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Schools in Briar Creek

Briar Creek’s public schools

Berwick Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Briar Creek. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools above Pennsylvania’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in Pennsylvania’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
54%
2021–22
Math proficiency
34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.4K
▼ 20% vs PA $21.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.9
PA 13.4
Schools in town
0
2,555 students on the public path
In brief

Briar Creek’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Briar Creek’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools. Berwick Area HS places highest (better than 80%); Berwick Area MS lowest (33%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Briar Creek, graded from B− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Berwick Area HS. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Briar Creek, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−
5–8Berwick Area MSin BerwickC
9–12Berwick Area HSin BerwickA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Berwick Area School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Berwick Area School DistrictGrades K–12 · 4 schools · 2,555 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 12.9 per teacher (PA 13.4)
$17,449PA $21,758 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading54%
State average 55.1% · 1380 students tested
Math34%
State average 36.1% · 1315 students tested

Briar Creek vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Pennsylvania towns that share Briar Creek’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Briar Creek—Berwick Area
MifflinACentral Columbia
BerwickC+Berwick Area
Briar Creek TownshipC+Berwick Area

2 of the 3 neighbors share Berwick Area with Briar Creek, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Briar Creek

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Pennsylvania’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Briar Creekin other towns
East Berwick El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Berwick
A−
539 students13:1Rate it →
West Berwick El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Berwick
B−
487 students13:1Rate it →
Berwick Area MS
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Berwick
C
837 students13:1Rate it →
Berwick Area HS
High · Grades 9–12 · Berwick
A−
692 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Briar Creek’s schools

Are Briar Creek’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Briar Creek. Berwick Area School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Briar Creek. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Pennsylvania’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Briar Creek in?

Berwick Area School District.

Where do Briar Creek kids go to high school?

Berwick Area HS.

Parents talk

What Briar Creek families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.