📍 6135 Jonestown Rd, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, 17112
Paxtonia El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Harrisburg, Dauphin County. The school has 689 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Central Dauphin SD school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 40.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Paxtonia El Sch enrolls 689 students across grades K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 40.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 17% Asian and 13% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 377 | 55% |
| Asian | 120 | 17% |
| Black or African American | 92 | 13% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 57 | 8.3% |
| Two or more races | 42 | 6.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
290 of the school's 689 students (42%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 277 qualify for free lunch and 13 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Paxtonia El Sch is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 15, state house district 105.
Paxtonia El Sch is one of 19 schools in Central Dauphin SD, based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The district serves 12,517 students district-wide and employs 827 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 689 students, Paxtonia El Sch is close to the district average of about 659 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large