Bear Creek High School

Bear Creek High School, a large senior high in LAKEWOOD, Colorado, overseen by Jefferson County School District No. R-1, serves 1,344 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 114% bigger than the state mean of about 627.

Across the 148 schools in Jefferson County School District No. R-1 (74,935 students total), Bear Creek High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Bear Creek High School records that 48% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 40% White, 7% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 16% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Bear Creek High School records 70 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.9:1, putting Bear Creek High School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Jefferson County's rate of about 32%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Bear Creek High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.0%.

Around the school, census data for Jefferson County shows median household earnings sit near $110,656, roughly 52% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Jefferson County runs 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,739 students), of which Bear Creek High School is one.

Bear Creek K-8 School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Bear Creek High School at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 33.5%.

Bear Creek High School operates from a commuter-belt location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bear Creek High School has ticked down 14%, going from 1,564 students in 2018 to 1,344 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 48% to 40% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Bear Creek High School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.