Enrollment
368
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE 1·NCES 080345006159
Bear Canyon Elementary School
9660 SALFORD LANE, HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO 80126 · (303) 387-6475 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL368 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
47 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 27 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 53 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 8% smaller than its 6th grade class (53).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
79.7%
CO avg 44.9% . +3.9pp since 2023
Math
69.1%
CO avg 36.1% . +6.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.7% | 69.1% |
| 2023-24 | 75.8% | 62.4% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
71.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Bear Canyon Elementary School
Bear Canyon Elementary School's state test result (71.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Canyon Elementary School this school | 368 | 12.8% | 71.8% |
| Saddle Ranch Elementary School HIGHLANDS RANCH | 355 | 10.1% | 64.2% |
| Westridge Elementary School LITTLETON | 400 | 14.8% | 63.1% |
| Cheyenne Mountain Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 324 | 10.2% | 69.0% |
| Homestead Elementary School CENTENNIAL | 334 | 12.9% | 68.3% |
| Roxborough Elementary School LITTLETON | 368 | 13.9% | N/A |
Matched among Colorado elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bear Canyon Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #46 of 931 | #12 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #58 of 940 ▲ 46 | #11 of 58 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.7% | #23 of 946 ▲ 13 | #6 of 58 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 368 | #518 of 1,056 | #48 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #539 of 896 | #33 of 59 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.5% | #671 of 896 | #50 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.8% | #918 of 983 | #37 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.7% | #150 of 664 | #12 of 45 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
368
-47 (-11%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 332
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 16.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 368 | 22.9 | 16.1:1 | 13% (47) |
| 2023-24 | 362 | 22.7 | 15.9:1 | 15% (53) |
| 2022-23 | 393 | 23.7 | 16.6:1 | 9% (36) |
| 2020-21 | 415 | 26 | 16.0:1 | 11% (44) |
| 2017-18 | 509 | 29.1 | 17.5:1 | 9% (48) |
| 2015-16 | 559 | 29 | 19.3:1 | 10% (56) |
| 2010-11 | 622 | 31 | 20.1:1 | 7% (42) |
| 2000-01 | 689 | 40 | 17.2:1 | 1% (10) |
| 1990-91 | 332 | 16 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bear Canyon Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (509 to 368); teachers down 21% (29.1 to 22.9).
About Bear Canyon Elementary School
In HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colorado, part of Douglas County, Bear Canyon Elementary School is an elementary school. It enrolls 368 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 6.
Bear Canyon Elementary School is in Douglas County School District No. Re 1, a district with 61,550 students across 89 schools.
The student body at Bear Canyon Elementary School is 76% White. After that, the student body is 13% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. A diversity index of 41% means there is a 41% chance two randomly chosen students at Bear Canyon Elementary School are from different groups.
There are 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Bear Canyon Elementary School, giving a ratio of 16.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Colorado is about 16.6:1. By family income, 13% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Test results at Bear Canyon Elementary School are 12.8 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (71.8% actual, 59.0% predicted).
Douglas County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $149,594 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 62% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. Bear Canyon Elementary School shares Douglas County with 91 other public schools.
Bear Canyon Elementary School's nearest public school is Northridge Elementary School (about 0.8 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Bear Canyon Elementary School. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Bear Canyon Elementary School is 2nd on average proficiency.
Federal data place Bear Canyon Elementary School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 47 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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Douglas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
377,150
Census ACS
Median income
$149,594
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
62%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
63,841 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Douglas County School District No. Re 1
- American AcademyElementary · 2,803 students
- Rock Canyon High SchoolHigh · 2,325 students
- Legend High SchoolHigh · 2,206 students
- Mountain Vista High SchoolHigh · 2,169 students
- Chaparral High SchoolHigh · 2,007 students
- Castle View High SchoolHigh · 1,938 students
Other schools in HIGHLANDS RANCH
- Rock Canyon High SchoolHigh · 2,325 students
- Mountain Vista High SchoolHigh · 2,169 students
- Thunderridge High SchoolHigh · 1,820 students
- STEM School Highlands RanchCombined · 1,394 students
- Skyview AcademyCombined · 1,358 students
- Highlands Ranch High SchoolHigh · 1,323 students
Nearby schools
- Northridge Elementary School0.8 mi · 560
- Saddle Ranch Elementary School1.0 mi · 355
- Eldorado Elementary School1.1 mi · 377
- Summit View Elementary School1.2 mi · 350
- STEM School Highlands Ranch1.4 mi · 1,394
- Mountain Vista High School1.5 mi · 2,169
Frequently asked questions
About Bear Canyon Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Bear Canyon Elementary School?
Bear Canyon Elementary School enrolls approximately 368 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Bear Canyon Elementary School serve?
Bear Canyon Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bear Canyon Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bear Canyon Elementary School is approximately 16.1:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Bear Canyon Elementary School?
Bear Canyon Elementary School reports a student body of 76% White, 13% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Bear Canyon Elementary School?
Bear Canyon Elementary School is overseen by Douglas County School District No. Re 1 in Douglas County.
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