Central Dauphin MS
Harrisburg, PA · Middle School · Grades 6-8
Central Dauphin MS is a middle school in Harrisburg, PA with 848 students enrolled and a 63% proficiency rate. Part of Central Dauphin SD. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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About This School
Central Dauphin MS is a middle school located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The school serves 848 students in grades 6-8. The student-to-teacher ratio is 16.0:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 63% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading.
33% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Central Dauphin MS is part of the Central Dauphin SD in Pennsylvania.
How This School Compares
Central Dauphin MS has 848 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Central Dauphin SD (652 students). Its 63% proficiency rate is 22 percentage points above the district average of 41%. Compared to the Pennsylvania state average of 46%, the school performs 17 points higher.
Frequently Asked Questions
Central Dauphin MS has 848 students enrolled in grades 6-8. The student-to-teacher ratio is 16.0:1.
According to EDFacts data, 63% of students at Central Dauphin MS meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Central Dauphin MS is part of the Central Dauphin SD in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
The this entity record above pulls directly from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.