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What do students at Dallastown Area Intermediate Sch actually talk about outside of class?
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Enrollment
1,519
Middle
DISTRICT 1,267 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLASTOWN AREA SD·NCES 420723007355
Dallastown Area Intermediate School
94 Beck Rd, York, PA 17403 · (717) 244-4021 · York County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,519 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
95 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
580 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 4 | 474 | 31% |
| Grade 5 | 519 | 34% |
| Grade 6 | 525 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Dallastown Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
57.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.3pp since 2023
Math
53.3%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.8% | 53.3% |
| 2023-24 | 62.1% | 51.6% |
% 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
59.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.2%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 →
Where Dallastown Area Intermediate School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #106 of 479 | #2 of 22 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #93 of 513 | #2 of 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #169 of 513 | #4 of 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,519 | #6 of 522 | #1 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #446 of 486 | #21 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.1% | #188 of 486 | #11 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.2% | #353 of 510 | #17 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.5% | #127 of 131 | #7 of 7 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,519
+23 (+2%) vs 2020
+4% since 2010-11, when it was 1,455
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 1,519 | 94.5 | 16.1:1 | 38% (580) |
| 2023-24 | 1,488 | 95 | 15.7:1 | 39% (580) |
| 2022-23 | 1,484 | 94 | 15.8:1 | 36% (527) |
| 2020-21 | 1,496 | 91 | 16.4:1 | 33% (496) |
| 2017-18 | 1,512 | 87.9 | 17.2:1 | 33% (503) |
| 2015-16 | 1,406 | 85 | 16.5:1 | 33% (457) |
| 2010-11 | 1,455 | 91 | 16.0:1 | 23% (329) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dallastown Area Intermediate School.
About Dallastown Area Intermediate School
Among the schools in York, Pennsylvania, is Dallastown Area Intermediate School, a large middle-grades school. Federal data show 1,519 students enrolled in grades 4 through 6 in 2024-25. On average, middle schools in Pennsylvania enroll around 594, and this school is 156% larger than that mark.
Dallastown Area SD, which runs Dallastown Area Intermediate School, has 8 schools and 6,332 students.
More than half of enrollment at Dallastown Area Intermediate School is White: 72%. Other groups include 12% Black, 10% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 81% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Dallastown Area Intermediate School scores 45%.
Teacher count: 94.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 16.1:1. The gap from the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania is 2.9 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 38%. The average for public schools in York County is 53%.
A school with Dallastown Area Intermediate School's lunch-eligibility share in Pennsylvania is predicted to score 61.2%. Dallastown Area Intermediate School scores 59.6%, 1.7 points below that line.
In the wider York County area, median household income comes to about $84,829, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. York County's 111 public schools enroll about 64,242 students and include Dallastown Area Intermediate School.
Among nearby public schools, Loganville-Springfield Elementary School is closest at about 1.0 miles. Dallastown Area Intermediate School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 59.6% proficiency; Dallastown Area Intermediate School posts 59.6%.
Locale: Suburb: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school's size has been steady, with 1,496 students in 2020-21 and 1,519 in 2024-25.
The Dallastown Area Intermediate School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
462,924
Census ACS
Median income
$84,829
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
64,242 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dallastown Area SD
- Dallastown Area SHSHigh · 2,046 students
- Dallastown Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,014 students
- Ore Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 556 students
- Loganville-Springfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 461 students
- York Twp Elementary SchoolElementary · 415 students
- Dallastown Elementary SchoolElementary · 181 students
Other schools in York
- Central York High SchoolHigh · 1,756 students
- William Penn SHSHigh · 1,681 students
- York County School of TechnologyHigh · 1,615 students
- York Academy Regional CSCombined · 1,058 students
- York Suburban SHSHigh · 859 students
- West York Area High SchoolHigh · 851 students
Nearby schools
- Loganville-Springfield Elementary School1.0 mi · 461
- Leaders Heights Elementary School2.6 mi · 140
- York Twp Elementary School3.0 mi · 415
- Dallastown Area Middle School3.3 mi · 1,014
- Dallastown Area SHS3.3 mi · 2,046
- Dallastown Elementary School3.7 mi · 181
Frequently asked questions
About Dallastown Area Intermediate SchoolHow large is Dallastown Area Intermediate School?
Dallastown Area Intermediate School enrolls approximately 1,519 students in grades 04-06.
Is Dallastown Area Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dallastown Area Intermediate School is a middle school covering grades 04-06.
How many teachers does Dallastown Area Intermediate School have?
Dallastown Area Intermediate School employs 95 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
How diverse is Dallastown Area Intermediate School?
Dallastown Area Intermediate School reports a student body of 72% White, 10% Hispanic, 12% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Dallastown Area Intermediate School in?
Dallastown Area Intermediate School is part of Dallastown Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.