📍 3530 Rutherford St, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, 17111
Paxtang El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Harrisburg, Dauphin County. The school has 294 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Central Dauphin SD school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Paxtang El Sch enrolls 294 students across grades K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 20.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 27% Black or African American, 26% White and 19% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 78 | 27% |
| White | 76 | 26% |
| Asian | 56 | 19% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 51 | 17% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 11% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
293 of the school's 294 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 293 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Paxtang 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 48, state house district 103.
Paxtang 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 294 students, Paxtang El Sch is smaller than the district average of about 659 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large