Bear Creek Elementary School - Katy ISD

Katy ISD · Bear Creek Village / West Houston · 77084

Bear Creek Elementary is a Katy ISD elementary at 4815 Hickory Downs Drive in Houston’s 77084 ZIP, tucked into Bear Creek Village in the district’s northeast corner. In TEA’s 2024–25 state ratings the Cougars earned a B (86 out of 100) with two of six eligible distinction designations, serving about 627 students from early education through grade 5. It opened as the sixth elementary school in Katy ISD — the campus has been educating Bear Creek kids for more than 44 years — and its whole zone feeds Cardiff Junior High and then Mayde Creek High School, with no splits.

How Bear Creek Elementary is rated

The Texas Education Agency grades every Texas campus on an A–F scale each year. In the most recent ratings (2024–25 school year), Bear Creek earned an overall B — 86 out of 100 with two of six eligible distinction designations — a strong showing for a longtime Title I campus. Ratings change every year, so verify the current one at the live source:

Homes for sale zoned to Bear Creek Elementary

This list pulls live from the HAR MLS and updates as homes come on and off the market — it’s the same zone the school district uses, not a guess by ZIP code.

Neighborhoods zoned to Bear Creek Elementary

The zone is essentially the Bear Creek Village community itself, off Highway 6 near Bear Creek Pioneers Park. Confirm your exact address with Katy ISD. Neighborhoods in the zone include:

• Bear Creek Village (multiple sections)
• Bear Creek Northwest

The feeder picture: every Bear Creek Elementary address continues to Cardiff Junior High and then Mayde Creek High School on the district’s current assignments — no splits. Browse all my neighborhood guides for the wider area.

Buying or selling a home zoned to Bear Creek?

Bear Creek Village is one of west Houston’s classic 1970s–80s communities — big lots, mature hardwoods, and a park system next door at Bear Creek Pioneers Park — at prices well under the newer Katy master-planned sections. The B-rated neighborhood school with a clean feeder chain is a genuine part of the value story. As your real estate buyer’s agent I’ll confirm the assignment on every home we tour, weigh dues, MUD taxes and flood history — a real conversation in this area, and I’ll pull the maps — and negotiate on your behalf; we’ll agree on how I’m paid up front and in writing. Call or text me, Kevan Pewitt, at (281) 500-7077, email kevan@houstonprimerealty.com, or reach out here.

Bear Creek Elementary: quick answers

What junior high and high school follow Bear Creek Elementary?

Cardiff Junior High and then Mayde Creek High School — the entire Bear Creek zone moves through that chain on Katy ISD’s current address assignments, with no splits. Confirm any specific home with the district.

What is Bear Creek Elementary’s TEA rating?

Bear Creek earned a B (86 out of 100) in the Texas Education Agency’s 2024–25 A–F accountability ratings, with two of six eligible distinction designations. The current rating is always on the Texas School Report Card.

What should families know about the campus?

The Cougars wear green and gold. First bell rings at 8:03 a.m. and dismissal is at 3:20 p.m. A high-performing Title I campus, Bear Creek offers ESL, bilingual, gifted-and-talented, and special education programs, and traditions run deep — the school has served this community since it opened as the district’s sixth elementary.

Last updated: August 2026. School ratings and attendance zones are point-in-time — verify the current TEA rating and your specific zone by address before relying on them.