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Bear Creek Elementary School

1330 Creekside Drive
Monument, CO 80132

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Serving 869 students in grades Prekindergarten-6, Bear Creek Elementary School ranks in the top 20% of all schools in Colorado for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 10%, and reading proficiency is top 10%).

The percentage of students achieving is 57% (which is higher than the Colorado state average of 33%). The percentage of students achieving is 64% (which is higher than the Colorado state average of 45%).

The student-teacher ratio of 16:1 is higher than the Colorado state level of 15:1.

Minority enrollment is 30% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is lower than the Colorado state average of 51% (majority Hispanic).

Quick Facts (26-27)

Grades: Prekindergarten-6
Enrollment: 869 students
Student-Teacher Ratio: 16:1
Minority Enrollment: 30%
: Top 20% in CO
: 57% (Top 10%)
: 64% (Top 20%)
: Bear Creek Elementary School serves the southwest part of Monument, CO, covering an area of approximately 12.9 square miles. Families typically experience a drive of 5 to 10 minutes to the school, with the furthest edge of the attendance zone located about 6.1 miles away.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CO Dept. of Education

Top Rankings

Bear Creek Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Colorado for:

School Overview

Bear Creek Elementary School's student population of 869 students has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 54 teachers has declined by 5% over five school years.

Grades Offered

Grades Prekindergarten-6
(No virtual instruction)

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Bear Creek Elementary School
Pre-K	80
Kind	110
1	94
2	102
3	113
4	128
5	127
6	115

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Total Students

869 students

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Total Students Trends (1996-2025)
Year	Bear Creek Elementary School
2025	869
2024	789
2023	849
2022	798
2021	851
2020	963
2019	1,034
2018	987
2017	970
2015	928
2014	930
2013	825
2012	715
2011	666
2010	514
2009	529
2008	518
2007	510
2006	475
2005	467
2004	467
2003	476
2002	425
2001	435
2000	381
1999	356
1998	366
1997	372
1996	346

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Total Classroom Teachers

54 teachers

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Total Classroom Teachers Trends (1996-2025)
Year	Bear Creek Elementary School
2025	54
2024	46
2023	60
2022	54
2021	57
2020	60
2019	58
2018	56
2017	48
2015	50
2014	49
2013	39
2012	39
2011	36
2010	33
2009	33
2008	33
2007	29
2006	26
2005	25
2004	28
2003	27
2002	26
2001	22
2000	20
1999	19
1998	19
1997	18
1996	18

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School Rankings

Bear Creek Elementary School ranks within the top 20% of all 1,748 schools in Colorado (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).

The of Bear Creek Elementary School is 0.48, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.63. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

This School

State Level (CO)

#209 out of 1748 schools
(Top 20%)

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Overall School Rank Trends (2010-2023)
Year	Bear Creek Elementary School
2023	#209
2022	#224
2021	#158
2019	#244
2018	#250
2017	#194
2016	#109
2015	#213
2014	#204
2013	#178
2012	#194
2011	#81
2010	#141

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57%

33%

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Math Proficiency Comparison (2010-2023)
Year	Bear Creek Elementary School	Colorado	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 In The Co
2023	57%	33%	54%
2022	54%	32%	53%
2021	51%	33%	53%
2019	51%	35%	53%
2018	51%	35%	52%
2017	52%	33%	51%
2016	57%	33%	53%
2015	48%	31%	53%
2014	85%	57%	75%
2013	82%	57%	75%
2012	83%	56%	74%
2011	97%	82%	93%
2010	96%	81%	94%

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64%

45%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison (2010-2022)
Year	Bear Creek Elementary School	Colorado	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 In The Co
2022	64%	45%	65%
2021	67%	47%	69%
2019	68%	47%	65%
2018	64%	44%	52%
2017	63%	42%	61%
2016	68%	40%	61%
2015	62%	40%	59%
2014	83%	69%	86%
2013	86%	70%	86%
2012	85%	70%	86%
2011	98%	89%	98%
2010	96%	89%	97%

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Student-Teacher Ratio

16:1

15:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison (1996-2025)
Year	Bear Creek Elementary School	Colorado	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 In The Co
2025	16:1	15:1
2024	17:1	15:1
2023	14:1	16:1	16:1
2022	15:1	16:1	16:1
2021	15:1	15:1	16:1
2020	16:1	16:1	17:1
2019	18:1	17:1	17:1
2018	18:1	17:1	17:1
2017	20:1	17:1	17:1
2015	19:1	17:1	16:1
2014	19:1	17:1	18:1
2013	21:1	17:1	20:1
2012	18:1	17:1	20:1
2011	19:1	17:1	20:1
2010	16:1	16:1	18:1
2009	16:1	16:1	18:1
2008	16:1	16:1	14:1
2007	18:1	17:1	16:1
2006	18:1	16:1	16:1
2005	19:1	17:1	17:1
2004	17:1	16:1	17:1
2003	18:1	16:1	17:1
2002	16:1	17:1	17:1
2001	20:1	17:1	19:1
2000	19:1	17:1	21:1
1999	19:1	18:1	20:1
1998	19:1	18:1	21:1
1997	21:1	18:1	21:1
1996	19:1	18:1	21:1

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American Indian

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American Indian Student Percentage Comparison (1999-2025)
Year	Bear Creek Elementary School	Colorado	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 In The Co
2025	1%	1%
2024	1%	1%
2023	1%	1%
2022	1%	1%
2021	1%	1%
2020	1%	1%
2017	1%	1%
2015	1%	1%
2014	1%	1%	1%
2013	1%	1%	1%
2012	1%	1%	1%
2011	1%	1%	1%
2010	1%	1%	2%
2009	1%	1%	1%
2008	1%	1%	1%
2007	1%	1%	1%
2006	1%	1%	2%
2005	1%	1%	1%
2004	1%	1%
2003	1%	1%	1%
2001	1%	1%	2%
2000	1%	1%
1999	1%	1%	1%

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Asian

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Asian Student Percentage Comparison (1996-2025)
Year	Bear Creek Elementary School	Colorado	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 In The Co
2025	2%	3%
2024	3%	3%
2023	3%	3%	2%
2022	2%	3%	3%
2021	1%	3%	2%
2020	1%	3%	2%
2019	1%	3%	2%
2018	2%	3%	2%
2017	1%	3%	2%
2015	2%	3%	3%
2014	2%	3%	3%
2013	2%	3%	3%
2012	2%	3%	3%
2011	3%	3%	3%
2010	4%	4%	4%
2009	5%	4%	4%
2008	4%	3%	4%
2007	4%	3%	3%
2006	6%	3%	2%
2005	5%	3%	3%
2004	3%	3%	4%
2003	2%	3%	2%
2002	1%	3%	2%
2001	2%	3%	2%
2000	1%	3%	2%
1999	1%	3%	2%
1998	1%	3%	2%
1997	2%	3%	2%
1996	1%	3%	2%

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Hispanic

17%

37%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison (1996-2025)
Year	Bear Creek Elementary School	Colorado	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 In The Co
2025	17%	37%
2024	18%	36%
2023	16%	35%	12%
2022	15%	35%	12%
2021	11%	34%	11%
2020	12%	34%	11%
2019	12%	34%	11%
2018	11%	34%	10%
2017	11%	33%	10%
2015	10%	33%	10%
2014	10%	33%	10%
2013	10%	32%	9%
2012	10%	32%	9%
2011	10%	31%	9%
2010	9%	28%	6%
2009	7%	28%	6%
2008	7%	28%	6%
2007	6%	28%	6%
2006	6%	27%	5%
2005	6%	26%	5%
2004	7%	25%	4%
2003	6%	24%	4%
2002	6%	23%	4%
2001	4%	22%	3%
2000	3%	21%	3%
1999	2%	20%	2%
1998	2%	19%	2%
1997	1%	19%	2%
1996	3%	18%	3%

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Black

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Black Student Percentage Comparison (1996-2025)
Year	Bear Creek Elementary School	Colorado	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 In The Co
2025	2%	5%
2024	2%	5%
2023	2%	5%	2%
2022	1%	4%	1%
2021	2%	5%	2%
2020	2%	5%	1%
2019	2%	5%	1%
2018	1%	5%	1%
2017	2%	5%	1%
2015	1%	5%
2014	2%	5%	1%
2013	1%	5%	1%
2012	1%	5%	1%
2011	2%	5%	1%
2010	4%	6%	1%
2009	4%	6%	2%
2008	4%	6%	1%
2007	3%	6%	1%
2006	2%	6%	1%
2005	2%	6%	1%
2004	1%	6%	1%
2003	1%	6%	1%
2002	2%	6%	1%
2001	3%	6%	1%
2000	3%	6%	1%
1999	2%	6%	1%
1998	2%	6%	1%
1997	1%	5%	1%
1996	2%	5%	1%

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White

70%

49%

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White Student Percentage Comparison (1996-2025)
Year	Bear Creek Elementary School	Colorado	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 In The Co
2025	70%	49%
2024	70%	50%
2023	71%	51%	78%
2022	74%	52%	78%
2021	78%	52%	79%
2020	78%	53%	81%
2019	79%	53%	81%
2018	81%	53%	82%
2017	80%	54%	82%
2015	81%	54%	82%
2014	79%	55%	81%
2013	80%	56%	82%
2012	80%	56%	82%
2011	79%	57%	82%
2010	82%	61%	87%
2009	83%	61%	87%
2008	84%	62%	88%
2007	86%	62%	89%
2006	85%	63%	90%
2005	86%	64%	90%
2004	88%	65%	91%
2003	90%	66%	92%
2002	91%	67%	92%
2001	90%	68%	92%
2000	92%	69%	94%
1999	94%	70%	94%
1998	95%	71%	95%
1997	96%	72%	95%
1996	94%	73%	94%

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Two or more races

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Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison (2011-2025)
Year	Bear Creek Elementary School	Colorado	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 In The Co
2025	8%	5%
2024	6%	5%
2023	7%	5%	6%
2022	7%	5%	6%
2021	7%	5%	6%
2020	6%	4%	5%
2019	6%	4%	5%
2018	5%	4%	5%
2017	5%	4%	5%
2015	5%	4%	5%
2014	6%	3%	4%
2013	6%	3%	4%
2012	6%	3%	4%
2011	5%	3%	4%

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All Ethnic Groups

30%

51%

0.48

0.63

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Diversity Score Comparison (1996-2025)
Year	Bear Creek Elementary School	Colorado	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 In The Co
2025	0.48	0.62
2024	0.48	0.62
2023	0.47	0.62	0.38
2022	0.43	0.61	0.37
2021	0.38	0.61	0.36
2020	0.38	0.60	0.33
2019	0.36	0.60	0.33
2018	0.33	0.60	0.32
2017	0.35	0.60	0.32
2015	0.33	0.60	0.32
2014	0.37	0.59	0.33
2013	0.35	0.59	0.32
2012	0.35	0.59	0.32
2011	0.37	0.58	0.32
2010	0.32	0.55	0.24
2009	0.31	0.55	0.23
2008	0.29	0.54	0.22
2007	0.26	0.54	0.21
2006	0.27	0.53	0.19
2005	0.26	0.52	0.18
2004	0.22	0.52	0.16
2003	0.19	0.51	0.16
2002	0.17	0.50	0.16
2001	0.19	0.49	0.15
2000	0.15	0.48	0.12
1999	0.12	0.47	0.11
1998	0.10	0.46	0.10
1997	0.08	0.45	0.09
1996	0.12	0.44	0.11

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(22-23)

18.8%

33.6%

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Chronic Absenteeism Rate (2021-2023)
Year	Bear Creek Elementary School	Colorado	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 In The Co
2023	18.8%	33.6%	16.1%
2022	16.5%	37.4%	16.8%
2021	18.4%	26.8%	13.6%

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Eligible for

17%

39%

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Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison (1996-2025)
Year	Bear Creek Elementary School	Colorado	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 In The Co
2025	17%	39%
2024	16%	39%
2023	11%	33%	7%
2022	9%	30%	6%
2021	9%	33%	6%
2020	10%	33%	7%
2019	9%	33%	7%
2018	6%	34%	6%
2017	6%	35%	6%
2015	7%	34%	6%
2014	8%	35%	7%
2013	7%	34%	7%
2012	8%	34%	8%
2011	10%	33%	7%
2010	10%	31%	6%
2009	6%	28%	5%
2008	5%	28%	4%
2007	5%	27%	3%
2006	4%	27%	2%
2005	4%	25%	3%
2004	7%	24%	3%
2003	7%	22%	3%
2002	4%	21%	2%
2001	7%	20%	2%
2000	10%	21%	3%
1999	7%	21%	3%
1998	10%	22%	3%
1997	6%	22%	3%
1996	7%	22%	4%

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Eligible for

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Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison (2000-2025)
Year	Bear Creek Elementary School	Colorado	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 In The Co
2025	3%	5%
2024	3%	6%
2023	3%	7%	2%
2022	4%	6%	3%
2021	3%	7%	2%
2020	4%	8%	3%
2019	3%	8%	3%
2018	3%	8%	2%
2017	3%	8%	2%
2015	2%	7%	2%
2014	3%	7%	2%
2013	4%	7%	3%
2012	4%	7%	4%
2011	3%	7%	3%
2010	3%	7%	3%
2009	6%	7%	3%
2008	3%	7%	2%
2007	5%	7%	2%
2006	3%	6%	1%
2005	3%	6%	2%
2004	2%	6%	1%
2003	1%	7%	2%
2002	2%	7%	1%
2001	2%	7%	1%
2000	3%	7%	1%

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School District Name

Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 In The Co

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CO Dept. of Education

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Bear Creek Elementary School's ranking?

Bear Creek Elementary School is ranked #209 out of 1,748 schools, which ranks it among the top 20% of public schools in Colorado.

What schools are Bear Creek Elementary School often compared to?

Bear Creek Elementary Schoolis often viewed alongside schools like Lewis-palmer Elementary School by visitors of our site.

What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?

57% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 33% CO state average), while 64% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 45% CO state average).

How many students attend Bear Creek Elementary School?

869 students attend Bear Creek Elementary School.

What is the racial composition of the student body?

70% of Bear Creek Elementary School students are White, 17% of students are Hispanic, 8% of students are Two or more races, 2% of students are Asian, 2% of students are Black, and 1% of students are American Indian.

What is the student-teacher ratio of Bear Creek Elementary School?

Bear Creek Elementary School has a student ration of 16:1, which is higher than the Colorado state average of 15:1.

What grades does Bear Creek Elementary School offer ?

Bear Creek Elementary School offers enrollment in grades Prekindergarten-6 (No virtual instruction).

What school district is Bear Creek Elementary School part of?

Bear Creek Elementary School is part of Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38 In The Co.

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Quick Facts (26-27)

Grades: Prekindergarten-6
Enrollment: 869 students
Student-Teacher Ratio: 16:1
Minority Enrollment: 30%
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: 64% (Top 20%)
: Bear Creek Elementary School serves the southwest part of Monument, CO, covering an area of approximately 12.9 square miles. Families typically experience a drive of 5 to 10 minutes to the school, with the furthest edge of the attendance zone located about 6.1 miles away.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), CO Dept. of Education

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