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Stony Creek El Sch
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Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedWhat this means: On the PSSA + Keystone, Pennsylvania's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Pennsylvania schools, those numbers are about 51 and 43. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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%.
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Stony Creek El Sch
Set in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, Stony Creek El Sch is a medium-sized K-5 school, overseen by Wissahickon SD. It hosts 643 students across grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 45% larger than typical.
Wissahickon SD runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 5,181 students. Stony Creek El Sch is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Stony Creek El Sch reports that 59% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 22% Asian, 7% multiracial, 6% Black, 6% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 73% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 18% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Montgomery County (around 40%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Stony Creek El Sch performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 70.0%, the actual is 84.8%, a residual of +14.8 points.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Montgomery County put median household income runs about $113,915, roughly 53% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Stony Creek El Sch is one of 160 public schools in Montgomery County (combined enrollment of about 115,302 students).
The closest other public school is East Norriton MS, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Stony Creek El Sch at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 44.2%.
Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 23%: 524 students in 2018 compared to 643 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.
On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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