Central Dauphin Shs High School
437 Piketown Rd
Harrisburg PA, 17112, Dauphin County
Phone: 717-703-5360
Ranking: 
(186 out of 626, top 30%)*
(186 out of 626, top 30%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Central Dauphin School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 114 | 115 | 128 | 131 | 133 | 133 | 140 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 1,708 | 1,777 | 1,778 | 1,842 | 1,831 | 1,854 | 1,900 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 447 | 26.2% | 467 | 26.3% | 428 | 24.1% | 436 | 23.7% | 484 | 26.4% | 465 | 25.1% | 488 | 25.7% |
| Grade 10: | 431 | 25.2% | 406 | 22.8% | 426 | 24.0% | 497 | 27.0% | 459 | 25.1% | 487 | 26.3% | 449 | 23.6% |
| Grade 11: | 401 | 23.5% | 426 | 24.0% | 482 | 27.1% | 433 | 23.5% | 472 | 25.8% | 436 | 23.5% | 474 | 24.9% |
| Grade 12: | 429 | 25.1% | 478 | 26.9% | 442 | 24.9% | 476 | 25.8% | 416 | 22.7% | 466 | 25.1% | 489 | 25.7% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 926 | 54.2% | 954 | 53.7% | 950 | 53.4% | 958 | 52.0% | 936 | 51.1% | 912 | 49.2% | 926 | 48.7% |
| Female: | 782 | 45.8% | 823 | 46.3% | 828 | 46.6% | 884 | 48.0% | 849 | 46.4% | 911 | 49.1% | 970 | 51.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 80 | 4.7% | 75 | 4.2% | 73 | 4.1% | 70 | 3.8% | 69 | 3.8% | 71 | 3.8% | 69 | 3.6% |
| Hispanic: | 85 | 5.0% | 83 | 4.7% | 87 | 4.9% | 74 | 4.0% | 55 | 3.0% | 57 | 3.1% | 50 | 2.6% |
| Black: | 145 | 8.5% | 174 | 9.8% | 174 | 9.8% | 197 | 10.7% | 196 | 10.7% | 185 | 10.0% | 202 | 10.6% |
| White: | 1,305 | 76.4% | 1,349 | 75.9% | 1,369 | 77.0% | 1,446 | 78.5% | 1,471 | 80.3% | 1,516 | 81.8% | 1,579 | 83.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 92 | 5.4% | 94 | 5.3% | 73 | 4.1% | 53 | 2.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 281 | 16.5% | 259 | 14.6% | 169 | 9.5% | 153 | 8.3% | 140 | 7.6% | 118 | 6.4% | 77 | 4.1% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 77 | 4.5% | 79 | 4.4% | 83 | 4.7% | 78 | 4.2% | 75 | 4.1% | 77 | 4.2% | 40 | 2.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.96 | 15.51 | 13.88 | 14.11 | 13.73 | 13.90 | 13.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 50.6% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 51.7% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 52.1% | 48.7% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 48.3% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 58% | 51% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 53.4% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 57.7% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 63.9% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 74% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 55.8% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71% | 64.1% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 67.3% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.2% | 64.3% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 62% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 67.2% | 62.2% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 68.3% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 74.2% | 62.2% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 79% | 63.8% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 64.7% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 65.8% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 36.6% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.8% | 39.5% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 55.4% | 38.9% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.4% | 35.6% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 47.3% | 39.5% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 62.7% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 83% | 80.5% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 85.9% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.8% | 85.6% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.3% | 80.2% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 82.4% | 70.2% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 86% | 80.5% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 77.6% | 82.9% |
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* Central Dauphin Shs High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.