Linglestown MS

Set in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Linglestown MS is a medium-sized 6-8 campus, part of Central Dauphin SD. It teaches 841 students across grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 42% larger than the state mean of about 594.

Linglestown MS is one of 19 schools operated by Central Dauphin SD, a district that instructs 12,389 students overall.

Demographically, Linglestown MS lists that 52% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 16% Black, 14% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Dauphin County as a whole is about 63% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. The state averages around 13.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Dauphin County's rate of about 59%.

After controlling for student poverty, Linglestown MS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.1%, the actual is 43.4%, a residual of +7.3 points.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Dauphin County) reports that median household earnings sit near $76,242, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Dauphin County's 75 public schools (combined enrollment of about 72,718 students), Linglestown MS is one campus in the mix.

Linglestown El Sch is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Linglestown MS comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 60.0%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 20%: 702 students in 2018 compared to 841 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 69% to 52% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.