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Donegal Jhs Middle School
915 Anderson Ferry Rd
Mount Joy PA, 17552, Lancaster County
Phone: 717-928-2900
Ranking: 
(1,319 out of 2,311, bottom 43%)*
(1,319 out of 2,311, bottom 43%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Donegal School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 30 | 31 | 38 | 38 | 33 | 40 | 40 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 487 | 487 | 708 | 646 | 581 | 583 | 615 | |||||||
| Grade 7: | 233 | 47.8% | 254 | 52.2% | 238 | 33.6% | 207 | 32.0% | 195 | 33.6% | 181 | 31.0% | 214 | 34.8% |
| Grade 8: | 253 | 52.0% | 229 | 47.0% | 216 | 30.5% | 200 | 31.0% | 184 | 31.7% | 213 | 36.5% | 219 | 35.6% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 253 | 52.0% | 255 | 52.4% | 367 | 51.8% | 338 | 52.3% | 308 | 53.0% | 303 | 52.0% | 312 | 50.7% |
| Female: | 234 | 48.0% | 232 | 47.6% | 341 | 48.2% | 308 | 47.7% | 253 | 43.5% | 264 | 45.3% | 299 | 48.6% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.4% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.6% | 7 | 1.1% | 5 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.0% |
| Hispanic: | 45 | 9.2% | 46 | 9.4% | 70 | 9.9% | 64 | 9.9% | 61 | 10.5% | 46 | 7.9% | 40 | 6.5% |
| Black: | 25 | 5.1% | 17 | 3.5% | 36 | 5.1% | 25 | 3.9% | 22 | 3.8% | 26 | 4.5% | 24 | 3.9% |
| White: | 402 | 82.5% | 410 | 84.2% | 581 | 82.1% | 533 | 82.5% | 480 | 82.6% | 496 | 85.1% | 543 | 88.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 7 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.6% | 13 | 1.8% | 15 | 2.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 132 | 27.1% | 139 | 28.5% | 182 | 25.7% | 145 | 22.4% | 136 | 23.4% | 91 | 15.6% | 96 | 15.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 53 | 10.9% | 51 | 10.5% | 89 | 12.6% | 68 | 10.5% | 72 | 12.4% | 53 | 9.1% | 58 | 9.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 16.06 | 15.54 | 18.40 | 16.99 | 17.53 | 14.40 | 15.40 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.4% | 64.2% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 68.6% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 69.9% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.9% | 78.9% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 80.8% | 80.8% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 74.7% | 74.7% | 78.8% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 81.7% | 81.6% | 77.2% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 66.1% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 68% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.5% | 62.5% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 69.2% | 69.2% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.8% | 70.8% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 62.6% | 69.9% |
| 2012 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 62.4% | 68.5% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 62.7% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.7% | 69.7% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.2% | 87.2% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 84.2% | 84.2% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78% | 77.6% | 78.6% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87.7% | 86.5% | 80.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.3% | 64.3% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67.6% | 67.4% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.5% | 76.5% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 67% | 67% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 71.4% | 71.4% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.7% | 68.4% | 76% |
| 2012 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 69.5% | 69.1% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.1% | 55.1% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 54.5% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 56.6% | 56.3% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.1% | 62.1% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 63.2% | 63.2% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 59.6% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.1% | 77.7% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 81.1% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 78.5% | 76.9% |
| 2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.1% | 80.6% | 76.4% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 62% | 62% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70.2% | 69.9% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.1% | 58.5% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 70% | 70% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 74.1% | 74.1% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.7% | 76.7% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 87.2% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 81.4% | 81.4% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.6% | 83.2% | 81.8% |
| 2012 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 83.5% | 83% | 79.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 51.5% | 51.5% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.4% | 54.6% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 57.3% | 57.3% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 59.6% | 58.9% | 58.3% |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 55.8% | 55.9% | 59.7% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.9% | 73.2% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.9% | 77.9% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 68.2% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.3% | 84.5% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 87.1% | 87.1% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.8% | 84.9% | 73.1% |
| 2012 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 87.7% | 72.7% |
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* Donegal Jhs Middle School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.