Best Public Schools in Elizabethville, PA

Summary:

The city of Elizabethville, Pennsylvania has only one high school, Upper Dauphin Area High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 289 out of 686 Pennsylvania high schools in 2023-2024 to 397 out of 674 in 2022-2023 and 394 out of 634 in 2021-2022. While the school's proficiency rates on Keystone Exams are above the state average in Biology and Literature, they fall below the state average in Algebra I.

Upper Dauphin Area High School has a student population of 343 and a student-teacher ratio of 13.9, which is slightly lower than the state average. However, the school faces economic challenges, with 46.94% of its students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year. The Upper Dauphin Area School District spent $16,655 per student in the 2021-2022 school year, which is higher than the state average.

Overall, Upper Dauphin Area High School's performance has been mixed, with strengths in some subject areas but weaknesses in others. The school's economic challenges may be a contributing factor to its variable academic outcomes, and the district's relatively high per-student spending suggests that resources may not be effectively supporting student learning and achievement. Further analysis and comparison to state-level benchmarks could provide additional insights to help the school and district identify strategies for enhancing student outcomes.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2024)	Keystone Exams Biology (2024)	Keystone Exams Literature (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Upper Dauphin Area High School	Public	9-12	220 N Church St	Elizabethville	17023	Dauphin County	Upper Dauphin Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 362-8181	323	24	13.6	50.2%	287 (88.9%)	8 (2.5%)	18 (5.6%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.5%)	60.4	289^th of 686 public high schools	57.9%		48.1	397^th of 674 public high schools	41.1%	108	43.4	58.6	61.4	$16,655	$411	$16,244

Cities Near Elizabethville

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lykens	3.78 mi	2	396^th
Millersburg	6.63 mi	3	394^th
Herndon	7.77 mi	2	387^th
Halifax	8.38 mi	3	369^th
Tower City	12.85 mi	2	669^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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