About Us

  • Stephanie McElroy, Principal
    Jennifer Duddington, Assistant Principal
    Lawanda Curtiss, Assistant Principal

    4815 Hickory Downs Drive
    Houston, Texas  77084
    Phone:  281-237-5600
    Fax:  281-644-1500

    Grades:  PreK-5
    Hours:  8:10 a.m.-3:20 p.m.
    Colors:  Green and Gold
    Mascot:  Cougar

    Bear Creek Elementary School is celebrating more than 44 years of excellence in education. We are located in the northeast sector of Katy ISD and opened as the sixth elementary school in Katy Independent School District. The campus is rich in traditions and remembers the past while creating a future of continued student success. The Bear Creek community works in a family atmosphere to provide encouragement and high expectations for all students, with the goal of growing each child to be well-rounded and succeed at high academic levels. Bear Creek Elementary School is a high-performing Title I school which provides a traditional educational program as well as ESL (English as a Second Language), Bilingual, Gifted & Talented, and Special Education programs to qualifying students. 

    Bear Creek teachers are all highly-qualified and ESL certified and follow the challenging Katy I.S.D. curriculum. In addition, we expand the curriculum with activities and opportunities to maximize student achievement. The school's curriculum is enriched by a hands-on problem-solving approach to mathematics, a wonderful science lab for experiments, abundant literary resources in our book-leveled literacy library, and classroom wireless laptop access. In addition, all classrooms have Smart Boards, and document cameras. All classrooms have access to iPads and Laptops to enhance small group and independent instruction. 

    Students have opportunities to participate in our Student Council, Rodeo Art Program, Read, Deed, Run, Safety Patrols, Cougar Choir, the Katy ISD Spelling Bee, and a variety of clubs throughout the year. Whatever your child's interest, there is sure to be an activity on campus which appeals to them.

    The BCE staff is committed to providing students with quality reading materials at low prices. An on-campus bookstore, Bear Creek "Novel-ty" Bookstore, provides students, teachers and the community with opportunities to purchase new books that cost only $1.50 each.

    BCE provides many opportunities for the community to get involved in children's education: Curriculum Night, Wellness for Growth Parent Classes, Camp-Learn-A-Lot, Color Run, STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) Night, Open House and more. Parent communication is enhanced through the monthly parent calendar, School Messenger voice messages, electronic marquee messages, school memos, Remind, a weekly campus newsletter, and PTA fliers. In coordination with the KISD Partners in Education office, Bear Creek is able to offer strong Volunteers in Public Schools (VIPS), Business Partners in Education (PIE), Junior Achievement (JA), KEYS ("Keep Empowering Youth towards Success") Mentoring Program, Sister Schools with Hayes Elementary, and Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students).

    As a PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) campus, Bear Creek loves to recognize student citizenship and academic achievement. Daily students are given specific, authentic praise and rewarded with "Cougar Cash" which can be redeemed from a menu of incentives. Each nine weeks, the Principal's Pride Awards honor outstanding citizenship and the Principal's Academy Award recognizes outstanding academic achievement. Students are also recognized for excellent behavior in the cafeteria, recognition for exemplary attendance, and more! . We also love to display students' love of learning in a variety of ways, including a parade for "Book Character Dress-Up Day", a student-led Yearbook, celebrating academic success with Honor Roll recognition, 100th Day of School Celebration, and PurposeFULL People dress up days.

    What Students Say About Bear Creek Elementary:

    • "School is fun because you get to do different things every day."
    • "I like math because I get to do hands-on activities."
    • "I like recess because we get to take a break from work and play on our cool playground."
    • "I am excited about school in the morning because I know that I am going to do my best."
    • "Science is great because you get to participate in exciting activities in our science lab."
    • "We have good kids in our class, and I feel safe at school."
    • "Our teachers care about us!"