Bear Creek K-8 School

Regular School · LAKEWOOD, CO

Bear Creek K-8 School is a regular school school in LAKEWOOD, Colorado, serving grades KG–08 with 863 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.3:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

KG – 08

Enrollment

863

Teachers (FTE)

49.9

Student–Teacher Ratio

17.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	400	46%
White	342	40%
Asian	63	7%
Two or more races	38	4%
Black or African American	12	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	8	1%
Total enrollment	863	410M / 453F

English Language Learners: 73 (8% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	23.0% -9.2pp	32.2%	268
Reading Proficiency	39.0% -16.2pp	55.2%	347
Science Proficiency	30-34%	—	81

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.33 grade levels

Math

-0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

11 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

8.5% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

316

36.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	863	100%

Contact & Location

9601 WEST DARTMOUTH PLACE

LAKEWOOD, CO 80227

Phone: (303)982-8714

District

Jefferson County School District No. R-1

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,069

District enrollment: 75,327

Other Schools in District

Adams Elementary School Elementary
Addenbrooke Classical Grammar School Elementary
Belmar School of Integrated Arts Elementary
Bergen Elementary School Elementary
Blue Heron Elementary School Elementary
Bradford K8 South Elementary
Columbine Hills Elementary School Elementary
Compass Montessori - Wheat Ridge Charter School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 80227) → CensusDepth.com
Colorado population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Colorado teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

080480000696

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD