Best Public Schools in Adams County, Pennsylvania & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2024)	Keystone Exams Biology (2024)	Keystone Exams Literature (2024)	PSSA Math (2024)							PSSA Science (2024)			PSSA English Language Arts (2024)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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 (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	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 Science 4th Grade	PSSA Science 8th Grade	PSSA Science All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	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
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	683	50	13.6	46.9%	501 (73.4%)	26 (3.8%)	104 (15.2%)	14 (2.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.0%)	83.6	113^th of 891 public middle schools	87.3%		85.4	98^th of 893 public middle schools	89.0%	15							58.3	47.2	49.6	51.3		73.3	73.3				58.8	63.6	69.2	64.4	$18,206	$702	$17,504
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-5	98 Lefever Street	Gettysburg	17325	Adams County	Gettysburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 334-6254	392	28	14.0	55.4%	288 (73.5%)	18 (4.6%)	56 (14.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.4%)	44.9	944^th of 1526 public elementary schools	38.1%		47.1	919^th of 1534 public elementary schools	40.1%	25				46.4	42.8	35.4				41.6	75.7		75.7	63.7	40.0	43.1				49.0	$18,001	$1,611	$16,390
Vida Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	Eisenhower Center	Gettysburg	17325	Adams County	Vida Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(717) 334-3643	238	18	13.2	57.6%	84 (35.3%)	7 (2.9%)	141 (59.2%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	42.4	985^th of 1526 public elementary schools	35.5%		39.8	1021^st of 1534 public elementary schools	33.4%	36				35.0	27.0	20.0	18.8			27.1	78.4		78.4	46.2	62.1	66.6	56.3			56.9	$30,124	$1,966	$28,159
New Oxford Senior High School	Public	9-12	130 Berlin Road	New Oxford	17350	Adams County	Conewago Valley School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 624-2157	1,252	85	14.7	46.0%	945 (75.5%)	26 (2.1%)	234 (18.7%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (3.1%)	53	364^th of 686 public high schools	46.9%		57.4	318^th of 674 public high schools	52.8%	46	44.1	48.4	58.7																		$15,960	$197	$15,764
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	855	56	15.2	49.9%	656 (76.7%)	15 (1.8%)	145 (17.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.3%)								(n/a)					57.1	47.6	52.9			52.4	85.5		85.5		54.0	55.2	63.8			57.7	$13,787	$195	$13,593
New Oxford Elementary School	Public	K-3	116 Berlin Avenue	New Oxford	17350	Adams County	Conewago Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 624-2157	560	42	13.4	57.9%	418 (74.6%)	11 (2.0%)	98 (17.5%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.8%)								(n/a)				77.0						77.0				70.5						70.5	$13,901	$783	$13,118
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	39	14.6	49.2%	437 (77.1%)	11 (1.9%)	103 (18.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	77.4	172^nd of 891 public middle schools	80.7%		76.9	176^th of 893 public middle schools	80.3%	4								40.1	38.7	39.4		68.2	68.2					61.3	65.0	63.2	$13,813	$343	$13,470
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	410	34	12.0	38.3%	373 (91.0%)	7 (1.7%)	16 (3.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.7%)	42.9	528^th of 891 public middle schools	40.7%		51	456^th of 893 public middle schools	48.9%	72							31.3	27.2	18.6	25.7		56.0	56.0				45.6	42.8	36.4	41.7	$24,320	$925	$23,395
Littlestown Senior High School	Public	9-12	200 E Myrtle St	Littlestown	17340	Adams County	Littlestown Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 359-4146	537	47	11.3	33.7%	487 (90.7%)	5 (0.9%)	24 (4.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.2%)	82.2	98^th of 686 public high schools	85.7%		96.5	7^th of 674 public high schools	99.0%	91	63.8	75.2	68.8																		$10,636	$54	$10,583
Alloway Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	162 Newark St	Littlestown	17340	Adams County	Littlestown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 359-4146	780	53	14.8	39.6%	705 (90.4%)	6 (0.8%)	36 (4.6%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.3%)	45.1	940^th of 1526 public elementary schools	38.4%		51.2	853^rd of 1534 public elementary schools	44.4%	87				54.3	46.4	29.0				43.2	79.9		79.9	46.5	44.3	46.9				45.7	$13,496	$709	$12,787
Biglerville High School	Public	9-12	135 North Main Street	Biglerville	17307	Adams County	Upper Adams School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 677-7191	523	42	12.3	46.5%	356 (68.1%)	5 (1.0%)	151 (28.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	6 (1.1%)	73.3	171^st of 686 public high schools	75.1%		50.2	380^th of 674 public high schools	43.6%	209	51.9	64.3	69.0																		$15,400	$00	$15,400
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	253	19	13.2	55.3%	160 (63.2%)	5 (2.0%)	85 (33.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	57.3	394^th of 891 public middle schools	55.8%		63.3	316^th of 893 public middle schools	64.6%	78								33.4	35.8	34.6		58.3	58.3					43.0	47.1	45.1	$13,846	$00	$13,846
Biglerville Elementary School	Public	K-3	3270 Biglerville Road	Biglerville	17307	Adams County	Upper Adams School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 677-7191	457	33	13.9	56.9%	293 (64.1%)	2 (0.4%)	148 (32.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	11 (2.4%)								(n/a)				50.0						50.0				50.0						50.0	$15,171	$1,097	$14,074
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	360	30	11.9	57.2%	259 (71.9%)	3 (0.8%)	95 (26.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)								(n/a)					54.2	49.5	44.9			49.5	85.5		85.5		53.4	52.9	59.3			55.3	$15,561	$279	$15,282
James Gettys Elementary School	Public	K-5	898 Biglerville Rd	Gettysburg	17325	Adams County	Gettysburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 334-6254	337	28	12.2	56.4%	238 (70.6%)	12 (3.6%)	57 (16.9%)	9 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.2%)	61.8	669^th of 1526 public elementary schools	56.2%		60.9	677^th of 1534 public elementary schools	55.9%	8				53.2	50.7	61.1				54.7	82.6		82.6	55.4	50.7	64.8				56.5	$20,060	$1,423	$18,637
Gettysburg Area High School	Public	9-12	1130 Old Harrisburg Rd	Gettysburg	17325	Adams County	Gettysburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 334-6254	1,043	77	13.5	45.3%	749 (71.8%)	52 (5.0%)	179 (17.2%)	20 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (3.9%)	73.4	170^th of 686 public high schools	75.2%		70.5	200^th of 674 public high schools	70.3%	30	52.5	62.0	70.5																		$19,026	$615	$18,411
Fairfield Area High School	Public	9-12	4840 Fairfield Rd	Fairfield	17320	Adams County	Fairfield Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 642-8228	289	26	11.0	23.9%	272 (94.1%)	3 (1.0%)	10 (3.5%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	45.5	425^th of 686 public high schools	38.0%		28.2	515^th of 674 public high schools	23.6%	90	31.4	41.0	64.7																		$21,406	$197	$21,209
Fairfield Area Elementary School	Public	K-4	4842 Fairfield Rd	Fairfield	17320	Adams County	Fairfield Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 642-8228	364	33	11.0	40.9%	344 (94.5%)	3 (0.8%)	6 (1.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.2%)	74.6	404^th of 1526 public elementary schools	73.5%		69.9	493^rd of 1534 public elementary schools	67.9%	89				75.3	53.4					65.1	93.3		93.3	65.7	63.4					64.6	$9,713	$143	$9,570
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	284	22	12.6	30.3%	264 (93.0%)	6 (2.1%)	8 (2.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	45.3	510^th of 891 public middle schools	42.8%		57.2	384^th of 893 public middle schools	57.0%	126						51.6	21.4	37.9	16.9	31.2		54.3	54.3			53.9	42.8	59.3	36.6	47.5	$15,993	$95	$15,898
Gettysburg Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	888 Coleman Road	Gettysburg	17325	Adams County	Gettysburg Montessori Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(717) 334-1120	271	19	14.6	60.1%	231 (85.2%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (10.3%)	46.3	921^st of 1526 public elementary schools	39.6%		42.7	982^nd of 1534 public elementary schools	36.0%	61				50.1	20.0	31.9	35.0			34.1	80.0		80.0	56.2	43.3	51.1	65.0			52.8	$12,146	$438	$11,708
Adams County Technical Institute	Public	11-12	1126 Old Harrisburg RD	Gettysburg	17325	Adams County	Adams County Technical Institute	No	No	No	No	(717) 398-3178	6	7	.8		6 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Bermudian Springs High School	Public	9-12	7335 Carlisle Pike	York Springs	17372	Adams County	Bermudian Springs School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 528-4113	602	40	15.0	33.7%	487 (80.9%)	2 (0.3%)	94 (15.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.0%)	44.1	439^th of 686 public high schools	36.0%		47.1	404^th of 674 public high schools	40.1%	35	33.3	45.8	58.0																		$14,501	$55	$14,447
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	579	44	13.0	40.9%	462 (79.8%)	1 (0.2%)	93 (16.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.6%)	62.1	334^th of 891 public middle schools	62.5%		61.9	331^st of 893 public middle schools	62.9%	3						47.3	32.3	33.3	33.1	36.4		63.5	63.5			53.5	46.9	61.9	54.2	54.4	$14,749	$473	$14,276
Bermudian Springs Elementary School	Public	K-4	7335 Carlisle Pike	York Springs	17372	Adams County	Bermudian Springs School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 528-4113	598	39	15.2	45.0%	495 (82.8%)	3 (0.5%)	62 (10.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (5.5%)	54.5	807^th of 1526 public elementary schools	47.1%		58.6	728^th of 1534 public elementary schools	52.5%	79				50.5	59.2					55.1	84.3		84.3	41.6	53.0					47.7	$15,755	$1,335	$14,420
Franklin Township Elementary School	Public	K-5	870 Old Route 30	Cashtown	17310	Adams County	Gettysburg Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 334-6254	365	28	12.9	48.2%	286 (78.4%)	11 (3.0%)	44 (12.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.8%)	50	864^th of 1526 public elementary schools	43.4%		57.4	751^st of 1534 public elementary schools	51.0%	113				58.5	44.8	33.9				44.7	83.6		83.6	54.7	46.2	47.1				49.0	$17,039	$1,190	$15,849

Best Public Schools in Adams County, PA

Gettysburg Area Middle School

Littlestown Senior High School

New Oxford Middle School

Fairfield Area Elementary School

Gettysburg Area High School

Biglerville High School

Bermudian Springs Middle School

James Gettys Elementary School

Upper Adams Middle School

Bermudian Springs Elementary School

New Oxford Senior High School

Franklin Township Elementary School

Gettysburg Montessori Charter School

Fairfield Area High School

Fairfield Area Middle School

Alloway Creek Elementary School

Lincoln Elementary School

Bermudian Springs High School

Maple Avenue Middle School

Vida Charter School

Adams County Technical Institute

Biglerville Elementary School

Conewago Valley Intrmd School

New Oxford Elementary School

Upper Adams Intrmdt School

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