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Bear Creek High

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Bear Creek High ranks 1093 rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1093^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 49% of California high schools

Summary

Bear Creek High is a large public high school serving about 1,925 students in grades 9-12 within the Lodi Unified district, situated in a community where a majority of families face economic challenges.

Academically, the school presents a mixed picture: its English scores are near the state average and it maintains a strong 91% graduation rate, but its math proficiency is a serious concern at less than half the state average. Furthermore, nearly 3 in 10 students are chronically absent, a rate higher than both the district and state, which is closely tied to academic struggles. Compared to nearby schools, Bear Creek sits in the middle; it outperforms some like Ronald E. McNair High but lags behind others with similar student populations, such as Lincoln High and the exceptional Middle College High in the same district.

The stark contrast with high-performing schools in the area, particularly Middle College High, shows that strong results are possible with similar resources, pointing to opportunities for Bear Creek to improve its approach. The school's most urgent priorities are clearly addressing the math achievement gap and reducing chronic absenteeism, which could yield significant academic improvements. While the broader Lodi Unified district context presents challenges, Bear Creek's solid graduation rate and English scores provide a foundation to build upon for better student outcomes.

1,925

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,449

Per pupil spending ?

65.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10555 Thornton Rd.
Stockton, CA 95209-4100

(209) 953-8234

District: Lodi Unified

Feeder schools for Bear Creek High:

Elementary:	Creekside Elementary
	John Muir Elementary
	Julia Morgan Elementary
	Manlio Silva Elementary
	More...
	Oakwood Elementary
	Wagner-Holt Elementary
Middle:	Christa McAuliffe Middle
	Delta Sierra Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.7%

Asian:

25.5%

African American:

15.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 65th percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (29% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg32%

California avg41%

1,093^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 49%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 35% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7High Schools in the Lodi Unified

980^th of 1,543Lodi Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	1093 of 2162	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.2	992 of 2159	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.4	864 of 2170	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	996 of 2123	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.2	696 of 1290	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.3	732 of 2133	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.7	806 of 2017	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	67.7	639 of 2021	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.8	779 of 2039	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.9	690 of 1994	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	66.0	390 of 2426	83.9%	★★★★☆
2012	68.1	350 of 2354	85.1%	★★★★☆
2011	59.0	548 of 2367	76.8%	★★★★☆
2010	57.0	577 of 2281	74.7%	★★★★☆
2009	61.9	417 of 2238	81.4%	★★★★☆
2008	63.6	406 of 2117	80.8%	★★★★☆
2007	59.3	470 of 2063	77.2%	★★★★☆
2006	67.2	332 of 1968	83.1%	★★★★☆
2005	67.2	295 of 1901	84.5%	★★★★☆
2004	69.0	207 of 1653	87.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	363 of 523	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.9	335 of 517	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	342 of 521	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	373 of 522	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	57.4	208 of 592	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.9	224 of 582	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	520 of 585	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	514 of 573	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	465 of 591	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	492 of 581	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	502 of 582	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	490 of 581	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	46.4	463 of 1161	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.2	170 of 555	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.3	805 of 1117	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.3	354 of 1052	66.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.7	519 of 1085	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	26.8	1013 of 1064	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	37.4	606 of 1044	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.1	289 of 467	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	527 of 941	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	553 of 938	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	905 of 1906	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.7	1028 of 1915	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.7	1023 of 1915	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	994 of 1858	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.9	624 of 1054	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.1	696 of 1833	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.4	749 of 1760	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	927 of 1900	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.2	680 of 1902	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	737 of 1917	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.7	963 of 1861	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.3	677 of 1814	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.5	721 of 1742	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	1034 of 2013	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.9	867 of 2026	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.6	685 of 2030	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.8	839 of 1943	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.8	662 of 1126	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.7	663 of 1937	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.7	733 of 1862	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	1123 of 1942	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.7	869 of 1948	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.4	613 of 1963	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	891 of 1916	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.6	628 of 1122	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.7	704 of 1880	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.1	813 of 1834	55.7%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.1	140 of 175	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	141 of 183	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.6	115 of 190	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	72.3	41 of 168	75.6%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	400 of 577	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.4	486 of 574	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	391 of 541	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	476 of 515	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.8	277 of 422	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	945 of 1252	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	761 of 1216	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.3	677 of 1197	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	771 of 1155	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.0	916 of 1173	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.3	752 of 1193	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.2	861 of 1204	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.3	656 of 1222	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	763 of 1173	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2022)60th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)52nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile~ school

Male (2025)42nd percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)31st percentile-19 vs school

African American (2025)31st percentile-19 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile-25 vs school

Military Connected (2025)20th percentile-29 vs school

Asian (2025)11th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy50%~ state avg

Science27%-6 vs state

Mathematics19%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bear Creek High	Public	9-12	10555 Thornton Rd.	Stockton	95209	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8234	1,925	102	18.8	65.8%	189 (9.8%)	300 (15.6%)	802 (41.7%)	491 (25.5%)	10 (0.5%)	16 (0.8%)	113 (5.9%)	47.2	1093^rd of 2162 public high schools	49.4%		50.2	992^nd of 2159 public high schools	54.1%	101	27.3	12.5	26.8	49.7	49.7	18.9	18.9	$17,449	$2,077	$15,372
Plaza Robles Continuation High	Public	9-12	9434 Thornton Rd.	Stockton	95209	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8068	141	11	13.2	70.9%	12 (8.5%)	30 (21.3%)	63 (44.7%)	27 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.4%)	12.7	1890^th of 2162 public high schools	12.6%		11.8	1962^nd of 2159 public high schools	9.1%	72	2.8		2.6	25.0	25.0	0.0	0.0	$23,718	$2,741	$20,977
Lincoln High	Public	9-12	6844 Alexandria Pl.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Lincoln Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8920	2,801	134	20.8	70.8%	427 (15.2%)	321 (11.5%)	1,502 (53.6%)	370 (13.2%)	8 (0.3%)	26 (0.9%)	140 (5.0%)	60.9	800^th of 2162 public high schools	63.0%		65.2	645^th of 2159 public high schools	70.1%	155	35.6	21.4	35.3	55.7	55.7	25.8	25.8	$13,823	$744	$13,079
Ronald E. McNair High	Public	9-12	9550 Ronald E. McNair Way	Stockton	95210	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-9245	1,644	95	17.2	76.9%	71 (4.3%)	152 (9.2%)	628 (38.2%)	702 (42.7%)	7 (0.4%)	22 (1.3%)	61 (3.7%)	27.8	1533^rd of 2162 public high schools	29.1%		34.7	1380^th of 2159 public high schools	36.1%	153	15.0		15.0	36.1	36.1	11.5	11.5	$17,941	$2,147	$15,794
Village Oaks High	Public	9-12	1900 West Swain	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Lincoln Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 953-8740	156	16	9.9	83.3%	13 (8.3%)	21 (13.5%)	105 (67.3%)	12 (7.7%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.6%)	12.9	1883^rd of 2162 public high schools	12.9%		17.7	1744^th of 2159 public high schools	19.2%	139	12.9		12.7	9.7	9.7	0.0	0.0	$28,772	$2,890	$25,882
Walter J. Katnich Community Day	Public	7-12	13451 North Extension Rd.	Lodi	95242	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 331-7331	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Middle College High	Public	9-12	5151 Pacific Ave.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Lodi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 954-5790	343	11	32.1	53.6%	31 (9.0%)	15 (4.4%)	88 (25.7%)	186 (54.2%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	14 (4.1%)	99.1	10^th of 2162 public high schools	99.5%		98.8	23^rd of 2159 public high schools	98.9%	13	81.0		81.0	98.7	98.7	74.7	74.7	$15,274	$2,057	$13,217
Aspire Benjamin Holt College Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	3201 East Morada Ln.	Stockton	95212	San Joaquin County	Aspire Benjamin Holt College Preparatory Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 955-1477	694	27	25.6	57.9%	44 (6.3%)	45 (6.5%)	334 (48.1%)	208 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	58 (8.4%)	91.6	171^st of 2162 public high schools	92.1%		91.4	192^nd of 2159 public high schools	91.1%	21		44.4	44.4	78.3	78.3	51.2	51.2	$15,096	$1,421	$13,675
Pacific Law Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	1621 Brookside Rd.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7475	199	10	20.1	61.3%	14 (7.0%)	9 (4.5%)	136 (68.3%)	30 (15.1%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.5%)	89.1	216^th of 2162 public high schools	90.0%		92.1	179^th of 2159 public high schools	91.7%	37	65.4		65.4	84.6	84.6	37.3	37.3	$18,055	$3,212	$14,843
Stagg Senior High	Public	9-12	1621 Brookside Rd.	Stockton	95207	San Joaquin County	Stockton Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 933-7445	1,677	82	20.4	74.6%	79 (4.7%)	208 (12.4%)	1,124 (67.0%)	152 (9.1%)	23 (1.4%)	9 (0.5%)	80 (4.8%)	24.7	1603^rd of 2162 public high schools	25.9%		32.7	1430^th of 2159 public high schools	33.8%	173	9.3		9.3	40.3	40.3	6.9	6.9	$18,653	$3,040	$15,613

Frequently Asked Questions about Bear Creek High

How many students attend Bear Creek High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,925 students attended Bear Creek High.

What schools feed into Bear Creek High?

Bear Creek High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Creekside Elementary
Elementary : John Muir Elementary
Elementary : Julia Morgan Elementary
Elementary : Manlio Silva Elementary
Elementary : Oakwood Elementary
Elementary : Wagner-Holt Elementary
Middle : Christa McAuliffe Middle
Middle : Delta Sierra Middle

What is the racial makeup of Bear Creek High?

Students at Bear Creek High are 42% Hispanic, 26% Asian, 16% African American, 10% White, 6% Two or more races.

Is Bear Creek High a good school?

Bear Creek High ranks 1093^rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Bear Creek High in?

Lodi Unified

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