Best Public Schools in Zip Code 17109

Summary:

The 17109 zip code area in Pennsylvania is home to 10 schools spanning elementary, middle, and high school grades across two school districts - Central Dauphin School District and Susquehanna Township School District. While the schools in this area share a geographic location, the data reveals stark differences in their academic performance and other key metrics.

Two standout schools in the 17109 zip code are Infinity Charter School, a public charter school serving grades K-8 that consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Pennsylvania, and Central Dauphin Middle School, which has been in the top 25% of Pennsylvania middle schools for the past three years. These schools demonstrate exceptional academic performance, with proficiency rates well above the state and district averages.

In contrast, other schools in the area, such as Central Dauphin East Middle School and North Side Elementary School, have significantly lower proficiency rates, which appear to be correlated with higher percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. This suggests that socioeconomic factors may play a role in the disparities observed in academic achievement across the schools in the 17109 zip code area.

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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
Infinity Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	5405 Locust Lane	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin County	Infinity Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(717) 238-1880	256	19	13.4		120 (46.9%)	30 (11.7%)	22 (8.6%)	60 (23.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.0%)	91	67^th of 1526 public elementary schools	95.6%		94.6	15^th of 1534 public elementary schools	99.0%	52				82.1	77.7	53.9	69.7	88.9	76.0	74.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	79.3	84.7	84.6	96.9	88.9	100.0	89.1	$11,171	$1,130	$10,041
Central Dauphin Middle School	Public	6-8	4600 Locust Lane	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 540-4606	848	54	15.7	33.3%	596 (70.3%)	87 (10.3%)	56 (6.6%)	59 (7.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (5.7%)	75.7	189^th of 891 public middle schools	78.8%		75.1	197^th of 893 public middle schools	77.9%	8							40.1	41.8	31.7	37.9		69.7	69.7				66.7	65.2	66.4	66.0	$14,040	$694	$13,346
Central Dauphin East Middle School	Public	6-8	628 Rutherford Rd	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 545-4709	779	50	15.6	99.2%	157 (20.2%)	253 (32.5%)	147 (18.9%)	142 (18.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (9.8%)	30.5	616^th of 891 public middle schools	30.9%		26.7	642^nd of 893 public middle schools	28.1%	26							21.7	11.1	10.9	14.8		32.7	32.7				48.2	37.1	45.5	43.6	$15,056	$768	$14,288
Central Dauphin East Senior High School	Public	9-12	626 Rutherford Rd	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 541-1662	1,590	100	15.8	99.9%	344 (21.6%)	494 (31.1%)	322 (20.3%)	250 (15.7%)	5 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	172 (10.8%)	22.2	548^th of 686 public high schools	20.1%		25.5	529^th of 674 public high schools	21.5%	19	21.5	27.2	49.6																		$14,002	$840	$13,162
Phillips Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Oakmont Rd	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 657-3203	425	30	14.1	99.8%	123 (28.9%)	105 (24.7%)	66 (15.5%)	85 (20.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.8%)	18	1244^th of 1526 public elementary schools	18.5%		29.4	1131^st of 1534 public elementary schools	26.3%	113				34.8	23.9	16.4				25.4	57.7		57.7	35.8	29.6	29.5				31.6	$15,249	$1,917	$13,333
North Side Elementary School	Public	K-5	4520 Devonshire Rd	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 657-3201	707	43	16.4	99.4%	292 (41.3%)	169 (23.9%)	49 (6.9%)	142 (20.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (7.6%)	56.9	766^th of 1526 public elementary schools	49.8%		61.7	660^th of 1534 public elementary schools	57.0%	106				53.8	50.8	40.9				48.4	83.1		83.1	57.6	59.2	47.8				54.9	$12,551	$1,303	$11,248
Dauphin County Technical School	Public	9-12	6001 Locust Ln	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin County	Dauphin County Technical School	No	No	No	No	(717) 652-3170	1,125	80	14.0	56.9%	487 (43.3%)	248 (22.0%)	245 (21.8%)	111 (9.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (2.8%)	40.2	464^th of 686 public high schools	32.4%		56.9	323^rd of 674 public high schools	52.1%	141	28.1	48.0	54.8
Susquehanna Township Middle School	Public	6-8	801 Wood St	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin County	Susquehanna Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 657-5125	723	42	17.1	63.3%	134 (18.5%)	254 (35.1%)	117 (16.2%)	121 (16.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (13.1%)	25.8	645^th of 891 public middle schools	27.6%		19.5	692^nd of 893 public middle schools	22.5%	47							13.6	12.3	10.3	12.2		40.2	40.2				33.5	39.2	41.6	37.8	$18,377	$602	$17,774
Susquehanna Township High School	Public	9-12	3500 Elmerton Ave	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin County	Susquehanna Township School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 657-5117	743	56	13.1	55.3%	146 (19.7%)	309 (41.6%)	96 (12.9%)	122 (16.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	65 (8.7%)	43.1	444^th of 686 public high schools	35.3%		32.9	493^rd of 674 public high schools	26.9%	49	37.8	45.3	53.0																		$30,305	$1,411	$28,894
Sara Lindemuth Elementary School	Public	K-2	1201 N Progress Ave	Harrisburg	17109	Dauphin County	Susquehanna Township School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 657-5122	755	46	16.4	65.0%	156 (20.7%)	224 (29.7%)	130 (17.2%)	150 (19.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	93 (12.3%)								(n/a)																					$14,449	$2,982	$11,467

Cities Near Zip Code 17109

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Harrisburg	0.62 mi	40	628^th
Steelton	4.37 mi	4	716^th
Hummelstown	5.32 mi	4	158^th
Middletown	5.34 mi	6	496^th
Hershey	6.16 mi	6	62^nd

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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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