Middle Schools in Lower Dauphin School District

The Lower Dauphin Middle School is the sole middle school serving the Lower Dauphin School District in Pennsylvania. The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 171st out of 893 Pennsylvania middle schools in 2022-2023 to 353rd out of 873 in 2024-2025. This decline is reflected in the school's performance on PSSA tests, with proficiency rates in Math and English Language Arts dropping across most grade levels between 2023-2024 and 2024-2025.

However, the school's Science proficiency rates remain relatively strong, with 68.9% of students scoring proficient or better in 2023-2024, compared to the state average of 54.5%. The school has a student population of 841 students, with 30.56% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. The student-teacher ratio at the school is 12.7, which is slightly lower than the state average, and the school district's spending per student for the 2022-2023 school year was $16,951.

While the declining academic performance at Lower Dauphin Middle School is a concern, the school's strong Science proficiency rates and the district's relatively high spending per student suggest that there may be opportunities for improvement and further investigation into the underlying factors driving the school's performance. The school's socioeconomic factors may also play a role in its academic outcomes, and targeted interventions or additional resources may be needed to support student success.