Schools in Adams County
25 ranked schools
Overall Score Percentile
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9/10Littlestown SHS
Littlestown Area SD · Littlestown
#1 Overall in Adams County
9/10 · #87 High School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
67%
Math
93%
Sci
94%
2
9/10Gettysburg Area MS
Gettysburg Area SD · Gettysburg
#2 Overall in Adams County
9/10 · #96 Middle School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
76%
Math
82%
Sci
87%
3
7/10New Oxford MS
Conewago Valley SD · New Oxford
#3 Overall in Adams County
7/10 · #195 Middle School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
63%
Math
58%
Sci
69%
4
7/10Gettysburg Area HS
Gettysburg Area SD · Gettysburg
#4 Overall in Adams County
7/10 · #198 High School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
56%
Math
76%
Sci
78%
5
6/10Bermudian Springs MS
Bermudian Springs SD · York Springs
#5 Overall in Adams County
6/10 · #253 Middle School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
45%
Math
57%
Sci
56%
6
6/10Biglerville HS
Upper Adams SD · Biglerville
#6 Overall in Adams County
6/10 · #268 High School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
56%
Math
57%
Sci
60%
7
5/10Upper Adams MS
Upper Adams SD · Biglerville
#7 Overall in Adams County
5/10 · #278 Middle School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
43%
Math
57%
Sci
43%
8
5/10Fairfield Area MS
Fairfield Area SD · Fairfield
#8 Overall in Adams County
5/10 · #298 Middle School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
38%
Math
52%
Sci
47%
9
5/10New Oxford SHS
Conewago Valley SD · New Oxford
#9 Overall in Adams County
5/10 · #333 High School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
42%
Math
53%
Sci
50%
10
8/10New Oxford El Sch
Conewago Valley SD · New Oxford
#10 Overall in Adams County
8/10 · #335 Elementary School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
67%
Math
86%
11
5/10Bermudian Springs HS
Bermudian Springs SD · York Springs
#11 Overall in Adams County
5/10 · #343 High School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
53%
Math
39%
Sci
48%
12
4/10Maple Avenue MS
Littlestown Area SD · Littlestown
#12 Overall in Adams County
4/10 · #347 Middle School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
34%
Math
32%
Sci
46%
13
8/10Conewago Twp El Sch
Conewago Valley SD · Hanover
#13 Overall in Adams County
8/10 · #440 Elementary School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
59%
Math
81%
14
3/10Fairfield Area HS
Fairfield Area SD · Fairfield
#14 Overall in Adams County
3/10 · #461 High School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
31%
Math
27%
Sci
26%
15
7/10Biglerville El Sch
Upper Adams SD · Biglerville
#15 Overall in Adams County
7/10 · #566 Elementary School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
63%
Math
63%
16
7/10Fairfield Area El Sch
Fairfield Area SD · Fairfield
#16 Overall in Adams County
7/10 · #588 Elementary School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
50%
Math
67%
Sci
78%
17
6/10James Gettys El Sch
Gettysburg Area SD · Gettysburg
#17 Overall in Adams County
6/10 · #669 Elementary School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
60%
Math
59%
Sci
44%
18
6/10Conewago Valley Intrmd Sch
Conewago Valley SD · New Oxford
#18 Overall in Adams County
6/10 · #742 Elementary School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
51%
Math
51%
Sci
60%
19
6/10Bermudian Springs El Sch
Bermudian Springs SD · York Springs
#19 Overall in Adams County
6/10 · #764 Elementary School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
41%
Math
60%
Sci
55%
20
5/10Upper Adams Intrmdt Sch
Upper Adams SD · Arendtsville
#20 Overall in Adams County
5/10 · #790 Elementary School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
50%
Math
43%
Sci
62%
21
5/10Franklin Twp El Sch
Gettysburg Area SD · Cashtown
#21 Overall in Adams County
5/10 · #853 Elementary School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
44%
Math
45%
Sci
50%
22
4/10Alloway Creek El Sch
Littlestown Area SD · Littlestown
#22 Overall in Adams County
4/10 · #940 Elementary School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
37%
Math
42%
Sci
43%
23
4/10Lincoln El Sch
Gettysburg Area SD · Gettysburg
#23 Overall in Adams County
4/10 · #1032 Elementary School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
36%
Math
33%
Sci
35%
24
4/10Vida CS
Vida CS · Gettysburg
#24 Overall in Adams County
4/10 · #1052 Elementary School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
45%
Math
21%
Sci
38%
25
3/10Gettysburg Montessori CS
Gettysburg Montessori CS · Gettysburg
#25 Overall in Adams County
3/10 · #1124 Elementary School in Pennsylvania
State Percentile
Eng
29%
Math
20%
Sci
43%
About schools in Adams County
Eight districts spread across Adams County's rolling farmland and historic borough centers produce a notably uneven academic landscape — most of the county's 25 ranked public schools cluster in the middle of statewide performance, but a handful push well above that. Littlestown Senior High School reaches the 86th percentile statewide, and Gettysburg Area Middle School follows at the 82nd, giving families in those districts genuinely competitive options. With only three schools landing in Pennsylvania's top quartile, Adams County rewards careful district-by-district research rather than blanket assumptions about the region.