Summary:
Bear Creek Community Charter School is the sole elementary school serving grades K-8 in the Bear Creek Township area of Pennsylvania, with a total enrollment of 581 students. While the school's performance is below the state average in many areas, it has shown some strengths, such as outperforming the state in 3rd grade Math and 6th grade English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency.
Academically, Bear Creek Community Charter School has a statewide ranking between 679 and 809 out of 1,511 to 1,534 Pennsylvania elementary schools, and is rated 2-3 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other state schools. The school's proficiency rates in PSSA Math and ELA assessments were generally below the statewide averages, with some exceptions. However, the school's dropout rate for the 2023-2024 school year was relatively low at 1.4%.
Socioeconomic factors may play a role in the school's performance, as it had a relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 55.08% in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's per-student spending for the 2022-2023 school year was $14,359, and the student-teacher ratio for the 2023-2024 school year was 13.8, slightly lower than the state average. Overall, the data suggests that Bear Creek Community Charter School has room for improvement in ensuring consistent academic achievement across all grade levels, while also addressing the needs of its student population with lower socioeconomic status.
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