BEAR CREEK EL

As a mid-tier primary school in EULESS, Texas, BEAR CREEK EL caters to 524 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE ISD.

GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE ISD comprises 20 schools with combined enrollment of 13,541 students; BEAR CREEK EL is among them.

Demographically, BEAR CREEK EL logs that the most-represented group is White (31%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 25% Black, 11% Asian, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Tarrant County as a whole is about 48% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting BEAR CREEK EL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 46% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Tarrant County (around 63%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BEAR CREEK EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.5%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Tarrant County put median household earnings sit near $84,207, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. BEAR CREEK EL is one of 639 public schools in Tarrant County (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students).

The closest other public school is LAKEWOOD EL, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, BEAR CREEK EL comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 57.6%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. BEAR CREEK EL's enrollment has edged down 26% since 2018, when it stood at 704 (now 524). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 39% to 31%.

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