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Big Spring High School
Public High School
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Grade 9-12
100 Mount Rock Rd,
Newville, PA
Big Spring School District
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-
A-
C
B+
B-
A-
B+
B
Source: Niche
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
Source: GreatSchools
GreatSchools Rating Details
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
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.
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.
4/29/2022
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
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...
6/19/2018
5/5 the students and staff are extremely helpful and respectful.
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.
1/19/2016
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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