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Kreutz Creek Elementary School

Q: Is Kreutz Creek Elementary School a good school?

Kreutz Creek Elementary School ranks 850 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

850^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Kreutz Creek Elementary School is a public elementary school in Hellam, Pennsylvania, serving 332 students in grades K-5 as part of the Eastern York School District. The school's academic performance has been mixed, with some grade levels performing better than others. While the school's overall proficiency rates in Math (44.3%) and English Language Arts (47%) were slightly below the state averages, its 3rd-grade Math (58.1%) and ELA (58.1%) proficiency rates were higher than the state averages.

One notable challenge for Kreutz Creek Elementary School is its relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 55.12% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. The school's performance for this subgroup is generally lower than the state average, ranking 620 out of 1,369 Pennsylvania elementary schools in 2024-2025. In contrast, the school's performance for White students is significantly lower, ranking 868 out of 1,201 Pennsylvania elementary schools in the same year.

Compared to other nearby schools, Kreutz Creek Elementary School's performance is generally on par or slightly below the Eastern York School District averages. However, Wrightsville Elementary School, also within the district, consistently outperforms Kreutz Creek Elementary School and the district in both Math and ELA across all grade levels. Identifying and replicating the successful practices at Wrightsville Elementary School could help Kreutz Creek Elementary School enhance its overall academic outcomes.

320

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,550

Per pupil spending ?

57.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

50 North Lee Street
Hellam, PA 17406

(717) 757-9682

District: Eastern York School District

Students who attend Kreutz Creek Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Eastern York Middle School
High:	Eastern York High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.8%

Hispanic:

11.6%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 54th percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg44%

Pennsylvania avg45%

850^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Eastern York School District

242^nd of 606Eastern York School District among Pennsylvania districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	850 of 1511	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	946 of 1526	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.7	847 of 1534	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.7	612 of 1534	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.0	610 of 1433	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.9	388 of 1544	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	71.1	474 of 1530	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	76.7	349 of 1547	77.4%	★★★★☆
2016	64.3	658 of 1554	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.8	681 of 1474	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.8	549 of 1467	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.4	556 of 1519	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.1	777 of 1599	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	49.5	1040 of 1597	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	55.7	893 of 1579	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.2	972 of 1549	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.0	899 of 1551	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.6	1055 of 1555	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.4	1117 of 1545	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	37.7	968 of 1299	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	44.8	862 of 1308	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2003	30.0	1003 of 1302	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	698 of 1030	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	586 of 1084	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	587 of 1043	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	39.9	941 of 1466	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.5	863 of 1488	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	620 of 1369	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.8	1002 of 1432	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.1	758 of 1414	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	712 of 1475	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.6	1000 of 1495	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	868 of 1201	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	960 of 1229	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	868 of 1236	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile-8 vs school

Disabled (2025)32nd percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)28th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts47%~ state avg

Math44%+3 vs state

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by a parent on FaceBook
Thursday, February 12, 2009

This school's rules are so absurd, such as no talking during lunch period. The teachers also allow the children to cheat on the PSSAs. Close Quote

Schools Near Kreutz Creek Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSSA Math (2025)							PSSA English Language Arts (2025)							Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSSA Math 3rd Grade	PSSA Math 4th Grade	PSSA Math 5th Grade	PSSA Math 6th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 4th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 5th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 6th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Kreutz Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	50 North Lee Street	Hellam	17406	York County	Eastern York School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 757-9682	320	29	11.0	57.2%	252 (78.8%)	14 (4.4%)	37 (11.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.3%)	48.3	850^th of 1511 public elementary schools	43.7%		44.8	946^th of 1526 public elementary schools	38.0%	96	58.1	40.8	32.2				44.3	58.1	42.8	38.6				47.0	$19,550	$728	$18,823
Stony Brook Elementary School	Public	K-3	250 Silver Spur Dr	York	17402	York County	Central York School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 846-6789	484	35	13.8	53.9%	262 (54.1%)	54 (11.2%)	104 (21.5%)	21 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	40 (8.3%)								(n/a)	56.8						56.8	51.2						51.2	$15,731	$464	$15,267
Locust Grove Elementary School	Public	K-6	3620 E Prospect Rd	York	17402	York County	Red Lion Area School District	No	No	No	No	(717) 757-2559	348	29	11.8	33.6%	244 (70.1%)	29 (8.3%)	40 (11.5%)	11 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.9%)	57.5	704^th of 1511 public elementary schools	53.4%		59.4	720^th of 1526 public elementary schools	52.8%	16	65.5	43.8	54.3	40.7			50.6	47.2	43.9	52.6	48.5			48.0	$17,913	$342	$17,571
Yorkshire Elementary School	Public	K-2	295 Mills Street	York	17402	York County	York Suburban School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 885-1230	317	23	13.6	56.2%	185 (58.4%)	18 (5.7%)	62 (19.6%)	17 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.0%)								(n/a)															$15,112	$732	$14,380
Wrightsville Elementary School	Public	K-5	320 Chestnut St	Wrightsville	17368	York County	Eastern York School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 252-3676	353	31	11.2	56.9%	284 (80.5%)	1 (0.3%)	42 (11.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.4%)	74.6	388^th of 1511 public elementary schools	74.3%		75.6	380^th of 1526 public elementary schools	75.1%	8	56.9	63.8	78.9				66.0	60.3	58.7	61.6				60.1	$19,819	$1,054	$18,765
East York Elementary School	Public	3-5	701 Erlen Dr	York	17402	York County	York Suburban School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 885-1240	321	27	11.9	53.0%	185 (57.6%)	34 (10.6%)	64 (19.9%)	13 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.8%)	79.2	294^th of 1511 public elementary schools	80.5%		75.2	389^th of 1526 public elementary schools	74.5%	95	57.3	64.3	73.2				64.5	59.2	79.5	75.5				70.3	$14,760	$615	$14,145
Larry J. Macaluso Elementary School	Public	K-6	1195 Windsor Rd	Red Lion	17356	York County	Red Lion Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 246-8389	631	48	13.2	44.7%	488 (77.3%)	41 (6.5%)	60 (9.5%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (5.4%)	52.3	789^th of 1511 public elementary schools	47.8%		53	826^th of 1526 public elementary schools	45.9%	37	47.2	54.0	41.2	55.9			49.2	44.9	44.5	32.2	53.2			43.8	$17,068	$677	$16,391
Donegal Intermediate School	Public	3-6	1177 River Road	Marietta	17547	Lancaster County	Donegal School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 426-1561	806	54	14.8	49.9%	576 (71.5%)	25 (3.1%)	152 (18.9%)	10 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.3%)	59.4	663^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	56.1%		59.6	717^th of 1526 public elementary schools	53.0%	54	59.9	65.2	33.6	45.6			50.8	46.5	58.5	40.2	56.7			50.3	$16,452	$1,376	$15,075
Davis School	Public	PK, KG-8	300 S Ogontz St	York	17403	York County	York City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 849-1246	530	37	14.4	98.9%	27 (5.1%)	224 (42.3%)	253 (47.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.3%)	6.5	1435^th of 1511 public elementary schools	5.0%		5.7	1449^th of 1526 public elementary schools	5.0%	14	3.9	13.3	7.0	7.5	5.6	6.8	7.3	11.8	6.5	7.0	24.1	13.2	19.6	14.0	$21,961	$2,791	$19,170
Canadochly Elementary School	Public	K-5	100 Abels Rd	East Prospect	17317	York County	Eastern York School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 252-3674	348	31	11.1	60.1%	287 (82.5%)	5 (1.4%)	30 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.2%)	44.6	906^th of 1511 public elementary schools	40.0%		45.1	942^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	38.3%	36	56.4	12.6	54.8				39.8	58.2	24.2	49.1				43.0	$17,027	$999	$16,028

Frequently Asked Questions about Kreutz Creek Elementary School

Is Kreutz Creek Elementary School a good school?

Kreutz Creek Elementary School ranks 850^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Kreutz Creek Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Kreutz Creek Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Eastern York Middle School
High : Eastern York High School

What district is Kreutz Creek Elementary School in?

Eastern York School District

How many students attend Kreutz Creek Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 320 students attended Kreutz Creek Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Kreutz Creek Elementary School?

Students at Kreutz Creek Elementary School are 79% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American.

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