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Lower Dauphin School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Pennsylvania for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 897 students in Lower Dauphin School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle Schools in Lower Dauphin School District have an average math proficiency score of 30% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 59% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 19% of the student body (majority 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
3,463 Students
593,019 Students
# Teachers
271 Teachers
43,563 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Lower Dauphin 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 93% has decreased from 94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#188 out of 684 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
42%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
62%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
65%
57%
Graduation Rate
93%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.33
0.64
# American Indian Students
1 Student
1,194 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
95 Students
24,410 Students
% Asian Students
3%
4%
# Hispanic Students
315 Students
94,651 Students
% Hispanic Students
9%
16%
# Black Students
56 Students
120,472 Students
% Black Students
2%
21%
# White Students
2,813 Students
321,352 Students
% White Students
81%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
577 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
183 Students
29,801 Students
% of Two or more races Students
5%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,575
# Students in K Grade:
222
15,841
# Students in 1st Grade:
243
17,953
# Students in 2nd Grade:
279
17,626
# Students in 3rd Grade:
257
18,644
# Students in 4th Grade:
235
19,624
# Students in 5th Grade:
245
34,161
# Students in 6th Grade:
301
93,842
# Students in 7th Grade:
292
129,428
# Students in 8th Grade:
294
132,557
# Students in 9th Grade:
276
34,160
# Students in 10th Grade:
242
27,308
# Students in 11th Grade:
295
25,337
# Students in 12th Grade:
282
24,963
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,835 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,649. The school district revenue/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,394 is less than the state median of $23,073. The school district spending/student has grown by 10% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$65 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$64 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,835
$23,649
Spending / Student
$18,394
$23,073
Best Lower Dauphin School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Price
Magnet School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
101 East High Street
Hummelstown, PA 17036
(717) 566-5325
Hummelstown, PA 17036
(717) 566-5325
Grades: 6-12
| 14 students
Rank: #22.
Lower Dauphin Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
251 Quarry Rd
Hummelstown, PA 17036
(717) 566-5310
Hummelstown, PA 17036
(717) 566-5310
Grades: 6-8
| 883 students
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