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Fishing Creek Elementary School

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Fishing Creek Elementary School ranks 490 th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-4

490^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,511 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of Pennsylvania elementary schools

Summary

Fishing Creek Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Lewisberry, Pennsylvania, serving 430 students in grades K-5 as part of the West Shore School District. The school consistently outperforms the district and state averages in academic achievement, with strong PSSA test scores across all grades and subjects.

Fishing Creek Elementary's academic performance is particularly noteworthy, with 64.5% of students proficient or better in PSSA Math and 56.1% proficient or better in PSSA English Language Arts, compared to the district averages of 49% and 53%, respectively. The school also excels in PSSA Science, with 87.6% of students proficient or better, significantly higher than the district (70.6%) and state (65.8%) averages. The school's performance across different student subgroups, including female students, white students, low socioeconomic status students, and disabled students, is also commendable, ranking in the top 40% to 62% of Pennsylvania elementary schools.

While Fishing Creek Elementary outperforms many nearby schools in the West Shore School District, such as Highland Elementary, Newberry Elementary, and Hillside Elementary, in both PSSA Math and English Language Arts, schools like Fairview Elementary and Red Mill Elementary have demonstrated stronger academic performance in certain areas, particularly in PSSA English Language Arts.

431

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,543

Per pupil spending ?

34.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

510 Fishing Creek Rd
Lewisberry, PA 17339-9518

(717) 938-6565

District: West Shore School District

Students who attend Fishing Creek Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Crossroads Middle School
High:	Red Land Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.4%

Hispanic:

10.9%

African American:

4.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 46th percentile in 2015 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Pennsylvania average (60% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the Pennsylvania median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg51%

Pennsylvania avg45%

490^th of 1,511

Pennsylvania public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7Elementary Schools in the West Shore School District

199^th of 606West Shore 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	68.8	490 of 1511	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.1	532 of 1526	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.6	503 of 1534	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.8	545 of 1534	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.6	444 of 1433	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.0	425 of 1544	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	72.6	434 of 1530	71.6%	★★★★☆
2017	66.1	593 of 1547	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	56.2	840 of 1554	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	55.6	801 of 1474	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	64.2	638 of 1467	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.0	567 of 1519	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.9	810 of 1599	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	69.1	526 of 1597	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.3	623 of 1579	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.0	640 of 1549	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.3	840 of 1551	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	65.1	609 of 1555	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.1	647 of 1545	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	55.5	714 of 1299	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	48.9	800 of 1308	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2003	58.0	642 of 1302	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	624 of 1030	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.4	422 of 1084	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.7	557 of 1043	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	385 of 1466	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	63.5	608 of 1488	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	59.2	557 of 1369	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.9	712 of 1432	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.9	498 of 1414	64.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	587 of 1475	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.8	451 of 1495	69.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	560 of 1201	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.7	445 of 1229	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	524 of 1236	57.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)74th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)53rd percentile-14 vs school

Disabled (2025)39th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Math64%+23 vs state

English Language Arts56%+8 vs state

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Schools Near Fishing 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 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 All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Fishing Creek Elementary School	Public	K-4	510 Fishing Creek Rd	Lewisberry	17339	York County	West Shore School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 938-6565	431	31	14.0	34.8%	325 (75.4%)	20 (4.6%)	47 (10.9%)	19 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.4%)	68.8	490^th of 1511 public elementary schools	67.6%		68.1	532^nd of 1526 public elementary schools	65.1%	42	63.3	65.8			64.5	53.3	59.2			56.1	$21,543	$1,205	$20,339
Red Mill Elementary School	Public	K-4	700 Red Mill Rd	Etters	17319	York County	West Shore School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 938-3778	457	32	14.5	45.7%	381 (83.4%)	14 (3.1%)	35 (7.7%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.4%)	86.2	183^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	87.9%		74	420^th of 1526 public elementary schools	72.5%	237	67.9	85.2			75.8	74.3	71.6			73.1	$21,617	$1,209	$20,408
Newberry Elementary School	Public	K-4	2055 Old Trail Rd	Etters	17319	York County	West Shore School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 938-2111	286	23	12.6	45.8%	237 (82.9%)	5 (1.7%)	31 (10.8%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.1%)	59.2	670^th of 1511 public elementary schools	55.7%		42.8	981^st of 1526 public elementary schools	35.7%	311	67.4	48.0			57.6	59.2	44.0			51.5	$22,183	$1,240	$20,942
Hillside Elementary School	Public	K-4	516 7th St	New Cumberland	17070	Cumberland County	West Shore School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 774-1321	408	27	14.9	66.7%	251 (61.5%)	46 (11.3%)	74 (18.1%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (6.9%)	48.8	843^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	44.2%		49.8	866^th of 1526 public elementary schools	43.3%	23	55.2	48.2			51.7	50.5	40.2			45.4	$21,397	$1,196	$20,200
Steelton-Highspire Elementary School	Public	K-6	250 Reynders Avenue	Steelton	17113	Dauphin County	Steelton-Highspire School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 704-3826	821	61	13.4		71 (8.6%)	393 (47.9%)	228 (27.8%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	122 (14.9%)	8	1395^th of 1511 public elementary schools	7.7%		7.4	1404^th of 1526 public elementary schools	8.0%	9	15.9	16.2	6.5	8.1	12.0	20.0	16.8	8.6	21.0	16.8
Tri-Community Elementary School	Public	K-5	255 Cypress St	Steelton	17113	Dauphin County	Central Dauphin School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 939-9591	427	35	12.0	103.0%	76 (17.8%)	151 (35.4%)	118 (27.6%)	45 (10.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	34 (8.0%)	20.4	1192^nd of 1511 public elementary schools	21.1%		23.1	1181^st of 1526 public elementary schools	22.6%	11	47.6	21.9	20.6		30.0	31.8	26.6	17.7		25.4	$14,649	$1,069	$13,581
Kunkel Elementary School	Public	K-5	2401 Fulling Mill Rd	Middletown	17057	Dauphin County	Middletown Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 939-6862	369	32	11.6	59.9%	219 (59.3%)	21 (5.7%)	70 (19.0%)	23 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (9.8%)	62.2	614^th of 1511 public elementary schools	59.4%		70.9	468^th of 1526 public elementary schools	69.3%	146	56.9	53.6	72.5		61.8	41.4	50.0	52.2		48.1	$17,108	$1,934	$15,174
Highland Elementary School	Public	K-4	1325 Carlisle Rd	Camp Hill	17011	Cumberland County	West Shore School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 901-9860	375	24	15.4	41.9%	219 (58.4%)	32 (8.5%)	67 (17.9%)	23 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	33 (8.8%)	68.7	493^rd of 1511 public elementary schools	67.4%		62.8	644^th of 1526 public elementary schools	57.8%	151	66.7	59.8			63.2	61.6	52.0			56.8	$21,823	$1,220	$20,602
Foose School	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 Sycamore St	Harrisburg	17104	Dauphin County	Harrisburg City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(717) 703-1280	522	46	11.2	97.9%	13 (2.5%)	201 (38.5%)	279 (53.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.0%)	5	1485^th of 1511 public elementary schools	1.7%		3.4	1510^th of 1526 public elementary schools	1.0%	25	8.1	4.3	5.1		5.8	5.3	14.3	15.0		11.6	$23,539	$78	$23,461
Sylvan Heights Science Charter School	Public, Charter	K-4	915 S 13th Street	Harrisburg	17104	Dauphin County	Sylvan Heights Science Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(717) 232-9220	217	15	14.7	96.3%	4 (1.8%)	148 (68.2%)	57 (26.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	15.3	1267^th of 1511 public elementary schools	16.1%		16.9	1259^th of 1526 public elementary schools	17.5%	8	28.2	22.5			25.3	22.5	31.7			27.2	$18,585	$4,371	$14,215

Frequently Asked Questions about Fishing Creek Elementary School

How many students attend Fishing Creek Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 431 students attended Fishing Creek Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Fishing Creek Elementary School?

Students at Fishing Creek Elementary School are 75% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% African American, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Fishing Creek Elementary School in?

West Shore School District

What schools do graduates of Fishing Creek Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Crossroads Middle School
High : Red Land Senior High School

Is Fishing Creek Elementary School a good school?

Fishing Creek Elementary School ranks 490^th of 1511 Pennsylvania elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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