Dallas MS

Dallas MS operates as a middle-of-the-pack intermediate school in Dallas, Pennsylvania, run under Dallas SD. Current enrollment sits at 589 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

Dallas SD runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 2,407 students. Dallas MS is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Dallas MS reports that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 76%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. Roughly 36% of students at Dallas MS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Luzerne County's rate of about 85%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Dallas MS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.1%; this one delivers 52.9%.

Across the wider county, census data for Luzerne County shows median household earnings sit near $63,691, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Luzerne County runs 65 public schools (combined enrollment of about 45,209 students), of which Dallas MS is one.

The closest other public school is Wycallis Primary Center, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Dallas MS comes 4th of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 51.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Dallas MS's enrollment has fell 4% since 2018, when it stood at 612 (now 589). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 93% to 88%.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.