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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Dallastown Area SHS administration to hear?
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Enrollment
2,046
High
DISTRICT 792 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DALLASTOWN AREA SD·NCES 420723004553
Dallastown Area SHS
700 New School Ln, Dallastown, PA 17313 · (717) 244-4021 · York County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,046 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
118 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
724 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 478 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 530 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 503 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 535 | 26% |
Student demographics
48%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
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
68.2%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.9pp since 2023
Math
59.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.2% | 59.7% |
| 2023-24 | 73.1% | 55.9% |
% 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
65.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% 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 Dallastown Area SHS
Dallastown Area SHS's state test result (65.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dallastown Area SHS this school | 2,046 | 35.4% | 65.5% |
| Quakertown Community High School Quakertown | 1,570 | 37.5% | 54.4% |
| Mechanicsburg Area SHS Mechanicsburg | 1,412 | 36.8% | 57.5% |
| Plymouth-Whitemarsh SHS Plymouth Meeting | 1,637 | 31.9% | 80.5% |
| South Western SHS Hanover | 1,380 | 34.8% | 57.6% |
| Emmaus High School Emmaus | 2,842 | 33.3% | 62.0% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high 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 Dallastown Area SHS ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #102 of 576 | #3 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #113 of 626 ▲ 9 | #4 of 17 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #184 of 626 ▼ 39 | #8 of 17 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,046 | #35 of 713 | #1 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #535 of 601 | #17 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.2% | #161 of 604 | #8 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.4% | #497 of 619 | #12 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.6% | #134 of 221 | #5 of 6 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,046
+124 (+6%) vs 2020
+73% since 1990-91, when it was 1,182
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 2,046 | 118.5 | 17.3:1 | 35% (724) |
| 2023-24 | 2,012 | 118.1 | 17.0:1 | 36% (724) |
| 2022-23 | 2,014 | 114.7 | 17.6:1 | 33% (656) |
| 2020-21 | 1,922 | 111 | 17.3:1 | 30% (581) |
| 2017-18 | 1,938 | 110.5 | 17.6:1 | 26% (508) |
| 2015-16 | 1,882 | 114 | 16.5:1 | 27% (505) |
| 2010-11 | 1,869 | 126 | 14.8:1 | 14% (262) |
| 2000-01 | 1,556 | 99 | 15.7:1 | 5% (80) |
| 1990-91 | 1,182 | 91 | 13.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dallastown Area SHS.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (1,938 to 2,046); teachers up 7% (110.5 to 118.5).
About Dallastown Area SHS
Dallastown Area SHS is the name of a high-enrollment high school in Dallastown, Pennsylvania. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 2,046 students in grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Pennsylvania is about 738 students, so this school is 177% bigger than average.
A total of 8 schools make up Dallastown Area SD, with 6,332 students enrolled.
At Dallastown Area SHS, White students make up 70% of the student body. Next come 12% Black, 11% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 81% White. The school's diversity index is 48%, meaning two students picked at random have a 48% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
A ratio of 17.3:1 comes from the school's 118.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania. The lunch program counts 35% of students at Dallastown Area SHS as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 53% average for public schools in York County, the school's rate is lower.
Measured against Pennsylvania public high schools, Dallastown Area SHS receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with Dallastown Area SHS's lunch-eligibility share in Pennsylvania is predicted to score 62.4%. Dallastown Area SHS scores 65.5%, 3.0 points above that line.
In the county around the school, York County, the median household income is $84,829, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. York County is home to 111 public schools and about 64,242 public school students.
Nearest public school: Dallastown Area Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Dallastown Area SHS ranks 2nd of 9 on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Dallastown Area SHS is Suburb: Mid-size.
Enrollment has grown by 124 students since 2020-21, to 2,046.
Discussions about Dallastown Area SHS may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 1,519 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 Dallastown
- Dallastown Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,014 students
- Dallastown Elementary SchoolElementary · 181 students
Nearby schools
- Dallastown Area Middle School0.0 mi · 1,014
- Dallastown Elementary School0.5 mi · 181
- York Twp Elementary School2.2 mi · 415
- Red Lion Area Junior High School2.3 mi · 747
- Mazie Gable Elementary School2.4 mi · 481
- Red Lion Area SHS2.5 mi · 1,363
Frequently asked questions
About Dallastown Area SHSHow large is Dallastown Area SHS?
Dallastown Area SHS enrolls approximately 2,046 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Dallastown Area SHS serve?
Dallastown Area SHS serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Dallastown Area SHS?
Approximately 17.3:1 students per teacher at Dallastown Area SHS.
How diverse is Dallastown Area SHS?
Dallastown Area SHS reports a student body of 70% White, 11% Hispanic, 12% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Dallastown Area SHS public or private?
Dallastown Area SHS is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dallastown Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.