Phillips El Sch

393 Students

Elementary School K - 5th

School Overview

Phillips Elementary School, located at 100 Oakmont Rd in Harrisburg, PA, is a public school serving students within the Central Dauphin School District. As a neighborhood elementary institution, it focuses on providing a foundational education for children in the surrounding community, typically spanning kindergarten through fifth grade. The school is part of a larger district system that emphasizes standard academic curriculum, social-emotional development, and preparing students for the transition to middle school.

Like many schools in the Central Dauphin area, Phillips Elementary typically prioritizes a supportive learning environment, utilizing district-wide resources to assist with student achievement and parent engagement. The campus serves as a central hub for local families, often balancing core academic instruction in literacy and mathematics with opportunities for extracurricular growth. For the most current information regarding specific programs, test scores, or upcoming school events, stakeholders generally rely on the official Central Dauphin School District portal or the school's direct administrative office.

393

Total Students

32.5

Full-Time Teachers

12.1

Student/Teacher Ratio

N/A

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for Phillips El Sch
Demographic	Student Count
White	90
Hispanic	76
Black	114
Asian	72
Two or More	41

Black
114 (29.0%)
White
90 (22.9%)
Hispanic
76 (19.3%)
Asian
72 (18.3%)
Two or More
41 (10.4%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	Supplemental Virtual
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	Central Dauphin SD
Phone:	(717)657-3203
Grade Range:	K - 5th
Total Students:	393
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	32.5
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	12.1
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	0
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Kindergarten 57

Grade 1 63

Grade 2 62

Grade 3 57

Grade 4 76

Grade 5 78