Bear Creek Elementary, Woodinville WA

Original Research by School Decision on Bear Creek Elementary

Bear Creek Elementary is a regular public elementary school serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in Woodinville, within the Northshore School District. It is one of several elementary schools in a district that recently opened Ruby Bridges Elementary in 2021, a reminder that attendance boundaries can shift as the district adjusts to growth.

The school’s academic performance, based on state testing from one pre-pandemic year, was very strong. In English language arts, the share of students meeting or exceeding the state bar was high across all tested grades, as was the share in math. In fifth-grade science, performance was also high. These results place Bear Creek’s overall proficiency across subjects and grades in the top quarter among elementary schools in King County. State testing data from more recent years was not available in the profile, so a reader should check with the district for current results.

Because Bear Creek only serves through fifth grade, there is no graduation rate to report. Similarly, data on chronic absenteeism, free or reduced-price meal eligibility, special education enrollment, English learner status, and discipline were not present in the profile. A parent with specific questions about student support or demographic context would need to ask the school or district directly.

Woodinville is a suburban city in King County, situated in the Sammamish River Valley about a moderate distance northeast of Seattle. Its economy mixes light industrial employment with a prominent wine and tourism sector. The city’s largest private employers include a major wine producer, a fitness equipment manufacturer, a promotional products firm, a hotel and restaurant, a large retailer, and a nursery company. The built environment is largely car-dependent, though a defined Town Center district and a separate Tourist District draw concentrated foot traffic, and the Eastrail pedestrian and cyclist trail provides a non-motorized corridor through the city. The city government identifies eleven distinct neighborhoods, and public schools are dispersed on separate campuses rather than clustered downtown.

Housing in the area is expensive. Home values are well above national and state benchmarks, and the typical price-to-income ratio is high, making the market challenging for many buyers. Rents also require a substantial share of a typical household income. The local housing market as of the available data shows a moderate supply of listings relative to a year earlier, with slightly more homes on the market and days on market around a typical figure for the area.

For a family considering Bear Creek Elementary, the school’s distinguishing feature is the very high academic performance recorded in the available test data, consistent with a community of elevated housing costs and a generally well-resourced district. The school itself did not have data on many common indicators of student need or programming, so a prospective parent would want to verify current enrollment, class sizes, and support services directly. The setting is suburban and car-oriented, with the amenities of Woodinville’s wine and retail districts a short drive away, and Seattle accessible by a longer commute.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 391%

School 91% · District 75% · ▲ 15 pts above district

▲ 40 pts above state median · ▲ 30 pts above county median

Grade 487%

School 87% · District 74% · ▲ 14 pts above district

▲ 40 pts above state median · ▲ 28 pts above county median

Grade 584%

School 84% · District 65% · ▲ 20 pts above district

▲ 44 pts above state median · ▲ 30 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 392%

School 92% · District 71% · ▲ 21 pts above district

▲ 45 pts above state median · ▲ 36 pts above county median

Grade 490%

School 90% · District 75% · ▲ 15 pts above district

▲ 41 pts above state median · ▲ 32 pts above county median

Grade 591%

School 91% · District 36% · ▲ 55 pts above district

▲ 37 pts above state median · ▲ 28 pts above county median

Science

Grade 594%

School 94% · District 74% · ▲ 19 pts above district

▲ 42 pts above state median · ▲ 33 pts above county median

This schoolNorthshore School District, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.