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Harrisburg City SD Schools
Harrisburg City SD is a public school district in Pennsylvania, based in Dauphin County (Harrisburg). SchoolGrade grades 12 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Harrisburg City SD on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Harrisburg City SD
11 of 12 schools in Harrisburg City SD carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
D: 3F: 8
Best schools in Harrisburg City SD
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- D+ Harrisburg HS Scitech Cmp (High school, exceeds expectations)
- D Marshall Math Science Academy (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- D- Melrose Sch (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- F Foose Sch (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- F Benjamin Franklin Sch (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- F Scott Sch (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- F Cougar Academy (K-12 school, meets expectations)
- F Camp Curtin Academy (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
- F Harrisburg HS (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- F Downey Sch (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Harrisburg City SD
All schools, A to Z (12)
- F Benjamin Franklin Sch, Harrisburg
- F Camp Curtin Academy, Harrisburg
- F Cougar Academy, Harrisburg
- F Downey Sch, Harrisburg
- F Foose Sch, Harrisburg
- F Harrisburg HS, Harrisburg
- D+ Harrisburg HS Scitech Cmp, Harrisburg
- Marshall Academy, Harrisburg
- D Marshall Math Science Academy, Harrisburg
- D- Melrose Sch, Harrisburg
- F Rowland Academy, Harrisburg
- F Scott Sch, Harrisburg
Where Harrisburg City SD schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Harrisburg (12)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Pennsylvania
- County: Dauphin County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 6,395 students with 410 full-time-equivalent teachers and 674 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4211580
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- East Pennsboro Area SD (4 schools, 3 mi)
- Susquehanna Township SD (4 schools, 3 mi)
- Camp Hill SD (4 schools, 3 mi)
- Central Dauphin SD (19 schools, 6 mi)
- West Shore SD (13 schools, 8 mi)
- Middletown Area SD (5 schools, 8 mi)
- Mechanicsburg Area SD (8 schools, 8 mi)
- Cumberland Valley SD (11 schools, 10 mi)
Questions about Harrisburg City SD
How many schools are in Harrisburg City SD?
SchoolGrade grades 12 public schools in Harrisburg City SD, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Harrisburg City SD serve?
The largest by graded schools: Harrisburg.
How good are the schools in Harrisburg City SD?
Across the 11 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is F, with 11.5% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 13.5%. 55% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Harrisburg City SD?
6,395 students were enrolled in Harrisburg City SD in the 2023-24 school year, about 15.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Harrisburg City SD?
Harrisburg City SD is in Pennsylvania, based in Dauphin County, with its district office in Harrisburg. Its boundary covers about 8.1 sq mi.