Other · Pennsylvania

Cougar Academy

Free meals for all

Cougar Academy, a public other school in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: grades k–12, 300 students, 17.6 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Harrisburg City SD.

Size and class size

Compared with schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 300
Teachers (FTE): 17.0
Students per teacher: 17.6
Grades: K–12; Other

More students per teacher than 84% of schools in Pennsylvania

Median 13.0 · 58 schools compared

More students per teacher than 73% of schools in the US

Median 12.7 · 3,627 schools compared

Smaller than 76% of schools in Pennsylvania

Median 1,048 · 58 schools compared

Larger than 60% of schools in the US

Median 207 · 3,982 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Pennsylvania's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Pennsylvania: 49%

15%proficient

+1.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 87% of schools in Pennsylvania

Median 29% · 54 schools compared

143 students tested, grades 3–8 · Pennsylvania System of School Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Pennsylvania: 42%

3.4%proficient

−1.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 89% of schools in Pennsylvania

Median 16% · 54 schools compared

147 students tested, grades 3–8 · Pennsylvania System of School Assessment; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Other · Grades K–12
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: Some virtual classes
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Small city
Run by: Harrisburg City SD

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Harrisburg City SD.

Location

Address: 1701 North 6th Street, Harrisburg, PA 17102
Phone: (717)703-4325
City or town: Harrisburg
County: Dauphin County

Quality of life in Harrisburg Schools in Harrisburg

Nearby schools

The closest public schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Commonwealth Charter Academy CSCharterFully virtual	K–12	29,320	16.2	37%	16%	1.1 mi
Reach Cyber CSCharterFully virtual	K–12	5,721	11.2	18%	6.5%	3.9 mi
Pennwood Cyber CSCharterFully virtual	K–12	493	23.7	23%	9.1%	23.0 mi
York Academy Regional CSCharter	K–12	1,058	16.0	29%	25%	23.0 mi
York County Detention Center (YCDC)	4–12	0	—	—	—	23.3 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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