Central Dauphin East Senior High School

Central Dauphin East Senior High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
626 Rutherford Rd,  Harrisburg, PA
Union Deposit Neighborhood
Central Dauphin School District
3.7
2.3
1,539 Students
B+
Niche Grade

School Details

Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Average SAT Score
1110
Average ACT Score
23
Math Proficiency
32%
Reading Proficiency
54%
Average GPA
3.4
Graduation Rate
83%

Niche Grade

B-
Academics
B-
Teachers
B+
College Prep
B-
Administration
C
Resources/Facilities
B
Clubs and Activities
B
Sports
B-
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.4
Reading Proficiency
54%
Math Proficiency
32%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
16:1
Teachers
100
Full Time Teachers
100
Teachers in First or Second Year
16.5%
College Prep
Average SAT
1110
Math
550
Verbal
550
Average ACT
23
Math
22
English
22
Reading
25
Science
23
Number of AP Courses
16
AP Pass Rate
99%
AP Math Enrollment
Low
AP Science Enrollment
High
Other AP Enrollment
High
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
Low
Boys Athletic Participation
Average

GreatSchools Rating

3
Test Scores
2
Equity
2
College Readiness
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
299:1

Student Diversity

Male
53.5%
Female
46.5%
Black
31.1%
White
21.6%
Hispanic
20.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander
15.7%
Two or more races
10.8%
Native American
<1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
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School Rankings

#1 Most Diverse Public HS in Pennsylvania
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
Penn State 199 Students
Temple University 194 Students
Penn State Harrisburg 152 Students
University of Pittsburgh 144 Students
Harrisburg Area Community College - Harrisburg 138 Students
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania 113 Students
Indiana University of Pennsylvania 82 Students
Drexel University 69 Students
West Chester University of Pennsylvania 68 Students
Commonwealth University - Bloomsburg 64 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Psychology 91 Students
Biology 84 Students
Nursing 79 Students
Business 68 Students
Computer Science 48 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 46 Students
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration 27 Students
Marketing 27 Students
Pre-Law Studies 23 Students
Communications 20 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.7 267 Reviews
5.0 Senior
7/2/2024
The overall East High experience is good if you behave properly and interacts with your teachers. For people that are involved in a lot of extracurricular activities most of the teachers are understanding as long as you communicate with them. On the other hand there are a few students, especially freshman, that act obnoxiously and mess things up for others causing others to be exempt from things like bake sales because of their actions.
4.0 Alum
5/16/2024
CD East High was a fantastic school that prepared me well for my future. The faculty were always very helpful and supportive.
4.0 Alum
7/27/2022
CD East is a pretty diverse school and overall a decent school. I've enjoyed my time there as a student.
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2.3 9 Reviews
1.0 parent
3/21/2024
It’s never one solid information given correct miscommunication, none of the staff members seem to be on the same page wit communication especially regarding issue or concern the assistant principal is a joke nobody returns phone call or email in a timely manner asking for a meeting wit staff is dam...
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1.0 student
11/3/2022
This is pretty much a terrible school. Non-white students get racist remarks from white students on the regular, special ed kids get bullied, any form of minority does as well. There are some opportunities, but it’s difficult to entirely stay out of trouble when you fall into the group of minorities...
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1.0 student
11/3/2022
The school is very openly horrible. students have overheard teachers speaking about how they dont care about them, because students are only here for a bit. This school supports Autism Speaks, which multiple autistic people have spoken out about. Autism speaks tries to “cure” autism. and punishes ki...
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3.0 other
9/13/2022
I loved this school the academics may have been lacking but the amount of diversity and creativity from the students was awesome. Though I did graduate in 2018. The biggest problem with the school for me was I was left fully unprepared for being an adult and college because I didn't even know where...
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