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Which teacher or staff member at Boiling Springs HS deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
707
High
DISTRICT 534 · STATE 738
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH MIDDLETON SD·NCES 422205006328
Boiling Springs High School
21 Academy Street, Boiling Springs, PA 17007 · (717) 258-6484 · Cumberland County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL707 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of Pennsylvania public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Pennsylvania public high schools
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
244 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 75%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 167 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 155 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 217 | 31% |
| Grade 12 | 168 | 24% |
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 59% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within South Middleton SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
64.1%
PA avg 51.1% . +0.7pp since 2023
Math
44.7%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.1% | 44.7% |
| 2023-24 | 63.4% | 44.1% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.8%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% typical for Pennsylvania schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Pennsylvania's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Boiling Springs High School
Boiling Springs High School's state test result (52.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boiling Springs High School this school | 707 | 34.5% | 52.6% |
| Chartiers Valley High School Bridgeville | 1,029 | 36.0% | 49.7% |
| Danville Area SHS Danville | 635 | 30.6% | 65.7% |
| South Park SHS South Park | 553 | 30.0% | 67.5% |
| Fairview High School Fairview | 593 | 27.3% | 81.7% |
| Palmyra Area SHS Palmyra | 1,126 | 30.0% | 80.3% |
Matched among Pennsylvania high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Boiling Springs High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #262 of 576 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #245 of 626 ▼ 3 | #4 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #247 of 626 ▲ 35 | #5 of 8 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 707 | #270 of 713 | #7 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #164 of 601 | #1 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.1% | #260 of 604 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.5% | #505 of 619 | #6 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.4% | #114 of 221 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
707
+26 (+4%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 755
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 13.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 707 | 57.1 | 12.4:1 | 35% (244) |
| 2023-24 | 744 | 51.2 | 14.5:1 | 33% (244) |
| 2022-23 | 777 | 51.2 | 15.2:1 | 22% (168) |
| 2020-21 | 681 | 51 | 13.3:1 | 19% (126) |
| 2017-18 | 658 | 51.5 | 12.8:1 | 16% (106) |
| 2015-16 | 687 | 55 | 12.5:1 | 17% (114) |
| 2010-11 | 721 | 59 | 12.2:1 | 7% (48) |
| 2000-01 | 705 | 53 | 13.3:1 | 2% (14) |
| 1990-91 | 755 | 62 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Boiling Springs High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (658 to 707); teachers up 11% (51.5 to 57.1).
About Boiling Springs High School
Boiling Springs High School is a medium-sized high school with an address in Boiling Springs, Pennsylvania. The school had 707 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25.
The 4 schools in South Middleton SD enroll 2,136 students altogether, Boiling Springs High School among them.
White students are the majority at Boiling Springs High School, with 80% of enrollment. The school is also 10% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 3% Hispanic. That is close to the 82% White share among all Cumberland County residents. The school's diversity index is 35%, meaning two students picked at random have a 35% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Boiling Springs High School, 57.1 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 12.4:1. That is close to the 12.8:1 average for high schools in Pennsylvania. Roughly 35% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
Boiling Springs High School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 42% of Pennsylvania public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Boiling Springs High School scores 52.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 62.8%.
In Cumberland County (population about 268,323), the median household income is $87,494, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. There are 57 public schools in Cumberland County, enrolling about 33,044 students in all.
The shortest distance from Boiling Springs High School to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to Yellow Breeches Middle School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Boiling Springs High School is 4th on average proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment grew 4% from its 2020-21 level of 681.
The Boiling Springs High School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Cumberland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
268,323
Census ACS
Median income
$87,494
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
33,044 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Middleton SD
- Yellow Breeches Middle SchoolMiddle · 508 students
- Iron Forge Elementary SchoolElementary · 468 students
- W.G. Rice Elementary SchoolElementary · 453 students
Other schools in Boiling Springs
- Monroe Elementary SchoolElementary · 512 students
- Yellow Breeches Middle SchoolMiddle · 508 students
- Iron Forge Elementary SchoolElementary · 468 students
Other Boiling Springs High schools
One other US public school is named Boiling Springs High. Boiling Springs High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Boiling Springs HighBoiling Springs, SC · 2,772 students
Nearby schools
- Yellow Breeches Middle School0.1 mi · 508
- Iron Forge Elementary School0.2 mi · 468
- Monroe Elementary School3.1 mi · 512
- W.G. Rice Elementary School3.4 mi · 453
- Lamberton Middle School3.8 mi · 583
- Mt Holly Springs Elementary School3.9 mi · 215
Frequently asked questions
About Boiling Springs High SchoolHow many students attend Boiling Springs High School?
Boiling Springs High School enrolls approximately 707 students in grades 09-12.
Is Boiling Springs High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Boiling Springs High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Boiling Springs High School have?
Boiling Springs High School employs 57 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
How diverse is Boiling Springs High School?
Boiling Springs High School reports a student body of 80% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Boiling Springs High School public or private?
Boiling Springs High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by South Middleton SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.