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Upper Adams School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Pennsylvania for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 253 students in Upper Adams School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Pennsylvania.
Public Middle School in Upper Adams School District have an average math proficiency score of 36% (versus the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 29%), and reading proficiency score of 56% (versus the 52% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 37% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Pennsylvania public middle school average of 46% (majority Black and Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (PA)
# Schools
4 Schools
923 Schools
# Students
1,593 Students
591,579 Students
# Teachers
124 Teachers
44,337 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Upper Adams School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 678 school districts in Pennsylvania (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 92% has increased from 85-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#267 out of 685 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
40%
38%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
59%
55%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
59%
57%
Graduation Rate
92%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.46
0.65
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
4%
% Hispanic
30%
17%
% Black
1%
20%
% White
67%
54%
% Hawaiian
1%
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,817 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,696. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,888 is less than the state median of $23,119. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$32 MM
$39,541 MM
Spending
$33 MM
$38,578 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,817
$23,696
Spending / Student
$20,888
$23,119
Best Upper Adams School District Public Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Upper Adams Middle School
(Math: 36% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
135 North Main Street
Biglerville, PA 17307
(717) 677-7191
Biglerville, PA 17307
(717) 677-7191
Gr: 7-8 | 253 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 37%
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