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Donegal Junior High School

Q: Is Donegal Junior High School a good school?

Donegal Junior High School ranks 312 th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

312^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 64% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Donegal Junior High School is a public middle school located in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 445 students. The school is part of the Donegal School District, which is ranked 262 out of 606 school districts in the state.

Academically, Donegal Junior High School consistently ranks in the top 25-30% of Pennsylvania middle schools, with performance on state assessments generally above the state average. The school's male students outperform female students, and Hispanic students perform better than the state average. However, students from low socioeconomic backgrounds perform below the state average. The school has relatively low dropout rates and spends more per student than the state average, with a lower student-teacher ratio.

When compared to nearby schools, Donegal Junior High School generally outperforms schools like Northeastern Middle School and Manor Middle School, but some nearby schools like Centerville Middle School and Landisville Middle School have higher academic performance and rankings. The school's performance has been relatively consistent over the past 10 years, though it recently dipped to a 3-star rating, which may be worth further investigation.

419

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,569

Per pupil spending ?

53.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

915 Anderson Ferry Road
Mount Joy, PA 17552

(717) 928-2900

District: Donegal School District

Students who attend Donegal Junior High School usually attend:

High:

Donegal High School

Feeder schools for Donegal Junior High School:

Elementary:	Donegal Intermediate School
	Donegal Primary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.6%

Hispanic:

19.6%

Two or more races:

4.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2015 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Pennsylvania median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg48%

Pennsylvania avg45%

312^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

262^nd of 606Donegal 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	312 of 873	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.2	226 of 891	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	250 of 893	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	217 of 883	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	63.2	275 of 797	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.9	227 of 891	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	70.6	251 of 861	70.8%	★★★★☆
2017	69.3	254 of 877	71.0%	★★★★☆
2016	74.6	202 of 870	76.8%	★★★★☆
2015	69.6	248 of 835	70.3%	★★★★☆
2014	57.1	376 of 728	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.1	431 of 758	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	62.3	382 of 834	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	56.1	449 of 825	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	63.9	326 of 805	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.7	288 of 770	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.2	449 of 753	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	54.2	428 of 749	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.4	428 of 736	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	39.9	494 of 687	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	50.9	410 of 663	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2003	54.7	356 of 643	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	281 of 643	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.4	155 of 672	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	35.6	404 of 660	38.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	360 of 835	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.9	240 of 860	72.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	53.6	131 of 348	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.9	94 of 362	74.0%	★★★★☆
2023	60.4	117 of 362	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	449 of 843	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	76.2	137 of 877	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.2	245 of 874	72.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	250 of 839	70.2%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	197 of 870	77.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	260 of 649	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.9	223 of 673	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.3	246 of 681	63.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Male (2025)70th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)62nd percentile~ school

White (2025)60th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)57th percentile-7 vs school

Disabled (2025)56th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts46%~ state avg

Math37%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)						PSSA English Language Arts (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Donegal Junior High School	Public	7-8	915 Anderson Ferry Road	Mount Joy	17552	Lancaster County	Donegal School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 928-2900	419	30	13.9	53.7%	300 (71.6%)	12 (2.9%)	82 (19.6%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	62.2	312^th of 873 public middle schools	64.3%		72.2	226^th of 891 public middle schools	74.6%	86				34.5	40.4	37.4				46.2	46.8	46.4	$16,569	$696	$15,872
Columbia Middle School Hill Campus	Public	7-8	901 Ironville Pike	Columbia	17512	Lancaster County	Columbia Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(717) 684-7500	202	16	12.7		73 (36.1%)	20 (9.9%)	90 (44.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (9.4%)	13.2	752^nd of 873 public middle schools	13.9%		16.1	729^th of 891 public middle schools	18.2%	23				9.5	2.7	6.6				20.0	24.6	22.0	$14,573	$866	$13,707
Columbia Middle School Taylor Campus	Public	5-6	45 N 9th St	Columbia	17512	Lancaster County	Columbia Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(717) 684-4010	202	17	11.7		70 (34.7%)	20 (9.9%)	83 (41.1%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (13.4%)								(n/a)		16.9	10.0			12.9		21.9	25.5			24.0	$17,099	$1,002	$16,097
Landisville Middle School	Public	7-8	340 Mumma Dr	Landisville	17538	Lancaster County	Hempfield School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 898-5607	501	38	13.0	38.9%	351 (70.1%)	22 (4.4%)	92 (18.4%)	14 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.4%)	89.9	75^th of 873 public middle schools	91.4%		84.7	103^rd of 891 public middle schools	88.4%	28				54.5	50.4	52.5				67.7	68.9	68.2	$18,779	$389	$18,390
Landisville Intrmd Center	Public	4-6	330 Mumma Drive	Landisville	17538	Lancaster County	Hempfield School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 898-5590	474	32	15.0	31.2%	327 (69.0%)	21 (4.4%)	70 (14.8%)	15 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (8.6%)								(n/a)	68.8	65.3	65.5			66.5	67.9	62.8	68.2			66.1	$16,460	$386	$16,074
Elizabethtown Area Middle School	Public	6-8	600 E High St	Elizabethtown	17022	Lancaster County	Elizabethtown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 361-7525	827	61	13.5	41.1%	674 (81.5%)	26 (3.1%)	58 (7.0%)	29 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (4.7%)	78.2	150^th of 873 public middle schools	82.8%		79.7	140^th of 891 public middle schools	84.3%	10			46.7	56.0	48.8	50.3			59.0	58.1	53.3	56.8	$12,624	$211	$12,413
Eastern York Middle School	Public	6-8	746 Cool Creek Rd	Wrightsville	17368	York County	Eastern York School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 252-3400	527	42	12.4	50.7%	448 (85.0%)	14 (2.7%)	38 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.9%)	53.3	401^st of 873 public middle schools	54.1%		67.3	283^rd of 891 public middle schools	68.2%	118			37.5	27.3	29.4	31.6			44.0	48.4	47.7	46.7	$17,786	$3,183	$14,604
Centerville Middle School	Public	7-8	865 Centerville Rd	Lancaster	17601	Lancaster County	Hempfield School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 898-5580	559	47	12.0	99.5%	365 (65.3%)	26 (4.7%)	119 (21.3%)	19 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.2%)	85	104^th of 873 public middle schools	88.1%		81.6	128^th of 891 public middle schools	85.6%	24				52.3	47.6	49.8				66.7	58.6	62.3	$17,639	$418	$17,221
Manor Middle School	Public	7-8	2950 Charlestown Rd	Lancaster	17603	Lancaster County	Penn Manor School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 872-9510	472	33	14.1	51.5%	273 (57.8%)	27 (5.7%)	121 (25.6%)	25 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.3%)	82	126^th of 873 public middle schools	85.6%		83.3	114^th of 891 public middle schools	87.2%	12				44.9	45.6	45.3				60.4	62.9	61.7	$15,155	$496	$14,659
Manheim Central Middle School	Public	5-8	261 White Oak Rd	Manheim	17545	Lancaster County	Manheim Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 664-1700	846	67	12.6	38.3%	659 (77.9%)	22 (2.6%)	114 (13.5%)	40 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.3%)	64.2	288^th of 873 public middle schools	67.0%		61.8	344^th of 891 public middle schools	61.4%	56		45.8	33.3	43.9	37.4	40.2		42.0	42.9	61.5	50.0	49.0	$19,468	$407	$19,061

Frequently Asked Questions about Donegal Junior High School

How many students attend Donegal Junior High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 419 students attended Donegal Junior High School.

What high school do graduates of Donegal Junior High School attend?

Students who attend Donegal Junior High School usually go on to attend Donegal High School

What district is Donegal Junior High School in?

Donegal School District

Is Donegal Junior High School a good school?

Donegal Junior High School ranks 312^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Donegal Junior High School?

Students at Donegal Junior High School are 72% White, 20% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

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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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