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Schools in Mount Royal

Mount Royal’s public schools

Dover Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mount Royal. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/6schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
58%
2021–22
Math proficiency
41%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.9K
▼ 18% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.1
PA 13.4 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
3,149 students on the public path
In brief

Mount Royal’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Mount Royal’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. North Salem El Sch places highest (better than 67%); Dover Area MS lowest (41%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Mount Royal, graded from C+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Dover Area HS. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Mount Royal, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–54 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B+
6–8Dover Area MSin DoverC+
9–12Dover Area HSin DoverB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Dover Area School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading58%
State average 55.1% · 1704 students tested
Math41%
State average 36.1% · 1658 students tested

Mount Royal vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Mount Royal’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mount Royal—Dover Area
WarringtonB+Northern York County
DoverB−Dover Area

Every school in Mount Royal

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

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Questions about Mount Royal’s schools

Are Mount Royal’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Mount Royal. Dover Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mount Royal. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Mount Royal in?

Dover Area School District.

Where do Mount Royal kids go to high school?

Dover Area HS.

Parents talk

What Mount Royal families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.