1
If you could change one rule at Bear Creek Community CS, what would it be?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
604
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEAR CREEK COMMUNITY CS·NCES 420012600848
Bear Creek Community CS
30 Charter School Way, Bear Creek Township, PA 18702 · (570) 820-4070 · Luzerne County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL604 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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 Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
44 FTE teachers
STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
320 students
STATE 75%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 75 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 52 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 51 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 51 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 47% larger than its 8th grade class (51).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 59% · 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
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
42.9%
PA avg 51.1% . -16.5pp since 2023
Math
40.0%
PA avg 43.0% . +0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores are down about 17 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.9% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.4% | 39.1% |
% Proficient or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: PSSA + Keystone. 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
48.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.9%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% typical for Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania'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 Bear Creek Community CS
Bear Creek Community CS's state test result (48.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Creek Community CS this school | 604 | 53.0% | 48.0% |
| Five Points Elementary School Bangor | 580 | 54.1% | N/A |
| Central Manor Elementary School Washington Boro | 595 | 51.6% | 62.9% |
| Old Forge Elementary School Old Forge | 532 | 55.3% | 44.7% |
| Donegal Primary School Mount Joy | 559 | 49.0% | N/A |
| New Oxford Elementary School New Oxford | 565 | 57.3% | 69.4% |
Matched among Pennsylvania 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 Bear Creek Community CS ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Luzerne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #917 of 1,396 | #11 of 27 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #1,001 of 1,511 ▼ 18 | #14 of 27 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #946 of 1,511 ▼ 306 | #12 of 27 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 604 | #260 of 1,638 | #17 of 38 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #1,000 of 1,528 | #6 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.4% | #459 of 1,531 | #13 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.0% | #944 of 1,600 | #30 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +29.1% | #43 of 450 | #4 of 18 |
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
604
+138 (+30%) vs 2020
+44% since 2010-11, when it was 420
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 604 | 43.9 | 13.8:1 | 53% (320) |
| 2023-24 | 581 | 41.9 | 13.9:1 | 55% (320) |
| 2022-23 | 511 | 41.9 | 12.2:1 | 48% (245) |
| 2020-21 | 466 | 35 | 13.3:1 | 44% (204) |
| 2017-18 | 468 | 29.2 | 16.0:1 | 42% (197) |
| 2015-16 | 461 | 27 | 17.1:1 | 41% (191) |
| 2010-11 | 420 | 26 | 16.1:1 | 37% (156) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bear Creek Community CS.
Since 2017-18: students up 29% (468 to 604); teachers up 50% (29.2 to 43.9).
About Bear Creek Community CS
Bear Creek Community CS is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in Bear Creek Township, Pennsylvania. It is open to students in kindergarten through 8 and enrolls 604 students. That is 36% above the average of about 443 students for elementary schools in Pennsylvania.
Bear Creek Community CS is its own local education agency in federal data.
Federal enrollment data show Bear Creek Community CS is 64% White. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 6% Black. The county population is about 76% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 54%.
Classroom staffing at Bear Creek Community CS totals 43.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Pennsylvania is similar, at 13.1:1. Federal data show 53% of students (320) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Luzerne County report 85%.
Bear Creek Community CS holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 29% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Test results at Bear Creek Community CS are 6.9 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (48.0% actual, 54.9% predicted).
Luzerne County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $63,691, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Luzerne County's 65 public schools enroll about 45,209 students and include Bear Creek Community CS.
Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center is about 5.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside ten miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Bear Creek Community CS at 2nd of 7.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area. Bear Creek Community CS holds a charter, making it a public charter school.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 466 to 604, a 30% rise.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Luzerne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
327,675
Census ACS
Median income
$63,691
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
45,209 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Wilkes-Barre Area Career & Technical Center5.4 mi · 30
- Fairview Elementary School5.8 mi · 612
- Dodson Elementary School6.1 mi · 522
- Heights/Murray Elementary School6.2 mi · 838
- G A R Middle School6.4 mi · 1,101
- Daniel J Flood Elementary School6.5 mi · 616
Frequently asked questions
About Bear Creek Community CSHow many students attend Bear Creek Community CS?
Bear Creek Community CS enrolls approximately 604 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Bear Creek Community CS serve?
Bear Creek Community CS serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does Bear Creek Community CS have?
Bear Creek Community CS employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1.
How diverse is Bear Creek Community CS?
Bear Creek Community CS reports a student body of 64% White, 16% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Bear Creek Community CS in?
Bear Creek Community CS is part of Bear Creek Community CS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.