Bear Creek Community Charter School

2000 Bear Creek Blvd, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18702 | (570) 820-4070

Grades: KG-8
Student Enrollment: 419

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5 out of 5 | 2 Reviews

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School Description

School Summary and Highlights

Enrolls 419 elementary school students from grades KG-8
Ranks 547th out of 875 middle schools in PA.
2010 Overall School AYP Met Status: Made AYP

School Operational Details

Title I Eligible
Charter School

School District Details

Bear Creek Community Charter School District
Per-Pupil Spending: $7,295
Students Per Teacher: 15.8
Enrolled Students: 419

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty

Total Students Enrolled: 419
Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 26.6
Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 15.8

Students Gender Breakdown

Males: 214 (51.1%)
Females: 205 (48.9%)

Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown

Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 40 (9.5%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 104 (24.8%)
Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 144 (34.4%)

Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity

Bear Creek Community Charter School Student Race Distribution

	Number	Percent
American Indian	-	-
Black	35	8.4%
Asian	2	0.5%
Hispanic	4	1.0%
White	378	90.2%

Number of Students Per Grade

	Number	Percent
Kindergarten	40	9.5%
1st Grade	40	9.5%
2nd Grade	50	11.9%
3rd Grade	50	11.9%
4th Grade	50	11.9%
5th Grade	50	11.9%
6th Grade	50	11.9%
7th Grade	50	11.9%
8th Grade	39	9.3%

Low-Income Enrollment (2011)

Percent of Students from Low-Income Families

School:

37.1%

District:

37.1%

Faculty Information (2010)

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER: JAMES SMITH

Source: PA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

School Ratings and Reviews

Overall Rating: 5

5 out of 5 | 2 Reviews

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2 reviews for Bear Creek Community Charter School

Reviewed by Student on December 30, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
AWESOME!

Reviewed by Community Member on April 07, 2009
Rating: (5 / 5) Flag as inappropriate
Terrible place. Can't seem to keep teachers there. Wonder why...

Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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The overall school rating shows that Bear Creek Community Charter School performed on average about the same as other schools across the state on PSSA state exams in the following subjects:

Math
Reading
Science
Writing

AYP Details (2010)

Overall AYP Met: Made AYP

PSSA - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 3 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	96.0%	-	84.5%
2009	93.9%	-	81.7%
2008	89.6%	-	80.5%

Reading Test
2010	82.0%	-	75.2%
2009	89.8%	-	77.0%
2008	73.0%	-	76.8%

Grade 4 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	93.7%	-	84.9%
2009	77.6%	-	81.8%
2008	84.0%	-	79.6%

Reading Test
2010	81.3%	-	72.9%
2009	71.5%	-	72.6%
2008	80.0%	-	70.1%

Science Test
2010	93.8%	-	81.4%
2009	83.6%	-	83.4%
2008	100.0%	-	81.5%

Grade 5 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	65.3%	-	74.4%
2009	71.1%	-	73.5%
2008	68.7%	-	73.2%

Reading Test
2010	61.3%	-	64.1%
2009	73.3%	-	64.5%
2008	56.3%	-	61.6%

Writing Test
2010	65.2%	-	61.8%
2009	-	-	-
2008	24.5%	-	57.3%

Grade 6 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	68.0%	-	78.0%
2009	82.0%	-	75.7%
2008	70.2%	-	72.3%

Reading Test
2010	68.0%	-	68.8%
2009	74.0%	-	67.6%
2008	74.5%	-	66.9%

Grade 7 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	81.3%	-	77.9%
2009	75.0%	-	75.3%
2008	87.2%	-	70.6%

Reading Test
2010	87.5%	-	73.5%
2009	72.8%	-	71.4%
2008	84.6%	-	70.0%

Grade 8 - % of students at or above proficiency

	School	District	State
Math Test
2010	55.3%	-	75.2%
2009	86.2%	-	71.3%
2008	75.0%	-	70.3%

Reading Test
2010	79.5%	-	81.9%
2009	93.1%	-	80.5%
2008	91.7%	-	78.3%

Science Test
2010	47.4%	-	57.2%
2009	82.7%	-	54.8%
2008	45.9%	-	52.7%

Writing Test
2010	82.1%	-	75.2%
2009	-	-	-
2008	83.3%	-	69.1%

Source: PA Department of Education 2009-2010

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