Bear Creek Community CS

Bear Creek Community CS is a mid-tier elementary school in Bear Creek Township, Pennsylvania, one of the schools within Bear Creek Community CS. The school serves 604 students in grades K through 8. By comparison, Pennsylvania's public schools average about 443 students each, so Bear Creek Community CS sits 36% above that benchmark.

Bear Creek Community CS sits inside Bear Creek Community CS, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Bear Creek Community CS reports that White students make up the majority at 64%. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 6% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 76%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.8:1. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 53% of students at Bear Creek Community CS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Luzerne County runs at roughly 85%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Bear Creek Community CS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.0%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Luzerne County indicate median household income runs about $63,691, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Bear Creek Community CS is one of 65 public schools in Luzerne County (combined enrollment of about 45,209 students).

The closest other public school is Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center, roughly 5.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Bear Creek Community CS ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 36.2%.

The school occupies a rural site. Bear Creek Community CS is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bear Creek Community CS has climbed 29%, going from 468 students in 2018 to 604 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 80% to 64%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.