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Enrollment
842
Middle
DISTRICT 705 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CONEWAGO VALLEY SD·NCES 420655000841
Conewago Valley Intrmd School
175 700 Road, New Oxford, PA 17350 · (717) 624-2157 · Adams County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL842 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Pennsylvania public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
427 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 278 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 262 | 31% |
| Grade 6 | 302 | 36% |
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Conewago Valley SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
48.6%
PA avg 51.1% . -9.1pp since 2023
Math
51.1%
PA avg 43.0% . -1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.6% | 51.1% |
| 2023-24 | 57.7% | 52.4% |
% 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
56.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Conewago Valley Intrmd School
Conewago Valley Intrmd School's state test result (56.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conewago Valley Intrmd School this school | 842 | 50.7% | 56.2% |
| Gettysburg Area Middle School Gettysburg | 646 | 49.5% | 59.3% |
| Northampton Area Middle School Northampton | 1,175 | 49.4% | 40.4% |
| Conrad Weiser Middle School Robesonia | 761 | 42.8% | 44.0% |
| New Oxford Middle School New Oxford | 567 | 49.2% | 51.5% |
| Red Lion Area Junior High School Red Lion | 747 | 45.6% | 43.5% |
Matched among Pennsylvania middle 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 Conewago Valley Intrmd School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #137 of 479 | #2 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #114 of 513 ▼ 29 | #2 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #298 of 513 ▼ 55 | #5 of 8 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 842 | #97 of 522 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #387 of 486 | #8 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.1% | #234 of 486 | #4 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.7% | #251 of 510 | #3 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.0% | #215 of 332 | #6 of 7 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
842
+57 (+7%) vs 2020
-7% since 2010-11, when it was 908
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 842 | 57.2 | 14.7:1 | 51% (427) |
| 2023-24 | 855 | 56.2 | 15.2:1 | 50% (427) |
| 2022-23 | 850 | 55.2 | 15.4:1 | 46% (392) |
| 2020-21 | 785 | 56 | 14.0:1 | 46% (360) |
| 2017-18 | 915 | 53.8 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 855 | 50 | 17.1:1 | 40% (344) |
| 2010-11 | 908 | 52 | 17.5:1 | 38% (347) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Conewago Valley Intrmd School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (915 to 842); teachers up 6% (53.8 to 57.2).
About Conewago Valley Intrmd School
Conewago Valley Intrmd School is a middle-grades school located in New Oxford, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It reports enrollment of 842 students in grades 4 through 6. The school is 42% bigger than the average for middle schools in Pennsylvania.
The district for Conewago Valley Intrmd School is Conewago Valley SD, with 5 schools and 3,678 students.
At Conewago Valley Intrmd School, 75% of students are White. It is also 18% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. For comparison, the population of Adams County is roughly 89% White. The diversity index for Conewago Valley Intrmd School is 40%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are about 14.7 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Conewago Valley Intrmd School, which has 57.2. Middle schools in Pennsylvania average 13.2:1, 1.6 fewer students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Conewago Valley Intrmd School is about 51%.
Conewago Valley Intrmd School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 78% of Pennsylvania public middle schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 55.9% at Conewago Valley Intrmd School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 56.2%.
American Community Survey estimates for Adams County show that median household income comes to about $84,092, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Adams County counts 26 public schools with about 12,831 students.
Among nearby public schools, New Oxford SHS is closest at about 0.5 miles. Conewago Valley Intrmd School is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Conewago Valley Intrmd School ranks 3rd on proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Small).
Enrollment rose 7% over 4 years, reaching 842 in 2024-25.
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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 Conewago Valley SD
- New Oxford SHSHigh · 1,229 students
- New Oxford Middle SchoolMiddle · 567 students
- New Oxford Elementary SchoolElementary · 565 students
- Conewago Twp Elementary SchoolElementary · 475 students
Other schools in New Oxford
- New Oxford SHSHigh · 1,229 students
- New Oxford Middle SchoolMiddle · 567 students
- New Oxford Elementary SchoolElementary · 565 students
Nearby schools
- New Oxford SHS0.5 mi · 1,229
- New Oxford Middle School0.5 mi · 567
- New Oxford Elementary School0.7 mi · 565
- Gettysburg Montessori CS5.1 mi · 281
- Conewago Twp Elementary School5.3 mi · 475
- Clearview Elementary School5.6 mi · 230
Frequently asked questions
About Conewago Valley Intrmd SchoolHow large is Conewago Valley Intrmd School?
Conewago Valley Intrmd School enrolls approximately 842 students in grades 04-06.
What age range does Conewago Valley Intrmd School serve?
Conewago Valley Intrmd School serves students from grade 04 through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Conewago Valley Intrmd School?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Conewago Valley Intrmd School.
How diverse is Conewago Valley Intrmd School?
Conewago Valley Intrmd School reports a student body of 75% White, 18% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Conewago Valley Intrmd School?
Conewago Valley Intrmd School is overseen by Conewago Valley SD in Adams County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.