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Central Dauphin Middle School
4600 Locust Ln
Harrisburg PA, 17109, Dauphin County
Phone: 717-540-4606
Ranking: 
(574 out of 2,311, top 25%)*
(574 out of 2,311, top 25%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Central Dauphin School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 48 | 48 | 56 | 56 | 58 | 59 | 60 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 711 | 709 | 702 | 727 | 721 | 791 | 799 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 234 | 32.9% | 233 | 32.9% | 226 | 32.2% | 245 | 33.7% | 232 | 32.2% | 254 | 32.1% | 232 | 29.0% |
| Grade 7: | 244 | 34.3% | 232 | 32.7% | 234 | 33.3% | 231 | 31.8% | 252 | 35.0% | 233 | 29.5% | 289 | 36.2% |
| Grade 8: | 233 | 32.8% | 243 | 34.3% | 241 | 34.3% | 249 | 34.3% | 235 | 32.6% | 298 | 37.7% | 276 | 34.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 355 | 49.9% | 374 | 52.8% | 380 | 54.1% | 403 | 55.4% | 376 | 52.1% | 401 | 50.7% | 429 | 53.7% |
| Female: | 356 | 50.1% | 335 | 47.2% | 322 | 45.9% | 324 | 44.6% | 312 | 43.3% | 351 | 44.4% | 366 | 45.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 30 | 4.2% | 36 | 5.1% | 31 | 4.4% | 31 | 4.3% | 29 | 4.0% | 37 | 4.7% | 29 | 3.6% |
| Hispanic: | 52 | 7.3% | 38 | 5.4% | 26 | 3.7% | 20 | 2.8% | 24 | 3.3% | 28 | 3.5% | 33 | 4.1% |
| Black: | 64 | 9.0% | 59 | 8.3% | 62 | 8.8% | 56 | 7.7% | 74 | 10.3% | 76 | 9.6% | 80 | 10.0% |
| White: | 530 | 74.5% | 543 | 76.6% | 550 | 78.3% | 580 | 79.8% | 566 | 78.5% | 618 | 78.1% | 657 | 82.2% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 34 | 4.8% | 32 | 4.5% | 32 | 4.6% | 39 | 5.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 133 | 18.7% | 141 | 19.9% | 91 | 13.0% | 88 | 12.1% | 74 | 10.3% | 86 | 10.9% | 68 | 8.5% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 36 | 5.1% | 41 | 5.8% | 39 | 5.6% | 35 | 4.8% | 37 | 5.1% | 54 | 6.8% | 34 | 4.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.80 | 14.68 | 12.56 | 13.03 | 12.37 | 13.30 | 13.30 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.1% | 75.8% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 90% | 79.2% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.1% | 73.8% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.3% | 73.2% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.6% | 76.3% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 87.9% | 74.1% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 91.1% | 72.8% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.4% | 66.6% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 68.2% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 79.1% | 66.1% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.9% | 65.9% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 70.4% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 66.9% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 63.7% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.7% | 71.8% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 70.2% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 76.3% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.5% | 78.4% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88% | 77.1% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 75.1% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 88.3% | 76.3% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 67.8% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 64.2% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 69.9% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 71.3% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 81.8% | 74.1% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 75.3% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 71.9% | 76% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 68.8% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.3% | 72.7% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.2% | 68.8% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 71.9% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 75.3% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.9% | 71.3% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84% | 73.9% | 76.4% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 73.6% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.9% | 77% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.9% | 79.8% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.3% | 80.3% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 82.9% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 79.5% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 77.9% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.6% | 52.3% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 55.2% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 67% | 54.8% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 52% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 55.9% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.4% | 63.3% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 61.4% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 73% | 64.4% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 72.2% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 79% | 77.3% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.8% | 70.5% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.1% | 76.3% | 72.7% |
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* Central Dauphin Middle School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.