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Enrollment
589
Middle
DISTRICT 602 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLAS SD·NCES 420720005150
Dallas Middle School
2020 Conyngham Avenue, Dallas, PA 18612 · (570) 674-7245 · Luzerne County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL589 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
213 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 177 | 30% |
| Grade 7 | 211 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 201 | 34% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Dallas Middle School→Dallas SHS
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Dallas SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
61.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.3pp since 2023
Math
42.1%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.7% | 42.1% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 39.6% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Dallas Middle School
Dallas Middle School's state test result (52.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Middle School this school | 589 | 36.2% | 52.9% |
| Warwick Middle School Lititz | 568 | 36.8% | 53.6% |
| Central Columbia Middle School Bloomsburg | 587 | 37.8% | 63.0% |
| Blue Mountain Middle School Orwigsburg | 561 | 39.6% | 46.0% |
| Bellefonte Area Middle School Bellefonte | 591 | 36.0% | 51.1% |
| North Pocono Middle School Moscow | 685 | 35.9% | 55.0% |
Matched among Pennsylvania middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Dallas Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Luzerne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #177 of 479 | #1 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.1% | #190 of 513 ▲ 17 | #2 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #131 of 513 ▲ 14 | #1 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 589 | #242 of 522 | #8 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #432 of 486 | #7 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.2% | #368 of 486 | #9 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.2% | #372 of 510 | #11 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.8% | #276 of 332 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
589
+15 (+3%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 550
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 14.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 589 | 37.8 | 15.6:1 | 36% (213) |
| 2023-24 | 619 | 41 | 15.1:1 | 34% (213) |
| 2022-23 | 605 | 39 | 15.5:1 | 31% (187) |
| 2020-21 | 574 | 39 | 14.7:1 | 26% (147) |
| 2017-18 | 612 | 41.3 | 14.8:1 | 25% (152) |
| 2015-16 | 633 | 40 | 15.8:1 | 20% (125) |
| 2010-11 | 683 | 42 | 16.3:1 | 18% (126) |
| 2000-01 | 576 | 38 | 15.2:1 | 12% (68) |
| 1990-91 | 550 | 41 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dallas Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (612 to 589); teachers down 9% (41.3 to 37.8).
About Dallas Middle School
Dallas Middle School is a medium-sized middle school in Pennsylvania, located in Dallas. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 589 students in grades 6 through 8.
Dallas SD serves 2,407 students across 4 schools.
The student body at Dallas Middle School is 88% White. Enrollment also includes 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Luzerne County, the White share is about 76%. Dallas Middle School's diversity index is 22%, against a US figure of 70%.
Dallas Middle School operates with 37.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 15.6:1. That is higher than the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania. About 36% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The average for public schools in Luzerne County is 85%.
allk12 grades Dallas Middle School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Pennsylvania public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at Dallas Middle School are 9.2 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (52.9% actual, 62.1% predicted).
Census Bureau estimates for Luzerne County show that the median household income is $63,691, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. There are 65 public schools in Luzerne County, enrolling about 45,209 students in all.
The nearest public school is Wycallis Primary Center, at about 0.1 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 51.2% proficiency; Dallas Middle School posts 52.9%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 15 more students in 2024-25.
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Luzerne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
327,675
Census ACS
Median income
$63,691
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
45,209 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dallas SD
- Dallas SHSHigh · 745 students
- Dallas Intermediate SchoolElementary · 561 students
- Wycallis Primary CenterElementary · 512 students
Other schools in Dallas
- Dallas SHSHigh · 745 students
- Dallas Intermediate SchoolElementary · 561 students
- Wycallis Primary CenterElementary · 512 students
- Lehman-Jackson Elementary SchoolElementary · 411 students
Nearby schools
- Wycallis Primary Center0.1 mi · 512
- Dallas Intermediate School0.2 mi · 561
- Dallas SHS0.2 mi · 745
- Lehman-Jackson Elementary School4.1 mi · 411
- Lake-Lehman JSHS4.4 mi · 745
- West Side Career & Technology Center5.2 mi · 437
Frequently asked questions
About Dallas Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dallas Middle School?
Dallas Middle School enrolls approximately 589 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Dallas Middle School serve?
Dallas Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Dallas Middle School?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Dallas Middle School.
How diverse is Dallas Middle School?
Dallas Middle School reports a student body of 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Dallas Middle School?
Dallas Middle School is overseen by Dallas SD in Luzerne County.
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