Best Public Schools in Zip Code 17023

Summary:

The 17023 zip code is home to a single public high school, Upper Dauphin Area High School, which serves grades 9-12 and is part of the Upper Dauphin Area School District. The school has a total enrollment of 343 students and is ranked 268 out of 610 school districts in Pennsylvania, with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Upper Dauphin Area High School has a 87.5% four-year graduation rate, which is slightly above the state average, and a low 1.6% dropout rate. The school's performance on the Keystone Exams is generally stronger than the state and district averages, with proficiency rates of 43.4% in Algebra I, 58.6% in Biology, and 61.4% in Literature. The school also has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch compared to the state average, indicating a higher proportion of students from lower-income families.

The school's higher spending per student ($16,655) and lower student-teacher ratio (13.9) suggest that the district is allocating significant resources to support the school and its students. This, along with the school's consistent academic performance, indicates that Upper Dauphin Area High School is providing a quality education to its students, despite the socioeconomic challenges faced by some of the student population.

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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 Zip Code 17023

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Elizabethville	0.63 mi	1	375^th
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

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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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