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Bear Valley International School

Q: Is Bear Valley International School a good school?

Bear Valley International School ranks 341 st of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

341^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 469 Colorado Middle Schools

Better than 27% of Colorado middle schools

Summary

Bear Valley International School is a public middle school located in Denver, Colorado, serving 374 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the School District No. 1, which is ranked 76 out of 115 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bear Valley International School has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Colorado middle schools over the past six years, with a 1 or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance is particularly low for its Hispanic, White, and Gifted and Talented student subgroups, ranking in the bottom third to bottom half of Colorado middle schools. While the school's performance for Low Socioeconomic Status students is slightly better, it still ranks in the bottom half to bottom third of the state. Proficiency rates on the CMAS assessments are significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, ranging from 10-38% for English Language Arts and 3-22% for Math, compared to district averages of 32-45% for ELA and 23-33% for Math, and state averages of 35-49% for ELA and 29-36% for Math.

The nearby schools, such as Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood, Kepner Beacon Middle School, and DSST: College View Middle School, also perform poorly compared to the state, with proficiency rates generally below the district and state averages. However, these nearby schools tend to outperform Bear Valley International School. In contrast, Englewood Leadership Academy, located in the Englewood School District, is an outlier, consistently ranking in the top quarter of Colorado middle schools and significantly outperforming Bear Valley International School and the surrounding district averages.

313

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,726

Per pupil spending ?

77.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3005 South Golden Way
Denver, CO 80227-3849

(720) 423-9600

District: School District No. 1

Students who attend Bear Valley International School usually attend:

High:

John F Kennedy High School

Feeder schools for Bear Valley International School:

Elementary:	Doull Elementary School
	Gust Elementary School
	Kaiser Elementary School
	Sabin World School
	More...
	Traylor Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.5%

White:

14.4%

African American:

4.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 11th percentile in 2021 → 27th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 27th (2025) from a 11th-percentile low (2021)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (24% vs 40% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (48% vs 28% Colorado)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg37%

Colorado avg40%

341^st of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 27%▼ down 10 pts since 2019

From bottom 37% (2019) to bottom 27% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 29Middle Schools in the School District No. 1

76^th of 115School District No. 1 among Colorado 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	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	341 of 469	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	365 of 485	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.2	365 of 480	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	375 of 448	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.0	329 of 369	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	288 of 458	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	262 of 347	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	276 of 350	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.6	292 of 363	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	282 of 326	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.3	207 of 352	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.6	221 of 315	29.8%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2019	27.8	118 of 134	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	164 of 218	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	152 of 199	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	159 of 198	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	151 of 169	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	133 of 220	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.9	109 of 165	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	167 of 241	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	144 of 244	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	174 of 241	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	162 of 197	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.0	85 of 240	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.2	131 of 222	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	286 of 352	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	293 of 357	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	283 of 356	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	295 of 328	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	236 of 343	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.9	263 of 317	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	19.8	233 of 286	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.1	135 of 283	52.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile-9 vs school

White (2023)19th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)12th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-13 vs state

Math18%-18 vs state

Science18%-19 vs state

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Schools Near Bear Valley International School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)						CMAS Math (2025)						CMAS Science (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	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Bear Valley International School	Public	6-8	3005 South Golden Way	Denver	80227	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-9600	313	29	10.8	77.6%	45 (14.4%)	13 (4.2%)	230 (73.5%)	13 (4.2%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.2%)	22.9	341^st of 469 public middle schools	27.3%		20.7	365^th of 485 public middle schools	24.7%	24			23.2	38.1	34.4	32.0			17.1	18.8	17.8	17.9		17.6	$20,726
DSST: College View Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	3111 W Dartmouth Ave	Denver	80236	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 524-6320	446	36	12.4	86.3%	29 (6.5%)	15 (3.4%)	379 (85.0%)	14 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	20.6	359^th of 469 public middle schools	23.5%		19.1	378^th of 485 public middle schools	22.1%	19			28.8	29.5	32.8	30.3			17.6	17.4	15.4	16.8		15.8	$16,356
Fort Logan Northgate	Public	3-8	4000 S. Lowell Blvd.	Denver	80236	Arapahoe County	Sheridan School District No. 2	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 833-6850	338	20	16.9	85.8%	46 (13.6%)	9 (2.7%)	265 (78.4%)	7 (2.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)								(n/a)	5.5	15.6		17.6	11.1	10.4	13.8	8.7				4.9	8.7		$22,750
Compass Academy	Public, Charter	6-8	2285 S Federal Blvd	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-0096	200	18	11.0	91.5%	6 (3.0%)	5 (2.5%)	184 (92.0%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				18.2		11.5						3.7			$19,151
Rocky Mountain Prep Federal	Public, Charter	6-8	2626 W Evans Ave	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(720) 460-2800	376	24	15.4	88.0%	9 (2.4%)	15 (4.0%)	340 (90.4%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	14.8	410^th of 469 public middle schools	12.6%		18.8	380^th of 485 public middle schools	21.6%	30			20.6	23.1	26.4	23.5			21.2	10.2	11.7	14.2		9.2	$18,571
Rocky Mountain Prep Westwood	Public, Charter	6-8	3201 W Arizona Ave.	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(303) 962-9880	411	27	15.2	91.7%	2 (0.5%)	8 (1.9%)	390 (94.9%)	6 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	15.5	405^th of 469 public middle schools	13.6%		19.5	375^th of 485 public middle schools	22.7%	30			20.1	31.6	20.9	23.7			14.4	22.3	13.3	16.2		5.6	$16,159
Carmody Middle School	Public	6-8	2050 S Kipling Street	Lakewood	80227	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-8930	550	33	16.9	51.8%	274 (49.8%)	16 (2.9%)	222 (40.4%)	15 (2.7%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.6%)	39.5	246^th of 469 public middle schools	47.5%		34.3	283^rd of 485 public middle schools	41.6%	37			32.1	41.7	50.7	41.4			21.0	19.0	31.6	23.8		38.7	$15,340
Kepner Beacon Middle School	Public	6-8	911 South Hazel Court	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-0027	467	33	14.1	89.9%	16 (3.4%)	26 (5.6%)	409 (87.6%)	9 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	11	435^th of 469 public middle schools	7.2%		13.9	417^th of 485 public middle schools	14.0%	18			14.5	16.8	22.7	18.3			10.1	3.3	17.5	10.4		11.0	$20,593
Goddard Middle School	Public	6-8	3800 West Berry Avenue	Littleton	80123	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(303) 347-7850	575	36	16.1	35.1%	363 (63.1%)	7 (1.2%)	145 (25.2%)	18 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.0%)	70.1	125^th of 469 public middle schools	73.3%		73	111^th of 485 public middle schools	77.1%	14			55.2	58.2	53.7	55.6			46.4	41.4	48.6	45.5		44.1	$20,114
Englewood Leadership Academy	Public	6-9	3800 S Logan St	Englewood	80113	Arapahoe County	Englewood School District No. 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 781-7817	110	3	34.3	51.8%	56 (50.9%)	2 (1.8%)	44 (40.0%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.5%)	72.1	114^th of 469 public middle schools	75.7%		73.6	105^th of 485 public middle schools	78.4%	9			45.8	45.2	75.0	55.1					56.3	34.7		59.4	$13,472

Frequently Asked Questions about Bear Valley International School

Is Bear Valley International School a good school?

Bear Valley International School ranks 341^st of 469 Colorado middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Bear Valley International School in?

School District No. 1

How many students attend Bear Valley International School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 313 students attended Bear Valley International School.

What is the racial makeup of Bear Valley International School?

Students at Bear Valley International School are 73% Hispanic, 14% White, 4% African American, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Bear Valley International School attend?

Students who attend Bear Valley International School usually go on to attend John F Kennedy High School

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