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Enrollment
431
Elementary
DISTRICT 367 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST SHORE SD·NCES 422583004583
Fishing Creek Elementary School
510 Fishing Creek Rd, Lewisberry, PA 17339 · (717) 938-6565 · York County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL431 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% 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.
- 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
14.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
150 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 6% smaller than its 4th grade class (86).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
56.1%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.7pp since 2023
Math
64.5%
PA avg 43.0% . +6.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.1% | 64.5% |
| 2023-24 | 59.8% | 58.0% |
% 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
62.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.7%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Fishing Creek Elementary School
Fishing Creek Elementary School's state test result (62.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishing Creek Elementary School this school | 431 | 34.8% | 62.8% |
| Franconia Elementary School Souderton | 426 | 33.3% | 68.0% |
| Conrad Weiser East Elementary School Wernersville | 449 | 36.7% | 61.8% |
| Pfaff Elementary School Quakertown | 482 | 36.9% | 54.6% |
| Dormont Elementary School Pittsburgh | 380 | 33.4% | 80.1% |
| Northern Elementary School Dillsburg | 397 | 37.5% | 50.5% |
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 Fishing Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.8% | #499 of 1,396 | #18 of 62 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #409 of 1,511 ▲ 130 | #16 of 62 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.1% | #552 of 1,511 ▲ 74 | #22 of 62 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 431 | #755 of 1,638 | #26 of 65 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #1,087 of 1,528 | #43 of 63 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.3% | #731 of 1,531 | #32 of 63 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.8% | #1,253 of 1,600 | #55 of 65 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #675 of 1,045 | #23 of 42 |
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
431
-8 (-2%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 607
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 431 | 30.6 | 14.1:1 | 35% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 430 | 31.2 | 13.8:1 | 35% (150) |
| 2022-23 | 434 | 29.2 | 14.9:1 | 29% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 439 | 29 | 15.1:1 | 20% (88) |
| 2017-18 | 476 | 28.6 | 16.6:1 | 25% (120) |
| 2015-16 | 460 | 25 | 18.4:1 | 25% (115) |
| 2010-11 | 536 | 30 | 17.9:1 | 17% (93) |
| 2000-01 | 478 | 32 | 14.9:1 | 9% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 607 | 27 | 22.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fishing Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (476 to 431); teachers up 7% (28.6 to 30.6).
About Fishing Creek Elementary School
Fishing Creek Elementary School is an elementary school in Lewisberry, Pennsylvania, reachable at (717) 938-6565. Total enrollment is 431 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 4.
Within West Shore SD, Fishing Creek Elementary School is one of 15 schools. The district enrolls 7,705 students.
Of every 100 students at Fishing Creek Elementary School, about 75 are White. Other reported shares: 11% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Asian, and 4% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Fishing Creek Elementary School scores 41%.
The school's 30.6 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Pennsylvania average 13.1:1. Income data for the school show 35% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in York County is 53%.
Fishing Creek Elementary School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 54% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Fishing Creek Elementary School is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Pennsylvania schools.
For the population of York County, median household income comes to about $84,829, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. York County's 111 public schools enroll about 64,242 students and include Fishing Creek Elementary School.
About 0.3 miles separate Fishing Creek Elementary School from the closest public school, Crossroads Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Fishing Creek Elementary School ranks 3rd of 7 on average proficiency.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment went from 439 in 2020-21 to 431 in 2024-25, a change of 8 students. The school's ratio dropped from 15.1:1 to 14.1:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The discussion board for Fishing Creek Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
462,924
Census ACS
Median income
$84,829
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
111
64,242 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Shore SD
- Cedar Cliff High SchoolHigh · 1,333 students
- Red Land SHSHigh · 1,061 students
- Fairview Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 654 students
- Crossroads Middle SchoolMiddle · 541 students
- Old Trail Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 519 students
- Red Mill Elementary SchoolElementary · 457 students
Other schools in Lewisberry
- Red Land SHSHigh · 1,061 students
- Crossroads Middle SchoolMiddle · 541 students
Nearby schools
- Crossroads Middle School0.3 mi · 541
- Red Land SHS0.5 mi · 1,061
- Old Trail Intermediate School1.5 mi · 519
- Red Mill Elementary School2.9 mi · 457
- Fairview Elementary School2.9 mi · 238
- Fairview Intermediate School2.9 mi · 654
Frequently asked questions
About Fishing Creek Elementary SchoolHow large is Fishing Creek Elementary School?
Fishing Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 431 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Fishing Creek Elementary School serve?
Fishing Creek Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Fishing Creek Elementary School?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Fishing Creek Elementary School.
How diverse is Fishing Creek Elementary School?
Fishing Creek Elementary School reports a student body of 75% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Fishing Creek Elementary School in?
Fishing Creek Elementary School is part of West Shore SD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.