📍 9601 West Dartmouth Place, Lakewood, Jefferson County, 80227
Bear Creek K-8 School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Lakewood, Jefferson County. The school has 931 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jefferson County School District No. R-1 school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 51.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
Bear Creek K-8 School enrolls 931 students across grades K–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 51.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Hispanic or Latino, 41% White and 6.7% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 429 | 46% |
| White | 383 | 41% |
| Asian | 62 | 6.7% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 3.3% |
| Black or African American | 16 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
529 of the school's 931 students (57%) 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 Creek K-8 School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Bear Creek K-8 School is one of 162 schools in Jefferson County School District No. R-1, based in GOLDEN, Colorado. The district serves 73,532 students district-wide and employs 4,550 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 931 students, Bear Creek K-8 School is larger than the district average of about 454 students per school.
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