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C+

Lower Dauphin MS

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

251 Quarry Rd, Hummelstown, PA 17036 · (717) 566-5310 · Part of Lower Dauphin School District

Derry Township’s School Grade A better than 90% of Pennsylvania school districts

Directions
Students
781
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Lower Dauphin MS

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 40% of Pennsylvania’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 9.1% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency28%
State average 37.3%
Reading / language arts53%
State average 55%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

251 Quarry Rd, Hummelstown

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6240
Grade 7246
Grade 8295
Enrollment over time
859’20
861’21
883’22
841’23
781’24

Down 9.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 80%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 6%Asian 3%Black 2%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lower Dauphin MS from Derry Township families.

Other schools in Lower Dauphin School District

The district →
South Hanover El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hershey
A−
371 students13:1
East Hanover El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Grantville
B+
333 students13:1
Nye El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Hummelstown
B
317 students12:1
Conewago El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Elizabethtown
A−
239 students13:1
Londonderry El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Middletown
B−
234 students11:1
Price
High · Grades 6–12 · Hummelstown
7 students3:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Pennsylvania’s other public schools; Derry Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.