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BEAR CREEK INT
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About BEAR CREEK INT
Set in KELLER, Texas, BEAR CREEK INT is a reasonably sized intermediate school, overseen by KELLER ISD. It instructs 904 students across grades 5 through 6. That puts it 41% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 643 students.
KELLER ISD runs 42 schools in total, collectively educating 32,042 students. BEAR CREEK INT is one of those campuses.
In terms of who attends, BEAR CREEK INT logs that 62% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 16% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 8% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 48% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.
On the resource side, BEAR CREEK INT reports 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting BEAR CREEK INT higher than the state norm the norm. Around 9% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Tarrant County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BEAR CREEK INT tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 72.3%.
In the broader community, community-level numbers for Tarrant County indicate median household earnings sit near $84,207, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Tarrant County's 639 public schools (combined enrollment of about 385,835 students), BEAR CREEK INT is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is KELLER H S, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, BEAR CREEK INT comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 76.6%.
The school occupies a residential site.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at BEAR CREEK INT has shrank 9%, going from 991 students in 2018 to 904 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 74% to 62% across the same window.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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