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Enrollment
750
Elementary
DISTRICT 478 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELIZABETHTOWN AREA SD·NCES 420912007385
Bear Creek School
1459 Sheaffer Road, Elizabethtown, PA 17022 · (717) 367-0210 · Lancaster County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL750 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
359 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 226 | 30% |
| Grade 4 | 251 | 33% |
| Grade 5 | 273 | 36% |
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Elizabethtown Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
50.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -13.7pp since 2023
Math
63.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.1% | 63.8% |
| 2023-24 | 63.8% | 62.1% |
% 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
62.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 School
Bear Creek School's state test result (62.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Creek School this school | 750 | 47.9% | 62.9% |
| Westmont Hilltop Elementary School Johnstown | 749 | 49.4% | 65.3% |
| Spring Grove Elementary School Spring Grove | 724 | 42.3% | 68.7% |
| Larry J. Macaluso Elementary School Red Lion | 631 | 44.7% | 50.1% |
| Davis Elementary School Southampton | 785 | 43.9% | 60.0% |
| Alloway Creek Elementary School Littlestown | 746 | 41.4% | 49.4% |
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 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Lancaster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.9% | #494 of 1,396 | #23 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #428 of 1,511 ▲ 12 | #15 of 62 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.1% | #740 of 1,511 ▼ 240 | #40 of 62 ▼ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 750 | #101 of 1,638 | #2 of 67 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #1,034 of 1,528 | #44 of 65 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.2% | #930 of 1,531 | #54 of 65 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.9% | #1,034 of 1,600 | #41 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.8% | #263 of 1,045 | #12 of 49 |
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
750
-84 (-10%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 750 | 54 | 13.9:1 | 48% (359) |
| 2023-24 | 801 | 53.5 | 15.0:1 | 45% (359) |
| 2022-23 | 816 | 53.8 | 15.2:1 | 43% (349) |
| 2020-21 | 834 | 56 | 14.9:1 | 35% (290) |
| 2017-18 | 947 | 57.7 | 16.4:1 | 34% (323) |
| 2015-16 | 928 | 55 | 16.9:1 | 32% (296) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bear Creek School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (947 to 750); teachers down 7% (57.7 to 54).
About Bear Creek School
In Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania, part of Lancaster County, Bear Creek School is an elementary school. It reports enrollment of 750 students in grades 3 through 5. Across elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the average enrollment is about 443.
Elizabethtown Area SD enrolls 3,525 students in 5 schools, including Bear Creek School.
A large majority of enrollment at Bear Creek School is White, at 81%. It is also 8% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black, and 3% Asian. Among Lancaster County residents, the White share is about 82%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 33%.
There are about 13.9 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Bear Creek School, which has 54. Elementary schools in Pennsylvania have an average ratio of 13.1:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 48%.
Bear Creek School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 63% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
Bear Creek School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (62.9%) and its predicted rate (57.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Pennsylvania schools.
In Lancaster County, the median household earns about $86,959 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Across Lancaster County, 114 public schools serve about 62,719 students.
East High Street Elementary School is the nearest public school to Bear Creek School, about 0.5 miles away. Bear Creek School is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within five miles. The school's 62.9% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 6 nearby schools.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 84 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Bear Creek School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Lancaster County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
557,931
Census ACS
Median income
$86,959
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
114
62,719 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Elizabethtown Area SD
- Elizabethtown Area SHSHigh · 1,263 students
- Elizabethtown Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 827 students
- East High Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Bainbridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 219 students
Other schools in Elizabethtown
- Elizabethtown Area SHSHigh · 1,263 students
- Elizabethtown Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 827 students
- East High Street Elementary SchoolElementary · 466 students
- Conewago Elementary SchoolElementary · 239 students
Nearby schools
- East High Street Elementary School0.5 mi · 466
- Elizabethtown Area SHS0.8 mi · 1,263
- Elizabethtown Area Middle School0.8 mi · 827
- Lancaster County Career and Technology Center - Mt Joy4.7 mi · 15
- Conewago Elementary School5.1 mi · 239
- Donegal High School5.5 mi · 955
Frequently asked questions
About Bear Creek SchoolHow many students attend Bear Creek School?
Bear Creek School enrolls approximately 750 students in grades 03-05.
What age range does Bear Creek School serve?
Bear Creek School serves students from grade 03 through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Bear Creek School?
Approximately 13.9:1 students per teacher at Bear Creek School.
What is the student diversity at Bear Creek School?
Student demographics at Bear Creek School are roughly 81% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Bear Creek School in?
Bear Creek School is part of Elizabethtown Area SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.