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Enrollment
413
Middle
DISTRICT 564 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LITTLESTOWN AREA SD·NCES 421398000013
Maple Avenue Middle School
75 Maple Avenue, Littlestown, PA 17340 · (717) 359-4146 · Adams County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL413 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
157 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 128 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 129 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 153 | 37% |
| Grade 9 | 2 | 0% |
| Grade 10 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
Maple Avenue Middle School→Littlestown SHS
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Littlestown Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
46.0%
PA avg 51.1% . +4.3pp since 2023
Math
28.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.7% | 25.8% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of PA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
37.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.3%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-23.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 61% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Maple Avenue Middle School
Maple Avenue Middle School's state test result (37.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maple Avenue Middle School this school | 413 | 38.0% | 37.7% |
| Slippery Rock Area Middle School Slippery Rock | 404 | 39.4% | 62.6% |
| South Eastern Middle School Fawn Grove | 399 | 34.8% | 45.2% |
| Southern Columbia Middle School Catawissa | 367 | 38.1% | 60.7% |
| Grove City Area Middle School Grove City | 442 | 42.1% | 53.0% |
| Brandywine Heights Intrmd/MS Topton | 460 | 35.0% | 55.4% |
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 Maple Avenue Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.7% | #363 of 479 | #8 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #354 of 513 ▲ 24 | #8 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #329 of 513 ▲ 79 | #8 of 8 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 413 | #361 of 522 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #109 of 486 | #1 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.2% | #399 of 486 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.0% | #356 of 510 | #7 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.1% | #116 of 332 | #3 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
413
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 536
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 413 | 35.5 | 11.7:1 | 38% (157) |
| 2023-24 | 410 | 34.1 | 12.0:1 | 38% (157) |
| 2022-23 | 415 | 34.3 | 12.1:1 | 40% (165) |
| 2020-21 | 409 | 32 | 12.8:1 | 31% (128) |
| 2017-18 | 481 | 35 | 13.7:1 | 38% (184) |
| 2015-16 | 448 | 35 | 12.8:1 | 31% (138) |
| 2010-11 | 522 | 38 | 13.7:1 | 32% (167) |
| 2000-01 | 716 | 41 | 17.5:1 | 20% (140) |
| 1990-91 | 536 | 30 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Maple Avenue Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (481 to 413); teachers up 1% (35 to 35.5).
About Maple Avenue Middle School
Maple Avenue Middle School is a small middle school in Littlestown Area SD, located in Littlestown, Pennsylvania. Enrolled students number 413 students, in grades 6 through 8. Statewide, middle schools in Pennsylvania average about 594 students each.
Littlestown Area SD has 1,691 students in 3 schools, and Maple Avenue Middle School is one of those schools.
The large majority of students at Maple Avenue Middle School, 90%, are White. The remaining shares are 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. County-wide, about 89% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Maple Avenue Middle School comes in at 18%.
The teaching staff at Maple Avenue Middle School is 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 11.7:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Pennsylvania is 13.2:1, higher than at this school. About 38% of students, or 157, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 9 points below the 47% average for public schools in Adams County.
Test results at Maple Avenue Middle School are 23.6 points below what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate on state tests is 37.7%, compared with a predicted 61.3%, which ranks in the bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
Census Bureau estimates for Adams County show that median household income is about $84,092, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. A total of 26 public schools operate in Adams County, serving about 12,831 students.
The nearest other public school, Littlestown SHS, is about 0.2 miles away. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Maple Avenue Middle School. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Maple Avenue Middle School is 9th on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Maple Avenue Middle School the locale Town: Fringe, meaning in a town close to an urbanized area.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (409) and 2024-25 (413). The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.8:1 to 11.7:1 over the same years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Littlestown Area SD
- Alloway Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 746 students
- Littlestown SHSHigh · 532 students
Other schools in Littlestown
- Alloway Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 746 students
- Littlestown SHSHigh · 532 students
Other Maple Avenue Middle schools
One other US public school is named Maple Avenue Middle. Maple Avenue Middle School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- MAPLE AVENUE MIDDLE SCHOOLSARATOGA SPRINGS, NY · 1,426 students
Nearby schools
- Littlestown SHS0.2 mi · 532
- Alloway Creek Elementary School0.3 mi · 746
- Conewago Twp Elementary School5.9 mi · 475
- Park Hills Elementary School6.2 mi · 572
- Hanover Street Elementary School6.8 mi · 269
- Clearview Elementary School6.8 mi · 230
Frequently asked questions
About Maple Avenue Middle SchoolHow many students attend Maple Avenue Middle School?
Maple Avenue Middle School enrolls approximately 413 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Maple Avenue Middle School serve?
Maple Avenue Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Maple Avenue Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Maple Avenue Middle School is approximately 11.7:1 (35 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Maple Avenue Middle School?
Maple Avenue Middle School reports a student body of 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Maple Avenue Middle School?
Maple Avenue Middle School is overseen by Littlestown Area SD in Adams County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.