📍 135 North Main Street, Biglerville, Adams County, 17307
Upper Adams MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Biglerville, Adams County. The school has 271 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Upper Adams SD school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 18.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 48% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Upper Adams MS enrolls 271 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 18.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 30% Hispanic or Latino and 1.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 184 | 68% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 81 | 30% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
130 of the school's 271 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 118 qualify for free lunch and 12 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Upper Adams MS is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 33, state house district 193.
Upper Adams MS is one of 4 schools in Upper Adams SD, based in Biglerville, Pennsylvania. The district serves 1,568 students district-wide and employs 122 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 271 students, Upper Adams MS is smaller than the district average of about 392 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant