Summary:
Upper Adams Middle School is a public middle school located in Biglerville, Pennsylvania, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 271 students. The school is part of the Upper Adams School District, which is ranked 210 out of 610 school districts in Pennsylvania and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Upper Adams Middle School has consistently ranked in the top half of Pennsylvania middle schools, with a ranking between 139 and 409 over the past 10 years. However, the school's performance on PSSA tests is mixed compared to the state and district averages. In Math, the school's proficiency rates are below the state and district averages, ranging from 15% to 36.2% proficient or better. In Science, the school's proficiency rates are closer to the state and district averages, ranging from 48.7% to 58.3% proficient or better. In English Language Arts, the school's proficiency rates are also below the state and district averages, ranging from 45.1% to 54.3% proficient or better. Interestingly, Hispanic students at Upper Adams Middle School perform significantly better than the state average, ranking in the top 102 out of 362 Pennsylvania middle schools for this subgroup, while White students and students with disabilities perform below the state average.
Compared to nearby schools, Upper Adams Middle School performs similarly to other middle schools in the surrounding area, such as Upper Adams Intermediate School and Hanover Middle School, which are also in the middle range of Pennsylvania middle schools. However, some nearby schools, like Gettysburg Area Middle School and New Oxford Middle School, consistently outperform Upper Adams Middle School on PSSA tests and have higher rankings. Additionally, Upper Adams Middle School's spending per student has increased from $11,554 in 2019-2020 to $13,846 in 2021-2022, which is higher than the state average but lower than some nearby schools like Maple Avenue Middle School ($24,320 per student).
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Detail:
Public 7-8
District:
Upper Adams School District
SchoolDigger Rank:
394th of 891 Pennsylvania Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $13,846
Students who attend Upper Adams Middle School usually attend:
Feeder schools for Upper Adams Middle School:
Student/teacher ratio: 15.0
Number of students: 271
Racial breakdown:
White:
67.9%
Hispanic:
29.9%
African American:
1.1%
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Pacific Islander:
0.7%
Two or more races:
0.4%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 48%
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