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Downtown Harrison City, Pennsylvania - 20210227Photo: Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0
Schools in Harrison City

Harrison City’s public schools

Penn-Trafford School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Harrison City. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?8/8schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
85%
2021–22
Math proficiency
68%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.6K
▼ 28% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.6
PA 13.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
3,773 students on the public path
In brief

Harrison City’s schools, in brief

School by school

8 of Harrison City’s 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Penn Trafford HS places highest (better than 100%); Trafford MS lowest (74%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Harrison City, graded from A− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and one high school: Penn Trafford HS. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Harrison City, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A−
9–12Penn Trafford HSPenn-Trafford School DistrictA+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Penn-Trafford School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Penn-Trafford School DistrictGrades K–12 · 8 schools · 3,773 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 15.6 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$15,562PA $21,758 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading85%
State average 55.1% · 1978 students tested
Math68%
State average 36.1% · 1849 students tested

Harrison City vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Harrison City’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Harrison City—Penn-Trafford

Every school in Harrison City

8 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Harrison Cityin other towns
McCullough El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jeannette
A
448 students16:1Rate it →
Sunrise El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Irwin
A
412 students14:1Rate it →
Harrison Park El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jeannette
A
409 students16:1Rate it →
Level Green El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Trafford
A−
269 students14:1Rate it →
Trafford El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Trafford
A
196 students13:1Rate it →
Penn MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Jeannette
A−
518 students14:1Rate it →
Trafford MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Trafford
B+
354 students19:1Rate it →
Penn Trafford HS
High · Grades 9–12
A+
1,167 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Harrison City’s schools

Are Harrison City’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Harrison City. Penn-Trafford School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Harrison City. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 8 of its 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Harrison City in?

Penn-Trafford School District.

Where do Harrison City kids go to high school?

Penn Trafford HS.

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What Harrison City families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.