Summary:
The Upper Dauphin Area Middle School is the sole middle school serving the Upper Dauphin Area School District in Pennsylvania. The school has seen a decline in its performance and ranking over the past few years, with proficiency rates in core subjects falling below the state averages.
While the school had a 3-star rating and ranked 339 out of 893 Pennsylvania middle schools in 2022-2023, its ranking has since dropped to 526 out of 873 schools, earning it a 2-star rating for the 2024-2025 school year. Academically, the school's proficiency rates in PSSA Math and English Language Arts (ELA) are significantly lower than the state averages, with just 28.3% of students proficient in Math and 32.4% in ELA, compared to state averages of 41.7% and 48.5%, respectively. The school's performance in Science is also below the district and state averages.
Socioeconomic factors may be contributing to the school's challenges, as it has a high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 53.18% and a relatively low spending per student of $15,202. The school's student-teacher ratio of 13.5 to 1 is also worth noting. While the school's performance varies across grade levels, with some grades performing better than others in specific subjects, the overall trend suggests a need for improvement in academic outcomes to better serve the students of the Upper Dauphin Area School District.
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