Bear Creek’s public schools
Merced City Elementary School District and Merced Union High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bear Creek. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in California’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Bear Creek’s schools, in brief
School by school
2 of Bear Creek’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. El Capitan High places highest (better than 54%); Livingston High lowest (46%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
13 elementary schools serve Bear Creek, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four middle schools and six high schools: Atwater High, Merced High, Golden Valley High, El Capitan High, Buhach Colony High and Livingston High. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Bear Creek, with each school’s own grade.
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Merced City Elementary School District.
Two districts serve Bear Creek
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Bear Creek vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Bear Creek’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Bear Creek | — | Merced City Elementary K–8 · Merced Union High 9–12 |
Every school in Bear Creek
23 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Bear Creek’s schools
Are Bear Creek’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Bear Creek. Merced City Elementary School District and Merced Union High School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bear Creek. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Bear Creek in?
Merced City Elementary School District and Merced Union High School District.
Where do Bear Creek kids go to high school?
One of six high schools, depending on your address: Atwater High, Merced High, Golden Valley High, El Capitan High, Buhach Colony High and Livingston High.
Parents talk
What Bear Creek families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Bear Creek → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.