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Dallastown Area School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Pennsylvania for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 1,027 students in Dallastown Area School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Dallastown Area School District have an average math proficiency score of 31% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 59% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 26% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
8 Schools
924 Schools
# Students
6,337 Students
593,019 Students
# Teachers
399 Teachers
43,563 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Dallastown Area School District, which is ranked within the top 30% of all 679 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 96% has increased from 94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#147 out of 684 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
46%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
64%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
67%
57%
Graduation Rate
96%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.44
0.64
# American Indian Students
11 Students
1,194 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
152 Students
24,410 Students
% Asian Students
3%
4%
# Hispanic Students
581 Students
94,651 Students
% Hispanic Students
9%
16%
# Black Students
646 Students
120,472 Students
% Black Students
10%
21%
# White Students
4,672 Students
321,352 Students
% White Students
74%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
7 Students
577 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
268 Students
29,801 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,575
# Students in K Grade:
433
15,841
# Students in 1st Grade:
451
17,953
# Students in 2nd Grade:
441
17,626
# Students in 3rd Grade:
486
18,644
# Students in 4th Grade:
505
19,624
# Students in 5th Grade:
462
34,161
# Students in 6th Grade:
518
93,842
# Students in 7th Grade:
502
129,428
# Students in 8th Grade:
517
132,557
# Students in 9th Grade:
526
34,160
# Students in 10th Grade:
510
27,308
# Students in 11th Grade:
473
25,337
# Students in 12th Grade:
513
24,963
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,978 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,649. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,006 is less than the state median of $23,073. The school district spending/student has declined by 5% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$114 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$114 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,978
$23,649
Spending / Student
$18,006
$23,073
Best Dallastown Area School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Dallastown Area Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 31% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
700 New School Ln
Dallastown, PA 17313
(717) 244-4021
Dallastown, PA 17313
(717) 244-4021
Grades: 7-8
| 1,027 students
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