Enrollment
242
Middle
DISTRICT 302 · STATE 594
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UPPER ADAMS SD·NCES 422430000155
Upper Adams Middle School
135 North Main Street, Biglerville, PA 17307 · (717) 677-7191 · Adams County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL242 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
140 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 7 | 128 | 53% |
| Grade 8 | 114 | 47% |
Student demographics
47%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
Upper Adams Middle School→Biglerville High School
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
49.6%
PA avg 51.1% . +4.5pp since 2023
Math
38.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +4.2pp 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 39 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.6% | 38.8% |
| 2023-24 | 45.1% | 34.6% |
% 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
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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 Middle School
Upper Adams Middle School's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Adams Middle School this school | 242 | 57.9% | 44.3% |
| Upper Adams Intrmdt School Arendtsville | 361 | 57.1% | 54.6% |
| Pequea Valley Intrmd School Kinzers | 212 | 64.2% | 40.6% |
| Donegal Junior High School Mount Joy | 419 | 53.7% | 48.1% |
| Salisbury Middle School Allentown | 448 | 49.1% | 44.3% |
| Tuscarora Middle School Mifflintown | 323 | 52.6% | 31.3% |
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 Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #294 of 479 | #6 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #232 of 513 ▲ 47 | #4 of 8 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #282 of 513 ▲ 99 | #4 of 8 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 242 | #464 of 522 | #8 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #353 of 486 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.0% | #178 of 486 | #1 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.9% | #204 of 510 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.4% | #169 of 332 | #5 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
242
-28 (-10%) vs 2020
-15% since 2000-01, when it was 286
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 242 | 17.1 | 14.2:1 | 58% (140) |
| 2023-24 | 253 | 19.1 | 13.3:1 | 55% (140) |
| 2022-23 | 271 | 18.1 | 15.0:1 | 48% (130) |
| 2020-21 | 270 | 17 | 15.9:1 | 39% (104) |
| 2017-18 | 270 | 18 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 264 | 17 | 15.5:1 | 51% (134) |
| 2010-11 | 256 | 19 | 13.5:1 | 47% (120) |
| 2000-01 | 286 | 12 | 23.8:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Upper Adams Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (270 to 242); teachers down 5% (18 to 17.1).
About Upper Adams Middle School
Upper Adams Middle School is a small middle-grades school in Biglerville, Pennsylvania. The school reports 242 students in grades 7 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Pennsylvania is about 594 students.
Upper Adams Middle School is a school in Upper Adams SD. The district has 4 schools and 1,559 students.
White students are the majority at Upper Adams Middle School, with 65% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 32% Hispanic. The school's White share is 24 points below the 89% share among Adams County residents. Upper Adams Middle School's diversity index is 47%, against a US figure of 70%.
Upper Adams Middle School counts 17.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.2 students for each one. This ratio sits 1.0 above the 13.2:1 average for middle schools in Pennsylvania. About 58% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Across public schools in Adams County, the average is 47%.
Upper Adams Middle School is 8.6 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (44.3% versus 52.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Pennsylvania.
Adams County has these Census figures: the median household income is $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 is home to 26 public schools and about 12,831 public school students.
The school nearest to Upper Adams Middle School is Biglerville High School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number 3. On average proficiency, Upper Adams Middle School is 7th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment dropped 10% from its 2020-21 level of 270. The ratio was 15.9:1 in 2020-21 and 14.2:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Upper Adams Middle School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Intrmdt SchoolMiddle · 361 students
Other schools in Biglerville
- Biglerville High SchoolHigh · 535 students
- Biglerville Elementary SchoolElementary · 421 students
Nearby schools
- Biglerville High School0.0 mi · 535
- Biglerville Elementary School1.0 mi · 421
- Upper Adams Intrmdt School2.8 mi · 361
- Gettysburg Area High School5.8 mi · 1,069
- Adams County Technical Institute5.9 mi · 5
- James Gettys Elementary School5.9 mi · 334
Frequently asked questions
About Upper Adams Middle SchoolHow large is Upper Adams Middle School?
Upper Adams Middle School enrolls approximately 242 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does Upper Adams Middle School serve?
Upper Adams Middle School serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many teachers does Upper Adams Middle School have?
Upper Adams Middle School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Upper Adams Middle School?
At Upper Adams Middle School, the student body is approximately 65% White, 32% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Upper Adams Middle School?
Upper Adams Middle School is overseen by Upper Adams SD in Adams County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.