📍 43 Mount Rock Rd, Newville, Cumberland County, 17241
Big Spring MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Newville, Cumberland County. The school has 593 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Big Spring SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 43.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 59% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Big Spring MS enrolls 593 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 43.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 2.9% Two or more races and 1.9% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 555 | 94% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 2.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 | 1.9% |
| Black or African American | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
261 of the school's 593 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 242 qualify for free lunch and 19 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.
Big Spring MS is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 199.
Big Spring MS 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 593 students, Big Spring MS is larger than the district average of about 476 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe