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How has Mill Creek El Sch changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
729
Elementary
DISTRICT 544 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL BUCKS SD·NCES 420531000540
Mill Creek Elementary School
638 Bellflower Boulevard, Warrington, PA 18976 · (267) 893-3600 · Bucks County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL729 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
13.7:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
61 students
DISTRICT 13% · 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 | 58 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 122 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 119 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 117 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 50% smaller than its 6th grade class (117).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
77.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -3.6pp since 2023
Math
75.8%
PA avg 43.0% . +7.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 | 77.8% | 75.8% |
| 2023-24 | 81.4% | 68.4% |
% 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
77.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.0%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 Mill Creek Elementary School
Mill Creek Elementary School's state test result (77.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Creek Elementary School this school | 729 | 8.4% | 77.5% |
| Franklin Elementary School Sewickley | 718 | 4.6% | 89.7% |
| Marshall Elementary School Wexford | 800 | 7.8% | 85.1% |
| Uwchlan Hills Elementary School Downingtown | 537 | 10.2% | 82.9% |
| West Vincent Elementary School Chester Springs | 530 | 10.0% | 82.9% |
| Montgomery Elementary School North Wales | 611 | 18.0% | 74.8% |
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 Mill Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Bucks County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.5% | #155 of 1,396 | #12 of 71 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.8% | #170 of 1,511 ▲ 102 | #12 of 72 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.8% | #94 of 1,511 ▲ 13 | #11 of 72 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 729 | #117 of 1,638 | #9 of 74 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #992 of 1,528 | #51 of 71 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.0% | #443 of 1,531 | #14 of 71 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.4% | #1,579 of 1,600 | #69 of 73 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.7% | #788 of 1,045 | #35 of 50 |
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
729
+36 (+5%) vs 2020
-24% since 2000-01, when it was 961
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 729 | 53.1 | 13.7:1 | 8% (61) |
| 2023-24 | 735 | 49 | 15.0:1 | 8% (61) |
| 2022-23 | 715 | 46.9 | 15.3:1 | 8% (59) |
| 2020-21 | 693 | 50 | 13.9:1 | 4% (29) |
| 2017-18 | 781 | 53 | 14.7:1 | 9% (69) |
| 2015-16 | 883 | 59 | 15.0:1 | 7% (63) |
| 2010-11 | 1,147 | 59 | 19.4:1 | 4% (49) |
| 2000-01 | 961 | 39 | 24.6:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mill Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (781 to 729); teachers unchanged (53 to 53.1).
About Mill Creek Elementary School
Mill Creek Elementary School is a large elementary school in Warrington, Pennsylvania, (ZIP code 18976). Enrollment totals 729 students across kindergarten through 6. Across elementary schools in Pennsylvania, the average enrollment is about 443.
District-wide, Central Bucks SD has 23 schools and 16,879 students.
The student body at Mill Creek Elementary School is 59% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 31% Asian, 4% multiracial, and 4% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is higher, at 81%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 55, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.7:1. The school has 53.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania is about 13.1:1. Federal data show 8% of students (61) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 40% average for public schools in Bucks County is 32 points.
Mill Creek Elementary School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 77% of Pennsylvania public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Mill Creek Elementary School is 74.0%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 77.5%.
Looking at the county, Bucks County, the median household earns about $114,764 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 45%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Bucks County has 123 public schools with about 81,956 students, including Mill Creek Elementary School.
Mill Creek Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Central Bucks HS-South, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Mill Creek Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 77.5% is above the 69.3% average for nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 729, from 693 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to Mill Creek Elementary School can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Bucks County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
647,461
Census ACS
Median income
$114,764
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
123
81,956 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Central Bucks SD
- Central Bucks HS-SouthHigh · 1,719 students
- Central Bucks HS-WestHigh · 1,391 students
- Central Bucks HS-EastHigh · 1,374 students
- Holicong Middle SchoolMiddle · 907 students
- Tamanend Middle SchoolMiddle · 901 students
- Tohickon Middle SchoolMiddle · 857 students
Other schools in Warrington
- Central Bucks HS-SouthHigh · 1,719 students
- Tamanend Middle SchoolMiddle · 901 students
- Barclay Elementary SchoolElementary · 654 students
- Titus Elementary SchoolElementary · 566 students
Other Mill Creek Elementary schools
13 other US public schools in 11 states are named Mill Creek Elementary. Mill Creek Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 14.
- Mill Creek Elementary SchoolLevittown, PA · 974 students
- Mill Creek Elementary SchoolMadison, AL · 965 students
- Mill Creek Elementary SchoolKnoxville, TN · 754 students
- Mill Creek ElementaryMill Creek, WA · 694 students
- Mill Creek Elementary SchoolNolensville, TN · 625 students
Nearby schools
- Central Bucks HS-South0.3 mi · 1,719
- Tamanend Middle School2.1 mi · 901
- Unami Middle School2.1 mi · 784
- Titus Elementary School2.2 mi · 566
- Butler Elementary School2.4 mi · 757
- Kutz Elementary School2.4 mi · 436
Frequently asked questions
About Mill Creek Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Mill Creek Elementary School?
Mill Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 729 students in grades KG-06.
Is Mill Creek Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mill Creek Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Mill Creek Elementary School have?
Mill Creek Elementary School employs 53 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mill Creek Elementary School?
At Mill Creek Elementary School, the student body is approximately 59% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 31% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Mill Creek Elementary School?
Mill Creek Elementary School is overseen by Central Bucks SD in Bucks County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.