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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 17313

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School

1,014

Students

Top rankedDallastown Area Middle School205^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools

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Summary:

The 17313 zip code is home to a single middle school, Dallastown Area Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. This school has demonstrated relatively strong academic performance, with test scores that generally exceed the state averages, though they lag behind the Dallastown Area School District as a whole.

Dallastown Area Middle School has an enrollment of 1,041 students and a student-teacher ratio of 15.9 to 1. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 205th out of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools in 2024-2025 to 271st out of 891 in 2023-2024. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates on PSSA Math and English Language Arts tests were 42.5% and 52.4%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 41.7% and 48.5%.

The school serves a diverse student population, with 39.96% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024. The school's spending per student was $15,114 in the 2022-2023 school year, which is relatively high compared to the state average. Overall, Dallastown Area Middle School appears to be a strong performer within the Pennsylvania middle school system, but there may be room for improvement, particularly in closing the gap with the district's overall performance.

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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	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 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	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
Dallastown Area Middle School	Public	7-8	700 New School Ln	Dallastown	17313	York County	Dallastown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 244-4021	1,014	68	14.8	41.0%	744 (73.4%)	118 (11.6%)	94 (9.3%)	25 (2.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (2.9%)	71.8	205^th of 873 public middle schools	76.5%		67.7	271^st of 891 public middle schools	69.6%	66	36.9	47.6	42.5	49.1	55.5	52.4	$17,127	$78	$17,048

Cities Near Zip Code 17313

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Dallastown	0.42 mi	3	144^th
York	2.03 mi	43	616^th
Red Lion	2.11 mi	6	467^th
Windsor	3.52 mi	1
Hellam	7.49 mi	1	520^th

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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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