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Enrollment
576
High
DISTRICT 567 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BERMUDIAN SPRINGS SD·NCES 420345000003
Bermudian Springs High School
7335 Carlisle Pike, York Springs, PA 17372 · (717) 528-4113 · Adams County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL576 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
14.1:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
203 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 | 145 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 124 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 152 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 155 | 27% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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 Bermudian Springs SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
67.3%
PA avg 51.1% . +9.4pp since 2023
Math
42.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +9.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.3% | 42.8% |
| 2023-24 | 57.9% | 33.3% |
% 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
50.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.5%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Bermudian Springs High School
Bermudian Springs High School's state test result (50.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bermudian Springs High School this school | 576 | 35.2% | 50.0% |
| Schuylkill Valley High School Leesport | 688 | 37.5% | 51.3% |
| Fleetwood SHS Fleetwood | 754 | 35.1% | 58.2% |
| Kutztown Area SHS Kutztown | 420 | 39.0% | 73.0% |
| Valley View High School Archbald | 747 | 37.8% | 66.5% |
| Palmerton Area High School Palmerton | 478 | 41.6% | 59.7% |
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 Bermudian Springs High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #301 of 576 | #5 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #267 of 626 ▲ 96 | #5 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #199 of 626 ▲ 154 | #2 of 6 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 576 | #354 of 713 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #321 of 601 | #4 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.8% | #263 of 604 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.2% | #500 of 619 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.5% | #248 of 373 | N/A |
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
576
-34 (-6%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 481
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 576 | 40.9 | 14.1:1 | 35% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 602 | 39.9 | 15.1:1 | 34% (203) |
| 2022-23 | 591 | 41.9 | 14.1:1 | 29% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 610 | 40 | 15.3:1 | 35% (211) |
| 2017-18 | 616 | 42.3 | 14.6:1 | 35% (216) |
| 2015-16 | 638 | 41 | 15.6:1 | 38% (243) |
| 2010-11 | 646 | 41 | 15.8:1 | 21% (134) |
| 2000-01 | 585 | 38 | 15.4:1 | 8% (49) |
| 1990-91 | 481 | 33 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bermudian Springs High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (616 to 576); teachers down 3% (42.3 to 40.9).
About Bermudian Springs High School
Bermudian Springs High School is a high school in York Springs, Pennsylvania, reachable at (717) 528-4113. There are 576 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12. The school is 22% below the average for high schools in Pennsylvania.
Bermudian Springs SD has 1,702 students spread across 3 schools.
The largest group at Bermudian Springs High School is White students, at 79%. The remaining students are 17% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Adams County, the White share is about 89%. The diversity index for Bermudian Springs High School is 35%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 40.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.1:1. Statewide, high schools in Pennsylvania average 12.8:1. Roughly 35% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 47% for public schools in Adams County.
Bermudian Springs High School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 35% of Pennsylvania public high schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Bermudian Springs High School, the prediction is 62.5% and the result is 50.0%.
For the population of Adams County, the median household earns about $84,092 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Adams County, 26 public schools serve about 12,831 students.
Bermudian Springs High School is about 0.1 miles from Bermudian Springs Middle School, its nearest public school. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 54.1% on proficiency, and Bermudian Springs High School is below that at 50.0%.
In the federal locale system, Bermudian Springs High School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A 6% drop took enrollment from 610 in 2020-21 to 576 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.3:1 to 14.1:1.
Bermudian Springs High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Adams County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
106,115
Census ACS
Median income
$84,092
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
12,831 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bermudian Springs SD
- Bermudian Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 587 students
- Bermudian Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 539 students
Other schools in York Springs
- Bermudian Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 587 students
- Bermudian Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 539 students
Nearby schools
- Bermudian Springs Middle School0.1 mi · 539
- Bermudian Springs Elementary School0.2 mi · 587
- Conewago Valley Intrmd School7.3 mi · 842
- New Oxford Middle School7.8 mi · 567
- New Oxford SHS7.8 mi · 1,229
- Gettysburg Montessori CS7.9 mi · 281
Frequently asked questions
About Bermudian Springs High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bermudian Springs High School?
Bermudian Springs High School enrolls approximately 576 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Bermudian Springs High School serve?
Bermudian Springs High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Bermudian Springs High School have?
Bermudian Springs High School employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
How diverse is Bermudian Springs High School?
Bermudian Springs High School reports a student body of 79% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Bermudian Springs High School public or private?
Bermudian Springs High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bermudian Springs SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.