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Bear Creek High School

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Bear Creek High School ranks 166 th of 340 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

166^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 340 Colorado High Schools

Better than 51% of Colorado high schools

Summary

Bear Creek High School is a large, comprehensive public high school in Lakewood, Colorado, serving 1,344 students in grades 9–12 as part of the Jefferson County School District No. R-1. The school has a notable strength in graduating its students, achieving a four-year graduation rate of 93.0% for 2024–2025, well above the district (86.7%) and state (85.6%) averages. Its dropout rate is also low at just 1.0%. This is a stable, functioning high school in a region with several severely struggling alternatives, and it dramatically outpaces lower-performing schools nearby like Alameda International Junior/Senior High School and Brady Exploration School.

The most important red flag is chronic absenteeism: a striking 40.0% of students are chronically absent, compared to just 26.6% for the district and far higher than D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School (4.6%). This likely contributes to the school's mediocre academic scores, particularly in math, where only 30% of 11th graders were proficient on the SAT versus 42% for the district. Reading and writing scores (61%) essentially match the state average but trail the district by 9 points. While Bear Creek is ranked in the 51st percentile statewide with a 3-star rating, it has lost ground since the mid-2010s when it was in the 82nd percentile.

Despite these challenges, Bear Creek is relatively effective at supporting economically disadvantaged students (ranked in the 61st percentile) and has historically been a strong school for English Language Learners, once ranking #1 in the state. However, support for students with disabilities is a concern, ranking in the 20th percentile. The school is best understood as a comprehensive neighborhood school that serves a moderately high-poverty population (48.7% eligible for free/reduced-price lunch) better than comparable schools, but it is not in the same academic league as Green Mountain High School, which boasts higher test scores and a 97.4% graduation rate. The most promising path forward for Bear Creek would be to tackle its attendance crisis, as reducing chronic absenteeism would likely lead to improvements in both test scores and long-term student outcomes.

1,344

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,728

Per pupil spending ?

48.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9800 West Dartmouth Place
Lakewood, CO 80227-4332

(303) 982-8855

District: Jefferson County School District No. R-1

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.5%

White:

39.7%

Asian:

6.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2016 → 51st in 2026

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Colorado average (86%)

✓Above the Colorado median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 28% Colorado)

!Ranking has slipped — down 31 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school46%

District avg58%

Colorado avg48%

166^th of 340

Colorado public high schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 31 pts since 2016

From top 18% (2016) to top 49% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 22High Schools in the Jefferson County School District No. R-1

24^th of 114Jefferson County School District No. R-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)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	46.9	166 of 340	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.8	149 of 328	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.6	171 of 349	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.2	151 of 349	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.8	147 of 221	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.1	162 of 210	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.4	149 of 411	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.2	140 of 388	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.2	107 of 256	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.0	46 of 255	82.0%	★★★★☆
2015	55.8	89 of 292	69.5%	★★★★☆
2014	63.3	127 of 369	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	61.8	141 of 349	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.7	161 of 334	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	65.2	127 of 337	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	68.3	109 of 327	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	70.4	93 of 310	70.0%	★★★★☆
2008	68.8	98 of 301	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.2	93 of 298	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.1	93 of 286	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	68.9	82 of 280	70.7%	★★★★☆
2004	71.3	81 of 279	71.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	56.7	20 of 43	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.5	22 of 43	48.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.8	25 of 43	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	31 of 43	27.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	30 of 45	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	16.8	33 of 41	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	30.6	45 of 56	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.8	41 of 59	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	69 of 84	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	58 of 74	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	65.8	13 of 36	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	97.8	1 of 44	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.8	1 of 32	96.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	37.4	146 of 246	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.1	138 of 247	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	139 of 257	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.3	124 of 254	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.6	123 of 257	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.2	146 of 239	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	64.6	57 of 143	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.0	70 of 136	48.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	74 of 140	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.0	57 of 135	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.7	77 of 108	28.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.1	84 of 118	28.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	41.3	106 of 198	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	42.6	94 of 187	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.9	108 of 199	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.5	84 of 198	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.2	88 of 205	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.0	100 of 181	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	54.2	82 of 209	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.3	80 of 194	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.9	101 of 211	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.3	59 of 200	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	63.1	61 of 203	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	50.9	82 of 188	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	51.8	109 of 244	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.0	106 of 246	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.8	128 of 256	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.1	119 of 252	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.6	129 of 253	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.4	138 of 240	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	27.0	54 of 77	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.7	56 of 60	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	48.6	110 of 221	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.1	103 of 209	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.0	119 of 229	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.7	124 of 234	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	130 of 228	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.0	154 of 225	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)64th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)61st percentile+10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)60th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)55th percentile+4 vs school

Asian (2026)53rd percentile~ school

White (2026)50th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)46th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2026)41st percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2022)30th percentile-4 vs school

Disabled (2026)20th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Reading and Writing61%~ state avg

Science30%+5 vs state

Mathematics30%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2026)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2026)	SAT Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	CMAS English Language Arts (2026)				CMAS Math (2026)				CMAS Science (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT10 Reading and Writing 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 10th Grade	PSAT9 Reading and Writing 9th Grade	PSAT9 Mathematics 9th Grade	SAT Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th 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 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 8th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Bear Creek High School	Public	9-12	9800 West Dartmouth Place	Lakewood	80227	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-8855	1,344	70	19.1	48.7%	533 (39.7%)	26 (1.9%)	639 (47.5%)	89 (6.6%)	5 (0.4%)	6 (0.4%)	45 (3.3%)	46.9	166^th of 340 public high schools	51.2%		50.8	149^th of 328 public high schools	54.6%	17	66.5	39.2	59.6	32.7	61.4	29.5										30.1	$16,728
D'Evelyn Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	10359 W Nassau Avenue	Denver	80235	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-2600	1,212	58	20.8	13.0%	753 (62.1%)	10 (0.8%)	193 (15.9%)	178 (14.7%)	3 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	72 (5.9%)	98.3	1^st of 340 public high schools	99.7%		98.3	1^st of 328 public high schools	99.7%		98.0	87.9	98.3	93.4	98.6	95.7	79.9	77.9	69.5	76.1	58.8	67.0	66.7	64.2	70.1	94.4	$16,535
Mount View Academy	Public	5-12	7862 West Mansfield Parkway	Denver	80235	Jefferson County	Division of Youth Services	No	No	No	No	(303) 987-4525																			(n/a)																	$00
Rocky Mountain Youth Services Center	Public	5-12	7862 West Mansfield Parkway	Denver	80235	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 987-4575	13	5	2.8		2 (15.4%)	3 (23.1%)	5 (38.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (23.1%)								(n/a)																	$00
Addenbrooke Classical Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	3605 S Teller Street	Lakewood	80235	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 989-1336	191	16	12.2	25.7%	108 (56.5%)	1 (0.5%)	65 (34.0%)	6 (3.1%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.7%)	46.5	168^th of 340 public high schools	50.6%		38.9	204^th of 328 public high schools	37.8%	36	63.2	47.4	77.1	37.5	55.6	11.1										17.1	$10,134
John F Kennedy High School	Public	9-12	2855 South Lamar Street	Denver	80227	Jefferson County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 423-4300	681	49	13.8	78.9%	73 (10.7%)	23 (3.4%)	518 (76.1%)	49 (7.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.2%)	22	267^th of 340 public high schools	21.5%		11.1	300^th of 328 public high schools	8.5%	33	59.4	20.8	40.0	11.0	43.8	16.9										27.3	$21,343
Alameda International Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	1255 South Wadsworth Blvd	Lakewood	80232	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 982-8160	1,002	67	14.9	65.4%	127 (12.7%)	20 (2.0%)	777 (77.5%)	49 (4.9%)	7 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	19 (1.9%)	6.7	325^th of 340 public high schools	4.4%		6.7	313^th of 328 public high schools	4.6%	12	38.9	12.1	31.5	3.7	29.7	5.8		10.5	8.7	9.6		2.4	3.5	2.9	3.5	6.2	$18,017
Green Mountain High School	Public	9-12	13175 W Green Mountain Drive	Lakewood	80228	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-9500	1,071	53	20.0	23.8%	768 (71.7%)	10 (0.9%)	216 (20.2%)	22 (2.1%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (4.4%)	67.1	109^th of 340 public high schools	67.9%		69.4	103^rd of 328 public high schools	68.6%	6	75.0	45.2	70.4	47.3	70.9	40.5										40.0	$17,005
Summit at Castro	Public	6-12	845 S. Lowell Blvd	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-2400	236	19	12.1	91.9%	6 (2.5%)	4 (1.7%)	224 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12.1	309^th of 340 public high schools	9.1%		9.7	306^th of 328 public high schools	6.7%	3			30.8	23.1	412.0	410.0	717.0	716.0	703.0	10.9	716.0	19.0	704.0	14.1	11.1	11.8	$23,091
Kunsmiller Creative Arts Academy	Public	6-12	2250 South Quitman Way	Denver	80219	Denver County	School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 424-0200	670	44	15.4	82.1%	63 (9.4%)	24 (3.6%)	539 (80.4%)	19 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	14.1	304^th of 340 public high schools	10.6%		17.8	274^th of 328 public high schools	16.5%	30	56.5	21.7	35.8	19.4	28.8	9.6	18.5	27.7	16.9	21.5	6.2	9.6	11.3	9.1	11.3	9.5	$18,521

Frequently Asked Questions about Bear Creek High School

What schools feed into Bear Creek High School?

Bear Creek High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bear Creek K-8 School
Elementary : Green Gables Elementary School
Elementary : Kendallvue Elementary School
Elementary : Kendrick Lakes Elementary School
Elementary : Red Rocks Elementary School
Elementary : Westgate Elementary School
Middle : Carmody Middle School

How many students attend Bear Creek High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,344 students attended Bear Creek High School.

Is Bear Creek High School a good school?

Bear Creek High School ranks 166^th of 340 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Bear Creek High School in?

Jefferson County School District No. R-1

What is the racial makeup of Bear Creek High School?

Students at Bear Creek High School are 48% Hispanic, 40% White, 7% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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2025–26 CMAS, PSAT10, PSAT9 & SAT test scoresAug 19, 2026

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2024–25 attendance dataAug 27, 2025

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