Stony Creek Elementary School

Summary:

Stony Creek Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, serving 647 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Wissahickon School District, which is ranked 38th out of 610 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Stony Creek Elementary School consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Pennsylvania, with a statewide ranking of 50 out of 1,526 schools for the 2023-2024 school year. The school's academic performance is exceptional, with PSSA (Pennsylvania System of School Assessment) test scores significantly higher than the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. Stony Creek also excels in the performance of various student subgroups, ranking 22nd out of 1,488 Pennsylvania elementary schools for female students and 3rd out of 437 schools for African American students in the 2022-2023 school year. Despite having a relatively higher percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds compared to the surrounding schools, Stony Creek Elementary School still manages to rank 219th out of 1,414 Pennsylvania elementary schools for this subgroup, indicating strong academic performance even among economically disadvantaged students.

Stony Creek Elementary School's commitment to equity and effective teaching practices have enabled it to maintain its position as one of the top-performing elementary schools in Pennsylvania. The school's higher per-student spending of $25,940 in the 2021-2022 school year may contribute to its exceptional academic outcomes. When compared to nearby schools, such as Shady Grove Elementary and Blue Bell Elementary, Stony Creek's performance is significantly higher, highlighting the importance of the school district and community in shaping the educational outcomes of students.


Detail:

Public K-5

 1721 Yost Rd
       Blue Bell, PA  19422-3637


(215) 619-8108

District: Wissahickon School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
50th of 1,526 Pennsylvania Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $25,940 Help


Students who attend Stony Creek Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Wissahickon Middle School
High:    Wissahickon Senior High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.6 Help
Number of students:  655

Racial breakdown:

White:
60.9%
Asian:
21.5%
Two or more races:
6.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  17.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Stony Creek Elementary School ranks better than 96.7% of elementary schools in Pennsylvania. It also ranks first among 4 ranked elementary schools in the Wissahickon School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 91.73. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (60.9%), Asian (21.5%), two or more races (6.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 17.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Wissahickon School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Stony Creek Elementary School is 13.6, which is the lowest among 4 elementary schools in the Wissahickon School District! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Stony Creek Elementary School is $25,940, which is the highest among 4 elementary schools in the Wissahickon School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Stony Creek Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Stony Creek Elementary School 50th of 1526 Pennsylvania public elementary schools. (See Stony Creek Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Wissahickon School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Wissahickon School District 38th of 610 Pennsylvania school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Stony Creek Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Stony Creek Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2003 76.05 331st 1302 74.6%
2004 69.86 438th 1308 66.5%
2005 81.85 147th 1299 88.7%
2006 77.45 293rd 1545 81.0%
2007 82.04 179th 1555 88.5%
2008 84.12 112th 1551 92.8%
2009 83.49 98th 1549 93.7%
2010 84.06 81st 1579 94.9%
2011 80.03 214th 1597 86.6%
2012 78.33 263rd 1599 83.6%
2013 85.47 67th 1519 95.6%
2014 86.17 62nd 1467 95.8%
2015 94.02 5th 1474 99.7%
2016 92.53 14th 1554 99.1%
2017 93.66 5th 1547 99.7%
2018 91.20 40th 1530 97.4%
2019 89.96 63rd 1544 95.9%
2021 94.37 21st 1433 98.5%
2022 95.09 7th 1534 99.5%
2023 94.68 10th 1534 99.3%
2024 91.73 50th 1526 96.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Stony Creek Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 95.93 4th 117 96.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Stony Creek Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 78.15 219th 1414 84.5%
2024 73.75 322nd 1432 77.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Stony Creek Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 92.53 22nd 1488 98.5%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Stony Creek Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 98.99 6th 1043 99.4%
2024 95.66 25th 1084 97.7%
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Rank History for Male students at Stony Creek Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 89.31 92nd 1495 93.8%
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Rank History for Asian students at Stony Creek Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 79.86 27th 160 83.1%
2024 73.60 45th 168 73.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Stony Creek Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 99.68 3rd 437 99.3%
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Rank History for White students at Stony Creek Elementary School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools PA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 94.08 18th 1236 98.5%
2024 88.77 67th 1229 94.5%
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Data source: test scores: Pennsylvania Dept of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Pennsylvania Dept of Education

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Reviews:
by a parent
Monday, May 27, 2019

Open Quote The problem with this school is that when the principal changes everything change .
This is my son's last year . When he was in second grade was diagnosed with ADHD. So we began to give him medicine after a lot of stress from the principal ( McAneny )
Then we struggled with him in third grade until he left . 4th grade .the best year ever with new principal ( Dr Taylor) amazing man . He was handling any problems and understand that ADHD kid needs more help.
This year the worst year ever . New principal ( Sasin)
All what she is doing is suspending kids and she never Tried to help the kids first to improve their behavior or education. The deal is if your kid has problems so she will force you and stress you until you leave the school. She Treated me and my wife very bad several times and I had to go school superattendant assistant.
That not only my opinion. My son's friend father told me the same Close Quote



Enrollment information for Stony Creek Elementary School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 224 13 35 8 0 n/a n/a 0 280
1989 381 23 52 7 0 n/a n/a 0 463
1990 387 30 55 7 0 n/a n/a 0 479
1991 376 23 67 6 0 n/a n/a 0 472
1992 415 21 57 5 0 n/a n/a 0 498
1993 409 25 56 5 0 n/a n/a 0 495
1994 420 27 71 8 0 n/a n/a 0 526
1995 398 23 72 8 0 n/a n/a 0 501
1996 398 23 72 8 0 n/a n/a 0 501
1997 425 26 75 10 0 n/a n/a 0 536
1998 343 31 72 12 0 n/a n/a 0 458
1999 354 31 74 9 0 n/a n/a 0 468
2000 349 34 84 8 0 n/a n/a 0 475
2001 351 34 95 12 0 n/a n/a 0 492
2002 314 25 83 9 0 n/a n/a 0 431
2003 314 25 83 9 0 n/a n/a 0 431
2004 298 20 89 11 0 n/a n/a 0 418
2005 296 26 75 14 2 n/a n/a 0 413
2006 298 22 69 19 2 n/a n/a 0 410
2007 304 19 66 15 2 n/a n/a 0 406
2008 293 15 69 21 2 n/a n/a 0 400
2009 282 16 67 22 2 n/a n/a 6 395
2010 271 9 58 23 1 n/a n/a 10 372
2011 286 7 58 16 0 0 18 0 385
2012 268 9 55 16 0 0 20 0 368
2013 263 10 54 17 0 0 24 0 368
2014 286 10 69 19 0 0 24 0 408
2015 302 11 92 18 0 0 19 0 442
2016 312 17 88 16 0 0 18 0 451
2017 309 24 115 15 0 0 24 0 487
2018 310 28 131 20 0 0 35 0 524
2019 307 34 141 24 0 0 37 0 543
2020 311 36 136 29 0 2 40 0 554
2021 315 27 138 23 0 2 44 0 549
2022 353 25 145 24 0 1 46 0 594
2023 395 31 143 29 0 1 48 0 647
2024 399 38 141 34 0 0 43 0 655

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Stony Creek Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 280 21.3 13.1 n/a
1989 463 27.7 16.7 n/a
1990 479 31.1 15.4 0
1991 472 30.5 15.4 n/a
1992 498 28.3 17.5 n/a
1993 495 25.0 19.8 n/a
1994 526 28.0 18.8 n/a
1995 501 32.0 15.7 n/a
1996 501 32.0 15.7 n/a
1997 536 31.0 17.3 n/a
1998 458 26.0 17.6 n/a
1999 468 31.0 15.1 n/a
2000 475 31.8 14.9 3.2
2001 492 33.0 14.9 1.8
2002 431 27.6 15.6 3.5
2003 431 27.6 15.6 3.5
2004 418 27.6 15.1 3.3
2005 413 27.0 15.3 3.6
2006 410 25.9 15.8 2.9
2007 406 27.9 14.6 2.5
2008 400 29.1 13.7 2
2009 395 26.1 15.1 3.6
2010 372 29.1 12.7 6.9
2011 385 30.6 12.5 6.5
2012 368 27.1 13.5 6.8
2013 368 28.6 12.8 11.4
2014 408 28.3 14.3 11.8
2015 442 30.0 14.7 8.8
2016 451 29.0 15.5 10.9
2017 487 31.1 15.6 14.8
2018 524 31.6 16.5 16.4
2019 543 33.7 16.1 16
2020 554 36.5 15.1 14.8
2021 549 40.7 13.4 13.1
2022 594 39.0 15.2 14
2023 647 44.6 14.5 15.6
2024 655 47.9 13.6 17.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Stony Creek Elementary School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 280 21.3 13.1 n/a
1989 463 27.7 16.7 n/a
1990 479 31.1 15.4 0
1991 472 30.5 15.4 n/a
1992 498 28.3 17.5 n/a
1993 495 25.0 19.8 n/a
1994 526 28.0 18.8 n/a
1995 501 32.0 15.7 n/a
1996 501 32.0 15.7 n/a
1997 536 31.0 17.3 n/a
1998 458 26.0 17.6 n/a
1999 468 31.0 15.1 n/a
2000 475 31.8 14.9 3.2
2001 492 33.0 14.9 1.8
2002 431 27.6 15.6 3.5
2003 431 27.6 15.6 3.5
2004 418 27.6 15.1 3.3
2005 413 27.0 15.3 3.6
2006 410 25.9 15.8 2.9
2007 406 27.9 14.6 2.5
2008 400 29.1 13.7 2
2009 395 26.1 15.1 3.6
2010 372 29.1 12.7 6.9
2011 385 30.6 12.5 6.5
2012 368 27.1 13.5 6.8
2013 368 28.6 12.8 11.4
2014 408 28.3 14.3 11.8
2015 442 30.0 14.7 8.8
2016 451 29.0 15.5 10.9
2017 487 31.1 15.6 14.8
2018 524 31.6 16.5 16.4
2019 543 33.7 16.1 16
2020 554 36.5 15.1 14.8
2021 549 40.7 13.4 13.1
2022 594 39.0 15.2 14
2023 647 44.6 14.5 15.6
2024 655 47.9 13.6 17.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Stony Creek Elementary School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $00 (0.0%) $16,668 (100.0%) $16,668
2020 $25 (0.2%) $16,487 (99.8%) $16,512
2021 $669 (2.2%) $29,166 (97.8%) $29,835
2022 $734 (2.8%) $25,206 (97.2%) $25,940

Data source: Pennsylvania Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Stony Creek Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 63rd of 1544 Elementary schoolsRanks 10th of 1534 Elementary schools
 3.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Math (Stony Creek Elementary School)7585.3
 10.3%
   3rd Grade Math (Pennsylvania)5651.7
 4.3%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Stony Creek Elementary School)81.384.3
 3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)61.954
 7.9%
4th Grade Math (Stony Creek Elementary School)87.488.9
 1.5%
   4th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)46.246.5
 0.3%
4th Grade Science (Stony Creek Elementary School)96.997
 0.1%
   4th Grade Science (Pennsylvania)77.874.1
 3.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Stony Creek Elementary School)92.791
 1.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)63.651.8
 11.8%
5th Grade Math (Stony Creek Elementary School)88.592.9
 4.4%
   5th Grade Math (Pennsylvania)4342.7
 0.3%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Stony Creek Elementary School)88.588.8
 0.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)58.553.6
 4.9%
All Grades Math (Stony Creek Elementary School)83.989
 5.1%
   All Grades Math (Pennsylvania)42.439.3
 3.1%
All Grades Science (Stony Creek Elementary School)96.997
 0.1%
   All Grades Science (Pennsylvania)6865.6
 2.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Stony Creek Elementary School)87.888
 0.2%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Pennsylvania)60.953.8
 7.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students543647
 19.2%
African American3431
 8.8%
American Indian00
Asian141143
 1.4%
Hispanic2429
 20.8%
Pacific Islander01
White307395
 28.7%
Two or More Races3748
 29.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients16%15.6%
 0.4%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Stony Creek Elementary School

Students at Stony Creek Elementary School are 61% White, 22% Asian, 7% Two or more races, 6% African American, 5% Hispanic.

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

Middle : Wissahickon Middle School
High : Wissahickon Senior High School

Yes! Stony Creek Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 50th of 1526 Pennsylvania elementary schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 655 students attended Stony Creek Elementary School.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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