Spring’s public schools beat 60% of Pennsylvania districts
The public schools Spring’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 60% of Pennsylvania’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
The short version on Spring’s schools
Which school depends on your street
With three elementary schools, the school a child attends depends on your address. Elementary grades range from B− to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school, not just the town. After that, everyone goes to West Perry MS and West Perry SHS. Carroll, Tyrone and Centre send their kids to all the same schools. See the path ↓
Average results for less money
Spring spends 23% less per student than the state average, yet lands near the middle on results. Test scores ↓
The strongest schools in the area
Spring outscores all four towns that border it. The lowest nearby is North Middleton (C+). Compare ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Spring compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Pennsylvania’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Pennsylvania only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Spring.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
How students score
Spring vs. its neighbors
Spring’s schools rank 1st of 5 among the towns that share its borders. School Grade, by percentile among Pennsylvania districts.
Every school in Spring
2 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Spring families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Spring
There’s no college in Spring, but 7 are within 30 miles. The closest is Dickinson College in Carlisle, 10.2 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Spring. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Pennsylvania. Stars are from neighbors.