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What's the most underrated thing about Acres Green Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
341
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE 1·NCES 080345000436
Acres Green Elementary School
13524 NORTH ACRES GREEN DRIVE, LITTLETON, CO 80124 · (303) 387-7125 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL341 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of Colorado public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
125 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 50%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 41 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 52 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 21% smaller than its 6th grade class (52).
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
36.1%
CO avg 44.9% . -7.2pp since 2023
Math
42.6%
CO avg 36.1% . +1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.1% | 42.6% |
| 2023-24 | 43.3% | 41.1% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Acres Green Elementary School
Acres Green Elementary School's state test result (40.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acres Green Elementary School this school | 341 | 36.7% | 40.0% |
| Walnut Hills Community Elementary School CENTENNIAL | 342 | 33.3% | 60.0% |
| Blue Heron Elementary School LITTLETON | 325 | 30.8% | 40.5% |
| Heritage Elementary School CENTENNIAL | 302 | 23.5% | 61.1% |
| Belleview Elementary School GREENWOOD VILLAGE | 577 | 29.6% | 58.0% |
| West Ridge Elementary THORNTON | 690 | 39.0% | 43.0% |
Matched among Colorado elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Acres Green Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #439 of 931 | #55 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #378 of 940 ▼ 2 | #49 of 58 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #561 of 946 ▼ 110 | #58 of 58 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 341 | #586 of 1,056 | #53 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #181 of 896 | #5 of 59 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.0% | #27 of 896 | #1 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.7% | #629 of 983 | #3 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -42.6% | #22 of 664 | #1 of 45 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
341
-57 (-14%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 567
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 341 | 25 | 13.6:1 | 37% (125) |
| 2023-24 | 382 | 27 | 14.2:1 | 35% (135) |
| 2022-23 | 404 | 26 | 15.5:1 | 25% (101) |
| 2020-21 | 398 | 30 | 13.3:1 | 22% (88) |
| 2017-18 | 594 | 36 | 16.5:1 | 24% (142) |
| 2015-16 | 716 | 33 | 21.7:1 | 23% (162) |
| 2010-11 | 689 | 37 | 18.6:1 | 18% (121) |
| 2000-01 | 630 | 38 | 16.6:1 | 4% (25) |
| 1990-91 | 567 | 33 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Acres Green Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 43% (594 to 341); teachers down 31% (36 to 25).
About Acres Green Elementary School
Acres Green Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Douglas County School District No. Re 1 in LITTLETON, Colorado. The school enrolls 341 students, from pre-K through 6.
Acres Green Elementary School is part of a district of 89 schools: Douglas County School District No. Re 1, with 61,550 students.
Enrollment at Acres Green Elementary School is mixed, with White students the largest group at 38%. It is also 30% Hispanic, 21% Asian, 7% multiracial, and 3% Black. For comparison, the population of Douglas County is roughly 80% White. By the diversity index, Acres Green Elementary School comes in at 72%.
A ratio of 13.6:1 comes from the school's 25 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado is higher than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 37% of students at Acres Green Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 19 points above the 18% average for public schools in Douglas County.
Measured against Colorado public elementary schools, Acres Green Elementary School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Acres Green Elementary School is 4.5 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 40.0% actual, 44.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Colorado.
Acres Green Elementary School is located in Douglas County, where median household income is about $149,594, roughly 62% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 92 public schools in Douglas County, with a combined enrollment of about 63,841.
The nearest other public school, Eagle Ridge Elementary School, is about 0.8 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Acres Green Elementary School. By average proficiency, Acres Green Elementary School is 6th among 6 schools close by.
The NCES locale for Acres Green Elementary School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 14%, from 398 to 341.
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Douglas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
377,150
Census ACS
Median income
$149,594
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
62%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
92
63,841 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Douglas County School District No. Re 1
- American AcademyElementary · 2,803 students
- Rock Canyon High SchoolHigh · 2,325 students
- Legend High SchoolHigh · 2,206 students
- Mountain Vista High SchoolHigh · 2,169 students
- Chaparral High SchoolHigh · 2,007 students
- Castle View High SchoolHigh · 1,938 students
Other schools in LITTLETON
- Chatfield High SchoolHigh · 1,808 students
- Heritage High SchoolHigh · 1,748 students
- Columbine High SchoolHigh · 1,710 students
- Dakota Ridge Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,277 students
- Littleton High SchoolHigh · 1,187 students
- Rocky Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,129 students
Nearby schools
- Eagle Ridge Elementary School0.8 mi · 571
- Eagle Academy0.9 mi · 115
- Fox Creek Elementary School1.1 mi · 436
- Willow Creek Elementary School1.2 mi · 462
- Ascent Classical Academy of Douglas County1.2 mi · 852
- Skyview Academy1.3 mi · 1,358
Frequently asked questions
About Acres Green Elementary SchoolHow large is Acres Green Elementary School?
Acres Green Elementary School enrolls approximately 341 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Acres Green Elementary School serve?
Acres Green Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Acres Green Elementary School?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Acres Green Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Acres Green Elementary School?
At Acres Green Elementary School, the student body is approximately 38% White, 30% Hispanic, 3% Black, 21% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Acres Green Elementary School public or private?
Acres Green Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Douglas County School District No. Re 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.