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Schools in Cooke Township

Cooke Township’s public schools

Big Spring School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cooke Township. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/5schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 93% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
62%
2021–22
Math proficiency
45%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.1K
▼ 12% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.4
PA 13.4 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,344 students on the public path
In brief

Cooke Township’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Cooke Township’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Oak Flat El Sch places highest (better than 87%); Big Spring MS lowest (39%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Three elementary schools serve Cooke Township, graded from B− to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Big Spring HS. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Cooke Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A
6–8Big Spring MSin NewvilleC+
9–12Big Spring HSin NewvilleC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Big Spring School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Big Spring School DistrictGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 2,344 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 12.4 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$19,089PA $21,758 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading62%
State average 55.1% · 1180 students tested
Math45%
State average 36.1% · 1124 students tested

Cooke Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Cooke Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cooke Township—Big Spring
DickinsonB−Carlisle Area
PennB+Big Spring
South NewtonB+Big Spring

2 of the 3 neighbors share Big Spring with Cooke Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Cooke Township

5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Cooke Townshipin other towns
Newville El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Newville
B−
351 students12:1Rate it →
Oak Flat El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Newville
A
348 students11:1Rate it →
Mount Rock Elem Sch
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Newville
B+
331 students13:1Rate it →
Big Spring MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Newville
C+
550 students12:1Rate it →
Big Spring HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Newville
C+
764 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Cooke Township’s schools

Are Cooke Township’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Cooke Township. Big Spring School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cooke Township. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Cooke Township in?

Big Spring School District.

Where do Cooke Township kids go to high school?

Big Spring HS.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.