Spring Grove Area MS

Located at 244 Old Hanover Rd, in Spring Grove, Pennsylvania, Spring Grove Area MS is an average-sized junior high that educates 650 students (grades 7 through 8), operated by Spring Grove Area SD.

Across the 6 schools in Spring Grove Area SD (3,854 students total), Spring Grove Area MS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Spring Grove Area MS records that the largest single group is White, at 80% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 8% Hispanic, 6% Black, 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.2:1 average. Roughly 41% of students at Spring Grove Area MS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against York County (around 53%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Spring Grove Area MS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.3%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for York County put median household earnings sit near $84,829, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, York County runs 111 public schools (combined enrollment of about 64,242 students), of which Spring Grove Area MS is one.

Nearest neighbor: Spring Grove Area Intrmd Sch, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Spring Grove Area MS ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 58.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Spring Grove Area MS has changed only slightly, going from 638 students in 2018 to 650 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 87% to 80% over that span.

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