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Harrisburg Academy

10 Erford Road, Lemoyne, PA, 17043-0170 -

School Notes Overview:

Founded in 1784, Harrisburg Academy is an independent, coed, diverse school community that challenges and inspires students from preschool through 12th grade. We are accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and PA Association of Independent Schools, and we belong to the National Association of Independent Schools. An IB World School, we are the only school in the greater Harrisburg, PA, area to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma Program....

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School Overview:

	Harrisburg Academy
School Membership(s)	National Association of Independent Schools Association of Delaware Valley Independent Schools (ADVIS) Pennsylvania Association of Independent Schools (PAIS) Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools National Association of College Admissions Counselors
Religious Affiliation	Nonsectarian
Grades Offered	Grades Nursery/Preschool - 12
Year Founded	1784
County	Cumberland County, PA
Student Body
Total Students	455 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(PA) School Avg.
% Students of Color	28%	16%
Students by Grade
	Nursery - 31 students
	Pre-K - 36 students
	Kind - 33 students
	Grade 1 - 35 students
	Grade 2 - 26 students
	Grade 3 - 30 students
	Grade 4 - 26 students
	Grade 5 - 32 students
	Grade 6 - 27 students
	Grade 7 - 23 students
	Grade 8 - 27 students
	Grade 9 - 39 students
	Grade 10 - 30 students
	Grade 11 - 38 students
	Grade 12 - 22 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	54 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree	28%
Number of AP Courses	25
List of Courses Offered	Link to List of Courses
	Advanced Courses
	IB Visual Arts SL/HL	IB Theory of Knowledge
	IB Text and Performance SL	IB Spanish SL
	IB Spanish ab initio	IB Physics SL
	IB Music SL/HL	IB Mathematics Studies SL
	IB Mathematics SL	IB Information Technology in a Global Society SL
	IB HIstory of the Americas HL	IB French SL
	IB Extended Essay	IB English HL
	IB Creativity, Action & Service	IB Computer Science SL/HL
	IB Chemistry SL	IB Biology HL
	AP Spanish	AP Physics
	AP French	AP Chemistry
	AP Calculus BC	AP Calculus AB
	AP Art
Average SAT score	1282
Average ACT score	27
Matriculation Data	Link to Matriculation Data
Classroom dress code	Casual (Collared Shirts, denim on Friday, see dress code posted on website)
	This School	(PA) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:8	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	172 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	7 hours	6 hours
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline	Dec. 11 / Feb. 28 / rolling
Tuition Notes	Tuition varies by division and grade level.
% on Financial Aid	24%
Average Financial Aid Grant	$6,500
Head of School	Dr. Jim Newman
Admissions Director	Jessica A. Warren
Admissions Associate	Miranda Connelly
Sport
Total Sports Offered	11
	Sports
	Baseball	Basketball
	Cross Country	Field Hockey
	Golf	Lacrosse
	Soccer	Swimming
	Tennis	Track and Field
	Wrestling
Extracurricular
Total Extracurricular Organizations	16
	Extracurriculars
	A Cappella Choir	Band
	Chorus	Diversity Club
	Drama	Environmental Associates
	Judicial Council	Mock Trial
	Model UN	National Honor Society
	Newspaper	Orchestra
	Quiz Bowl	Student Council
	Technology Club	Yearbook

School Notes:

Harrisburg Academy is located just one mile west of the Susquehanna River in Wormleysburg/Lemoyne. Our student body hails from a seven-county area (Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Perry, Lancaster, Lebanon & York counties). School buses arrive daily from 12 public school districts; families carpool from an additional 16 school districts. Additionally, the Academy provides transportation to and from the Hershey and Carlisle areas. The selection of a school is an important and sometimes difficult decision for families. Here at the Academy, we aim to provide an open and friendly admissions process that will encourage a thoughtful, mutual exploration of interests and philosophies. We encourage you to review our website to learn more about the Academy as a school community and about our admission process. Since 1784, Harrisburg Academy has helped students to discover their inner strengths and to develop their abilities in all areas. As the area's only co-educational, preschool through 12th grade independent school, we aspire to set a standard for academic excellence and to be an educational leader in Central Pennsylvania. Our faculty works relentlessly to discover the best new technologies, methodologies, and practices to incorporate into their classrooms. We succeed because we focus, universally, on what we do best – animating our core values to prepare our students to face the remarkable challenges of a global society.
Profile last updated: 11/13/2009

In the News:

Giving Back (The Patriot-News)
posted on October 2, 2009 at 06:46:15 pm
Harrisburg Academy student Iqra Shaikh, 15, sorts clothing at YWCA of Greater Harrisburg during her school's annual community service day. Student and staff spent 2 hours donating their time to various community service projects on Friday.
CENTRAL PA NEWS (The Patriot-News)
posted on March 26, 2009 at 04:19:28 am
If you ask Cameron Clark 20 years from now about his recent trip to Washington, D.C., he'll probably be able to tell you all the details as though it happened yesterday.
Lemoyne Boy Scout meets President Obama (The Patriot-News)
posted on March 25, 2009 at 05:31:19 pm
Cameron Clark, in a recent trip to Washington, visited President Barack Obama in the Oval Office; met first lady Michelle Obama; helped lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns; had breakfast in the Senate dining room with legislative staffers; attended a joint meeting of Congress; and met House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Senate majority and minority leaders.

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School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (17043)	School Zip (17043)	(PA) State Average
Population (Approximate)	5,682 people	12,280,267 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	35%	22%
Population Average Age	38 years old	37 years old
Average Household size	2.1 persons	2.4 persons
Median Household Income	$38,958	$43,232
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.5 rooms	5.9 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	64 years old	51 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	55% / 45%	68% / 32%