Enrollment
360
Elementary
DISTRICT 353 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STATE COLLEGE AREA SD·NCES 422277001357
Spring Creek El Sch
217 Scholl St, State College, PA 16801 · (814) 231-5026 · Centre County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL360 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
76 students
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 75%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
68.8%
PA avg 51.1% . -12.7pp since 2023
Math
68.8%
PA avg 43.0% . -3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
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
75.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.6%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
360
+26 (+8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.2:1
% White
83%
was 91%
% Hispanic
3%
was 2%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
4%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Spring Creek El Sch
Spring Creek El Sch is one of the cozy elementary schools in State College, Pennsylvania, run under State College Area SD, with 360 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.
State College Area SD comprises 11 schools with combined enrollment of 6,799 students; Spring Creek El Sch is among them.
On the student-mix side, Spring Creek El Sch records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (83%). Beyond that, the school reports 8% multiracial, 4% Asian, 3% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 21% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Centre County (around 31%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.
With demographic context factored in, Spring Creek El Sch tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 68.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 75.2%.
In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Centre County indicate the typical household earns roughly $74,291 per year, roughly 46% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Centre County runs 33 public schools (combined enrollment of about 13,674 students), of which Spring Creek El Sch is one.
Nearest neighbor: Easterly Parkway El Sch, around 2.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Spring Creek El Sch at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 68.0%.
The school occupies a commuter-belt site.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 8%: 334 students in 2018 compared to 360 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 91% to 83%.
Inside the community feed, members of the Spring Creek El Sch community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Centre County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
158,576
Census ACS
Median income
$74,291
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
46%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
33
13,674 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in State College Area SD
- State College Area HSHigh · 2,402 students
- Park Forest MSMiddle · 822 students
- Mount Nittany MSMiddle · 752 students
- Radio Park El SchElementary · 424 students
- Park Forest El SchElementary · 419 students
- Mount Nittany El SchElementary · 413 students
Other schools in State College
- State College Area HSHigh · 2,402 students
- Park Forest MSMiddle · 822 students
- Mount Nittany MSMiddle · 752 students
- Radio Park El SchElementary · 424 students
- Park Forest El SchElementary · 419 students
- Mount Nittany El SchElementary · 413 students
Nearby schools
- Easterly Parkway El Sch2.8 mi · 314
- Mount Nittany MS2.9 mi · 752
- Mount Nittany El Sch3.0 mi · 413
- Nittany Valley CS3.1 mi · 51
- State College Area HS3.4 mi · 2,402
- Radio Park El Sch3.5 mi · 424
Frequently asked questions
About Spring Creek El SchHow large is Spring Creek El Sch?
Spring Creek El Sch enrolls approximately 360 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Spring Creek El Sch serve?
Spring Creek El Sch serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Spring Creek El Sch?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Spring Creek El Sch.
How diverse is Spring Creek El Sch?
Spring Creek El Sch reports a student body of 83% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Spring Creek El Sch in?
Spring Creek El Sch is part of State College Area SD.
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