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Upper Dauphin Area El Sch

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

5668 State Route 209, Lykens, PA 17048 · (717) 362-4511 · Part of Upper Dauphin Area School District

Washington Township’s School Grade C+ better than 40% of Pennsylvania school districts

Directions
Students
373
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Upper Dauphin Area El Sch

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 63% of Pennsylvania’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Washington Township kids: Upper Dauphin Area MS

On the path

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

PK–4Upper Dauphin Area El SchYou are here
5–8Upper Dauphin Area MSin Lykens

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 37.3%
Reading / language arts62%
State average 55%

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

Location

Directions ↗

5668 State Route 209, Lykens

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten71
Grade 161
Grade 282
Grade 380
Grade 479
Enrollment over time
371’20
385’21
399’22
392’23
373’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 87%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 5%Black 2%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Upper Dauphin Area El Sch from Washington Township families.

Other schools in Upper Dauphin Area School District

The district →
Upper Dauphin Area MS
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Lykens
C+
302 students13:1
Upper Dauphin Area HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Elizabethville
A+
331 students13:1

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; Washington Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.