Lower Dauphin High School
201 South Hanover St
Hummelstown PA, 17036, Dauphin County
Phone: 717-566-5330
Ranking: (205 out of 626, top 33%)*
Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Lower Dauphin School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 85 | 88 | 88 | 92 | 91 | 89 | 90 | |||||||
Total Students: | 1,167 | 1,176 | 1,193 | 1,219 | 1,215 | 1,259 | 1,251 | |||||||
Grade 9: | 276 | 23.7% | 285 | 24.2% | 288 | 24.1% | 322 | 26.4% | 289 | 23.8% | 319 | 25.3% | 310 | 24.8% |
Grade 10: | 280 | 24.0% | 292 | 24.8% | 316 | 26.5% | 287 | 23.5% | 319 | 26.3% | 314 | 24.9% | 295 | 23.6% |
Grade 11: | 294 | 25.2% | 308 | 26.2% | 277 | 23.2% | 311 | 25.5% | 291 | 24.0% | 286 | 22.7% | 332 | 26.5% |
Grade 12: | 317 | 27.2% | 291 | 24.7% | 312 | 26.2% | 299 | 24.5% | 316 | 26.0% | 340 | 27.0% | 314 | 25.1% |
Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 601 | 51.5% | 604 | 51.4% | 596 | 50.0% | 613 | 50.3% | 602 | 49.5% | 635 | 50.4% | 642 | 51.3% |
Female: | 566 | 48.5% | 572 | 48.6% | 597 | 50.0% | 606 | 49.7% | 598 | 49.2% | 612 | 48.6% | 605 | 48.4% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 17 | 1.5% | 19 | 1.6% | 10 | 0.8% | 7 | 0.6% | 17 | 1.4% | 9 | 0.7% | 10 | 0.8% |
Hispanic: | 47 | 4.0% | 48 | 4.1% | 51 | 4.3% | 56 | 4.6% | 36 | 3.0% | 29 | 2.3% | 25 | 2.0% |
Black: | 12 | 1.0% | 16 | 1.4% | 15 | 1.3% | 13 | 1.1% | 19 | 1.6% | 23 | 1.8% | 20 | 1.6% |
White: | 1,043 | 89.4% | 1,036 | 88.1% | 1,051 | 88.1% | 1,080 | 88.6% | 1,136 | 93.5% | 1,194 | 94.8% | 1,196 | 95.6% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 43 | 3.7% | 53 | 4.5% | 62 | 5.2% | 60 | 4.9% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 107 | 9.2% | 116 | 9.9% | 140 | 11.7% | 114 | 9.4% | 107 | 8.8% | 93 | 7.4% | 95 | 7.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 35 | 3.0% | 31 | 2.6% | 44 | 3.7% | 40 | 3.3% | 42 | 3.5% | 61 | 4.8% | 55 | 4.4% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.67 | 13.37 | 13.62 | 13.21 | 13.33 | 14.10 | 14.00 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
PSSA | ||||||
2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 63.4% | 63.4% | 49.1% |
2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.3% | 71.4% | 49.1% |
2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.5% | 66.3% | 50.9% |
2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 60.9% | 52% |
2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.9% | 59.5% | 53.7% |
2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.5% | 65.4% | 55.9% |
2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 68% | 55.6% |
2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.3% | 68.4% | 59.6% |
2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 72.2% | 60.3% |
2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 64.2% | 60% |
2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 69.9% | 59.2% |
2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73% | 73% | 60.8% |
2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 73.7% | 65% |
2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 70.6% | 65.1% |
2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 65.9% | 65.7% | 65.4% |
2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 71.3% | 64.7% |
2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.5% | 75.1% | 65.2% |
2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 75.9% | 72.1% | 67.2% |
2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 79.5% | 76% | 69.1% |
2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 70.4% | 68.5% | 67.8% |
2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 49.4% | 49.3% | 35.7% |
2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 48% | 39.7% |
2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.8% | 41.3% | 39.8% |
2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 50.7% | 49.4% | 40.8% |
2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 51.9% | 49.1% | 41.8% |
2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 77.7% | 77.4% | 69% |
2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.5% | 85.8% | 85.6% |
2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.2% | 80.3% | 87.9% |
2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 88.2% | 85.8% |
2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 83.7% | 83.3% | 82.7% |
2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 72.5% | 69.1% | 80.7% |
2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.8% | 85.4% | 84.7% |
2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 80.4% | 79.2% | 82.9% |
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* Lower Dauphin High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.