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C+

Upper Dauphin Area MS

PublicMiddleGrades 5–8

5668 State Route 209, Lykens, PA 17048 · (717) 362-8177 · Part of Upper Dauphin Area School District

Washington Township’s School Grade C+ better than 40% of Pennsylvania school districts

Directions
Students
302
Students per teacher
13:1
Setting
Rural
Grades
5–8
The gist

What stands out about Upper Dauphin Area MS

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 36% of Pennsylvania’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Washington Township kids: Upper Dauphin Area HS

On the path

Where Washington Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–4Upper Dauphin Area El Schin Lykens
5–8Upper Dauphin Area MSYou are here
9–12Upper Dauphin Area HSin Elizabethville

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency25%
State average 37.3%
Reading / language arts52%
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 ↗

5668 State Route 209, Lykens

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 572
Grade 678
Grade 777
Grade 875
Enrollment over time
318’20
303’21
312’22
314’23
302’24

Down 5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 87%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 4%Black 2%Asian <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Upper Dauphin Area MS from Washington Township families.

Other schools in Upper Dauphin Area School District

The district →
Upper Dauphin Area El Sch
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Lykens
B
373 students13:1
Upper Dauphin Area HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Elizabethville
A+
331 students13:1

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