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Dingman-Delaware Middle School

Public Grades 6-8
240th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools
Better than 73% of Pennsylvania middle schools
Summary

Dingman-Delaware Middle School is a public middle school serving grades 6-8 in the Delaware Valley School District, with a student population of 524 located in Dingmans Ferry, PA. The school has consistently received a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating strong academic performance.

Dingman-Delaware Middle School outperforms the state average in both Math and English Language Arts proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school had 55.6% of students proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 48.5%. The school also has particularly strong performance among Hispanic and low-socioeconomic status students, ranking 29th and 103rd out of 362 and 877 PA middle schools for these subgroups, respectively, in 2023-2024. Additionally, the school has maintained very low dropout rates, ranging from 0.0% to 1.6% over the past few years, which is significantly better than the state average.

Compared to nearby schools, Dingman-Delaware Middle School outperforms the Delaware Valley Middle School and Wallenpaupack Area Middle School in both Math and ELA proficiency across most grade levels. However, the school's Math proficiency rates have shown a slight downward trend, from 39.2% in 2023-2024 to 37.9% in 2024-2025 for all grades, which is an area the school should monitor and address. Additionally, the school struggles to maintain high performance for male and disabled students, with their rankings for these subgroups declining over the past few years, indicating a need to focus on improving outcomes for these populations.

532
Students ?
12.7
Student/teacher ratio ?
$19,331
Per pupil spending ?
48.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1365 Route 739
       Dingmans Ferry, PA  18328-9730

(570) 296-3140

District: Delaware Valley School District


Students who attend Dingman-Delaware Middle School usually attend:

High:    Delaware Valley High School

Feeder schools for Dingman-Delaware Middle School:

Elementary:    Dingman-Delaware Elementary School
    Dingman-Delaware Primary School
Racial breakdown:

White:
75.9%
Hispanic:
14.8%
Two or more races:
4.3%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2015 → 73rd in 2025
Strengths
✓Above the Pennsylvania median (73rd percentile)
Worth a look
!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school47%
District avg51%
Pennsylvania avg45%
240th of 873
Pennsylvania public middle schools ?
Top 27%▼ down 7 pts since 2015
From top 20% (2015) to top 27% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 2Middle Schools in the Delaware Valley School District
149th of 606Delaware Valley School District among Pennsylvania districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202567.9240 of 87372.5%★★★★☆
202477.8163 of 89181.7%★★★★☆
202371.6228 of 89374.5%★★★★☆
202272.0221 of 88375.0%★★★★☆
202158.5320 of 79759.8%★★★☆☆
201977.6178 of 89180.0%★★★★☆
201874.9208 of 86175.8%★★★★☆
201775.6196 of 87777.7%★★★★☆
201681.8125 of 87085.6%★★★★☆
201577.4169 of 83579.8%★★★★☆
201480.2102 of 72886.0%★★★★☆
201378.8122 of 75883.9%★★★★☆
201270.4273 of 83467.3%★★★☆☆
201175.8178 of 82578.4%★★★★☆
201075.8155 of 80580.7%★★★★☆
200979.3116 of 77084.9%★★★★☆
200879.0124 of 75383.5%★★★★☆
200778.3122 of 74983.7%★★★★☆
200671.1209 of 73671.6%★★★★☆
200580.2132 of 68780.8%★★★★☆
200486.762 of 66390.6%★★★★★
200382.993 of 64385.5%★★★★☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202547.3263 of 64359.1%★★★☆☆
202450.1268 of 67260.1%★★★☆☆
202339.0369 of 66044.1%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202571.3201 of 83575.9%★★★★☆
202477.5153 of 86082.2%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202576.152 of 34885.1%★★★★☆
202488.129 of 36292.0%★★★★★
202384.335 of 36290.3%★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202575.8132 of 84384.3%★★★★☆
202480.4103 of 87788.3%★★★★☆
202371.9169 of 87480.7%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202560.8286 of 83965.9%★★★☆☆
202475.0180 of 87079.3%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankPennsylvania percentileRating
202553.1271 of 64958.2%★★★☆☆
202465.7187 of 67372.2%★★★★☆
202356.1267 of 68160.8%★★★☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
Hispanic (2025)85th percentile+13 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+12 vs school
Female (2025)76th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2025)66th percentile-7 vs school
Disabled (2025)59th percentile-13 vs school
White (2025)58th percentile-14 vs school
By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts56%+7 vs state
Math38%-4 vs state

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Dingman-Delaware Middle School ranks 240th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Dingman-Delaware Middle School usually go on to attend Delaware Valley High School

Students at Dingman-Delaware Middle School are 76% White, 15% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

In the 2024-25 school year, 532 students attended Dingman-Delaware Middle School.

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Latest Pennsylvania data All new data »
2024–25 graduation ratesMar 29, 2026
2024–25 dropout ratesMar 27, 2026
2023–24 school spending dataJan 29, 2026
2024–25 Keystone Exams & PSSA scoresNov 13, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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