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Reach Cyber CS
Virtual schools are not graded, because they enroll students from across the state rather than a local area. How grades work
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 186 | 3% |
| Grade 1 | 180 | 3% |
| Grade 2 | 255 | 4% |
| Grade 3 | 277 | 5% |
| Grade 4 | 357 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 332 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 399 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 463 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 520 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 824 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 657 | 11% |
| Grade 11 | 613 | 11% |
| Grade 12 | 658 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (186) is 64% smaller than its 8th grade class (520).
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedWhat this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 7 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.6% | 6.5% |
| 2023-24 | 20.3% | 7.6% |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 5,721 | 509 | 11.2:1 | 44% (2,516) |
| 2023-24 | 6,146 | 513 | 12.0:1 | 41% (2,516) |
| 2022-23 | 6,918 | 483 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 8,138 | 318 | 25.6:1 | 44% (3,596) |
| 2017-18 | 1,898 | 66 | 28.8:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students up 201% (1,898 to 5,721); teachers up 671% (66 to 509).
About Reach Cyber CS
Reach Cyber CS is a school serving multiple grade levels with a street address in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 12, with 5,721 students on the rolls. That compares with an average of about 1,819 students for combined schools in Pennsylvania.
Reach Cyber CS operates as its own local education agency.
At Reach Cyber CS, White students make up the biggest share, 50%. Smaller groups are 23% Black, 16% Hispanic, and 10% multiracial. County-wide, 63% of Dauphin County residents are White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 66%.
Reach Cyber CS reported 509 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 11.2:1. By comparison, the average for combined schools in Pennsylvania is 15.5:1. There are 2,516 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 44% of enrollment. That rate is below the 59% average among public schools in Dauphin County.
In Dauphin County, where the school is located, 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. There are 75 public schools in the county, enrolling about 72,718, Reach Cyber CS among them.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, South Side Elementary School, is about 0.7 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
NCES assigns Reach Cyber CS the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. NCES lists Reach Cyber CS as a charter school. NCES lists Reach Cyber CS as a virtual school.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 30%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 25.6 to 11.2 over 4 years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Reach Cyber CS. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Dauphin County at a glance
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