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Enrollment
1,344
High
DISTRICT 847 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. R-1·NCES 080480000697
Bear Creek High School
9800 WEST DARTMOUTH PLACE, LAKEWOOD, CO 80227 · (303) 982-8855 · Jefferson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,344 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
70 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
655 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 312 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 352 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 345 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 335 | 25% |
Student demographics
61%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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
31.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.2%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 High School
Bear Creek High School's state test result (31.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Creek High School this school | 1,344 | 48.7% | 31.0% |
| Mountain Range High School WESTMINSTER | 1,788 | 53.5% | 22.4% |
| Riverdale Ridge High School THORNTON | 1,784 | 39.2% | 14.1% |
| Prairie View High School HENDERSON | 1,809 | 54.1% | 12.1% |
| Lakewood High School LAKEWOOD | 1,735 | 36.8% | 35.5% |
| Pomona Junior/Senior High School ARVADA | 1,252 | 47.4% | 23.7% |
Matched among Colorado high 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #104 of 231 | #12 of 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,344 | #70 of 409 | #7 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.1:1 | #153 of 250 | #11 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.0% | #30 of 250 | #1 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.7% | #156 of 320 | #6 of 22 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.1% | #61 of 139 | #9 of 16 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,344
-189 (-12%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 1,811
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
was 19.2:1
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 | 1,344 | 70.3 | 19.1:1 | 49% (655) |
| 2023-24 | 1,405 | 75.2 | 18.7:1 | 50% (705) |
| 2022-23 | 1,431 | 80.5 | 17.8:1 | 53% (752) |
| 2020-21 | 1,533 | 80 | 19.2:1 | 44% (675) |
| 2017-18 | 1,564 | 85.2 | 18.4:1 | 42% (659) |
| 2015-16 | 1,634 | 86 | 19.0:1 | 37% (607) |
| 2010-11 | 1,893 | 94 | 20.1:1 | 31% (580) |
| 2000-01 | 1,847 | 88 | 21.0:1 | 9% (168) |
| 1990-91 | 1,811 | 87 | 20.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bear Creek High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (1,564 to 1,344); teachers down 17% (85.2 to 70.3).
About Bear Creek High School
Bear Creek High School is a large high school with an address in LAKEWOOD, Colorado. The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,344 students. The school is 114% above the average for high schools in Colorado.
Jefferson County School District No. R-1 is the local district for Bear Creek High School. It runs 148 schools with 74,935 students.
No group is above 50% at Bear Creek High School; the largest is Hispanic, at 48%. Other reported shares: 40% White, 7% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Jefferson County's residents are about 16% Hispanic, 31 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 61%.
Based on 70.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, Bear Creek High School has a ratio of 19.1:1. The average for high schools in Colorado, 16.9:1, is lower. Income data for the school show 49% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Jefferson County, the average eligibility rate is 32%.
On BeatsExpectations, Bear Creek High School is 6.2 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Colorado schools.
In Jefferson County, home to about 579,377 people, the median household earns about $110,656 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 52% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Bear Creek High School shares Jefferson County with 167 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Bear Creek High School is closest to Bear Creek K-8 School, about 0.3 miles away. Bear Creek High School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Bear Creek High School ranks 5th of 7 nearby schools, at 31.0% versus a 33.5% average.
Bear Creek High School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 1,344, down from 1,533 in 2020-21.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,377
Census ACS
Median income
$110,656
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
168
74,739 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson County School District No. R-1
- Arvada West High SchoolHigh · 1,923 students
- Ralston Valley Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,875 students
- Chatfield High SchoolHigh · 1,808 students
- Lakewood High SchoolHigh · 1,735 students
- Columbine High SchoolHigh · 1,710 students
- Golden High SchoolHigh · 1,469 students
Other schools in LAKEWOOD
- Lakewood High SchoolHigh · 1,735 students
- Green Mountain High SchoolHigh · 1,071 students
- Alameda International Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,002 students
- Bear Creek K-8 SchoolElementary · 863 students
- Dunstan Middle SchoolMiddle · 798 students
- Addenbrooke Classical Grammar SchoolElementary · 774 students
Other Bear Creek High schools
One other US public school is named Bear Creek High. Bear Creek High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Bear Creek HighStockton, CA · 1,925 students
Nearby schools
- Bear Creek K-8 School0.3 mi · 863
- D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School1.1 mi · 1,212
- Rocky Mountain Deaf School1.1 mi · 82
- Westgate Elementary School1.2 mi · 305
- Rocky Mountain Youth Services Center1.4 mi · 13
- Carmody Middle School1.5 mi · 550
Frequently asked questions
About Bear Creek High SchoolHow large is Bear Creek High School?
Bear Creek High School enrolls approximately 1,344 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Bear Creek High School serve?
Bear Creek High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bear Creek High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bear Creek High School is approximately 19.1:1 (70 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bear Creek High School?
At Bear Creek High School, the student body is approximately 40% White, 48% Hispanic, 2% Black, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Bear Creek High School in?
Bear Creek High School is part of Jefferson County School District No. R-1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.