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Phillips El Sch

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

100 Oakmont Rd, Harrisburg, PA 17109 · (717) 657-3203 · Part of Central Dauphin School District

Lower Paxton Township’s School Grade C+ better than 39% of Pennsylvania school districts

Directions
Students
393
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Phillips El Sch

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 21% of Pennsylvania’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 25 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Lower Paxton Township kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where Lower Paxton Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Phillips El SchYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency12%
State average 37.3%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 55%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

100 Oakmont Rd, Harrisburg

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten57
Grade 163
Grade 262
Grade 357
Grade 476
Grade 578
Enrollment over time
398’20
394’21
425’22
414’23
393’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 29%White 23%Hispanic 19%Asian 18%Two or more races 10%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Phillips El Sch from Lower Paxton Township families.

Other schools in Central Dauphin School District

The district →
North Side El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Harrisburg
B
722 students17:1
Paxtonia El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Harrisburg
B+
682 students16:1
South Side El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Harrisburg
C−
603 students13:1
West Hanover El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Harrisburg
A−
589 students15:1
Linglestown El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Harrisburg
B+
475 students15:1
Rutherford El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Harrisburg
C
461 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Pennsylvania’s other public schools; Lower Paxton Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.