Central Dauphin East Middle School

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Central Dauphin East Middle School in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania enrolled 702 students in 2024-25 with 56.4 full-time teachers, 12.5 students per teacher against the Pennsylvania middle-school median of 12.8. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 46-50% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 11% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Pennsylvania: 54% and 38.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 10% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 13%

779 students in 2022-23, 663 students in 2023-24, 702 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 49.8 to 56.4.

Students enrolled at Central Dauphin East Middle School by school year2022-23: 779, 2023-24: 663, 2024-25: 70202004006008002022-237792023-246632024-25702
Students enrolled at Central Dauphin East Middle School by school year2022-23: 779, 2023-24: 663, 2024-25: 70202004006008002022-237792023-246632024-25702
Students enrolled at Central Dauphin East Middle School by school year2022-23: 779, 2023-24: 663, 2024-25: 70202004006008002022-237792023-246632024-25702
Students enrolled at Central Dauphin East Middle School by school year2022-23: 779, 2023-24: 663, 2024-25: 70202004006008002022-237792023-246632024-25702
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2377949.815.7
2023-2466356.211.8
2024-2570256.412.5

12.5 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 58 of every 100 Pennsylvania middle schools

Among the 513 Pennsylvania middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.8; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Pennsylvania middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 30.5; This school 12.5; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.5state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 30.5; This school 12.5; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.5state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 30.5; This school 12.5; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.5state median 12.8U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Pennsylvania middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 4.9 to 30.5; This school 12.5; state median 12.8.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 12.5state median 12.8U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 395 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Central Dauphin East Middle School enrolled 790 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 148 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 395 of the 790 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions148
  • Chronically absent27.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

29.8% of students were Black, 21.9% Asian, 20.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. Black29.8%
  2. Asian21.9%
  3. Hispanic20.2%
  4. White18.8%
  5. Two or more races8.7%
  6. American Indian0.4%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Central Dauphin East Middle School scored proficient or above: 46-50% in reading in 2021-22 and 11% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Pennsylvania, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtPennsylvania
Reading and language arts, 2021-2246‑50%53%54%
Math, 2022-2311%31% (2021-22)38.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Middle schools in Harrisburg

7 public middle schools in Harrisburg report 2024-25 enrollment; Central Dauphin East Middle School is number 5 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Linglestown Middle School84114.896.9%
Central Dauphin Middle School83414.734.8%
Susquehanna Twp Middle School82017.559.1%
Camp Curtin Academy72414.564.9%
Central Dauphin East Middle School70212.594.4%
Marshall Math Science Academy40817.093.1%
Rowland Academy35323.4100.0%

All public schools in Harrisburg →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Central Dauphin East Middle School

  1. Central Dauphin Middle SchoolThe nearest public middle school, 1.0 miles away: 834 students, 14.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  2. Susquehanna Twp Middle SchoolThe next nearest public middle school, 2.1 miles away: 820 students, 17.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
  3. Compare Central Dauphin East Middle School with Central Dauphin Middle SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Central Dauphin SD spends per student$15,380 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,380
  5. The largest public schools in PennsylvaniaCentral Dauphin East Middle School is the number 167 by size of 513 Pennsylvania middle schools open in 2024-25.#167 of 513
  6. Pennsylvania schools by students per teacher12.5 students per teacher here against the Pennsylvania median of 12.8 for middle schools.12.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Central Dauphin East Middle School

  1. How many students attend Central Dauphin East Middle School?
    702 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 779 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Harrisburg, PA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Central Dauphin East Middle School?
    12.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Pennsylvania median for middle schools is 12.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Central Dauphin East Middle School a Title I school?
    Central Dauphin East Middle School was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Central Dauphin East Middle School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Central Dauphin East Middle School scored proficient or above: 46-50% in reading in 2021-22 and 11% in math in 2022-23, against 54% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.1% in math in 2022-23 across Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Central Dauphin East Middle School in?
    Central Dauphin SD, NCES district ID 4205400. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 420540001744 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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