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What's the biggest difference between Gettysburg Area MS and what you expected?
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Enrollment
646
Middle
DISTRICT 556 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GETTYSBURG AREA SD·NCES 421071000010
Gettysburg Area Middle School
37 Lefever St, Gettysburg, PA 17325 · (717) 334-6254 · Adams County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL646 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
320 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 6 | 211 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 209 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 226 | 35% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
Gettysburg Area Middle School→Gettysburg Area High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Gettysburg Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
62.7%
PA avg 51.1% . -1.7pp since 2023
Math
51.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.7% | 51.7% |
| 2023-24 | 64.4% | 51.3% |
% 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
59.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.4%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% 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 Gettysburg Area Middle School
Gettysburg Area Middle School's state test result (59.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gettysburg Area Middle School this school | 646 | 49.5% | 59.3% |
| Ephrata Intermediate School Ephrata | 568 | 53.3% | 47.4% |
| Dingman-Delaware Middle School Dingmans Ferry | 532 | 48.1% | 52.7% |
| Ephrata Middle School Ephrata | 601 | 53.1% | 45.9% |
| New Oxford Middle School New Oxford | 567 | 49.2% | 51.5% |
| Klinger Middle School Southampton | 599 | 46.9% | 51.0% |
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 Gettysburg Area Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #110 of 479 | #1 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #104 of 513 ▼ 5 | #1 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #121 of 513 ▲ 31 | #1 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 646 | #204 of 522 | #2 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #147 of 486 | #4 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.0% | #200 of 486 | #2 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.5% | #263 of 510 | #4 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.0% | #117 of 332 | #4 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
646
-107 (-14%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 786
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 646 | 53.9 | 12.0:1 | 50% (320) |
| 2023-24 | 683 | 50.2 | 13.6:1 | 47% (320) |
| 2022-23 | 682 | 50.9 | 13.4:1 | 43% (294) |
| 2020-21 | 753 | 50 | 15.1:1 | 46% (350) |
| 2017-18 | 751 | 46.6 | 16.1:1 | 45% (338) |
| 2015-16 | 665 | 46 | 14.5:1 | 45% (300) |
| 2010-11 | 667 | 53 | 12.6:1 | 41% (271) |
| 2000-01 | 855 | 60 | 14.3:1 | 30% (256) |
| 1990-91 | 786 | 58 | 13.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gettysburg Area Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (751 to 646); teachers up 16% (46.6 to 53.9).
About Gettysburg Area Middle School
The public middle school Gettysburg Area Middle School is located in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 646 students.
Gettysburg Area SD counts 2,782 students in its 5 schools, and Gettysburg Area Middle School is one of them.
More than half of the students at Gettysburg Area Middle School are White (73%). Beyond that, enrollment is 15% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Black, and 2% Asian. In Adams County overall, about 89% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 44%.
There are about 12.0 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Gettysburg Area Middle School, which has 53.9. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Pennsylvania is 13.2:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Gettysburg Area Middle School is about 50%. The average for public schools in Adams County is similar, at 47%.
Gettysburg Area Middle School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (59.3%) and its predicted rate (56.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools.
In Adams County, home to about 106,115 people, median household income comes to about $84,092, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Adams County's 26 public schools enroll about 12,831 students and include Gettysburg Area Middle School.
Lincoln Elementary School is the nearest public school to Gettysburg Area Middle School, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 59.3% is above the 51.1% average for nearby schools.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Fringe.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 646, down from 753 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 15.1:1 to 12.0:1.
The Gettysburg Area Middle School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Gettysburg Area SD
- Gettysburg Area High SchoolHigh · 1,069 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 393 students
- Franklin Twp Elementary SchoolElementary · 340 students
- James Gettys Elementary SchoolElementary · 334 students
Other schools in Gettysburg
- Gettysburg Area High SchoolHigh · 1,069 students
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolElementary · 393 students
- James Gettys Elementary SchoolElementary · 334 students
- Gettysburg Montessori CSElementary · 281 students
- Vida CSElementary · 251 students
- Adams County Technical InstituteHigh · 5 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Elementary School0.1 mi · 393
- Vida CS0.8 mi · 251
- James Gettys Elementary School1.6 mi · 334
- Adams County Technical Institute1.8 mi · 5
- Gettysburg Area High School1.9 mi · 1,069
- Gettysburg Montessori CS5.4 mi · 281
Frequently asked questions
About Gettysburg Area Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Gettysburg Area Middle School?
Gettysburg Area Middle School enrolls approximately 646 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Gettysburg Area Middle School serve?
Gettysburg Area Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Gettysburg Area Middle School?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at Gettysburg Area Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gettysburg Area Middle School?
At Gettysburg Area Middle School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 15% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Gettysburg Area Middle School public or private?
Gettysburg Area Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Gettysburg Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.