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Enrollment
587
Elementary
DISTRICT 585 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST PENNSBORO AREA SD·NCES 420858004850
West Creek Hills Elementary School
400 Erford Rd, Camp Hill, PA 17011 · (717) 732-0142 · Cumberland County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL587 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% 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.
- 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
14.0:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
336 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (107).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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 East Pennsboro Area SD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
PSSA + Keystone 2024-25 . % Proficient or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
49.6%
PA avg 51.1% . -7.8pp since 2023
Math
51.6%
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 52 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
PSSA + Keystone results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.6% | 51.6% |
| 2023-24 | 57.4% | 53.3% |
% 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
55.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.1%
based on PA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 West Creek Hills Elementary School
West Creek Hills Elementary School's state test result (55.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Creek Hills Elementary School this school | 587 | 57.2% | 55.9% |
| Crestview Elementary School Carlisle | 541 | 55.5% | 51.7% |
| Prospect Park School Prospect Park | 546 | 56.2% | 47.5% |
| James Burd Elementary School Shippensburg | 529 | 63.9% | 56.3% |
| East Pennsboro Elementary School Enola | 583 | 55.4% | 58.4% |
| Shippensburg Area Intrm School Shippensburg | 495 | 63.8% | 56.2% |
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 West Creek Hills Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Pennsylvania | In Cumberland County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #713 of 1,396 | #24 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #759 of 1,511 ▼ 98 | #24 of 34 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #749 of 1,511 ▼ 45 | #23 of 34 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 587 | #286 of 1,638 | #4 of 37 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #1,074 of 1,528 | #21 of 35 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.1% | #276 of 1,531 | #7 of 35 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.2% | #863 of 1,600 | #11 of 37 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.5% | #74 of 450 | #2 of 10 |
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
587
+80 (+16%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 576
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 587 | 41.8 | 14.0:1 | 57% (336) |
| 2023-24 | 584 | 40.8 | 14.3:1 | 58% (336) |
| 2022-23 | 558 | 42.8 | 13.0:1 | 51% (285) |
| 2020-21 | 507 | 39 | 13.0:1 | 38% (192) |
| 2017-18 | 479 | 37.3 | 12.8:1 | 37% (175) |
| 2015-16 | 522 | 38 | 13.7:1 | 33% (171) |
| 2010-11 | 515 | 39 | 13.2:1 | 30% (153) |
| 2000-01 | 514 | 32 | 16.1:1 | 16% (80) |
| 1990-91 | 576 | 32 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Creek Hills Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (479 to 587); teachers up 12% (37.3 to 41.8).
About West Creek Hills Elementary School
West Creek Hills Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Pennsylvania, with an address in Camp Hill. Enrollment is 587 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5. Against the 443-student average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania, enrollment here is 33% higher.
West Creek Hills Elementary School reports to East Pennsboro Area SD, which has 4 schools and 2,567 students.
At West Creek Hills Elementary School, White students make up 58% of the student body. Next come 13% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 9% Black, and 9% multiracial. The county population is about 82% White. The school's diversity index is 62%, meaning two students picked at random have a 62% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.0:1, with 41.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 1.0 students per teacher above the 13.1:1 average for elementary schools in Pennsylvania. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 57%. Among public schools in Cumberland County, the average eligibility rate is 41%.
Measured against Pennsylvania public elementary schools, West Creek Hills Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at West Creek Hills Elementary School are 2.8 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (55.9% actual, 53.1% predicted).
Census Bureau estimates for Cumberland County show that the median household income is $87,494, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 40%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. In all, Cumberland County has 57 public schools and roughly 33,044 students.
The nearest other public school, Eisenhower Elementary School, is about 1.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, West Creek Hills Elementary School ranks 4th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
West Creek Hills Elementary School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment climbed 16% from its 2020-21 level of 507. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 13.0:1 to 14.0:1.
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Cumberland County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
268,323
Census ACS
Median income
$87,494
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
57
33,044 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in East Pennsboro Area SD
- East Pennsboro Area SHSHigh · 779 students
- East Pennsboro Area Middle SchoolMiddle · 618 students
- East Pennsboro Elementary SchoolElementary · 583 students
Other schools in Camp Hill
- Cedar Cliff High SchoolHigh · 1,333 students
- Camp Hill SHSHigh · 400 students
- Highland Elementary SchoolElementary · 375 students
- Camp Hill Middle SchoolMiddle · 299 students
- Allen Middle SchoolMiddle · 272 students
- Eisenhower Elementary SchoolElementary · 260 students
Nearby schools
- Eisenhower Elementary School1.6 mi · 260
- Pennsylvania STEAM Academy CS1.8 mi · 360
- East Pennsboro Area SHS1.9 mi · 779
- Steele School1.9 mi · 362
- Cougar Academy2.0 mi · 300
- East Pennsboro Area Middle School2.1 mi · 618
Frequently asked questions
About West Creek Hills Elementary SchoolHow large is West Creek Hills Elementary School?
West Creek Hills Elementary School enrolls approximately 587 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does West Creek Hills Elementary School serve?
West Creek Hills Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at West Creek Hills Elementary School?
Approximately 14.0:1 students per teacher at West Creek Hills Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at West Creek Hills Elementary School?
Student demographics at West Creek Hills Elementary School are roughly 58% White, 13% Hispanic, 9% Black, 11% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees West Creek Hills Elementary School?
West Creek Hills Elementary School is overseen by East Pennsboro Area SD in Cumberland County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.