Govt. Upper Primary School Ara
| School Name | Govt. Upper Primary School Ara |
| Address | Chamalwas, Arah, Chamalwas Upper, Banihal, Ramban, Jammu & Kashmir |
| Location | Chamalwas |
| City | Ramban |
| District | Ramban |
| State | Jammu & Kashmir |
| Pincode | 182146 |
| Category | Upper Primary School |
| Block | Banihal |
Govt. Upper Primary School Ara is located in Chamalwas, Arah, Chamalwas Upper, Banihal, Ramban, Jammu & Kashmir. Established in year 1987, the school is a Co-educational and is located in Rural area. This is a Upper Primary school and is currently operational. The school is managed by Department of Education. It comes under Banihal assembly constituency. The first mode of communication is English in the school.
| Class I to V | 33 Students |
| Class VI to VIII | 29 Students |
| Total Students | 62 Students |
| Total Teachers | 4 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 16:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 12:1 |
This institution has around one hundred students studying who are taught by 4 teachers, thus making the student-teacher ratio of 16 students per teacher. All of the teachers are appointed on Regular basis. Two teachers are Male and remaining two are Female. In terms of Academic qualification two teachers are Graduate and rest two are Post Graduate. None of the teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 12:1, means on an average twelve students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 33 students in class I to V and 29 students in class VI to VIII.
The school is in a Govt. building and it has no boundary walls. The school has total five clasrooms and two other rooms. There are three boys toilets and three girls toilets for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.