📍 1459 Sheaffer Road, Elizabethtown, Lancaster County, 17022
Bear Creek School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Elizabethtown, Lancaster County. The school has 816 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Elizabethtown Area SD school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 53.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 65% of students are proficient in reading. 44% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bear Creek School enrolls 816 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 53.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino and 4.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 688 | 84% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 50 | 6.1% |
| Two or more races | 38 | 4.7% |
| Black or African American | 21 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 17 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
349 of the school's 816 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 318 qualify for free lunch and 31 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bear Creek School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 36, state house district 37.
Bear Creek School is one of 5 schools in Elizabethtown Area SD, based in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. The district serves 3,527 students district-wide and employs 236 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 816 students, Bear Creek School is larger than the district average of about 705 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large