Big Spring HS

High school·Grades 9-12 Newville, Pennsylvania·17241
Score
35.0/100
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#386
Among 593 Pennsylvania high schools
Top 66%
In Pennsylvania

Score 35.0/100: better than 35% of Pennsylvania high schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% proficient or advanced on state tests in Pennsylvania, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Pennsylvania schools.

English language arts
59%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 62%, better than 38% of them
164 students tested
Math
32%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 44%, better than 30% of them
163 students tested
Science
50%
Similar Pennsylvania schools ≈ 52%, better than 48% of them
163 students tested
All Pennsylvania schools (ELA / math)
51% / 43%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 3 published results by grade and test

As published by Pennsylvania Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsHigh schoolKeystone59.1164
MathHigh schoolKeystone31.9163
ScienceHigh schoolKeystone50.3163

School profile

Grades
9-12
Students
752
Type
High school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
752
Typical high school: 577
Free or reduced-price lunch
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Not reported to the federal data

District and location

School district
City
Cumberland County

Contact

Address
100 Mount Rock Rd
Newville, PA 17241

"Typical" is the middle (median) high school in Pennsylvania. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).

Nearby high schools

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Location

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Big Spring HS at a glance

Big Spring HS is a public high school in Newville, Pennsylvania, serving grades 9-12. It is part of the Big Spring SD school district. It has about 752 students (a typical Pennsylvania high school has 577).

In 2024-25 state tests, 59% in English language arts (similar schools: 62%) and 32% in math (similar schools: 44%) reached the state standard (% proficient or advanced). On our score, which compares it only with other Pennsylvania high schools, it scores 35.0 out of 100: better than 35% of them, ranking #386 of 593. Its English language arts result rose by 9 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.