Upper Dauphin Area Middle School
5668 State Route 209
Lykens PA, 17048, Dauphin County
Phone: 717-362-8177
Ranking: 
(1,504 out of 2,311, bottom 35%)*
(1,504 out of 2,311, bottom 35%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 5 to Grade 8
School District: Upper Dauphin Area 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: | 27 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 26 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 394 | 385 | 409 | 385 | 387 | 397 | 379 | |||||||
| Grade 5: | 100 | 25.4% | 86 | 22.3% | 105 | 25.7% | 100 | 26.0% | 87 | 22.5% | 119 | 30.0% | 83 | 21.9% |
| Grade 6: | 86 | 21.8% | 104 | 27.0% | 98 | 24.0% | 90 | 23.4% | 119 | 30.7% | 80 | 20.2% | 100 | 26.4% |
| Grade 7: | 112 | 28.4% | 101 | 26.2% | 97 | 23.7% | 117 | 30.4% | 80 | 20.7% | 98 | 24.7% | 95 | 25.1% |
| Grade 8: | 96 | 24.4% | 94 | 24.4% | 109 | 26.7% | 78 | 20.3% | 101 | 26.1% | 100 | 25.2% | 101 | 26.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 218 | 55.3% | 218 | 56.6% | 219 | 53.5% | 206 | 53.5% | 198 | 51.2% | 217 | 54.7% | 202 | 53.3% |
| Female: | 176 | 44.7% | 167 | 43.4% | 190 | 46.5% | 179 | 46.5% | 181 | 46.8% | 172 | 43.3% | 173 | 45.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 5 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.0% | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 1.0% | 7 | 1.8% | 8 | 2.1% |
| Hispanic: | 11 | 2.8% | 9 | 2.3% | 14 | 3.4% | 10 | 2.6% | 13 | 3.4% | 9 | 2.3% | 4 | 1.1% |
| Black: | 4 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.3% | 3 | 0.7% | 5 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.8% | 12 | 3.0% | 10 | 2.6% |
| White: | 372 | 94.4% | 367 | 95.3% | 387 | 94.6% | 364 | 94.5% | 362 | 93.5% | 367 | 92.4% | 356 | 93.9% |
| 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: | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 2 | 0.5% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 128 | 32.5% | 116 | 30.1% | 39 | 9.5% | 118 | 30.6% | 82 | 21.2% | 66 | 16.6% | 73 | 19.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 36 | 9.1% | 32 | 8.3% | 41 | 10.0% | 25 | 6.5% | 31 | 8.0% | 27 | 6.8% | 24 | 6.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.55 | 15.27 | 19.01 | 17.44 | 16.41 | 17.60 | 14.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 61.2% | 61.2% | 56.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 55.7% | 61.8% |
| 2005 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 58.9% | 69% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.3% | 63.3% | 66.9% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 72.8% | 72.8% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 82.2% | 73.2% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 75.3% | 75.3% | 73.5% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 75.3% | 74.4% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82.2% | 82.2% | 76.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 75.8% | 73.3% |
| 2003 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 64.4% | 58% |
| 2004 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 63.2% | 62.7% |
| 2005 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 56.8% | 56.8% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 54.5% | 60.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 60.6% | 60.6% | 60% |
| 2008 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 67.8% | 67.8% | 61.6% |
| 2009 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 57.5% | 57.5% | 64.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 62.3% | 61.6% | 64.1% |
| 2011 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 70.4% | 67.3% |
| 2012 | Reading | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 65.7% | 65% |
| 2006 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 51.1% | 51.1% | 54.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 40.4% | 40.4% | 57.3% |
| 2008 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 44.6% | 44.6% | 57.3% |
| 2009 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 52.2% | 52.2% | 58.1% |
| 2010 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 76.5% | 61.8% |
| 2011 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 65.6% | 65.6% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 5th Grade | % met std | 76.3% | 75.7% | 64.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 58.9% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 61% | 61% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 72.8% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 73.1% | 73.1% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.3% | 69.3% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 70.7% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 64.9% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 67.4% | 67.4% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 55.7% | 55.7% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 65.2% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 78.2% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 64.3% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 68.3% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 72.6% | 72.6% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 57.8% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 60.3% | 60.3% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 57.6% | 57.6% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 80% | 80% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 75% | 74.1% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 72.8% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.7% | 67.7% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 64.5% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 57% | 57% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 58.7% | 58.7% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 68.4% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 76.9% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 73.9% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66.7% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.3% | 61.3% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.5% | 62.9% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 64.6% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.8% | 77.1% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 72% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 69.2% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 74% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 81.7% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.4% | 84.2% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 92% | 92% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 61.4% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 61.9% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 58.4% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77% | 76.3% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 64.5% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.9% | 64.9% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.9% | 83% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83% | 82.1% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 88% | 86.9% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86% | 86% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 45.3% | 45.3% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.5% | 49% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.6% | 63.9% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 67.6% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 72% | 72% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.4% | 62.4% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 52% | 50.5% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 57.9% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 50.5% | 51% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.9% | 56.2% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 68% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.7% | 66.7% | 72.7% |
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* Upper Dauphin Area Middle School was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.