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Lower Dauphin HS

PublicHighGrades 9–12

201 S Hanover St, Hummelstown, PA 17036 · (717) 566-5330 · Part of Lower Dauphin School District

Hummelstown’s School Grade B+ better than 71% of Pennsylvania school districts

Directions
Students
1,057
Students per teacher
12:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Lower Dauphin HS

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Pennsylvania’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 45 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 9.3% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency82%
State average 37.3%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools with results. Results for small groups the state suppresses are left out. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

201 S Hanover St, Hummelstown

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9266
Grade 10272
Grade 11271
Grade 12248
Enrollment over time
1,165’20
1,118’21
1,085’22
1,088’23
1,057’24

Down 9.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 80%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 6%Asian 3%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Lower Dauphin HS from Hummelstown 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
Lower Dauphin MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hummelstown
C+
781 students12:1

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; Hummelstown’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.