Upper Adams Intrmdt Sch

Upper Adams Intrmdt Sch is an intimate intermediate school in Arendtsville, Pennsylvania, part of Upper Adams SD. The school teaches 361 students in grades 4 through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 39% smaller than the state mean of about 594.

Upper Adams SD runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,559 students. Upper Adams Intrmdt Sch is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Upper Adams Intrmdt Sch reports that 70% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder reads as 27% Hispanic. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 89%.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. Around 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Adams County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Upper Adams Intrmdt Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.6%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Adams County indicate median household earnings sit near $84,092, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Adams County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 12,831 students), Upper Adams Intrmdt Sch is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Biglerville El Sch, around 2.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Upper Adams Intrmdt Sch. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Upper Adams Intrmdt Sch ranks 5th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 53.4%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.