📍 331 8th St, New Cumberland, Cumberland County, 17070
New Cumberland MS is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in New Cumberland, Cumberland County. The school has 549 pupils enrolled. It is part of the West Shore SD school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
New Cumberland MS enrolls 549 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 10% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 356 | 65% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 86 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 55 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 5.6% |
| Asian | 18 | 3.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
271 of the school's 549 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 262 qualify for free lunch and 9 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.
New Cumberland MS is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 31, state house district 88.
New Cumberland MS is one of 13 schools in West Shore SD, based in Lewisberry, Pennsylvania. The district serves 7,467 students district-wide and employs 524 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 549 students, New Cumberland MS is close to the district average of about 574 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large