Upgrade Middle School Ara
| School Name | Upgrade Middle School Ara |
| Address | Ara Barkatoli, Ara, Namkum, Ranchi, Jharkhand |
| Location | Ara |
| City | Ranchi |
| District | Ranchi |
| State | Jharkhand |
| Pincode | 835103 |
| Category | Upper Primary School |
| Block | Namkum |
Upgrade Middle School Ara is located in Ara Barkatoli, Ara, Namkum, Ranchi, Jharkhand and was established in year 1955. 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 Khijri assembly constituency. The first mode of communication is Hindi in the school but English is also spoken during classes.
| Class I to V | 78 Students |
| Class VI to VIII | 182 Students |
| Total Students | 260 Students |
| Total Teachers | 7 Teachers |
| Student-Teacher Ratio | 37:1 |
| Student-Classroom Ratio | 26:1 |
This institution teaches around three hundred students being taught by around 7 teachers, which makes the student-teacher ratio of 37 students per teacher. Four teachers are appointed on Regular basis and rest three are appointed on Contract basis. All of the teachers are Female. In terms of Academic qualification two teachers are Below Graduate, three are Graduate and rest two are Post Graduate. None of the teachers are trained in Computer. The student classroom ratio is 26:1, means on an average twenty six students sit in a classroom which is very good. There are 78 students in class I to V and 182 students in class VI to VIII.
The school is in a Govt. building and it has pucca boundary walls. The school has total ten clasrooms. The school has one tablet in its premises. There is both library and book bank for students. There are two boys toilets and two girls toilets for students. The school has both hand wash facility and drinking water facility for people.