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Central Dauphin SHS

PublicHighGrades 9–12

437 Piketown Road, Harrisburg, PA 17112 · (717) 703-5360 · Part of Central Dauphin School District

West Hanover Township’s School Grade C+ better than 39% of Pennsylvania school districts

Directions
Students
1,966
Students per teacher
15:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Central Dauphin SHS

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 55% of Pennsylvania’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 34 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 31 pts below the state

On the path

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

6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Central Dauphin SHSYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency71%
State average 37.3%
Reading / language arts24%
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 ↗

437 Piketown Road, Harrisburg

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9501
Grade 10492
Grade 11502
Grade 12471
Enrollment over time
1,825’20
1,874’21
1,975’22
1,998’23
1,966’24

Up 7.7% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 60%Black 13%Asian 10%Hispanic 10%Two or more races 7%American Indian/Alaska Native <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 Central Dauphin SHS from West Hanover 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; West Hanover Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.