The Upper Adams School District in Adams County, Pennsylvania,
includes the Boroughs
of Arendtsville,
Bendersville, and
Biglerville, and
the Townships of
Butler, Menallen
and part of Tyrone.
Covering a geographical
area of 90 square
miles, the total
population is approximately
10,222 (U.S. Census,
2000). Each Borough
has an elementary school configured according to grade levels. Biglerville Elementary, the primary center, houses all students in Kindergarten, First, Second, and Third Grades. Arendtsville Elementary and Bendersville Elementary are intermediate buildings, housing Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Grades. Beginning
with Seventh Grade,
all students attend
the Upper Adams
Middle School in
the Borough of
Biglerville. At
the beginning of
9th Grade students
are members of
the Biglerville
High School, also
located in the
Borough of Biglerville.
The number of students
attending schools
in the district
is over 1,800.
MISSION STATEMENT:
All members of the Upper Adams School District are committed to providing learning opportunities that enable our students to become productive and responsible citizens through decision-making based on what is best for children.
