Best Public Schools in Elizabethville, PA

Summary:

The city of Elizabethville, Pennsylvania has a single public high school, Upper Dauphin Area High School, which serves grades 9-12 and has a total enrollment of 343 students. The school's racial makeup is predominantly white (90.67%), with smaller percentages of Hispanic (4.96%), African American (2.04%), Asian (1.17%), and Native American (0.29%) students.

Upper Dauphin Area High School's academic performance is mixed compared to state averages. While the school outperforms the state in Biology Keystone Exams, it significantly underperforms in Algebra I. The school's 4-year graduation rate of 88.0% is slightly lower than the state average, and its dropout rate of 4.0% is higher. Additionally, the school serves a relatively economically disadvantaged population, with 46.94% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Despite the school's higher per-student spending of $16,655, which is above the state average, and its lower student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9, the school's overall performance is generally below the Upper Dauphin Area School District and the state of Pennsylvania averages. This suggests that the school may need to implement targeted interventions and strategies to improve student outcomes, particularly in areas such as math instruction, student retention, and support for economically disadvantaged students.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2023)	Keystone Exams Biology (2023)	Keystone Exams Literature (2023)	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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	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	343	25	13.9	46.9%	311 (90.7%)	7 (2.0%)	17 (5.0%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	48.1	397^th of 674 public high schools	41.1%		49.5	394^th of 634 public high schools	37.9%	3	17.4	56.3	58.4	$16,655	$411	$16,244

Cities Near Elizabethville

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lykens	3.78 mi	2	359^th
Millersburg	6.63 mi	3	335^th
Herndon	7.77 mi	2	189^th
Halifax	8.38 mi	3	263^rd
Tower City	12.85 mi	2	689^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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