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Upper Dauphin Area SD Schools
Upper Dauphin Area SD is a public school district in Pennsylvania, based in Dauphin County (Lykens). SchoolGrade grades 3 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Upper Dauphin Area 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 Upper Dauphin Area SD
3 of 3 schools in Upper Dauphin Area SD carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
A: 2B: 1
Best schools in Upper Dauphin Area 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.
- A+ Upper Dauphin Area El Sch (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Upper Dauphin Area HS (High school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Upper Dauphin Area MS (Middle school, meets expectations)
Every school in Upper Dauphin Area SD
High schools (1)
- A- Upper Dauphin Area HS, Elizabethville
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- B+ Upper Dauphin Area MS, Lykens
Other schools and academies (1)
- A+ Upper Dauphin Area El Sch, Lykens
Where Upper Dauphin Area SD schools are
Cities and towns served (2)
- Lykens (2)
- Elizabethville (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Pennsylvania
- County: Dauphin County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 1,038 students with 76 full-time-equivalent teachers and 166 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4224360
- 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
- Halifax Area SD (3 schools, 7 mi)
- Millersburg Area SD (3 schools, 9 mi)
- Line Mountain SD (3 schools, 10 mi)
- Northern Lebanon SD (6 schools, 15 mi)
- Central Dauphin SD (19 schools, 16 mi)
- Selinsgrove Area SD (4 schools, 16 mi)
- Tri-Valley SD (3 schools, 17 mi)
- Shamokin Area SD (4 schools, 18 mi)
Questions about Upper Dauphin Area SD
How many schools are in Upper Dauphin Area SD?
SchoolGrade grades 3 public schools in Upper Dauphin Area SD, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Upper Dauphin Area SD serve?
The largest by graded schools: Lykens, Elizabethville.
How good are the schools in Upper Dauphin Area SD?
Across the 3 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is A-, with 63.3% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 54.3%. 100% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Upper Dauphin Area SD?
1,038 students were enrolled in Upper Dauphin Area SD in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.7 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Upper Dauphin Area SD?
Upper Dauphin Area SD is in Pennsylvania, based in Dauphin County, with its district office in Lykens. Its boundary covers about 89.8 sq mi.