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Upper Adams Intrmdt School

Public Grades 4-6

Summary

Upper Adams Intrmdt School is a public middle school serving grades 4-6 in Arendtsville, PA, with 360 students. This school is part of the Upper Adams School District, which is ranked 219 out of 606 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Upper Adams Intrmdt School consistently outperforms the state average in PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) test scores across all grades and subjects. In 2024-2025, the school had 47.5% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math, compared to 41.7% statewide, and 50.4% proficient or better in PSSA English Language Arts, compared to 48.5% statewide. The school's performance in PSSA Science is particularly strong, with 85.5% of students proficient or better in 2023-2024, significantly higher than the state average of 65.8%. Additionally, the school has very low dropout rates, ranging from 0.7% to 1.6% over the past few years, which are lower than the state average.

Compared to nearby middle schools, such as Yellow Breeches Middle School, Big Spring Middle School, and Gettysburg Area Middle School, Upper Adams Intrmdt School performs well, with higher PSSA test scores and lower dropout rates. The school's high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 45.36% to 57.22% over the past few years, suggests a significant population of economically disadvantaged students. Despite this, Upper Adams Intrmdt School has been able to maintain strong academic outcomes, indicating effective strategies for supporting these students.

361

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,559

Per pupil spending ?

57.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

136 Fohl Street
Arendtsville, PA 17303-0340

(717) 677-4300

District: Upper Adams School District

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.1%

Hispanic:

27.1%

Two or more races:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 45th percentile in 2021 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2021

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg49%

Pennsylvania avg45%

668^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 11 pts since 2021

From bottom 45% (2021) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

219^th of 606Upper Adams School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	59.3	668 of 1511	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.1	614 of 1526	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.3	754 of 1534	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.5	651 of 1534	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.1	792 of 1433	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	351 of 1030	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.8	281 of 1084	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	37.1	663 of 1043	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2024	83.8	17 of 200	91.5%	★★★★★
2023	78.8	27 of 196	86.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	583 of 1466	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.5	581 of 1488	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	56 of 429	86.9%	★★★★☆
2024	82.8	49 of 454	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.2	118 of 432	72.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	66.4	402 of 1369	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	396 of 1432	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	56.7	663 of 1414	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	729 of 1475	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.3	631 of 1495	57.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	685 of 1201	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.5	640 of 1229	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.2	709 of 1236	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)92nd percentile+32 vs school

Hispanic (2025)87th percentile+31 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+15 vs school

Disabled (2025)66th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)60th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)43rd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts50%~ state avg

Math48%+6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)						PSSA English Language Arts (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Upper Adams Intrmdt School	Public	4-6	136 Fohl Street	Arendtsville	17303	Adams County	Upper Adams School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 677-4300	361	31	11.8	57.1%	253 (70.1%)	3 (0.8%)	98 (27.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)								(n/a)	46.5	44.9	51.4			47.5	45.6	41.4	65.4			50.4	$17,559	$185	$17,374
Upper Adams Middle School	Public	7-8	135 North Main Street	Biglerville	17307	Adams County	Upper Adams School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 677-7191	242	17	14.1	57.9%	158 (65.3%)	3 (1.2%)	78 (32.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	65.1	276^th of 873 public middle schools	68.4%		57.3	394^th of 891 public middle schools	55.8%	118				49.6	27.3	38.7				53.9	45.0	49.5	$17,142	$136	$17,006
Gettysburg Area Middle School	Public	6-8	37 Lefever St	Gettysburg	17325	Adams County	Gettysburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 334-6254	646	54	11.9	49.5%	471 (72.9%)	25 (3.9%)	98 (15.2%)	15 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (5.3%)	83.7	115^th of 873 public middle schools	86.8%		83.6	113^th of 891 public middle schools	87.3%	2			51.6	52.9	51.0	51.8			57.8	66.5	63.7	62.6	$19,022	$346	$18,676
Fairfield Area Middle School	Public	5-8	4840 Fairfield Rd	Fairfield	17320	Adams County	Fairfield Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 642-8228	259	22	11.9	33.2%	243 (93.8%)	5 (1.9%)	6 (2.3%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	54.7	387^th of 873 public middle schools	55.7%		45.3	510^th of 891 public middle schools	42.8%	123		60.0	33.9	33.3	25.9	38.2		42.6	48.2	48.6	46.5	46.6	$15,341	$450	$14,891
Bermudian Springs Middle School	Public	5-8	7335 Carlisle Pike	York Springs	17372	Adams County	Bermudian Springs School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 528-4113	539	39	13.7	44.0%	428 (79.4%)	2 (0.4%)	87 (16.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	54.3	394^th of 873 public middle schools	54.9%		62.1	334^th of 891 public middle schools	62.5%	60		59.2	30.4	28.7	37.4	38.8		56.3	44.8	44.2	49.0	48.5	$15,589	$318	$15,271
Conewago Valley Intrmd School	Public	4-6	175 700 Road	New Oxford	17350	Adams County	Conewago Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 624-2157	842	57	14.7	50.7%	633 (75.2%)	19 (2.3%)	151 (17.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (4.2%)								(n/a)	61.7	48.0	44.3			51.2	49.8	45.6	50.2			48.7	$15,485	$776	$14,710
New Oxford Middle School	Public	7-8	130 Berlin Road	New Oxford	17350	Adams County	Conewago Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 624-2157	567	42	13.6	49.2%	436 (76.9%)	10 (1.8%)	100 (17.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.4%)	70.1	226^th of 873 public middle schools	74.1%		77.4	172^nd of 891 public middle schools	80.7%	54				36.1	40.0	38.0				51.1	57.4	54.1	$16,255	$972	$15,283
Shippensburg Area Middle School	Public	6-8	101 Park Place	Shippensburg	17257	Franklin County	Shippensburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 530-2750	851	59	14.3	58.5%	602 (70.7%)	61 (7.2%)	80 (9.4%)	68 (8.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	37 (4.3%)	56.4	372^nd of 873 public middle schools	57.4%		59.7	371^st of 891 public middle schools	58.4%	1			33.3	26.8	40.1	33.3			53.1	36.4	55.2	47.8	$14	$01	$13
Maple Avenue Middle School	Public	6-8	75 Maple Avenue	Littlestown	17340	Adams County	Littlestown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 359-4146	413	35	11.6	38.0%	373 (90.3%)	7 (1.7%)	15 (3.6%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.1%)	49.7	437^th of 873 public middle schools	49.9%		42.9	528^th of 891 public middle schools	40.7%	91			33.6	20.2	29.6	28.0			47.9	50.0	41.3	46.0	$16,716	$166	$16,550
Yellow Breeches Middle School	Public	6-8	30 Academy Street	Boiling Springs	17007	Cumberland County	South Middleton School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 258-6484	508	40	12.8	37.0%	400 (78.7%)	8 (1.6%)	3 (0.6%)	65 (12.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.9%)	64	290^th of 873 public middle schools	66.8%		71	236^th of 891 public middle schools	73.5%	54			42.9	30.2	31.0	34.9			60.5	43.6	59.3	54.7	$16,824	$389	$16,435

Frequently Asked Questions about Upper Adams Intrmdt School

What district is Upper Adams Intrmdt School in?

Upper Adams School District

How many students attend Upper Adams Intrmdt School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 361 students attended Upper Adams Intrmdt School.

What is the racial makeup of Upper Adams Intrmdt School?

Students at Upper Adams Intrmdt School are 70% White, 27% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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2024–25 graduation ratesMar 29, 2026

2024–25 dropout ratesMar 27, 2026

2023–24 school spending dataJan 29, 2026

2024–25 Keystone Exams & PSSA scoresNov 13, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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