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Adams County schools ranked by test score

Latest PSSA + Keystone year (2024-25). 25 schools in Adams County, Pennsylvania with reported English Language Arts scores. Pennsylvania state average: 51.1%.
RankSchoolLevelEnglish Language Artsvs state
1Littlestown SHS
Littlestown · Littlestown Area SD
High70.0%+18.9pp
2Bermudian Springs HS
York Springs · Bermudian Springs SD
High67.3%+16.2pp
3Biglerville HS
Biglerville · Upper Adams SD
High66.1%+15.0pp
4Gettysburg Area HS
Gettysburg · Gettysburg Area SD
High65.6%+14.5pp
5Gettysburg Area MS
Gettysburg · Gettysburg Area SD
Middle62.7%+11.6pp
6New Oxford SHS
New Oxford · Conewago Valley SD
High61.4%+10.3pp
7Biglerville El Sch
Biglerville · Upper Adams SD
Elementary60.2%+9.1pp
8New Oxford El Sch
New Oxford · Conewago Valley SD
Elementary56.5%+5.4pp
9James Gettys El Sch
Gettysburg · Gettysburg Area SD
Elementary56.3%+5.2pp
10New Oxford MS
New Oxford · Conewago Valley SD
Middle54.1%+3.0pp
11Fairfield Area HS
Fairfield · Fairfield Area SD
High53.7%+2.6pp
12Conewago Twp El Sch
Hanover · Conewago Valley SD
Elementary52.1%+1.0pp
13Upper Adams Intrmdt Sch
Arendtsville · Upper Adams SD
Middle50.4%-0.7pp
14Upper Adams MS
Biglerville · Upper Adams SD
Middle49.6%-1.5pp
15Conewago Valley Intrmd Sch
New Oxford · Conewago Valley SD
Middle48.6%-2.5pp
16Bermudian Springs MS
York Springs · Bermudian Springs SD
Middle48.5%-2.6pp
17Franklin Twp El Sch
Cashtown · Gettysburg Area SD
Elementary47.8%-3.3pp
18Fairfield Area MS
Fairfield · Fairfield Area SD
Middle46.6%-4.5pp
19Maple Avenue MS
Littlestown · Littlestown Area SD
Middle46.0%-5.1pp
20Vida CS
Gettysburg · Vida CS
Elementary45.8%-5.3pp
21Bermudian Springs El Sch
York Springs · Bermudian Springs SD
Elementary45.7%-5.4pp
22Fairfield Area El Sch
Fairfield · Fairfield Area SD
Elementary45.6%-5.5pp
23Alloway Creek El Sch
Littlestown · Littlestown Area SD
Elementary44.6%-6.5pp
24Lincoln El Sch
Gettysburg · Gettysburg Area SD
Elementary43.2%-7.9pp
25Gettysburg Montessori CS
Gettysburg · Gettysburg Montessori CS
Elementary34.4%-16.7pp

About this ranking

Schools are ranked by the percentage of students who scored at or above the PSSA + Keystone % Proficient or Advanced threshold on the latest available PSSA + Keystone English Language Arts test (school year 2024-25). Only public schools in Adams County, Pennsylvania with a reasonable cohort size are shown. A higher percentage is better.

The comparison column shows the gap to the Pennsylvania statewide enrollment-weighted average. To compare against neighboring counties, use the full Pennsylvania ranking.