📍 100 Steelstown Rd, Newville, Cumberland County, 17241
Newville El Sch is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Newville, Cumberland County. The school has 357 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Big Spring SD school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Newville El Sch enrolls 357 students across grades K–5. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 4.2% Two or more races and 2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 333 | 93% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 4.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 2% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
188 of the school's 357 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 180 qualify for free lunch and 8 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.
Newville El Sch 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 30, state house district 193.
Newville El Sch is one of 5 schools in Big Spring SD, based in Newville, Pennsylvania. The district serves 2,379 students district-wide and employs 187 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 357 students, Newville El Sch is smaller than the district average of about 476 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant