Halifax Area School District

Summary:

The Halifax Area School District in Pennsylvania operates three schools: Halifax Area Elementary School, Halifax Area Middle School, and Halifax Area High School. The district serves students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade.

Halifax Area Middle School stands out as a top performer, ranking in the top third of Pennsylvania middle schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts a low dropout rate of 1.6%. In contrast, Halifax Area High School has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 117th out of 634 high schools in 2021-2022 to 309th out of 686 in 2023-2024, despite maintaining a 4-star rating.

Halifax Area Elementary School has consistently outperformed the district and state averages in PSSA Math, Science, and English Language Arts, earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three school years. The district's schools have moderate free/reduced lunch rates, ranging from 29.51% to 31.14%, and relatively low student-teacher ratios, from 10.1 to 13 students per teacher.

District Detail

3940 Peters Mountain Rd
Halifax, PA 17032

(717) 896-3416

SchoolDigger Rank:
259^th of 610 Pennsylvania districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 894

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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	352	34	10.3	50.0%	306 (86.9%)	9 (2.6%)	16 (4.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.4%)	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	247	24	10.2	35.6%	223 (90.3%)	4 (1.6%)	11 (4.5%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	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	295	21	14.0	46.1%	258 (87.5%)	9 (3.1%)	13 (4.4%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.1%)	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

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Upper Dauphin Area School District	4.23 mi	3	268^th
Millersburg Area School District	6.15 mi	3	274^th
Central Dauphin School District	9.09 mi	19	372^nd
Susquehanna Township School District	11.65 mi	4	481^st
Line Mountain School District	11.89 mi	3	337^th

Halifax Area School District

District Detail

Halifax Area Middle School

Halifax Area High School

Halifax Area Elementary School

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