For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 253 students in Upper Adams School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Upper Adams School District have an average math proficiency score of 21% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 26%), and reading proficiency score of 56% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 37% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
4 Schools
923 Schools
# Students
1,593 Students
591,579 Students
# Teachers
124 Teachers
44,337 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
District Rank
Upper Adams School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 675 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has increased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#265 out of 684 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
38%
36%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
59%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
59%
57%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.46
0.65
# American Indian Students
2 Students
1,239 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
1 Student
25,214 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
4%
# Hispanic Students
479 Students
97,970 Students
% Hispanic Students
30%
17%
# Black Students
15 Students
118,593 Students
% Black Students
1%
20%
# White Students
1,068 Students
316,870 Students
% White Students
67%
54%
# Hawaiian Students
8 Students
586 Students
% Hawaiian Students
1%
n/a
# Two or more races Students
20 Students
30,545 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
1,623
# Students in K Grade:
127
15,933
# Students in 1st Grade:
101
17,465
# Students in 2nd Grade:
102
18,204
# Students in 3rd Grade:
127
18,156
# Students in 4th Grade:
123
19,235
# Students in 5th Grade:
113
33,809
# Students in 6th Grade:
126
92,720
# Students in 7th Grade:
122
128,929
# Students in 8th Grade:
129
129,773
# Students in 9th Grade:
135
34,725
# Students in 10th Grade:
123
28,504
# Students in 11th Grade:
147
26,584
# Students in 12th Grade:
118
25,919
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,817 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,888 is less than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$32 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$33 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,817
$23,696
Spending / Student
$20,888
$23,119
Best Upper Adams School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Upper Adams Middle School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
135 North Main Street
Biglerville, PA 17307
(717) 677-7191
Biglerville, PA 17307
(717) 677-7191
Grades: 7-8
| 253 students
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