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Enrollment
631
Elementary
DISTRICT 905 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KATY ISD·NCES 482517002807
Bear Creek Elementary School
4815 HICKORY DOWNS DR, HOUSTON, TX 77084 · (281) 237-5606 · Harris County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL631 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
500 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 59 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 79 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (101).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on published attendance-zone data from KATY ISD. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
48.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +16.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +11.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 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 up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 25.0% | 28.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 24.0% | 28.0% | 32.0% |
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 | 48.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 33.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 40.0% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% | 26.0% |
| 2020-21 | 32.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
38.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 (38.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Creek Elementary School this school | 631 | 79.2% | 38.3% |
| Jesus Moroles Expressive Arts Vanguard DALLAS | 633 | 77.7% | 48.1% |
| Sheldon Elementary School HOUSTON | 585 | 80.7% | 40.0% |
| Dwight D Eisenhower Elementary School GRAND PRAIRIE | 623 | 79.3% | 36.6% |
| IDEA Pflugerville Academy PFLUGERVILLE | 665 | 79.2% | 49.5% |
| Harvest Ridge Elementary School ELGIN | 596 | 83.2% | 24.5% |
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 Harris County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #2,811 of 4,401 | #383 of 624 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #2,878 of 4,466 ▼ 292 | #415 of 625 ▼ 51 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #2,770 of 4,466 ▼ 48 | #379 of 625 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #2,628 of 3,998 | #418 of 603 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 631 | #1,384 of 4,938 | #316 of 682 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #205 of 4,622 | #34 of 657 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.7% | #2,870 of 4,628 | #391 of 657 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.2% | #2,008 of 4,789 | #414 of 671 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.3% | #1,289 of 1,307 | #146 of 148 |
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
631
-76 (-11%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 928
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 631 | 55.1 | 11.4:1 | 79% (500) |
| 2023-24 | 641 | 55.7 | 11.5:1 | 83% (534) |
| 2022-23 | 668 | 59.5 | 11.2:1 | 84% (559) |
| 2020-21 | 707 | 61 | 11.6:1 | 77% (544) |
| 2017-18 | 629 | 52.3 | 12.0:1 | 82% (514) |
| 2015-16 | 749 | 56 | 13.4:1 | 67% (504) |
| 2010-11 | 787 | 51 | 15.4:1 | 63% (498) |
| 2000-01 | 722 | 46 | 15.7:1 | 13% (93) |
| 1990-91 | 928 | 48 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bear Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (629 to 631); teachers up 5% (52.3 to 55.1).
About Bear Creek Elementary School
Bear Creek Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in HOUSTON, Texas. It teaches 631 students in pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Texas have about 519 students on average; enrollment here is 22% higher.
KATY ISD enrolls 96,111 students in 78 schools, including Bear Creek Elementary School.
More than half of enrollment at Bear Creek Elementary School is Hispanic: 73%. The next largest groups are 14% Black, 9% White, and 3% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 29 points above the 44% share among Harris County residents. The diversity index for Bear Creek Elementary School is 44%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Staffing at Bear Creek Elementary School comes to 55.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.4:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1. Bear Creek Elementary School counts 79% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 70% average for public schools in Harris County is 9 points.
After adjusting for student poverty, Bear Creek Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 38.3%; the prediction is 39.9%.
In Harris County, home to about 4,838,303 people, median household income comes to about $74,983, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Harris County's 1,205 public schools enroll about 886,911 students and include Bear Creek Elementary School.
The closest school to Bear Creek Elementary School is Harmony School of Achievement - Houston, located about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Bear Creek Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Bear Creek Elementary School enrolled 707 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 631.
On allk12, people connected to Bear Creek Elementary School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Harris County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,838,303
Census ACS
Median income
$74,983
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1,205
886,911 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in KATY ISD
- Seven Lakes High SchoolHigh · 3,773 students
- Cinco Ranch High SchoolHigh · 3,740 students
- Katy High SchoolHigh · 3,543 students
- Paetow High SchoolHigh · 3,447 students
- Taylor High SchoolHigh · 3,384 students
- Jordan High SchoolHigh · 3,330 students
Other schools in HOUSTON
- Texas Connections Academy at HoustonCombined · 8,641 students
- North Shore Senior HighHigh · 4,284 students
- Elsik High SchoolHigh · 4,057 students
- Summer Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,972 students
- Hastings High SchoolHigh · 3,786 students
- C E King High SchoolHigh · 3,716 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 2nd largest of the 8.
- Bear Creek Elementary SchoolEULESS, TX · 524 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
- Harmony School of Achievement - Houston0.5 mi · 694
- Watkins Middle School1.4 mi · 1,283
- Lieder Elementary School1.5 mi · 742
- Horne Elementary School1.6 mi · 908
- Truitt Middle School1.7 mi · 1,353
- Tipps Elementary School2.0 mi · 980
Frequently asked questions
About Bear Creek Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Bear Creek Elementary School?
Bear Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 631 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Bear Creek Elementary School serve?
Bear Creek Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Bear Creek Elementary School have?
Bear Creek Elementary School employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bear Creek Elementary School?
At Bear Creek Elementary School, the student body is approximately 9% White, 73% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Bear Creek Elementary School public or private?
Bear Creek Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by KATY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.