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Dallastown Area SD School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Pennsylvania for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 1,091 students in Dallastown Area SD 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 SD School District have an average math proficiency score of 30% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 55% (versus the 51% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 27% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 45% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
8 Schools
925 Schools
# Students
6,313 Students
591,655 Students
# Teachers
400 Teachers
42,663 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Dallastown Area SD School District, which is ranked within the top 20% of all 660 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 94% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#114 out of 677 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
47%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
63%
55%
Graduation Rate
94%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.41
0.63
# American Indian Students
11 Students
1,106 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
150 Students
23,643 Students
% Asian Students
2%
4%
# Hispanic Students
524 Students
88,415 Students
% Hispanic Students
8%
15%
# Black Students
611 Students
120,547 Students
% Black Students
10%
20%
# White Students
4,782 Students
328,252 Students
% White Students
76%
56%
# Hawaiian Students
6 Students
549 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
229 Students
28,555 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,089
# Students in K Grade:
439
16,200
# Students in 1st Grade:
435
17,503
# Students in 2nd Grade:
470
18,157
# Students in 3rd Grade:
474
19,003
# Students in 4th Grade:
458
19,602
# Students in 5th Grade:
505
34,302
# Students in 6th Grade:
489
92,064
# Students in 7th Grade:
526
131,413
# Students in 8th Grade:
563
134,888
# Students in 9th Grade:
499
33,832
# Students in 10th Grade:
450
25,652
# Students in 11th Grade:
518
24,039
# Students in 12th Grade:
487
23,911
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,047 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,665. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,074 is less than the state median of $23,089. 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
$18,047
$23,665
Spending / Student
$18,074
$23,089
Best Dallastown Area SD School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Dallastown Area MiddleSchool
(Math: 30% | Reading: 55%)
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
| 1,091 students
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