Bear Canyon Elementary School

As a medium-sized elementary campus in HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colorado, Bear Canyon Elementary School educates 368 students from grades pre-K through 6, overseen by Douglas County School District No. Re 1.

Across the 89 schools in Douglas County School District No. Re 1 (61,550 students total), Bear Canyon Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Bear Canyon Elementary School records that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 13% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.1:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 13% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Bear Canyon Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 59.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 71.8%.

In the broader community, Douglas County reports that the typical household earns roughly $149,594 per year, about 62% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. In all, Douglas County runs 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,841 students), of which Bear Canyon Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Northridge Elementary School, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Bear Canyon Elementary School comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 62.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 28%: 509 students in 2018 compared to 368 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.