Bear Creek High School

9800 West Dartmouth Place, Lakewood CO, 80227 | Jefferson County School District R-1 | 303-982-8855
  • grades 9-12
  • students 1564
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 51% 28% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 59 in Lakewood
  • Ranked #0 of 2255 in Colorado
Proficiency Averages
35%Lakewood
39%Colorado

Bear Creek High School is a school servicing grades 9 to 12 and is located in the district of "Jefferson County School District R-1" in Lakewood, CO. There are a total of 1,564 students and 85 teachers at Bear Creek High School, for a student to teacher ratio of 19 to 1.

Bear Creek High School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 50.5%, which is 28% higher than the Colorado average.

Bear Creek High School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1564
Teachers85
Student/Teacher ratio19:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment403
Taking some courses255
Taking some courses (not tests)148
Passing some courses181
Passing no courses69

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Bear Creek High School, there are a total of 403 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 255 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All41%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School41%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All60%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School60%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Bear Creek High School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictColoradoNational
White 53.8% 67.8% 54.9% 51.1%
Black 1.8% 1.2% 4.7% 15.9%
Asian 6.8% 3.1% 3.1% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 33.3% 23.5% 32.6% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.2% 0.3% 0.3% 0.4%
Multiracial 3.3% 3.3% 3.5% 3.1%

Lakewood demographics profile

StatisticLakewoodColoradoNational
Population155,7335,758,736328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)3,5825691
Median age38.536.437.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)50%56%55%
Speak English86%83%79%
Speak Spanish10%12%13%

Education level achieved in Lakewood

IndexLakewoodColoradoNational
Completed 8th grade88.4%87.9%84.3%
Completed high school87.8%87.1%83.0%
Completed some college68.6%69.3%59.4%
Completed associate degree44.9%47.1%38.5%
Completed bachelors36.9%38.7%30.3%
Completed masters12.5%14.3%11.5%
Completed professional degree3.1%3.9%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.5%1.6%1.3%
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Source: The Bear Creek High School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.