📍 4815 Hickory Downs Dr, Houston, Harris County, 77084
Bear Creek el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Houston, Harris County. The school has 668 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Stephanie Mcelroy. It is part of the Katy Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 59.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Bear Creek el enrolls 668 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 59.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Hispanic or Latino, 14% Black or African American and 12% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 468 | 70% |
| Black or African American | 94 | 14% |
| White | 77 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 13 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
559 of the school's 668 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 536 qualify for free lunch and 23 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Bear Creek el 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. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 7, state house district 138.
Bear Creek el is one of 74 schools in KATY ISD, based in KATY, Texas. The district serves 96,111 students district-wide and employs 6,447 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 668 students, Bear Creek el is smaller than the district average of about 1,299 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large