Enrollment
361
Middle
DISTRICT 302 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UPPER ADAMS SD·NCES 422430007685
Upper Adams Intrmdt School
136 Fohl Street, Arendtsville, PA 17303 · (717) 677-4300 · Adams County
GRADES 04–06MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL361 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% 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.
- A-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
11.8:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
206 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 75%
Community
0
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 3 | 1 | 0% |
| Grade 4 | 123 | 34% |
| Grade 5 | 122 | 34% |
| Grade 6 | 114 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Upper Adams SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.4%
PA avg 51.1% . -4.9pp since 2023
Math
47.5%
PA avg 43.0% . -2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.4% | 47.5% |
| 2023-24 | 55.3% | 49.6% |
% 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
54.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Upper Adams Intrmdt School
Upper Adams Intrmdt School's state test result (54.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Adams Intrmdt School this school | 361 | 57.1% | 54.6% |
| Donegal Junior High School Mount Joy | 419 | 53.7% | 48.1% |
| Upper Adams Middle School Biglerville | 242 | 57.9% | 44.3% |
| Tuscarora Middle School Mifflintown | 323 | 52.6% | 31.3% |
| Salisbury Middle School Allentown | 448 | 49.1% | 44.3% |
| DeFranco Elementary School Bangor | 413 | 55.9% | 54.3% |
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 Upper Adams Intrmdt School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #157 of 479 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #140 of 513 ▼ 27 | #3 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #275 of 513 ▼ 1 | #3 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 361 | #392 of 522 | #6 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #132 of 486 | #2 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.5% | #206 of 486 | #3 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.1% | #205 of 510 | #2 of 8 |
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
361
-27 (-7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 361 | 30.5 | 11.8:1 | 57% (206) |
| 2023-24 | 360 | 30.1 | 11.9:1 | 57% (206) |
| 2022-23 | 354 | 28.3 | 12.5:1 | 51% (179) |
| 2020-21 | 388 | 28 | 13.9:1 | 42% (162) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Upper Adams Intrmdt School.
About Upper Adams Intrmdt School
Among the schools in Arendtsville, Pennsylvania, is Upper Adams Intrmdt School, a small middle school. Enrollment stands at 361 students, covering grades 4 through 6. It has 39% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Pennsylvania (about 594).
Upper Adams Intrmdt School is one school in Upper Adams SD, a system of 4 schools with 1,559 students.
The share of White students at Upper Adams Intrmdt School is 70%, a majority. Smaller groups are 27% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Adams County is roughly 89% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 43%.
For every teacher at Upper Adams Intrmdt School, there are about 11.8 students; the school has 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania, this school's ratio is lower. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 57%. It compares with 47% for public schools in Adams County.
On the allk12 Grade, Upper Adams Intrmdt School lands at A-, ahead of 77% of Pennsylvania public middle schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Upper Adams Intrmdt School, the prediction is 53.1% and the result is 54.6%.
In Adams County, median household income comes to about $84,092, roughly 26% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Adams County counts 26 public schools with about 12,831 students.
Upper Adams Intrmdt School is about 2.6 miles from Biglerville Elementary School, its nearest public school. There are 4 other public schools within five miles. Upper Adams Intrmdt School's average proficiency of 54.6% compares with 53.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Upper Adams Intrmdt School has an NCES locale of Rural: Distant.
From 388 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 361 by 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 13.9:1 in 2020-21 to 11.8:1 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 Upper Adams SD
- Biglerville High SchoolHigh · 535 students
- Biglerville Elementary SchoolElementary · 421 students
- Upper Adams Middle SchoolMiddle · 242 students
Nearby schools
- Biglerville Elementary School2.6 mi · 421
- Biglerville High School2.8 mi · 535
- Upper Adams Middle School2.8 mi · 242
- Franklin Twp Elementary School4.2 mi · 340
- James Gettys Elementary School6.3 mi · 334
- Gettysburg Area High School6.5 mi · 1,069
Frequently asked questions
About Upper Adams Intrmdt SchoolHow large is Upper Adams Intrmdt School?
Upper Adams Intrmdt School enrolls approximately 361 students in grades 04-06.
What grades does Upper Adams Intrmdt School serve?
Upper Adams Intrmdt School serves grades 04-06.
How many students per teacher at Upper Adams Intrmdt School?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Upper Adams Intrmdt School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Upper Adams Intrmdt School?
At Upper Adams Intrmdt School, the student body is approximately 70% White, 27% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Upper Adams Intrmdt School in?
Upper Adams Intrmdt School is part of Upper Adams SD.
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