Newville El Sch

Newville El Sch operates as a compact elementary school in Newville, Pennsylvania, part of Big Spring SD. Current enrollment sits at 351 students spanning grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 21% below the state mean of about 443.

Within Big Spring SD, which oversees 5 schools and 2,344 students, Newville El Sch is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Newville El Sch reports that nearly all students (91%) are White. Other groups include 5% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.1:1 average. Around 57% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Cumberland County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Newville El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.4%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Cumberland County indicate median household earnings sit near $87,494, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Cumberland County's 57 public schools (combined enrollment of about 33,044 students), Newville El Sch is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Big Spring MS, around 1.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Newville El Sch comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 56.9%.

Newville El Sch operates from a countryside location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Newville El Sch has showed little movement, going from 349 students in 2018 to 351 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.