📍 5668 State Route 209, Lykens, Dauphin County, 17048
Upper Dauphin Area MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lykens, Dauphin County. The school has 312 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Upper Dauphin Area SD school district. It serves grades 5–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Upper Dauphin Area MS enrolls 312 students across grades 5–8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino and 3.5% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 278 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 4.2% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 3.5% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 2.9% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
150 of the school's 312 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 143 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Upper Dauphin Area MS is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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 125.
Upper Dauphin Area MS is one of 3 schools in Upper Dauphin Area SD, based in Lykens, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,018 students district-wide and employs 76 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 312 students, Upper Dauphin Area MS is close to the district average of about 339 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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