📍 100 Wheatland Park Dr., Wheatland, Yuba County, 95692
Bear River is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Wheatland, Yuba County. The school has 553 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Angela Gouker. It is part of the Wheatland school district. It serves grades 4–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
Bear River enrolls 553 students across grades 4–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 31% Hispanic or Latino and 9.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 301 | 54% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 174 | 31% |
| Two or more races | 54 | 9.8% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.6% |
| Black or African American | 7 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
292 of the school's 553 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bear River is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Bear River is one of 4 schools in Wheatland, based in Wheatland, California. The district serves 1,359 students district-wide and employs 69 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 553 students, Bear River is larger than the district average of about 340 students per school.