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Bear Creek Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

2500 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder, CO 80305 · (720) 561-3500 · Part of Boulder Valley School District RE-2

Boulder’s School Grade A better than 93% of Colorado school districts

Directions
Students
318
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
8%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Bear Creek Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 47 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 35 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Boulder kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

Where Boulder kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Bear Creek Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency77%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts82%
State average 47%

Its own letter, A+, places these results among Colorado’s 1,665 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

2500 Table Mesa Drive, Boulder

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten51
Grade 139
Grade 254
Grade 354
Grade 457
Grade 563
Enrollment over time
343’20
346’21
342’22
315’23
318’24

Down 7.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 75%Two or more races 9%Asian 8%Hispanic 7%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Bear Creek Elementary School from Boulder families.

Other schools in Boulder Valley School District RE-2

The district →
Aspen Creek K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Broomfield
A−
844 students18:1
Meadowlark School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Erie
A−
747 students19:1
Monarch K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Louisville
A−
698 students15:1
Eldorado K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Superior
A
529 students17:1
Lafayette Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lafayette
A−
497 students18:1
Louisville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Louisville
A
449 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Colorado’s other public schools; Boulder’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.