📍 628 Rutherford Rd, Harrisburg, Dauphin County, 17109
Central Dauphin East MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Harrisburg, Dauphin County. The school has 779 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Central Dauphin SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 49.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 11% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Central Dauphin East MS enrolls 779 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 49.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 32% Black or African American, 20% White and 19% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 253 | 32% |
| White | 157 | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 147 | 19% |
| Asian | 142 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 76 | 9.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
773 of the school's 779 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 772 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Central Dauphin East MS is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 15, state house district 105.
Central Dauphin East MS is one of 19 schools in Central Dauphin SD, based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The district serves 12,517 students district-wide and employs 827 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 779 students, Central Dauphin East MS is larger than the district average of about 659 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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