Big Spring Middle School
43 Mount Rock Rd
Newville PA, 17241, Cumberland County
Phone: 717-776-2471
Ranking: 
(1,407 out of 2,495, bottom 44%)*
(1,407 out of 2,495, bottom 44%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Big Spring School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 56 | 57 | 53 | |||
| Total Students: | 722 | 722 | 738 | |||
| Grade 6: | 231 | 32.0% | 218 | 30.2% | 269 | 36.4% |
| Grade 7: | 222 | 30.7% | 277 | 38.4% | 224 | 30.4% |
| Grade 8: | 269 | 37.3% | 227 | 31.4% | 245 | 33.2% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||
| Male: | 352 | 48.8% | 355 | 49.2% | 369 | 50.0% |
| Female: | 360 | 49.9% | 358 | 49.6% | 365 | 49.5% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander: | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.5% |
| Hispanic: | 6 | 0.8% | 6 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.3% |
| Black | 9 | 1.2% | 7 | 1.0% | 8 | 1.1% |
| White: | 703 | 97.4% | 704 | 97.5% | 723 | 98.0% |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 100 | 13.9% | 103 | 14.3% | 83 | 11.2% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 71 | 9.8% | 72 | 10.0% | 73 | 9.9% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.90 | 12.70 | 14.00 | |||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| PSSA | ||||||
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 64.7% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 71.6% | 71.6% | 69.6% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.6% | 76.6% | 72.3% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 77.1% | 77.1% | 75.7% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78.4% | 78.4% | 78% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 76.4% | 76.1% | 78.8% |
| 2006 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 58% | 58.3% | 65.9% |
| 2007 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 58.8% | 58.8% | 63.5% |
| 2008 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 66.4% | 66.4% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 71% | 71% | 67.6% |
| 2010 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 70.9% | 70.9% | 68.8% |
| 2011 | Reading | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 68% | 69.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 61.4% | 61.5% | 66.5% |
| 2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 69% | 68.1% | 67.2% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.3% | 77.3% | 70.6% |
| 2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 77.6% | 77.6% | 75.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 76.2% | 77.9% |
| 2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 78.8% | 78.4% | 78.6% |
| 2006 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.9% | 68.4% | 68.1% |
| 2007 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 51.7% | 51.1% | 66.8% |
| 2008 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 64.5% | 64.5% | 70% |
| 2009 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 68.4% | 68.4% | 71.4% |
| 2010 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.6% | 62.6% | 73.5% |
| 2011 | Reading | 7th Grade | % met std | 70.7% | 70.3% | 76% |
| 2003 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 48.2% | 47.9% | 51.3% |
| 2004 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 54.8% | 54.4% | 57.9% |
| 2005 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 64.7% | 64.5% | 62.9% |
| 2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 58.4% | 57.9% | 62.2% |
| 2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.8% | 76.8% | 67.9% |
| 2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 75.2% | 75.2% | 70.4% |
| 2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 76% | 76% | 71.3% |
| 2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.9% | 86.5% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 84.5% | 84.6% | 76.9% |
| 2003 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 73.4% | 73.2% | 63.4% |
| 2004 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.2% | 75.6% | 68.9% |
| 2005 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 71% | 70.8% | 64.1% |
| 2006 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 67.3% | 66.6% | 70.6% |
| 2007 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 78.2% | 78.2% | 75% |
| 2008 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 76.1% | 76.1% | 78.3% |
| 2009 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.4% | 77.4% | 80.5% |
| 2010 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 86.8% | 86.4% | 81.9% |
| 2011 | Reading | 8th Grade | % met std | 82.6% | 82.6% | 81.8% |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 42.8% | 42.8% | 52.7% |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 53% | 53% | 54.8% |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 62.4% | 57.2% |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 66.3% | 66.3% | 58.3% |
| 2006 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 69.9% | 68.8% | 66.1% |
| 2007 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 79.8% | 79.9% | 71.8% |
| 2008 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 68.8% | 68.8% | 69.1% |
| 2009 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 74% | 74% | 71.2% |
| 2010 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 85.5% | 85.3% | 75.2% |
| 2011 | Writing | 8th Grade | % met std | 77.5% | 76.8% | 73.1% |
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* Big Spring Middle School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.