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How has Church Creek Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
732
Elementary
DISTRICT 537 · STATE 481
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARFORD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 240039000468
Church Creek Elementary
4299 Church Creek Rd, Belcamp, MD 21017 · (410) 273-5550 · Harford County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL732 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Maryland public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Maryland public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
439 students
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 54%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 39 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 108 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 123 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 125 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 129 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (108) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (129).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 73% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
MCAP 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 3-4)English Language Arts
47.2%
MD avg 50.6% . +3.7pp since 2023
Math
43.1%
MD avg 34.8% . -2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the MCAP, Maryland's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Maryland schools, those numbers are about 51 and 35. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
MCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.2% | 43.1% |
| 2023-24 | 43.5% | 46.0% |
% Proficient (Levels 3-4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: MCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.7%
based on MD schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Maryland schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Maryland's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Church Creek Elementary
Church Creek Elementary's state test result (45.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Church Creek Elementary this school | 732 | 60.0% | 45.0% |
| Park Hall Elementary Park Hall | 569 | 58.5% | 48.0% |
| Rippling Woods Elementary Glen Burnie | 702 | 66.0% | 31.0% |
| Villa Cresta Elementary Baltimore | 609 | 52.9% | 37.5% |
| Mount Royal Elementary/Middle Baltimore | 786 | 63.5% | 35.5% |
| Beaver Run School Salisbury | 741 | 71.1% | N/A |
Matched among Maryland elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Church Creek Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Maryland | In Harford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #415 of 853 | #21 of 32 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #391 of 853 ▼ 55 | #21 of 32 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.2% | #467 of 853 ▼ 9 | #26 of 32 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 732 | #77 of 898 | #4 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #498 of 857 | #15 of 32 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.1% | #170 of 857 | #5 of 32 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.0% | #409 of 885 | #10 of 32 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.7% | #397 of 551 | #9 of 14 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
732
+54 (+8%) vs 2020
-8% since 2000-01, when it was 800
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 16.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 732 | 50.8 | 14.4:1 | 60% (439) |
| 2023-24 | 722 | 50.2 | 14.4:1 | 57% (413) |
| 2022-23 | 725 | 48.2 | 15.1:1 | 58% (423) |
| 2020-21 | 678 | 41 | 16.5:1 | 45% (305) |
| 2017-18 | 793 | 46 | 17.3:1 | 37% (293) |
| 2015-16 | 798 | 47 | 17.0:1 | 36% (284) |
| 2010-11 | 781 | 49 | 15.9:1 | 40% (313) |
| 2000-01 | 800 | 47 | 17.0:1 | 21% (170) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Church Creek Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (793 to 732); teachers up 11% (46 to 50.8).
About Church Creek Elementary
Church Creek Elementary is a large elementary school in Harford County Public Schools, located in Belcamp, Maryland. It teaches 732 students in pre-K through 5. It has 52% more students than the average for elementary schools in Maryland (about 481).
Harford County Public Schools is responsible for 55 schools, Church Creek Elementary included, with 37,771 students in all.
No group is above 50% at Church Creek Elementary; the largest is Black, at 44%. The rest of enrollment is 27% White, 15% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, and 4% Asian. Among all residents of Harford County, the Black share is about 14%. The diversity index for Church Creek Elementary is 70%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 50.8 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 14.4:1. That is in line with the 13.8:1 average for elementary schools in Maryland. By family income, 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Harford County, the average eligibility rate is 39%.
On the allk12 Grade, Church Creek Elementary lands at B, ahead of 56% of Maryland public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Church Creek Elementary would score about 38.7%. It scores 45.0%, 6.2 points above that figure.
Census data for Harford County show median household income comes to about $112,265, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county has 55 public schools and about 37,771 students.
Church Creek Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Old Post Road Elementary, about 3.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Church Creek Elementary ranks 4th of 9 nearby schools, at 45.0% versus a 43.5% average.
Church Creek Elementary is coded as Suburb: Mid-size in federal locale data.
The school's enrollment rose 8% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.4:1) than in 2020-21 (16.5:1).
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Harford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
263,757
Census ACS
Median income
$112,265
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
55
37,771 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harford County Public Schools
- Edgewood HighHigh · 1,440 students
- Aberdeen HighHigh · 1,396 students
- Bel Air HighHigh · 1,341 students
- C. Milton Wright HighHigh · 1,291 students
- North Harford HighHigh · 1,204 students
- Southampton MiddleMiddle · 1,192 students
Nearby schools
- Old Post Road Elementary3.2 mi · 850
- William S. James Elementary3.2 mi · 463
- Abingdon Elementary4.1 mi · 641
- G. Lisby Elementary at Hillsdale4.1 mi · 528
- Edgewood High4.2 mi · 1,440
- Edgewood Middle4.3 mi · 936
Frequently asked questions
About Church Creek ElementaryHow large is Church Creek Elementary?
Church Creek Elementary enrolls approximately 732 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Church Creek Elementary serve?
Church Creek Elementary serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Church Creek Elementary have?
Church Creek Elementary employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Church Creek Elementary?
At Church Creek Elementary, the student body is approximately 27% White, 9% Hispanic, 44% Black, 4% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Who oversees Church Creek Elementary?
Church Creek Elementary is overseen by Harford County Public Schools in Harford County.
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