SchoolGrade

The grade is the share of students at or above the PA proficiency bar. The projection is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.

Actual vs projected proficiency

Actual 71%Projected 62%

Lower Dauphin Hs Greatly Exceeds Expectations for its students’ context.

Actual is the share of tested students who met the PA proficiency bar.
Projected is what a school with this student body and community would be expected to reach.
Impact is the gap in one phrase: greatly exceeds, exceeds, meets, or below expectations.

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Academics

Proficiency on state assessments by subject against the PA average, then graduation and college coursework.

Academic performance

Math proficiency

School 82%PA 37%

English proficiency

School N/APA 51%

Science proficiency

School 60%PA 60%

College preparedness

Graduation rate

93%

Graduating in four years.

Enrolled in AP classes

22%

Students in at least one AP course. 23 AP courses offered.

Dual enrollment

2%

Taking college courses during high school.

Enrolled in IB classes2%
AP courses offered23
AP enrollment by subject

AP science

3%
4%

AP computer science

1%
1%

AP math

7%
3%

Gold marks the PA average.

Neighborhood

Safety and economics around the school. Context for families, never part of the grade.

Crime Grade

Overall crime

A

12.35 incidents per 1,000 residents

Violent crime

A+

1.17 per 1,000 residents

Property crime

A-

8.09 per 1,000 residents

What is Crime Grade?

Crime Grade combines official crime reports from the FBI, state and local law enforcement with models that fill reporting gaps, producing one letter grade for a neighborhood’s overall safety. It appears here so families can see how safe the community around a school is. It never feeds the school’s grade.

Economics and housing

Median household income

$96,362

PA average $86,839

Median home value

$299,014

PA average $270,478

Median rent

$1,238 /mo

PA average $1,271

Unemployment rate

2.6%

PA average 5.4%

Adults with a high school diploma

Here 95.0%PA 91.6%

Teachers and staff

Teacher and support staff capacity, qualifications and pay.

Staffing

Student to teacher ratio

13:1

PA average 13:1

Teachers

88

Full-time equivalent teachers.

Average teacher salary

$75,254

All teachers in Lower Dauphin Sd.

Student to counselor ratio PA average 352:1271:1
Support staff5
Psychologists0
Nurses1
Social workers0
Law enforcement officers0
Security staff0

Qualifications

Certified teachers

School 100%PA 98%

Experienced teachers

School 92%PA 89%

Environment and safety

Suspensions, expulsions and reported bullying, as counts for the school year.

In-school suspension days49
Out-of-school suspension days92
Total days missed to suspension199
Expulsions with services0
Expulsions without services0
Zero-tolerance expulsions0
Bullying incidents by victim type
Gender-based0
Sexual orientation0
Race-based0
Disability-based0
Religion-based0

Resources and finance

District-level spending, per student and by purpose.

Spending per student

$10882 /yr

District-level spending per student.

Instruction vs administration

$9.20

Spent on instruction for every $1 on administration.

Equity and access

Who the school serves: enrollment by reported group.

Race and ethnicity

White

82%

Native American

0%

Asian or Pacific Islander

2%

Black

2%

Latino

9%

Multiracial

4%

Native Hawaiian or Alaskan

0%

Student groups

Economically disadvantaged40%
Students with disabilities100%
English as a second language0%
Gifted and talented0%
Foster care0%
Military connected0%
Homeless0%
Migratory0%

High schools nearest to Lower Dauphin Hs

Nearby high schools with their actual and projected test scores.

Price

  • Actual: 25%
  • Projected: 40%
  • Distance: 0.3 mi
Hershey Hs

  • Actual: 68%
  • Projected: 57%
  • Distance: 3.6 mi
Middletown Area Hs

  • Actual: 53%
  • Projected: 47%
  • Distance: 3.7 mi
Central Dauphin East Shs

  • Actual: 35%
  • Projected: 34%
  • Distance: 5.3 mi
Reach Cyber Cs

  • Actual: 46%
  • Projected: 38%
  • Distance: 5.7 mi
Steelton-highspire Hs

  • Actual: 3%
  • Projected: 8%
  • Distance: 6.7 mi
Central Dauphin Shs

  • Actual: 57%
  • Projected: 50%
  • Distance: 6.8 mi
Palmyra Area Shs

  • Actual: 60%
  • Projected: 59%
  • Distance: 7.0 mi
Harrisburg Hs

  • Actual: 13%
  • Projected: 14%
  • Distance: 7.5 mi
Susquehanna Twp Hs

  • Actual: 50%
  • Projected: 39%
  • Distance: 7.7 mi