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Alumni: what's one memory from Bear Creek Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
869
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEWIS-PALMER SCHOOL DISTRICT 38·NCES 080582001371
Bear Creek Elementary School
1330 CREEKSIDE DRIVE, MONUMENT, CO 80132 · (719) 488-4770 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL869 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
177 students
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 80 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 110 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 102 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 113 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 128 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 127 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 115 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (110) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (115).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Bear Creek Elementary School→Lewis-Palmer Middle School
Based on grade levels within Lewis-Palmer School District 38. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
59.8%
CO avg 44.9% . -9.6pp since 2023
Math
58.1%
CO avg 36.1% . +4.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.8% | 58.1% |
| 2023-24 | 69.4% | 53.8% |
% 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
58.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.4%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Creek Elementary School
Bear Creek Elementary School's state test result (58.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Creek Elementary School this school | 869 | 20.4% | 58.4% |
| World Compass Academy CASTLE ROCK | 791 | 15.5% | 55.9% |
| Jefferson Academy Elementary BROOMFIELD | 737 | 17.6% | 58.8% |
| Windsor Charter Academy Elementary School WINDSOR | 780 | 16.4% | 62.9% |
| Mead Elementary School MEAD | 879 | 27.1% | 59.3% |
| Lincoln Charter Academy ARVADA | 824 | 28.4% | 50.4% |
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 Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #169 of 931 | #17 of 128 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.1% | #165 of 940 ▲ 25 | #16 of 126 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #219 of 946 ▼ 130 | #19 of 127 ▼ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 869 | #25 of 1,056 | #5 of 137 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #548 of 896 | #88 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.3% | #524 of 896 | #99 of 122 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.4% | #824 of 983 | #117 of 134 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.0% | #445 of 664 | #69 of 100 |
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
869
+18 (+2%) vs 2020
+100% since 2000-01, when it was 435
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 869 | 54 | 16.1:1 | 20% (177) |
| 2023-24 | 789 | 46.2 | 17.1:1 | 19% (152) |
| 2022-23 | 849 | 60 | 14.1:1 | 14% (122) |
| 2020-21 | 851 | 57 | 14.9:1 | 12% (103) |
| 2017-18 | 987 | 55.6 | 17.7:1 | 9% (84) |
| 2015-16 | 933 | 51 | 18.3:1 | 14% (128) |
| 2010-11 | 666 | 36 | 18.5:1 | 13% (86) |
| 2000-01 | 435 | 22 | 19.8:1 | 9% (39) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bear Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (987 to 869); teachers down 3% (55.6 to 54).
About Bear Creek Elementary School
Among the schools in MONUMENT, Colorado, is Bear Creek Elementary School, a high-enrollment elementary school. It reported 869 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 379 students for elementary schools in Colorado.
The Lewis-Palmer School District 38 system has 10 schools and 6,332 students.
The largest group at Bear Creek Elementary School is White students, at 70%. Other groups make up 17% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 2% Asian. El Paso County residents are about 70% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 47%.
There are about 16.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Bear Creek Elementary School, which has 54. The 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado is close to this figure. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Bear Creek Elementary School is about 20%. The rate at public schools in El Paso County averages 42%, higher than here.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 58.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 54.4%.
American Community Survey estimates for El Paso County show that the median household earns about $90,363 a year, about 42% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Across El Paso County, 245 public schools serve about 114,356 students.
Antelope Trails Elementary School, about 1.2 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Bear Creek Elementary School is 3rd on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Bear Creek Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 869, close to the 851 recorded in 2020-21. Students per teacher increased from 14.9 in 2020-21 to 16.1 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Bear Creek Elementary School. You can also rate the school on this page.
El Paso County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
742,999
Census ACS
Median income
$90,363
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
245
114,356 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lewis-Palmer School District 38
- Lewis-Palmer High SchoolHigh · 1,144 students
- Palmer Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,066 students
- Lewis-Palmer Middle SchoolMiddle · 731 students
- Monument Charter AcademyElementary · 612 students
- Monument Charter Academy Secondary SchoolHigh · 541 students
- Lewis-Palmer Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
Other schools in MONUMENT
- Lewis-Palmer High SchoolHigh · 1,144 students
- Palmer Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,066 students
- Lewis-Palmer Middle SchoolMiddle · 731 students
- Monument Charter AcademyElementary · 612 students
- Lewis-Palmer Elementary SchoolElementary · 409 students
- Prairie Winds Elementary SchoolElementary · 374 students
Other Bear Creek Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 5 states are named Bear Creek Elementary. Bear Creek Elementary School is the largest of the 8.
- Bear Creek Elementary SchoolBOULDER, CO · 318 students
- Bear Creek Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 631 students
- Bear Creek Elementary SchoolEULESS, TX · 524 students
- Bear Creek Elementary SchoolBend, OR · 521 students
- Bear Creek Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 509 students
Nearby schools
- Antelope Trails Elementary School1.2 mi · 311
- Lewis-Palmer High School1.2 mi · 1,144
- Monument Charter Academy1.9 mi · 612
- Lewis-Palmer Elementary School2.2 mi · 409
- Education reEnvisioned School2.3 mi · 59
- Lewis-Palmer Middle School2.6 mi · 731
Frequently asked questions
About Bear Creek Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bear Creek Elementary School?
Bear Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 869 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Bear Creek Elementary School serve?
Bear Creek Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bear Creek Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bear Creek Elementary School is approximately 16.1:1 (54 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Bear Creek Elementary School?
Student demographics at Bear Creek Elementary School are roughly 70% White, 17% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Bear Creek Elementary School in?
Bear Creek Elementary School is part of Lewis-Palmer School District 38.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.