Upper Dauphin Area MS

Middle school·Grades 5-8 Lykens, Pennsylvania·17048
Score
23.4/100
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#353
Among 460 Pennsylvania middle schools
Top 77%
In Pennsylvania

Score 23.4/100: better than 23% of Pennsylvania middle schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% proficient or advanced on state tests in Pennsylvania, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Pennsylvania schools.

English language arts
32%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 53%, better than 15% of them
269 students tested
Math
28%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 38%, better than 34% of them
268 students tested
All Pennsylvania schools (ELA / math)
51% / 43%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 10 published results by grade and test

As published by Pennsylvania Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 5PSSA28.164
English language artsGrade 6PSSA16.971
English language artsGrade 7PSSA36.269
English language artsGrade 8PSSA49.265
English language artsAll gradesPSSA32.3269
MathGrade 5PSSA34.464
MathGrade 6PSSA14.370
MathGrade 7PSSA34.869
MathGrade 8PSSA30.865
MathAll gradesPSSA28.4268

School profile

Grades
5-8
Students
314
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
314
Typical middle school: 572
Free or reduced-price lunch
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Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Dauphin County

Contact

Address
5668 State Route 209
Lykens, PA 17048

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in Pennsylvania. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

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Upper Dauphin Area MS at a glance

Upper Dauphin Area MS is a public middle school in Lykens, Pennsylvania, serving grades 5-8. It is part of the Upper Dauphin Area SD school district. It has about 314 students (a typical Pennsylvania middle school has 572).

In 2024-25 state tests, 32% in English language arts (similar schools: 53%) and 28% in math (similar schools: 38%) reached the state standard (% proficient or advanced). On our score, which compares it only with other Pennsylvania middle schools, it scores 23.4 out of 100: better than 23% of them, ranking #353 of 460. Its English language arts result fell by 7 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.