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Enrollment
521
Elementary
DISTRICT 360 · STATE 321
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEND-LAPINE ADMINISTRATIVE SD 1·NCES 410198000258
Bear Creek Elementary School
51 SE 13th St, Bend, OR 97702 · (541) 355-1400 · Deschutes County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL521 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.9:1 · STATE 16.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
507 students
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 76%
Community
1
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 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 59% · 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
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
33.2%
OR avg 43.0% . -4.4pp since 2023
Math
24.9%
OR avg 31.8% . -2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
OSAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.2% | 24.9% |
| 2023-24 | 37.6% | 27.6% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: OSAS. 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
27.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.8%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% typical for Oregon 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 Oregon'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 (27.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Creek Elementary School this school | 521 | 97.3% | 27.1% |
| Dry Hollow Elementary School The Dalles | 424 | 99.5% | 37.4% |
| Ash Creek Elementary School Monmouth | 433 | 93.8% | 25.7% |
| Monmouth Elementary School Monmouth | 468 | 92.9% | 31.3% |
| Table Rock Elementary White City | 675 | 95.6% | 15.6% |
| Prairie Mountain School Eugene | 590 | 89.2% | 22.1% |
Matched among Oregon 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 Oregon | In Deschutes County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #412 of 591 | #26 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.9% | #455 of 646 ▼ 45 | #26 of 30 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #453 of 646 ▼ 82 | #28 of 30 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 521 | #50 of 710 | #2 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #290 of 587 | #6 of 26 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.9% | #239 of 587 | #1 of 26 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.3% | #101 of 645 | #4 of 29 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #412 of 493 | #14 of 21 |
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
521
-22 (-4%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 783
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 521 | 30.8 | 16.9:1 | 97% (507) |
| 2023-24 | 508 | 32 | 15.9:1 | 66% (335) |
| 2022-23 | 510 | 30.9 | 16.5:1 | 66% (337) |
| 2020-21 | 543 | 32 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 569 | 35.1 | 16.2:1 | 71% (402) |
| 2015-16 | 590 | 36 | 16.4:1 | 71% (417) |
| 2010-11 | 466 | 24 | 19.4:1 | 76% (356) |
| 2000-01 | 571 | 30 | 19.0:1 | 40% (226) |
| 1990-91 | 783 | 30 | 26.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bear Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (569 to 521); teachers down 12% (35.1 to 30.8).
About Bear Creek Elementary School
Bear Creek Elementary School is the name of a large elementary school in Bend, Oregon. The school's enrollment of 521 students covers kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 62% higher than the average for elementary schools in Oregon, which is about 321.
Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1 is the local district for Bear Creek Elementary School. It runs 35 schools with 16,838 students.
The most common group at Bear Creek Elementary School is White students, at 50%. The school is also 45% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 87%. Bear Creek Elementary School's diversity index is 55%, against a US figure of 70%.
Staffing totals 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Oregon average 16.5:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 97%. The average for public schools in Deschutes County is 60%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Bear Creek Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Oregon schools: 27.1% actual against 24.8% predicted.
In Deschutes County (population about 206,334), the median household income is $92,758, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Bear Creek Elementary School is one of 53 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is Bend Senior High School, about 0.4 miles away. Bear Creek Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Bear Creek Elementary School at 6th of 8.
Bear Creek Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 22 fewer students in 2024-25.
The Bear Creek Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Deschutes County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
206,334
Census ACS
Median income
$92,758
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
45%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
53
25,823 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1
- Caldera High SchoolHigh · 1,354 students
- Summit High SchoolHigh · 1,282 students
- Bend Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,204 students
- Mountain View Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,161 students
- Cascade Middle SchoolMiddle · 687 students
- High Desert Middle SchoolMiddle · 668 students
Other schools in Bend
- Caldera High SchoolHigh · 1,354 students
- Summit High SchoolHigh · 1,282 students
- Bend Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,204 students
- Mountain View Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,161 students
- Cascade Middle SchoolMiddle · 687 students
- High Desert Middle SchoolMiddle · 668 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 4th largest of the 8.
- Bear Creek Elementary SchoolMONUMENT, CO · 869 students
- Bear Creek Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 631 students
- Bear Creek Elementary SchoolEULESS, TX · 524 students
- Bear Creek Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 509 students
- Bear Creek ElementaryBaltimore, MD · 461 students
Nearby schools
- Bend Senior High School0.4 mi · 1,204
- Juniper Elementary School0.9 mi · 432
- Pilot Butte Middle School1.0 mi · 589
- Bend Tech Academy1.0 mi · 116
- Silver Rail Elementary School1.2 mi · 457
- Ensworth Elementary School1.6 mi · 130
Frequently asked questions
About Bear Creek Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bear Creek Elementary School?
Bear Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 521 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Bear Creek Elementary School serve?
Bear Creek Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Bear Creek Elementary School?
Approximately 16.9:1 students per teacher at Bear Creek Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bear Creek Elementary School?
At Bear Creek Elementary School, the student body is approximately 50% White, 45% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Bear Creek Elementary School public or private?
Bear Creek Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bend-LaPine Administrative SD 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.