Bear Creek School

1459 Sheaffer Road, Elizabethtown PA, 17022 | Elizabethtown Area School District | 717-367-0210
  • grades 4-6
  • students 947
  • type Middle
PROFICIENCY 64% 17% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 7 in Elizabethtown
  • Ranked #0 of 4836 in Pennsylvania
Proficiency Averages
63%Elizabethtown
55%Pennsylvania

Bear Creek School is a school servicing grades 4 to 6 and is located in the district of "Elizabethtown Area School District" in Elizabethtown, PA. There are a total of 947 students and 58 teachers at Bear Creek School, for a student to teacher ratio of 17 to 1.

Bear Creek School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 64.0%, which is 17% higher than the Pennsylvania average.

Bear Creek School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students947
Teachers58
Student/Teacher ratio17:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Bear Creek School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All56%
3n/a
455%
562%
651%
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All72%
3n/a
469%
573%
673%
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Bear Creek School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictPennsylvaniaNational
White 91.9% 90.9% 68.3% 51.1%
Black 1.7% 2.3% 14.4% 15.9%
Asian 1.1% 1.5% 3.6% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 4.7% 4.6% 10.4% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.0% 0.2% 0.1% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.4% 0.4% 2.9% 3.1%

Elizabethtown demographics profile

StatisticElizabethtownPennsylvaniaNational
Population11,44512,801,989328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)4,31528791
Median age35.840.637.7
Male/Female ratio0.9:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)52%56%55%
Speak English95%89%79%
Speak Spanish1%5%13%

Education level achieved in Elizabethtown

IndexElizabethtownPennsylvaniaNational
Completed 8th grade89.8%86.9%84.3%
Completed high school88.3%85.6%83.0%
Completed some college54.4%53.6%59.4%
Completed associate degree37.4%37.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors27.8%29.3%30.3%
Completed masters10.9%11.5%11.5%
Completed professional degree3.6%3.3%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.8%1.4%1.3%
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Source: The Bear Creek School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.