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Big Spring High School
100 Mount Rock Rd
Newville PA, 17241, Cumberland County
Phone: 717-776-2436
Ranking: 
(505 out of 626, bottom 19%)*
(505 out of 626, bottom 19%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Big Spring School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 67 | 66 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 77 | 69 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 897 | 895 | 943 | 979 | 989 | 1,057 | 1,040 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 242 | 27.0% | 219 | 24.5% | 227 | 24.1% | 273 | 27.9% | 228 | 23.1% | 248 | 23.5% | 274 | 26.3% |
| Grade 10: | 219 | 24.4% | 214 | 23.9% | 265 | 28.1% | 231 | 23.6% | 255 | 25.8% | 273 | 25.8% | 271 | 26.1% |
| Grade 11: | 195 | 21.7% | 251 | 28.0% | 221 | 23.4% | 238 | 24.3% | 260 | 26.3% | 268 | 25.4% | 273 | 26.3% |
| Grade 12: | 241 | 26.9% | 211 | 23.6% | 230 | 24.4% | 237 | 24.2% | 246 | 24.9% | 268 | 25.4% | 222 | 21.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 436 | 48.6% | 432 | 48.3% | 475 | 50.4% | 475 | 48.5% | 473 | 47.8% | 505 | 47.8% | 507 | 48.8% |
| Female: | 461 | 51.4% | 463 | 51.7% | 468 | 49.6% | 504 | 51.5% | 505 | 51.1% | 542 | 51.3% | 529 | 50.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.5% | 6 | 0.6% | 7 | 0.7% | 6 | 0.6% |
| Hispanic: | 8 | 0.9% | 5 | 0.6% | 4 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.6% | 5 | 0.5% | 5 | 0.5% | 9 | 0.9% |
| Black: | 4 | 0.4% | 6 | 0.7% | 10 | 1.1% | 11 | 1.1% | 10 | 1.0% | 11 | 1.0% | 12 | 1.2% |
| White: | 879 | 98.0% | 874 | 97.7% | 917 | 97.2% | 953 | 97.3% | 964 | 97.5% | 1,032 | 97.6% | 1,012 | 97.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.2% | 4 | 0.4% | 7 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 176 | 19.6% | 139 | 15.5% | 116 | 12.3% | 137 | 14.0% | 109 | 11.0% | 88 | 8.3% | 76 | 7.3% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 66 | 7.4% | 70 | 7.8% | 68 | 7.2% | 96 | 9.8% | 60 | 6.1% | 65 | 6.1% | 70 | 6.7% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.48 | 13.62 | 12.54 | 12.84 | 12.70 | 13.70 | 15.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2003 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.9% | 42.9% | 49.1% |
| 2004 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.3% | 42.1% | 49.1% |
| 2005 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 39.9% | 40% | 50.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 42.2% | 41.5% | 52% |
| 2007 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.5% | 43.3% | 53.7% |
| 2008 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 43.3% | 43.3% | 55.9% |
| 2009 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.2% | 53.2% | 55.6% |
| 2010 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.7% | 48.7% | 59.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.9% | 58.9% | 60.3% |
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 56.3% | 60% |
| 2003 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 48.3% | 48.3% | 59.2% |
| 2004 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.4% | 59.1% | 60.8% |
| 2005 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 54.9% | 54.9% | 65% |
| 2006 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 53.6% | 52.7% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 57.9% | 57.6% | 65.4% |
| 2008 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 58.3% | 58.3% | 64.7% |
| 2009 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 61.6% | 61.6% | 65.2% |
| 2010 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 56.5% | 56.5% | 67.2% |
| 2011 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 59.3% | 59.3% | 69.1% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 62.9% | 60.2% | 67.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 26.2% | 26.1% | 35.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 21.3% | 21.3% | 39.7% |
| 2010 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 26.6% | 26.6% | 39.8% |
| 2011 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 27.3% | 27.3% | 40.8% |
| 2012 | Science | 11th Grade | % met std | 33.3% | 31.9% | 41.8% |
| 2005 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 77.8% | 69% |
| 2006 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 83.8% | 85.6% |
| 2007 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.8% | 88.8% | 87.9% |
| 2008 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.6% | 78.6% | 85.8% |
| 2009 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 76.8% | 82.7% |
| 2010 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.8% | 73.8% | 80.7% |
| 2011 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 73.7% | 73.7% | 84.7% |
| 2012 | Writing | 11th Grade | % met std | 88.2% | 85.8% | 82.9% |
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* Big Spring High School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.