Our School

Spring Grove Area High School welcomes visits by representatives of educational institutions, military services, and potential employers. Advance notice of two weeks is requested. 

The school day begins at 7:20 a.m. and ends at 2:05 p.m.

The school office is open on regular school days from 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Spring Grove Area High School is a four-year comprehensive high school with an enrollment of approximately 1,165 students and a faculty consisting of 85 members.

Our Community

Spring Grove is located eight (8) miles west of York, Pennsylvania and ten miles north of the Maryland border. The major employer in Spring Grove is Pixelle, a paper manufacturer. The District is largely rural, including several boroughs and municipalities. The total district student population is approximately 4,800.

Grading System

Courses are assigned a value or weight according to the degree of difficulty of the course content. The weighted GPA is determined by computing the product of the grade, weight, and credit for each course and dividing the sum of the products by the total number of credits. Students also receive a cumulative unweighted GPA based on a 4.0 scale. The unweighted GPA is calculated by converting the letter/percentage grade for each course to the 4.0 scale and dividing the sum of all the courses by the total number of credits.

GRADING SCALE: A = 90-100% B = 80-89% C = 70-79% D = 65-69% F = below 65%

Weighting System

The weighting system (since the 2013-2014 school year) is:

• Level 1 (Normal): 1.0
• Level 2 (College Prep): 1.05
• Level 3 (Honors): 1.1
• Level 4 (AP/CiHS): 1.15

Class Rank

Class Rank is based on cumulative weighted averages and calculated twice each school year (mid-year, end-of-year).

How Did They Score?

Approximately 38% of our seniors have taken the SAT.

Overall Mean Scores:

• 600 Evidence-Based Reading & Writing
• 615 Math

What Will They Do?

Of the 259 students that completed our survey:

• 66% plan to attend Post-Secondary Education
• 3% will join our Military Services
• 31% will seek full-time employment

Where Are They Working?

ACE Hardware, Aptive Environment, Chick-fil-A, Chili's, Chipotle, E-core Rubber Co., ERS Power Washing Co., Jake’s Cabinets & Flooring, Kennie's Markets, Kinsley Construction, Maguire's Ford, Petco, Sherwood Inn, Shady Dell Farms, Snyder's of Hanover, Texas Roadhouse, Tidal Wave Car Wash, Walk-Le Farm, WellSpan Health

Where Did They Enroll?

Albright College, Alvernia University, Arizona State University, Bloomsburg University, Central Penn College, Central Wyoming College, Delaware Technical Community College, Duquesne University, East Stroudsburg University, Eastern University, Elizabethtown College, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Empire Beauty School, Full Sail University, George Washington University, Gordon College, Harrisburg Area Community College, Hampton University, Harding University, Indiana University of PA, Kings College, Lancaster School of Cosmetology, Lebanon Valley College, Liberty University, Lineman Institute of the North East, Lock Haven University, Louisiana State University, Loyola University, Metro Beauty Academy, Millersville University, Morehouse College, Morgan State University, Northeastern University, Penn College, Penn State University, Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics, Rochester Institute of Technology, Point Park University, Robert Morris University, Rochester Institute of Technology, Saint Vincent College, Savannah College of Art and Design, Shippensburg University, Slippery Rock University, South Eastern Lineman College, Stevenson University, Temple University, Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology, University of Maryland, University of North Carolina, University of Southern California, UPMC Shadyside Nursing School, Washington & Jefferson College, West Chester University, York College, York Technical Institute