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Schools in Lykens Township

Lykens Township’s public schools

Upper Dauphin Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lykens Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% 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
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
36%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.4K
▼ 6% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.9
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
1,006 students on the public path
In brief

Lykens Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Lykens Township’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Upper Dauphin Area HS places highest (better than 97%); Upper Dauphin Area MS lowest (36%). 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 Lykens Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Upper Dauphin Area El Schin LykensB
5–8Upper Dauphin Area MSin LykensC+
9–12Upper Dauphin Area HSin ElizabethvilleA+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Upper Dauphin Area 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.

Upper Dauphin Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,006 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 12.9 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$20,442PA $21,758 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 55.1% · 530 students tested
Math36%
State average 36.1% · 492 students tested

Lykens Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Lykens Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lykens Township—Upper Dauphin Area
Jordan—Line Mountain
WashingtonC+Upper Dauphin Area
Pillow—Upper Dauphin Area
Mifflin—Upper Dauphin Area
Upper Mahantongo—Tri-Valley
WiconiscoCWilliams Valley

3 of the 6 neighbors share Upper Dauphin Area with Lykens Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Lykens Township

5 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 Lykens Townshipin other towns
Upper Dauphin Area El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Lykens
B
373 students13:1Rate it →
Upper Dauphin Area MS
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Lykens
C+
302 students13:1Rate it →
Upper Dauphin Area HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Elizabethville
A+
331 students13:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Windy Knoll School
Elementary · Grades 1–8 · Lykens
Private · Religious
29 students15:1Rate it →
South Mountain View School
Elementary · Grades 1–8 · Spring Glen
Private · Religious
16 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Lykens Township’s schools

Are Lykens Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lykens Township. Upper Dauphin Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lykens Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Lykens Township in?

Upper Dauphin Area School District.

Where do Lykens Township kids go to high school?

Upper Dauphin Area HS.

Are there private schools in Lykens Township?

Yes: Windy Knoll School (grades 1–8, 29 students) and South Mountain View School (grades 1–8, 16 students).

Parents talk

What Lykens Township 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.