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Bear Creek School

PublicElementaryGrades 3–5

1459 Sheaffer Road, Elizabethtown, PA 17022 · (717) 367-0210 · Part of Elizabethtown Area School District

Mount Joy Township’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of Pennsylvania school districts

Directions
Students
750
Students per teacher
14:1
Setting
Suburb
Grades
3–5
The gist

What stands out about Bear Creek School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 67% of Pennsylvania’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 7 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 10.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Mount Joy Township kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Mount Joy Township kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–23 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
3–5Bear Creek SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency44%
State average 37.3%
Reading / language arts65%
State average 55%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Pennsylvania’s 2,693 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1459 Sheaffer Road, Elizabethtown

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 3226
Grade 4251
Grade 5273
Enrollment over time
834’20
823’21
816’22
801’23
750’24

Down 10.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 81%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 6%Black 3%Asian 3%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bear Creek School from Mount Joy Township families.

Other schools in Elizabethtown Area School District

The district →
East High Street El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Elizabethtown
A−
466 students14:1
Bainbridge El Sch
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Bainbridge
A
219 students15:1
Elizabethtown Area MS
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Elizabethtown
C+
827 students14:1
Elizabethtown Area SHS
High · Grades 9–12 · Elizabethtown
B−
1,263 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Pennsylvania’s other public schools; Mount Joy Township’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.