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The highest-poverty public schools in Adams County, Pennsylvania

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public schools in Adams County, Pennsylvania, drawn from 25 qualifying public schools. Biglerville El Sch leads the list at 61.8%, against a median of 49.2% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Adams County, Pennsylvania

Top % FRL

61.8%

Median % FRL

49.2%

HIGHEST POVERTY · ADAMS COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Biglerville El Sch	Biglerville, PA	Upper Adams SD	Elementary	421	61.8%
2	Gettysburg Montessori CS	Gettysburg, PA	Gettysburg Montessori CS	Elementary	281	58.0%
3	Upper Adams MS	Biglerville, PA	Upper Adams SD	Middle	242	57.9%
4	New Oxford El Sch	New Oxford, PA	Conewago Valley SD	Elementary	565	57.3%
5	Upper Adams Intrmdt Sch	Arendtsville, PA	Upper Adams SD	Middle	361	57.1%
6	Conewago Twp El Sch	Hanover, PA	Conewago Valley SD	Elementary	475	57.1%
7	James Gettys El Sch	Gettysburg, PA	Gettysburg Area SD	Elementary	334	56.9%
8	Lincoln El Sch	Gettysburg, PA	Gettysburg Area SD	Elementary	393	55.2%
9	Vida CS	Gettysburg, PA	Vida CS	Elementary	251	54.6%
10	Franklin Twp El Sch	Cashtown, PA	Gettysburg Area SD	Elementary	340	51.8%
11	Conewago Valley Intrmd Sch	New Oxford, PA	Conewago Valley SD	Middle	842	50.7%
12	Gettysburg Area MS	Gettysburg, PA	Gettysburg Area SD	Middle	646	49.5%
13	New Oxford MS	New Oxford, PA	Conewago Valley SD	Middle	567	49.2%
14	New Oxford SHS	New Oxford, PA	Conewago Valley SD	High	1,229	46.9%
15	Bermudian Springs El Sch	York Springs, PA	Bermudian Springs SD	Elementary	587	45.8%
16	Biglerville HS	Biglerville, PA	Upper Adams SD	High	535	45.4%
17	Gettysburg Area HS	Gettysburg, PA	Gettysburg Area SD	High	1,069	44.2%
18	Bermudian Springs MS	York Springs, PA	Bermudian Springs SD	Middle	539	44.0%
19	Fairfield Area El Sch	Fairfield, PA	Fairfield Area SD	Elementary	346	43.1%
20	Alloway Creek El Sch	Littlestown, PA	Littlestown Area SD	Elementary	746	41.4%
21	Maple Avenue MS	Littlestown, PA	Littlestown Area SD	Middle	413	38.0%
22	Bermudian Springs HS	York Springs, PA	Bermudian Springs SD	High	576	35.2%
23	Littlestown SHS	Littlestown, PA	Littlestown Area SD	High	532	34.0%
24	Fairfield Area MS	Fairfield, PA	Fairfield Area SD	Middle	259	33.2%
25	Fairfield Area HS	Fairfield, PA	Fairfield Area SD	High	277	24.9%

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