Bear Creek High School Overview

2013 Academic Indicators
College Readiness Index
31.9
Math Proficiency
2.1
Reading Proficiency
2.7
Student/Teacher Ratio
20:1
  • 09–12 Grades
  • 1,893 Students
  • 94 Teachers

Bear Creek High School
9800 WEST DARTMOUTH PLACE
LAKEWOOD, CO 80227

Phone: (303) 982-8855

District: Jefferson County School District R-1

Overview

At Bear Creek High School, students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® course work and exams. The AP® participation rate at Bear Creek High School is 42 percent. The student body makeup is 53 percent male and 47 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 41 percent. Bear Creek High School is 1 of 32 high schools in the Jefferson County School District R-1.

Rankings / Awards

This details how this school compares to others based on U.S. News ranking criteria.

Medal Awarded None
National Rank
Unranked

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Students / Teachers

These counts and percentages of students and teachers are from data reported by schools to the government.

Total Enrollment 1,893
Total Minority Enrollment (% of total) 41%
Total Economically Disadvantaged (% of total) 31%
Full-Time Teachers 94

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Test Scores

U.S. News calculates these values based on student performance on state exit exams and internationally available exams on college-level course work (AP®/IB exams).

Proficient in Reading 70%
Proficient in Math 36%
College Readiness Index 31.9

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School Data

School profile information is based on government data.

Grades Served 09 – 12
Setting Large Suburb
Charter School No
Magnet School No
Receives Title I Funding No

District

This information relates to high schools run by this school's state operating agency. Many districts contain only one high school.

Total Schools 32
Total Students 27,956
Proficient in Reading (district average) 64%
Proficient in Math (district average) 34%
College Readiness (district average) 30.1

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International Baccalaureate (IB) data provided by International Baccalaureate of North America. Used with permission.

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Bear Creek High School is 1 of 32 schools in the Jefferson County School District R-1.

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