Bear Creek High, in Stockton, California, is part of the Lodi Unified district. The school reports enrolling 1,950 students in grades nine through 12, and it has 86 teachers on staff.

Bear Creek High is below both the state and district averages in terms of the percentage of its students who are eligible for free or reduced-price lunches. On average, 53 percent of students in California are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch programs, while 51 percent of Bear Creek High students are eligible. At the district level, 61 percent are eligible.

ProPublica's analysis found that all too often, states and schools provide poor students fewer educational programs like Advanced Placement, gifted and talented programs, and advanced math and science classes. Studies have linked participation in these programs with better outcomes later in life. Our analysis uses free and reduced-price lunch to estimate poverty at schools. We based our findings on the most comprehensive data set of access to advanced classes and special programs in U.S. public schools — known as the Civil Rights Data Set— released by the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights.

Bear Creek High offers 15 AP courses, and 17 percent of students participate in those classes.

Bear Creek High's enrollment rates in chemistry, physics and advanced math subject areas are 21 percent, 2 percent and 2 percent, respectively. Gifted and talented at the school has an enrollment rate of 8 percent.

Miramonte High, in Orinda, Calif., is a lower-poverty school than Bear Creek High. It does not have any students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The school offers 15 AP courses, and 41 percent of students are enrolled in those classes.

These data points were reported by schools and districts to the Office for Civil Rights. For more information about the data, see our full methodology.

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