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Big Spring Middle School

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Big Spring Middle School ranks 155 th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

155^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 873 Pennsylvania Middle Schools

Better than 82% of Pennsylvania middle schools

Summary

Big Spring Middle School is a public middle school located in Newville, Pennsylvania, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 543 students. The school is part of the Big Spring School District, which is ranked 204 out of 606 school districts in the state.

Big Spring Middle School has consistently ranked in the top 30% of Pennsylvania middle schools over the past 5 years, with a current ranking of 155 out of 873 schools. The school's performance on PSSA tests is generally above the state average, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA), where 61.6% of all grades were proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 48.5%. In math, the school's performance is closer to the state average, with 42.9% of all grades proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 41.7%. When compared to nearby schools, Big Spring Middle School's ELA performance is generally stronger, while its math performance is more mixed.

Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 42.54% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, Big Spring Middle School is able to maintain strong academic performance for this subgroup, ranking in the top 25% of Pennsylvania middle schools in 2024-2025. The school has also maintained a relatively low dropout rate, ranging from 0.0% to 1.6% over the past few years, which is comparable to or lower than the rates of nearby middle schools.

550

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,542

Per pupil spending ?

42%

Free/discounted lunch ?

43 Mount Rock Rd
Newville, PA 17241-9412

(717) 776-2471

District: Big Spring School District

Students who attend Big Spring Middle School usually attend:

High:

Big Spring High School

Feeder schools for Big Spring Middle School:

Elementary:	Mount Rock Elementary School
	Newville Elementary School
	Oak Flat Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

91.6%

Two or more races:

3.6%

Hispanic:

2.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 57th percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (52% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of Pennsylvania middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg55%

Pennsylvania avg45%

155^th of 873

Pennsylvania public middle schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 25 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

204^th of 606Big Spring School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	77.5	155 of 873	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	244 of 891	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	70.1	248 of 893	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	73.8	200 of 883	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	63.2	273 of 797	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.2	287 of 891	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.5	271 of 861	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.8	293 of 877	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.7	453 of 870	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	58.3	361 of 835	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	63.5	299 of 728	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.4	423 of 758	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	65.0	344 of 834	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.8	401 of 825	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.5	354 of 805	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.5	399 of 770	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.9	404 of 753	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	55.3	410 of 749	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.4	460 of 736	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2005	62.2	296 of 687	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	57.5	347 of 663	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2003	59.1	307 of 643	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	233 of 643	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.7	254 of 672	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	226 of 660	65.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	208 of 835	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	67.4	259 of 860	69.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	199 of 843	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.2	207 of 877	76.4%	★★★★☆
2023	61.5	304 of 874	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	80.5	130 of 839	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.6	217 of 870	75.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	192 of 649	70.4%	★★★★☆
2024	52.2	298 of 673	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	288 of 681	57.7%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)85th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)75th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)70th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2025)64th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts62%+13 vs state

Math43%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)						PSSA English Language Arts (2025)						Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Big Spring Middle School	Public	6-8	43 Mount Rock Rd	Newville	17241	Cumberland County	Big Spring School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 776-2471	550	45	12.1	42.0%	504 (91.6%)	4 (0.7%)	15 (2.7%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	77.5	155^th of 873 public middle schools	82.2%		70.5	244^th of 891 public middle schools	72.6%	89			44.2	42.2	42.3	42.9			61.4	62.4	61.1	61.6	$19,542	$234	$19,308
Wilson Middle School	Public	6-8	900 Waggoner's Gap Rd	Carlisle	17013	Cumberland County	Carlisle Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 240-6800	604	43	14.0	52.8%	337 (55.8%)	80 (13.2%)	61 (10.1%)	69 (11.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (9.3%)	47.6	465^th of 873 public middle schools	46.7%		47.7	487^th of 891 public middle schools	45.3%	22			23.4	19.3	26.8	23.3			50.5	41.2	53.7	48.7	$20,335	$253	$20,081
Lamberton Middle School	Public	6-8	777 S Hanover St	Carlisle	17013	Cumberland County	Carlisle Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 240-6800	583	44	13.1	44.6%	366 (62.8%)	68 (11.7%)	68 (11.7%)	16 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	62 (10.6%)	52.7	404^th of 873 public middle schools	53.7%		60	365^th of 891 public middle schools	59.0%	39			22.1	22.2	20.8	21.8			54.7	55.9	56.9	55.8	$19,673	$235	$19,438
Shippensburg Area Middle School	Public	6-8	101 Park Place	Shippensburg	17257	Franklin County	Shippensburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 530-2750	851	59	14.3	58.5%	602 (70.7%)	61 (7.2%)	80 (9.4%)	68 (8.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	37 (4.3%)	56.4	372^nd of 873 public middle schools	57.4%		59.7	371^st of 891 public middle schools	58.4%	1			33.3	26.8	40.1	33.3			53.1	36.4	55.2	47.8	$14	$01	$13
Yellow Breeches Middle School	Public	6-8	30 Academy Street	Boiling Springs	17007	Cumberland County	South Middleton School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 258-6484	508	40	12.8	37.0%	400 (78.7%)	8 (1.6%)	3 (0.6%)	65 (12.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (5.9%)	64	290^th of 873 public middle schools	66.8%		71	236^th of 891 public middle schools	73.5%	54			42.9	30.2	31.0	34.9			60.5	43.6	59.3	54.7	$16,824	$389	$16,435
West Perry Middle School	Public	6-8	2620 Shermans Valley Road	Elliottsburg	17024	Perry County	West Perry School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 789-3012	499	41	12.2	96.6%	458 (91.8%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.0%)	51.2	420^th of 873 public middle schools	51.9%		65.8	303^rd of 891 public middle schools	66.0%	117			22.3	35.8	29.4	28.5			41.5	42.8	54.7	46.7	$26,549	$4,405	$22,144
Eagle View Middle School	Public	6-8	6746 Carlisle Pike	Mechanicsburg	17050	Cumberland County	Cumberland Valley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 766-0217	1,111	68	16.3	28.8%	668 (60.1%)	41 (3.7%)	70 (6.3%)	267 (24.0%)	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	56 (5.0%)	93.2	48^th of 873 public middle schools	94.5%		91.8	51^st of 891 public middle schools	94.3%	3			57.7	57.5	64.7	59.9			72.7	77.6	77.9	76.0	$15,612	$03	$15,609
Upper Adams Intrmdt School	Public	4-6	136 Fohl Street	Arendtsville	17303	Adams County	Upper Adams School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 677-4300	361	31	11.8	57.1%	253 (70.1%)	3 (0.8%)	98 (27.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)								(n/a)	46.5	44.9	51.4			47.5	45.6	41.4	65.4			50.4	$17,559	$185	$17,374
Upper Adams Middle School	Public	7-8	135 North Main Street	Biglerville	17307	Adams County	Upper Adams School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 677-7191	242	17	14.1	57.9%	158 (65.3%)	3 (1.2%)	78 (32.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	65.1	276^th of 873 public middle schools	68.4%		57.3	394^th of 891 public middle schools	55.8%	118				49.6	27.3	38.7				53.9	45.0	49.5	$17,142	$136	$17,006
Northern Middle School	Public	6-8	655 S Baltimore St	Dillsburg	17019	York County	Northern York County School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 432-8691	757	51	14.8	29.1%	681 (90.0%)	13 (1.7%)	31 (4.1%)	15 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	13 (1.7%)	62.5	307^th of 873 public middle schools	64.8%		71.5	230^th of 891 public middle schools	74.2%	77			36.6	40.1	25.9	34.6			51.5	53.6	54.7	53.1	$15,272	$469	$14,803

Frequently Asked Questions about Big Spring Middle School

Is Big Spring Middle School a good school?

Big Spring Middle School ranks 155^th of 873 Pennsylvania middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Big Spring Middle School in?

Big Spring School District

What high school do graduates of Big Spring Middle School attend?

Students who attend Big Spring Middle School usually go on to attend Big Spring High School

How many students attend Big Spring Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 550 students attended Big Spring Middle School.

What is the racial makeup of Big Spring Middle School?

Students at Big Spring Middle School are 92% White, 4% Two or more races, 3% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

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