Big Spring High School

Big Spring High School

Public High School | Grade 9-12
100 Mount Rock Rd,  Newville, PA
Big Spring School District
3.8
3.4
739 Students
B-
Niche Grade

School Details

Student Teacher Ratio
13:1
Average SAT Score
1160
Average ACT Score
25
Math Proficiency
72%
Reading Proficiency
52%
Average GPA
3.59
Graduation Rate
92%

Niche Grade

B-
Academics
A-
Teachers
C
College Prep
B+
Administration
B-
Resources/Facilities
A-
Clubs and Activities
B+
Sports
B
Food
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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.59
Reading Proficiency
52%
Math Proficiency
72%
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
13:1
Teachers
56
Full Time Teachers
56
Teachers in First or Second Year
8.5%
College Prep
Average SAT
1160
Math
570
Verbal
590
Average ACT
25
Math
23
English
22
Reading
29
Science
26
Number of AP Courses
14
AP Pass Rate
53.4%
AP Math Enrollment
Average
AP Science Enrollment
Average
Other AP Enrollment
High
Clubs and Activities
Girls Athletic Participation
High
Boys Athletic Participation
High

GreatSchools Rating

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GreatSchools Rating
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Teachers and Staff

Students Per Counselor
255:1

Student Diversity

Male
53.3%
Female
46.7%
White
91.9%
Two or more races
3.2%
Hispanic
3.1%
Black
1.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander
<1%
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Specialty School Programs

AP Programs Offered
IB Programs Offered
Free/Reduced Lunch Offered
Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania 124 Students
Penn State 92 Students
University of Pittsburgh 68 Students
Messiah University 52 Students
Temple University 49 Students
Harrisburg Area Community College - Harrisburg 43 Students
Dickinson College 36 Students
Liberty University 33 Students
Penn State Mont Alto 33 Students
Carnegie Mellon University 31 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Nursing 48 Students
Biology 44 Students
Psychology 42 Students
Business 38 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 20 Students
Early Childhood Education 20 Students
Environmental Science 19 Students
Mechanical Engineering 18 Students
Elementary Education 16 Students
Marketing 15 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
3.8 151 Reviews
4.0 Senior
4/20/2024
I like the way that everyone was friendly from the first day I went there till now that I am almost done with it.
3.0 Junior
8/5/2023
The best part of Big Spring is the amount of opportunity's and different ranges of classes it has and let people explore what they want to do.
4.0 Senior
4/29/2022
The community at Big Spring High School is very tight-knit and welcoming. We are a very close district and are always appreciated by those around us.
GreatSchools Reviews
3.4 9 Reviews
5.0 student
7/24/2018
I had an incredible experience at Big Spring (Elementary through High School) and wouldn’t have traded my time there for anything or anywhere else. No school is perfect, but all I have are good memories from my time at Big Spring. I feel like I was very prepared for university studies. The teachers...
5.0 student
6/19/2018
5/5 the students and staff are extremely helpful and respectful.
1.0 student
8/4/2017
If they would actually do something about bullying, then the school would be better. Teachers usually just sit around and let/watch it happen.
1.0 parent
1/19/2016
Big spring is quickly falling along with all the other schools, where technology is interfering in the classroom so much that the internet is teaching where the teachers should be. My children currently attend this school and are showing signs of being technology dependent in school. I had to teach...

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