Bear Creek High School
10555 Thornton Road, Stockton, CA 95209View on map
- Public
- Stockton
- 436 seniors
- 1,977 students
Bear Creek High School is a public high school in Stockton (Lodi Unified) with 436 seniors. In fall 2025, 78% of its 50 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 79%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Berkeley (Cal), and UC Irvine (UCI). 30% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
78%
39 of 50 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
9%
39 of 436 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
11%
50 of 436 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 24 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
25%
7 of 28 applicants, fall 2025
Campus by campus, fall 2025
The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.
University of California
Bear Creek High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 7 of 8 campuses, about the same at 1.
- Berkeley12 pts higher
25%
7 of 28 admitted
This school25%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.96)
- Irvine24 pts higher
46%
13 of 28 admitted
This school46%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.84)
- San Diego39 pts higher
64%
14 of 22 admitted
This school64%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.91)
- Santa Barbara20 pts higher
52%
11 of 21 admitted
This school52%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.91)
- Davis10 pts higher
47%
17 of 36 admitted
This school47%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.86)
- Santa Cruz4 pts higher
75%
12 of 16 admitted
This school75%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.74)
- Riverside7 pts higher
94%
16 of 17 admitted
This school94%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.88)
- MercedAbout the same
96%
23 of 24 admitted
This school96%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.87)
too few applicants to report24 applied
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).
California State University
Bear Creek High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 1.
- San Jose8 pts lower
72%
28 of 39 admitted
This school72%Overall80%
- SacramentoAbout the same
97%
64 of 66 admitted
This school97%Overall94%
- ChicoAbout the same
95%
19 of 20 admitted
This school95%Overall94%
- San FranciscoAbout the same
94%
16 of 17 admitted
This school94%Overall96%
- StanislausAbout the same
100%
32 of 32 admitted
This school100%Overall97%
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.
Where graduates go
Class of 2023 (361 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
71%
258 of 361 graduates
UC or CSU
12%
43 graduates
Community college
53%
191 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 12 | 3% |
| CSU | 31 | 9% |
| CA private college | 14 | 4% |
| Out of state | 10 | 3% |
| Community college | 191 | 53% |
| Not enrolled | 103 | 29% |
| Enrolled in college | 258 | 71% |
| Total | 361 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Filipino, White, Black or African American, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
Advanced Placement
14
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
27
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
19% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
27%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
122 of 455 graduates
A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.
2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
14%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
61 of 439 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 6 classes
- Foreign language: 1 class
- Mathematics: 4 classes
- Science: 4 classes
- Social science: 12 classes
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 57%County median 56%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 21%County median 22%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 22%County median 20%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 9%County median 10%
- Low-income students 60%County median 66%
- Graduates completing courses 30%County median 39%