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Enrollment
524
Elementary
DISTRICT 496 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE ISD·NCES 482166006556
Bear Creek Elementary School
401 BEAR CREEK DR, EULESS, TX 76039 · (817) 305-4860 · Tarrant County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL524 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
242 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 65%
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 48 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 63% · 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
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
55.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +16.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 16 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 24.0% | 31.0% | 22.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 22.0% | 32.0% | 28.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 55.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 37.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 54.0% | 49.0% |
| 2021-22 | 58.0% | 53.0% |
| 2020-21 | 39.0% | 41.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. 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
45.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% typical for Texas 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 Texas'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 (45.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Creek Elementary School this school | 524 | 46.2% | 45.4% |
| T F Birmingham Elementary School WYLIE | 522 | 41.4% | 66.8% |
| Huffman Elementary School PLANO | 519 | 40.1% | 48.3% |
| Haggar Elementary School DALLAS | 546 | 48.4% | 43.1% |
| Lakeview Elementary School LITTLE ELM | 531 | 41.2% | 42.5% |
| Heritage Elementary School KELLER | 529 | 53.3% | 35.8% |
Matched among Texas 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 Texas | In Tarrant County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #1,917 of 4,401 | #116 of 330 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #2,864 of 4,466 ▲ 192 | #195 of 339 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,937 of 4,466 ▼ 422 | #125 of 339 ▼ 37 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.0pp | #752 of 3,998 | #74 of 320 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 524 | #2,305 of 4,938 | #155 of 353 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #1,456 of 4,622 | #97 of 348 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.5% | #50 of 4,628 | #15 of 348 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.2% | #3,733 of 4,789 | #266 of 341 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.6% | #724 of 2,838 | #69 of 242 |
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
524
-76 (-13%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 930
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 524 | 37.7 | 13.9:1 | 46% (242) |
| 2023-24 | 545 | 44.8 | 12.2:1 | 46% (252) |
| 2022-23 | 589 | 46.2 | 12.8:1 | 45% (265) |
| 2020-21 | 600 | 50 | 12.0:1 | 37% (222) |
| 2017-18 | 704 | 47.3 | 14.9:1 | 28% (200) |
| 2015-16 | 757 | 50 | 15.1:1 | 29% (218) |
| 2010-11 | 770 | 51 | 15.1:1 | 22% (169) |
| 2000-01 | 604 | 45 | 13.4:1 | 5% (28) |
| 1990-91 | 930 | 41 | 22.7:1 | 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 26% (704 to 524); teachers down 20% (47.3 to 37.7).
About Bear Creek Elementary School
Bear Creek Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school in EULESS, Texas. The school reports 524 students in pre-K through 5.
GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE ISD (20 schools, 13,541 students) runs Bear Creek Elementary School.
Bear Creek Elementary School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 31%. Other reported shares: 25% Hispanic, 25% Black, 11% Asian, and 7% multiracial. That compares with about 48% White among all Tarrant County residents. The school's diversity index is 76%, meaning two students picked at random have a 76% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 37.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.9:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Eligible students account for 46% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Tarrant County is 63%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 54.0% at Bear Creek Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 45.4%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Tarrant County show that the median household income is $84,207, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Besides Bear Creek Elementary School, Tarrant County has 638 other public schools.
The closest public school, Lakewood Elementary School, is about 0.8 miles from Bear Creek Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Bear Creek Elementary School places 7th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Bear Creek Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Federal data show a 13% enrollment decrease, from 600 in 2020-21 to 524 in 2024-25. Students per teacher rose from 12.0 in 2020-21 to 13.9 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Tarrant County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,167,390
Census ACS
Median income
$84,207
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
639
385,835 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE ISD
- Colleyville Heritage High SchoolHigh · 1,837 students
- Grapevine High SchoolHigh · 1,624 students
- Iuniversity PrepHigh · 1,415 students
- Cross Timbers Middle SchoolMiddle · 820 students
- Heritage Middle SchoolMiddle · 724 students
- Grapevine Middle SchoolMiddle · 635 students
Other schools in EULESS
- Trinity High SchoolHigh · 2,734 students
- Euless Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,075 students
- Central Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,061 students
- Oakwood Terrace Elementary SchoolElementary · 777 students
- Arbor Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 710 students
- Harmony School of Innovation- EulessElementary · 708 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 3rd largest of the 8.
- Bear Creek Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 631 students
- Bear Creek Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 509 students
- Bear Creek Elementary SchoolMONUMENT, CO · 869 students
- Bear Creek Elementary SchoolBend, OR · 521 students
- Bear Creek ElementaryBaltimore, MD · 461 students
Nearby schools
- Lakewood Elementary School0.8 mi · 573
- North Euless Elementary School1.3 mi · 534
- Grapevine Elementary School1.3 mi · 533
- Colleyville Heritage High School1.4 mi · 1,837
- Heritage Middle School1.5 mi · 724
- Heritage Elementary School1.6 mi · 538
Frequently asked questions
About Bear Creek Elementary SchoolHow large is Bear Creek Elementary School?
Bear Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 524 students in grades PK-05.
Is Bear Creek Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bear Creek Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Bear Creek Elementary School have?
Bear Creek Elementary School employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Bear Creek Elementary School?
Student demographics at Bear Creek Elementary School are roughly 31% White, 25% Hispanic, 25% Black, 11% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Bear Creek Elementary School in?
Bear Creek Elementary School is part of GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE ISD.
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