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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Bear Creek K-8 School this year?
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Enrollment
863
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. R-1·NCES 080480000696
Bear Creek K-8 School
9601 WEST DARTMOUTH PLACE, LAKEWOOD, CO 80227 · (303) 982-8714 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL863 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% of Colorado public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
436 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 57 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 116 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 124 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 121 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 118 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 52% smaller than its 8th grade class (118).
Student demographics
62%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
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
40.6%
CO avg 44.9% . +1.2pp since 2023
Math
24.0%
CO avg 36.1% . -2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.6% | 24.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.4% | 26.8% |
% 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
32.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 K-8 School
Bear Creek K-8 School's state test result (32.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Creek K-8 School this school | 863 | 50.5% | 32.5% |
| Turnberry Elementary COMMERCE CITY | 742 | 51.5% | 23.1% |
| Global Village Academy - North NORTHGLENN | 838 | 55.7% | 41.9% |
| Hunters Glen Elementary School THORNTON | 491 | 53.0% | 39.3% |
| S. Christa McAuliffe STEM Academy GREELEY | 932 | 52.0% | 44.1% |
| Brantner Elementary School THORNTON | 574 | 40.9% | 40.1% |
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 K-8 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #539 of 931 | #61 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #637 of 940 ▼ 70 | #69 of 85 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #501 of 946 ▲ 3 | #63 of 85 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 863 | #26 of 1,056 | #2 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #688 of 896 | #62 of 86 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.1% | #169 of 896 | #4 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.5% | #469 of 983 | #19 of 85 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.8% | #239 of 664 | #19 of 62 |
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
863
-135 (-14%) vs 2020
+55% since 1990-91, when it was 557
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 863 | 49.9 | 17.3:1 | 51% (436) |
| 2023-24 | 925 | 50.9 | 18.2:1 | 56% (522) |
| 2022-23 | 931 | 51.8 | 18.0:1 | 57% (529) |
| 2020-21 | 998 | 55 | 18.1:1 | 46% (458) |
| 2017-18 | 1,103 | 54.7 | 20.2:1 | 44% (482) |
| 2015-16 | 1,104 | 57 | 19.4:1 | 40% (438) |
| 2010-11 | 1,125 | 53 | 21.2:1 | 37% (421) |
| 2000-01 | 982 | 46 | 21.4:1 | 15% (149) |
| 1990-91 | 557 | 24 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bear Creek K-8 School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (1,103 to 863); teachers down 9% (54.7 to 49.9).
About Bear Creek K-8 School
The public elementary school Bear Creek K-8 School is located in LAKEWOOD, Colorado. Enrolled students number 863 students, in kindergarten through 8. For comparison, elementary schools in Colorado average about 379 students.
Jefferson County School District No. R-1 counts 74,935 students in its 148 schools, and Bear Creek K-8 School is one of them.
Enrollment at Bear Creek K-8 School is mixed, with Hispanic students the largest group at 46%. Beyond that, enrollment is 40% White, 7% Asian, and 4% multiracial. In Jefferson County overall, about 16% of residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Bear Creek K-8 School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 62%.
The count of teachers at Bear Creek K-8 School is 49.9 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 17.3:1. Among elementary schools in Colorado, the typical ratio is 16.6:1. The school counts 436 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 51%. For comparison, public schools in Jefferson County average 32%.
The allk12 Grade for Bear Creek K-8 School is C. Compared with Colorado public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 33% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In Colorado, Bear Creek K-8 School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 32.5% actual against a predicted 36.1%.
County data help place the school in context: in Jefferson County, median household income is about $110,656, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 52% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The public schools of Jefferson County number 168 and enroll about 74,739.
The nearest other public school, Bear Creek High School, is about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Bear Creek K-8 School places 2nd out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Bear Creek K-8 School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Bear Creek K-8 School went from 998 students to 863.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Bear Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,344 students
- Green Mountain High SchoolHigh · 1,071 students
- Alameda International Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,002 students
- Dunstan Middle SchoolMiddle · 798 students
- Addenbrooke Classical Grammar SchoolElementary · 774 students
Nearby schools
- Bear Creek High School0.3 mi · 1,344
- Westgate Elementary School0.9 mi · 305
- Rocky Mountain Youth Services Center1.2 mi · 13
- Rocky Mountain Deaf School1.2 mi · 82
- D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School1.3 mi · 1,212
- Carmody Middle School1.4 mi · 550
Frequently asked questions
About Bear Creek K-8 SchoolHow many students attend Bear Creek K-8 School?
Bear Creek K-8 School enrolls approximately 863 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Bear Creek K-8 School serve?
Bear Creek K-8 School serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does Bear Creek K-8 School have?
Bear Creek K-8 School employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Bear Creek K-8 School?
Student demographics at Bear Creek K-8 School are roughly 40% White, 46% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Bear Creek K-8 School in?
Bear Creek K-8 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.