How does Bear Creek High compare to other high schools in Stockton?

Bear Creek High has a SchoolScope composite score of 54.7/100, placing it at the 61st percentile statewide. 14% of students exceed standard, with a total of 901 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Bear Creek High?

14.1% of students at Bear Creek High exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 34.3% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Bear Creek High?

29.2% of students at Bear Creek High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Bear Creek High

High School

Lodi Unified StocktonSan Joaquin County95209

📍 10555 Thornton Road

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of high schools

State Rank

of 1,739 California high schools

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Composite scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

1,880 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

19:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

68%

Teachers

100 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

91.3%

AP Exam Prepared

63.7%

A-G Completion

39.4%

College-Going Rate

71.5%

Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined

-3.0 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Maintained

-1.9 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

22.4%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 134 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic43.5%

White9.9%

Asian16.8%

Black13.6%

Other16.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Bear Creek High
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	14.1%
Met Standard	20.2%
Below Standard	65.7%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "34% proficient" for Bear Creek High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

14.1% of students exceeded standard while 20.2% met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 15.5%. That's near the Lodi Unified district average of 14.3%. Compared to the 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles, this exceeded rate is 12.7 points higher (vs 1.4% average). The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 91.3% — above the state target. 39.4% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility. 71.5% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 29.2%, better than the state average of 34.0%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

14.1%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

34.3%

Students meeting standard

Chronic Absenteeism

29.2%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

4.6%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

901

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	451	21.9%	27.7%	20.6%	29.7%	49.7%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	450	6.2%	12.7%	16.9%	64.2%	18.9%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

John Muir Elementary

55.476th pctile

Podesta Ranch Elementary

43.749th pctile

Manlio Silva Elementary

42.645th pctile

Julia Morgan Elementary

42.545th pctile

Sutherland Elementary

38.934th pctile

Oakwood Elementary

30.89th pctile

Wagner-Holt Elementary

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Middle

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High School

Bear Creek High

54.761st pctile

This school

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.