Best Public Schools in Halifax, PA

Summary:

The Halifax Area School District in Pennsylvania consists of 3 schools: 1 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school. The district's schools have shown a mix of strong and declining performance, with the Halifax Area Elementary School and Halifax Area Middle School outperforming state and district averages on standardized tests, while the Halifax Area High School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking.

The Halifax Area Elementary School stands out, ranking 741 out of 1,526 Pennsylvania elementary schools and earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. It consistently outperforms the district and state averages in PSSA test scores for Math, Science, and English Language Arts. The Halifax Area Middle School also impresses, ranking 279 out of 891 Pennsylvania middle schools and achieving higher PSSA test scores than the district and state averages in Science and English Language Arts.

While the high school has performed well on Keystone Exams, its statewide ranking has declined from 117th in 2021-2022 to 309th in 2023-2024, suggesting it may be facing challenges in maintaining its competitive position. The district as a whole appears to be efficiently utilizing its resources, with low student-teacher ratios and moderate per-student spending levels, but there may be potential equity concerns as the schools have relatively low percentages of free and reduced-price lunch recipients.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2024)	Keystone Exams Biology (2024)	Keystone Exams Literature (2024)	PSSA Math (2024)							PSSA Science (2024)			PSSA English Language Arts (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	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA Science 4th Grade	PSSA Science 8th Grade	PSSA Science All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Halifax Area Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	151 School Rd	Halifax	17032	Dauphin County	Halifax Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 896-3416	358	35	10.2	30.2%	320 (89.4%)	5 (1.4%)	13 (3.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.7%)	57.9	741^st of 1526 public elementary schools	51.4%		52.6	832^nd of 1534 public elementary schools	45.8%	91				57.2	44.7					51.6	78.9		78.9	58.6	59.7					59.1	$14,069	$722	$13,348
Halifax Area High School	Public	9-12	3940 Peters Mountain Rd	Halifax	17032	Dauphin County	Halifax Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 896-3416	244	24	10.1	29.5%	222 (91.0%)	4 (1.6%)	9 (3.7%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.5%)	58.8	309^th of 686 public high schools	55.0%		72.5	188^th of 674 public high schools	72.1%	121	49.0	49.1	62.5																		$14,885	$00	$14,885
Halifax Area Middle School	Public	5-8	3940 Peters Mountain Rd	Halifax	17032	Dauphin County	Halifax Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 896-3416	273	21	13.0	31.1%	244 (89.4%)	4 (1.5%)	13 (4.8%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	67.5	279^th of 891 public middle schools	68.7%		78.5	162^nd of 893 public middle schools	81.9%	117						37.4	27.7	26.7	41.2	33.2		76.5	76.5			46.3	44.6	63.4	79.4	58.6	$12,519	$00	$12,519

Cities Near Halifax

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Elizabethville	6.23 mi	1	567^th
Dauphin	7.44 mi	1	197^th
Millersburg	7.86 mi	3	335^th
Lykens	8.45 mi	2	359^th
Harrisburg	8.99 mi	40	628^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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