Lower Dauphin Middle School
251 Quarry Rd
Hummelstown PA, 17036, Dauphin County
Phone: 717-566-5310
Ranking: (463 out of 2,311, top 20%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Lower Dauphin School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
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: | 66 | 65 | 66 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 71 | |||||||
Total Students: | 921 | 924 | 929 | 898 | 930 | 929 | 931 | |||||||
Grade 6: | 302 | 32.8% | 295 | 31.9% | 327 | 35.2% | 293 | 32.6% | 306 | 32.9% | 297 | 32.0% | 312 | 33.5% |
Grade 7: | 291 | 31.6% | 326 | 35.3% | 291 | 31.3% | 305 | 34.0% | 296 | 31.8% | 325 | 35.0% | 294 | 31.6% |
Grade 8: | 328 | 35.6% | 303 | 32.8% | 311 | 33.5% | 300 | 33.4% | 328 | 35.3% | 307 | 33.0% | 325 | 34.9% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 481 | 52.2% | 471 | 51.0% | 490 | 52.7% | 470 | 52.3% | 477 | 51.3% | 477 | 51.3% | 473 | 50.8% |
Female: | 440 | 47.8% | 453 | 49.0% | 439 | 47.3% | 428 | 47.7% | 436 | 46.9% | 436 | 46.9% | 449 | 48.2% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
Asian: | 11 | 1.2% | 11 | 1.2% | 14 | 1.5% | 16 | 1.8% | 17 | 1.8% | 14 | 1.5% | 10 | 1.1% |
Hispanic: | 54 | 5.9% | 49 | 5.3% | 47 | 5.1% | 28 | 3.1% | 21 | 2.3% | 26 | 2.8% | 26 | 2.8% |
Black: | 9 | 1.0% | 10 | 1.1% | 14 | 1.5% | 11 | 1.2% | 16 | 1.7% | 21 | 2.3% | 18 | 1.9% |
White: | 814 | 88.4% | 819 | 88.6% | 826 | 88.9% | 819 | 91.2% | 866 | 93.1% | 859 | 92.5% | 871 | 93.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 32 | 3.5% | 34 | 3.7% | 26 | 2.8% | 23 | 2.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 138 | 15.0% | 123 | 13.3% | 145 | 15.6% | 110 | 12.2% | 117 | 12.6% | 101 | 10.9% | 95 | 10.2% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 42 | 4.6% | 51 | 5.5% | 61 | 6.6% | 45 | 5.0% | 44 | 4.7% | 46 | 5.0% | 43 | 4.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.02 | 14.14 | 14.12 | 12.53 | 12.99 | 13.10 | 13.20 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81% | 80.5% | 68% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 76.4% | 69.6% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85.2% | 85.2% | 72.3% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86.2% | 86% | 75.7% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 84.6% | 84.4% | 78% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 88.7% | 78.8% |
2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 83.3% | 77.2% |
2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 76.8% | 65.9% |
2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.8% | 71.4% | 63.5% |
2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 81.7% | 66.9% |
2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 82% | 82.1% | 67.6% |
2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 72.8% | 68.8% |
2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.5% | 80.9% | 69.9% |
2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 77.7% | 68.5% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 83.3% | 66.5% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 86.9% | 67.2% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 76.6% | 70.6% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 84.2% | 75.3% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 90.4% | 89.7% | 77.9% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 87.8% | 78.6% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 94.1% | 94.1% | 80.1% |
2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 80.6% | 68.1% |
2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 82.1% | 81.8% | 66.8% |
2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 77.3% | 70% |
2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 83.2% | 71.4% |
2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 83.2% | 73.5% |
2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 83.5% | 76% |
2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 85.3% | 85.3% | 76% |
2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 57.9% | 51.3% |
2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.5% | 67.8% | 57.9% |
2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.2% | 72.8% | 62.9% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 71.6% | 62.2% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.2% | 81.2% | 67.9% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 87.3% | 70.4% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81% | 80.7% | 71.3% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 88.1% | 75.2% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 89.4% | 89.4% | 76.9% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 87.7% | 76.4% |
2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 76.5% | 63.4% |
2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.7% | 81.9% | 68.9% |
2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 70.5% | 64.1% |
2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 79.7% | 70.6% |
2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.7% | 84.7% | 75% |
2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.1% | 88.1% | 78.3% |
2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.6% | 86.4% | 80.5% |
2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.4% | 87.4% | 81.9% |
2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.7% | 88.7% | 81.8% |
2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.8% | 83.5% | 79.8% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 68.8% | 52.7% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.8% | 66.5% | 54.8% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.4% | 74.4% | 57.2% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 72.8% | 58.3% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.5% | 66.3% | 59.7% |
2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.1% | 69% | 66.1% |
2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.4% | 69.1% | 71.8% |
2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.4% | 83.4% | 69.1% |
2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.8% | 85% | 71.2% |
2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.6% | 88.6% | 75.2% |
2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 90.5% | 90.5% | 73.1% |
2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 80.1% | 72.7% |
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* Lower 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.