Bear Creek High School

Summary:

Bear Creek High School is a public high school in Lakewood, Colorado, serving 1,431 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Jefferson County School District No. R-1, which is ranked 35 out of 116 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Bear Creek High School has a relatively diverse student population, with 43.05% White, 43.26% Hispanic, and 7.83% Asian students. Academically, the school's performance is mixed compared to district and state averages, performing better than the state in some areas like SAT Reading and Writing, but lagging behind the district in subjects like PSAT9/Mathematics and PSAT10/Mathematics. The school also has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 52.55% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than nearby Green Mountain High School (27%) and Addenbrooke Classical Academy (no data available).

Over the years, Bear Creek High School's statewide ranking has declined, from 46 out of 255 Colorado high schools in 2015-2016 to 171 out of 349 in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, ranking highly for English Language Learners but struggling with Disabled students. When compared to nearby schools, Bear Creek High School generally performs better than Alameda International Junior/Senior High School, but lags behind high-performing schools like D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School. The high percentage of low-socioeconomic students and relatively high student-teacher ratio at Bear Creek High School may present challenges in providing personalized support and resources to students, potentially contributing to the school's declining statewide ranking.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 9800 West Dartmouth Place
       Lakewood, CO  80227-4332


(303) 982-8855

District: Jefferson County School District No. R-1

SchoolDigger Rank:
171st of 349 Colorado High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,722 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  17.7 Help
Number of students:  1,431

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
43.3%
White:
43.0%
Asian:
7.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  52.6% Help


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Compare Details Bear Creek High School ranks better than 51% of high schools in Colorado. It also ranks 16th among 24 ranked high schools in the Jefferson County School District No. R-1. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 48.62. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Bear Creek High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Bear Creek High School has the largest high school student body size in the Jefferson County School District No. R-1.  (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bear Creek High School is $14,722. 16 high schools in the Jefferson County School District No. R-1 spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Bear Creek High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Bear Creek High School 171st of 349 Colorado public high schools. (See Bear Creek High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Jefferson County School District No. R-1:

SchoolDigger ranks Jefferson County School District No. R-1 35th of 116 Colorado school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Bear Creek High School

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Rank History for all students at Bear Creek High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 71.30 81st 279 71.0%
2005 68.87 82nd 280 70.7%
2006 67.15 93rd 286 67.5%
2007 68.24 93rd 298 68.8%
2008 68.78 98th 301 67.4%
2009 70.37 93rd 310 70.0%
2010 68.35 109th 327 66.7%
2011 65.19 127th 337 62.3%
2012 56.67 161st 334 51.8%
2013 61.83 141st 349 59.6%
2014 63.28 127th 369 65.6%
2015 55.83 89th 292 69.5%
2016 64.03 46th 255 82.0%
2017 47.20 107th 256 58.2%
2018 58.24 140th 388 63.9%
2019 58.41 149th 411 63.7%
2021 22.08 162nd 210 22.9%
2022 30.76 147th 221 33.5%
2023 52.17 151st 349 56.7%
2024 48.62 171st 349 51.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Bear Creek High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 95.77 1st 32 96.9%
2023 97.82 1st 44 97.7%
2024 65.75 13th 36 63.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Bear Creek High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 18.66 56th 60 6.7%
2022 27.02 54th 77 29.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Bear Creek High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 50.87 82nd 188 56.4%
2022 63.07 61st 203 70.0%
2023 66.31 59th 200 70.5%
2024 48.87 101st 211 52.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Bear Creek High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 37.18 146th 239 38.9%
2022 50.61 123rd 257 52.1%
2023 49.28 124th 254 51.2%
2024 44.74 139th 257 45.9%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Bear Creek High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 24.99 58th 74 21.6%
2024 25.22 69th 84 17.9%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Bear Creek High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 39.08 84th 118 28.8%
2022 43.72 77th 108 28.7%
2023 63.03 57th 135 57.8%
2024 55.02 74th 140 47.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Bear Creek High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 41.36 138th 240 42.5%
2022 47.63 129th 253 49.0%
2023 50.05 119th 252 52.8%
2024 46.78 128th 256 50.0%
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Rank History for Asian students at Bear Creek High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 16.80 33rd 41 19.5%
2022 34.36 30th 45 33.3%
2023 33.21 31st 43 27.9%
2024 40.80 25th 43 41.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Bear Creek High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 36.99 100th 181 44.8%
2022 47.18 88th 205 57.1%
2023 49.46 84th 198 57.6%
2024 40.85 108th 199 45.7%
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Rank History for White students at Bear Creek High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2021 32.04 154th 225 31.6%
2022 39.76 130th 228 43.0%
2023 46.73 124th 234 47.0%
2024 45.96 119th 229 48.0%
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Data source: test scores: Colorado Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Bear Creek High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1859 18 27 101 7 n/a n/a 0 2012
1989 1710 10 28 96 7 n/a n/a 0 1851
1990 1644 9 35 100 7 n/a n/a 0 1795
1991 1633 9 39 125 5 n/a n/a 0 1811
1992 1628 17 50 153 5 n/a n/a 0 1853
1993 1658 21 39 164 6 n/a n/a 0 1888
1994 1703 23 48 161 9 n/a n/a 0 1944
1995 1792 19 46 167 6 n/a n/a 0 2030
1996 1792 19 46 167 6 n/a n/a 0 2030
1997 1767 23 60 175 11 n/a n/a 0 2036
1998 1728 23 69 157 15 n/a n/a 0 1992
1999 1714 28 79 173 11 n/a n/a 0 2005
2000 1642 37 74 186 13 n/a n/a 0 1952
2001 1543 40 74 182 8 n/a n/a 0 1847
2002 1491 34 83 239 18 n/a n/a 0 1865
2003 1491 34 83 239 18 n/a n/a 0 1865
2004 1503 43 87 241 21 n/a n/a 0 1895
2005 1462 44 97 265 21 n/a n/a 0 1889
2006 1411 40 102 319 17 n/a n/a 0 1889
2007 1366 47 97 357 17 n/a n/a 0 1884
2008 1279 44 95 413 23 n/a n/a 0 1854
2009 1224 45 98 441 26 n/a n/a 0 1834
2010 1219 46 107 463 26 n/a n/a 0 1861
2011 1115 28 104 567 22 2 55 0 1893
2012 1072 26 113 599 21 2 66 0 1899
2013 1044 23 116 585 19 0 60 0 1847
2014 931 31 118 577 15 3 57 0 1732
2015 909 23 109 570 14 3 44 0 1672
2016 855 23 124 570 15 3 44 0 1634
2017 808 19 115 593 14 3 42 0 1594
2018 746 20 112 629 13 0 44 0 1564
2019 734 21 117 600 8 0 50 0 1530
2020 693 20 112 623 12 3 51 0 1514
2021 686 17 115 638 18 6 53 0 1533
2022 683 22 98 619 14 4 55 0 1495
2023 616 21 112 619 10 5 48 0 1431

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Bear Creek High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2012 95.9 20.9 n/a
1989 1851 88.7 20.8 1.6
1990 1795 88.6 20.2 1.8
1991 1811 87.7 20.6 1.3
1992 1853 86.8 21.3 1.9
1993 1888 92.9 20.3 2.8
1994 1944 88.3 22.0 4.1
1995 2030 90.9 22.3 3.7
1996 2030 90.9 22.3 3.7
1997 2036 91.2 22.3 4.2
1998 1992 92.2 21.6 5.5
1999 2005 93.4 21.5 6.3
2000 1952 92.1 21.2 9.3
2001 1847 88.1 21.0 9.1
2002 1865 92.5 20.2 10.4
2003 1865 92.5 20.2 10.4
2004 1895 87.3 21.7 11.2
2005 1889 91.9 20.6 12.7
2006 1889 92.6 20.4 18.6
2007 1884 90.6 20.8 18.8
2008 1854 93.0 19.9 19.5
2009 1834 93.4 19.6 20.7
2010 1861 91.8 20.2 27.1
2011 1893 94.0 20.1 30.6
2012 1899 94.8 20.0 34.9
2013 1847 96.7 19.0 38.3
2014 1732 111.4 15.5 38.3
2015 1672 92.0 18.1 34.7
2016 1634 87.0 18.7 37.1
2017 1594 86.7 18.3 40.8
2018 1564 85.1 18.3 42.1
2019 1530 83.3 18.3 42.5
2020 1514 79.2 19.1 42.5
2021 1533 80.1 19.1 44
2022 1495 79.0 18.9 42.1
2023 1431 80.4 17.7 52.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Bear Creek High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 2012 95.9 20.9 n/a
1989 1851 88.7 20.8 1.6
1990 1795 88.6 20.2 1.8
1991 1811 87.7 20.6 1.3
1992 1853 86.8 21.3 1.9
1993 1888 92.9 20.3 2.8
1994 1944 88.3 22.0 4.1
1995 2030 90.9 22.3 3.7
1996 2030 90.9 22.3 3.7
1997 2036 91.2 22.3 4.2
1998 1992 92.2 21.6 5.5
1999 2005 93.4 21.5 6.3
2000 1952 92.1 21.2 9.3
2001 1847 88.1 21.0 9.1
2002 1865 92.5 20.2 10.4
2003 1865 92.5 20.2 10.4
2004 1895 87.3 21.7 11.2
2005 1889 91.9 20.6 12.7
2006 1889 92.6 20.4 18.6
2007 1884 90.6 20.8 18.8
2008 1854 93.0 19.9 19.5
2009 1834 93.4 19.6 20.7
2010 1861 91.8 20.2 27.1
2011 1893 94.0 20.1 30.6
2012 1899 94.8 20.0 34.9
2013 1847 96.7 19.0 38.3
2014 1732 111.4 15.5 38.3
2015 1672 92.0 18.1 34.7
2016 1634 87.0 18.7 37.1
2017 1594 86.7 18.3 40.8
2018 1564 85.1 18.3 42.1
2019 1530 83.3 18.3 42.5
2020 1514 79.2 19.1 42.5
2021 1533 80.1 19.1 44
2022 1495 79.0 18.9 42.1
2023 1431 80.4 17.7 52.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Bear Creek High School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $11,217
2020 $11,803
2021 $11,254
2022 $12,907
2023 $14,722

Data source: Colorado Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Bear Creek High School

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Rankings

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Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
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Post pandemic (2022-2023)
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Ranks 149th of 411 High schoolsRanks 151st of 349 High schools
 7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
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Change (%)
Total Students15301431
 6.5%
African American2121
American Indian810
 25%
Asian117112
 4.3%
Hispanic600619
 3.2%
Pacific Islander05
White734616
 16.1%
Two or More Races5048
 4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients42.5%52.6%
 10.1%


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Students at Bear Creek High School are 43% Hispanic, 43% White, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,431 students attended Bear Creek High School.

Bear Creek High School ranks 171st of 349 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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