Halifax Area High School
Halifax, PA 17032
Phone: (717) 896-3416
District: Halifax Area School District
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades 9,10,11,12 • 237 students
Halifax Area High School, a public school located in Halifax, PA, serves grades 9-12 in the Halifax Area School District.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 5 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.
Halifax Area High School is a public school located in Halifax, PA. 237 students attend Halifax Area High School.
School Ratings
| Category | Rating | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Test Scores | 5/10 | The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 The Pennsylvania Keystone Exams data from Pennsylvania Department of Education, and using 2025 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment data from Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
| College Readiness | 5/10 | The College Readiness Rating uses this high school's graduation rates, college entrance exam participation and performance, or AP, IB, or Dual Enrollment participation to determine how well schools are preparing students for success in college and beyond. The College Readiness Rating was created using 2019 Average SAT score data from Pennsylvania Department of Education, using 2019 Average ACT score data from Pennsylvania Department of Education, using the following data from the 2021 Civil Rights Data Collection: percentage of students enrolled in IB, AP or Dual Enrollment classes in grades 9-12, using 2025 4-year high school graduation rate data from Pennsylvania Department of Education, and using 2025 demographic data from Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
| Student Growth | 5/10 | The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Student growth data from Pennsylvania Department of Education. |
Posted: September 22, 2014
Not bad cirriculum but can be a working parent an have your child in between two buses because they wont work with you. You basically have to be living off welfare with no interest in working.
Posted: July 10, 2011
To all the reviewers who say the teachers aren't giving challenging work: The pressure to "dumb down" everything is coming from "the top"- teachers are upset about it but afraid to say anything. Seniors WILL get their diploma no matter how little work they do - teachers don't have a say in that policy. In fact there are teachers who have boycotted graduation as a silent protest because there are many there who don't deserve their diploma.
Posted: May 19, 2011
My grandaughter is a special needs child and I really don't feel Halifax Schools are doing right by her. She is going to second grade next year and she hasn't done what is required of first grade. I don't want her lost in the school system for the next twelve years.
Posted: April 13, 2010
As a former student, Halifax is certainly a town where politics dominates both academically and athletically. Also, some teachers, especially in the HS, cannot teach and compensate by giving pointless projects and absurdly easy tests (even at honors level). Almost all teachers have too many classes (i.e. 6 or 7 per day) to be effective, if they tried teaching. HS seems very concerned about socializing and preventing partying (by even monitoring facebook accounts). If the teachers completed their jobs more effectively and gave more meaningful (i.e. college-preparatory) homework, maybe students wouldn't feel the need to party (since they would have intelligent ways to spend their time). Bullying may be a problem, although bullying is worse in school districts that stress socializing over academics, since you're value becomes 'how popular am I?' rather than 'how prepared for college am I?'.
Posted: April 12, 2010
I currently have children attending schools here in Halifax . I know first hand that athletes do not recieve special treatment when it comes to academics/grades. If anything the concept of not favoring athletes is taken too far by a number of teachers. I also do not feel that a child graduating from here is prepared for any college, even if taking Honors. One of my kids (who IS smart & athletic) has been consistently bullied since elementary, no one will do anything about it & I've begged for help too. A good # of teachers are more concerned about socializing & who's who than teaching w/ any understanding or fairness. Faculty is #1 here, NOT THE STUDENTS. Do right by your child & don't send your kids here, its all small town politics.
Posted: July 17, 2008
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| 1 | Good Hope Farms South | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Mechanicsburg | PA | 14.8 mi | |
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| NSA Mechanicsburg | 15.7 mi. |
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