this figure. There are 323 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 93% of enrollment. The gap from the 59% average for public schools in Dauphin County is 34 points.
Among Pennsylvania public high schools, Harrisburg HS - SciTech Cmp outscored 55%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Harrisburg HS - SciTech Cmp is 9.4 points above its prediction. Actual: 47.1%. Predicted: 37.7%.
In Dauphin County, home to about 289,593 people, median household income comes to about $76,242, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Dauphin County's 75 public schools enroll about 72,718 students and include Harrisburg HS - SciTech Cmp.
Among nearby public schools, Capital Area School for the Arts CS is closest at about 0.1 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Harrisburg HS - SciTech Cmp ranks 2nd on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 347, down from 369 in 2020-21.
The Harrisburg HS - SciTech Cmp discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- Capital Area School for the Arts CS0.1 mi · 193
- Benjamin Franklin School0.7 mi · 678
- Pennsylvania STEAM Academy CS1.0 mi · 360
- Scott at Lincoln School1.0 mi · 484
- Sylvan Heights Science CS1.0 mi · 217
- Downey School1.0 mi · 405
Frequently asked questions
About Harrisburg HS - SciTech CmpHow large is Harrisburg HS - SciTech Cmp?
Harrisburg HS - SciTech Cmp enrolls approximately 347 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Harrisburg HS - SciTech Cmp serve?
Harrisburg HS - SciTech Cmp serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Harrisburg HS - SciTech Cmp?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Harrisburg HS - SciTech Cmp is approximately 13.3:1 (26 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Harrisburg HS - SciTech Cmp?
Harrisburg HS - SciTech Cmp reports a student body of 3% White, 31% Hispanic, 58% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Harrisburg HS - SciTech Cmp?
Harrisburg HS - SciTech Cmp is overseen by Harrisburg City SD in Dauphin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.