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Bear Creek Elementary School

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Bear Creek Elementary School ranks 206 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

206^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 78% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Bear Creek Elementary School is a public elementary school in Monument, Colorado, serving 789 students in grades PK-6 as part of the Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38, which is ranked 12th out of 115 school districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bear Creek Elementary is an exceptional school, consistently ranking among the top 15% of Colorado elementary schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on CMAS tests is outstanding, with students scoring well above the state and district averages in English Language Arts and Math across all grade levels. In 2024-2025, Bear Creek's proficiency rates were 59.8% in ELA and 58.1% in Math, compared to the state averages of 44.8% and 35.9%, respectively. The school's Gifted and Talented program is also strong, with students ranking in the top 9-40 out of 22-110 Colorado elementary schools in this category over the past 5 years. Additionally, Bear Creek has been able to maintain high academic performance for its low-socioeconomic status students, ranking in the top 11-79 out of 337-365 Colorado elementary schools in this category over the past 3 years.

Compared to nearby schools, Bear Creek Elementary consistently outperforms other schools in the Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District, such as Palmer Lake Elementary and Lewis-Palmer Elementary, on CMAS tests in both ELA and Math. Compared to schools in the Academy School District No. 20, Bear Creek Elementary also demonstrates stronger academic performance. However, the school has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, from 13.2% in 2022-2023 to 27.7% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the nearby schools in the same district.

869

Students ?

16.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,417

Per pupil spending ?

20.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1330 Creekside Drive
Monument, CO 80132-6061

(719) 488-4770

District: Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38

Students who attend Bear Creek Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Lewis-Palmer Middle School
High:	Lewis-Palmer High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.0%

Hispanic:

17.0%

Two or more races:

8.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2015 → 78th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (57% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 22% of Colorado elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg55%

Colorado avg40%

206^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 22%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 22% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Elementary Schools in the Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38

12^th of 115Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 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	77.5	206 of 950	78.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	139 of 943	85.3%	★★★★☆
2023	85.2	117 of 933	87.5%	★★★★☆
2022	83.6	124 of 921	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	87.3	82 of 710	88.5%	★★★★☆
2019	84.9	119 of 965	87.7%	★★★★☆
2018	80.9	160 of 917	82.6%	★★★★☆
2017	81.2	148 of 929	84.1%	★★★★☆
2016	88.2	82 of 914	91.0%	★★★★★
2015	81.0	153 of 938	83.7%	★★★★☆
2014	80.4	163 of 962	83.1%	★★★★☆
2013	79.3	176 of 954	81.6%	★★★★☆
2012	79.6	162 of 935	82.7%	★★★★☆
2011	80.9	148 of 935	84.2%	★★★★☆
2010	76.8	194 of 925	79.0%	★★★★☆
2009	77.7	180 of 872	79.4%	★★★★☆
2008	76.5	183 of 849	78.4%	★★★★☆
2007	78.0	161 of 852	81.1%	★★★★☆
2006	83.5	102 of 829	87.7%	★★★★☆
2005	78.6	156 of 823	81.0%	★★★★☆
2004	77.7	173 of 808	78.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	73.6	152 of 694	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	76.9	122 of 684	82.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.6	103 of 642	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	86 of 595	85.5%	★★★★☆
2021	85.6	51 of 351	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	82.8	96 of 758	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.7	145 of 690	79.0%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	65.8	9 of 22	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.0	40 of 110	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	80.7	1 of 84	98.8%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	95.2	8 of 247	96.8%	★★★★★
2024	97.8	3 of 242	98.8%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	5 of 197	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	92.5	6 of 270	97.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	79 of 337	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	92.1	11 of 365	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	77.8	39 of 332	88.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	68.0	201 of 700	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	149 of 683	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	118 of 649	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	72.3	154 of 594	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	74.8	100 of 352	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	78.8	133 of 764	82.6%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	149 of 693	78.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	225 of 551	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.1	162 of 539	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	68.6	148 of 525	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	69.6	129 of 454	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	73.0	79 of 288	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	71.1	140 of 596	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	64.8	108 of 337	68.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)78th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile~ school

Male (2025)71st percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile-19 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2022)59th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts60%+15 vs state

Math58%+22 vs state

Science44%+5 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Saturday, January 18, 2014

I love this school. My daughter is in 2nd and has been there since kindergarten. We have had amazing teachers each year. My daughter is so happy here. Her 2nd grade teacher is so good. We have moved out of the district now, and it is so hard for me to decide if we should switch for 3rd grade or keep driving up here. I like The principal, too. She is nice and I think she does a great job. Close Quote

Schools Near Bear Creek Elementary 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 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
Bear Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1330 Creekside Drive	Monument	80132	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 488-4770	869	54	16.1	20.4%	608 (70.0%)	14 (1.6%)	148 (17.0%)	19 (2.2%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (8.5%)	77.5	206^th of 950 public elementary schools	78.3%		83.1	139^th of 943 public elementary schools	85.3%	67	64.5	57.9	51.7	66.3	59.8	69.3	57.5	59.2	45.2	58.1	44.3	$11,417
Antelope Trails Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	15280 Jessie Drive	Colorado Springs	80921	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-4100	311	21	14.6	19.6%	210 (67.5%)	17 (5.5%)	51 (16.4%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	22 (7.1%)	76.8	213^th of 950 public elementary schools	77.6%		81.3	160^th of 943 public elementary schools	83.0%	53	78.6	44.7	73.7		64.6	64.3	40.4	59.0		53.9	55.6	$14,959
Monument Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1150 Village Ridge Pt	Monument	80132	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 481-1950	612	39	15.7	10.0%	487 (79.6%)	3 (0.5%)	65 (10.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (8.7%)	56.3	395^th of 950 public elementary schools	58.4%		64.1	322^nd of 943 public elementary schools	65.9%	73	56.0	52.4	41.9		50.9	45.2	41.7	41.9		43.0	27.1	$12,278
Lewis-Palmer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1315 Lake Woodmoor Drive	Monument	80132	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	No	No	No	No	(719) 488-4750	409	25	16.0	19.1%	310 (75.8%)	3 (0.7%)	55 (13.4%)	7 (1.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.6%)	73.5	241^st of 950 public elementary schools	74.6%		72.6	240^th of 943 public elementary schools	74.5%	1	67.3	54.9	51.5	65.0	59.4	50.0	60.8	49.2	47.5	51.5	47.7	$12,564
Discovery Canyon Campus Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1810 North Gate Blvd	Colorado Springs	80921	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	No	(719) 234-3810	547	29	19.1	12.4%	370 (67.6%)	9 (1.6%)	74 (13.5%)	38 (6.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	54 (9.9%)	80.8	167^th of 950 public elementary schools	82.4%		85.9	114^th of 943 public elementary schools	87.9%	53	58.4	57.8	69.0		62.0	66.2	67.0	55.0		62.5	48.0	$12,277
Prairie Winds Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	790 King's Deer Point East	Monument	80132	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	No	No	No	No	(719) 559-0800	374	27	13.9	11.5%	283 (75.7%)	2 (0.5%)	38 (10.2%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.8%)	81.8	152^nd of 950 public elementary schools	84.0%		78.8	176^th of 943 public elementary schools	81.3%	24	60.8	48.1	58.5	76.4	61.1	67.3	53.7	61.1	61.8	60.9	57.4	$14,445
The Classical Academy Charter	Public, Charter	K-6	975 Stout Road	Colorado Springs	80921	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 484-0081	1,909	126	15.1	13.5%	1,481 (77.6%)	19 (1.0%)	173 (9.1%)	83 (4.3%)	6 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	143 (7.5%)	88.3	95^th of 950 public elementary schools	90.0%		91.9	54^th of 943 public elementary schools	94.3%	41	72.9	69.8	65.2	75.5	70.8	77.5	66.4	61.0	57.5	66.1	51.5	$6,397
The Da Vinci Academy School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1335 Bridle Oak Lane	Colorado Springs	80921	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	Yes	No	No	(719) 234-5400	447	30	14.8	24.4%	232 (51.9%)	39 (8.7%)	96 (21.5%)	32 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (10.5%)	55.6	401^st of 950 public elementary schools	57.8%		61.6	347^th of 943 public elementary schools	63.2%	54	46.2	52.8	42.6		47.5	44.9	45.8	35.2		42.6	38.9	$13,356
Ray E Kilmer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4285 Walker Rd	Colorado Springs	80908	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	No	No	No	No	(719) 488-4740	300	23	13.0	16.3%	233 (77.7%)	6 (2.0%)	37 (12.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.3%)	86.4	113^th of 950 public elementary schools	88.1%		85.7	116^th of 943 public elementary schools	87.7%	3	60.0	54.5	76.5	75.0	66.4	70.3	42.4	80.0	68.8	65.7	67.6	$13,052
Douglass Valley Elementary School	Public	K-5	4610 Douglass Drive	Usaf Academy	80840	El Paso County	Academy School District No. 20	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 234-4200	306	22	13.7	22.9%	155 (50.7%)	38 (12.4%)	74 (24.2%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.5%)	62.9	334^th of 950 public elementary schools	64.8%		56.6	388^th of 943 public elementary schools	58.9%	54	60.4	33.3	60.0		52.4	60.7	35.7	51.0		50.3	35.3	$13,815

Frequently Asked Questions about Bear Creek Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Bear Creek Elementary School?

Students at Bear Creek Elementary School are 70% White, 17% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% African American.

How many students attend Bear Creek Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 869 students attended Bear Creek Elementary School.

What district is Bear Creek Elementary School in?

Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38

What schools do graduates of Bear Creek Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Bear Creek Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Lewis-Palmer Middle School
High : Lewis-Palmer High School

Is Bear Creek Elementary School a good school?

Bear Creek Elementary School ranks 206^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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