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Enrollment
390
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE 1·NCES 080345001757
Arrowwood Elementary School
10345 ARROWWOOD DRIVE, HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO 80130 · (303) 387-6875 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL390 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% 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.
- CBeats 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
15.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
87 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 | 55 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 52 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (52).
Student demographics
54%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
60.5%
CO avg 44.9% . +0.9pp since 2023
Math
46.0%
CO avg 36.1% . -1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.5% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.6% | 47.9% |
% 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
50.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.2%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Arrowwood Elementary School
Arrowwood Elementary School's state test result (50.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arrowwood Elementary School this school | 390 | 22.3% | 50.4% |
| Iron Horse Elementary School PARKER | 430 | 22.8% | 55.7% |
| Chipeta Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 395 | 27.8% | 70.9% |
| Cougar Run Elementary School HIGHLANDS RANCH | 392 | 20.7% | 64.0% |
| Eldorado Elementary School HIGHLANDS RANCH | 377 | 17.8% | 69.7% |
| Pioneer Elementary School PARKER | 449 | 27.6% | 55.5% |
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 Arrowwood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #287 of 931 | #48 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #319 of 940 ▼ 47 | #47 of 58 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #202 of 946 ▲ 14 | #35 of 58 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 390 | #455 of 1,056 | #41 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #515 of 896 | #31 of 59 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.3% | #329 of 896 | #18 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.3% | #801 of 983 | #17 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.6% | #182 of 200 | #11 of 14 |
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
390
+28 (+8%) vs 2020
-23% since 2000-01, when it was 506
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 390 | 24.6 | 15.9:1 | 22% (87) |
| 2023-24 | 398 | 23.6 | 16.9:1 | 22% (87) |
| 2022-23 | 406 | 23.5 | 17.3:1 | 15% (60) |
| 2020-21 | 362 | 23 | 15.7:1 | 15% (55) |
| 2017-18 | 384 | 21.8 | 17.7:1 | 19% (74) |
| 2015-16 | 428 | 28 | 15.3:1 | 18% (75) |
| 2010-11 | 529 | 27 | 19.6:1 | 9% (48) |
| 2000-01 | 506 | 26 | 19.5:1 | 5% (23) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arrowwood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (384 to 390); teachers up 13% (21.8 to 24.6).
About Arrowwood Elementary School
Families in HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colorado, are served by Arrowwood Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. In all, 390 students attend the school in pre-K through 6.
Douglas County School District No. Re 1 runs Arrowwood Elementary School along with 88 other schools, enrolling 61,550 students in total.
The student body at Arrowwood Elementary School is 64% White. It is also 21% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Douglas County's residents are about 80% White, 16 points above the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 54, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 24.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 15.9 students per teacher. The 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado is close to this figure. Of all students at Arrowwood Elementary School, 22% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Arrowwood Elementary School lands at B, ahead of 55% of Colorado public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Arrowwood Elementary School would score about 53.2%. It scores 50.4%, 2.8 points below that figure.
The county, Douglas County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $149,594, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 62% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. The county's public schools total 92, with about 63,841 students.
Heritage Elementary School is about 0.8 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Arrowwood Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Arrowwood Elementary School at 8th of 9.
The federal government classifies Arrowwood Elementary School's location as Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Arrowwood Elementary School had a net gain of 28 students, or 8%.
The discussion board for Arrowwood Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 HIGHLANDS RANCH
- Rock Canyon High SchoolHigh · 2,325 students
- Mountain Vista High SchoolHigh · 2,169 students
- Thunderridge High SchoolHigh · 1,820 students
- STEM School Highlands RanchCombined · 1,394 students
- Skyview AcademyCombined · 1,358 students
- Highlands Ranch High SchoolHigh · 1,323 students
Other Arrowwood Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Arrowwood Elementary. Arrowwood Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Arrowwood Elementary SchoolSAGINAW, MI · 445 students
Nearby schools
- Heritage Elementary School0.8 mi · 377
- Rock Canyon High School0.9 mi · 2,325
- Redstone Elementary School0.9 mi · 398
- Copper Mesa Elementary School0.9 mi · 306
- Rocky Heights Middle School1.1 mi · 1,129
- Wildcat Mountain Elementary School1.2 mi · 423
Frequently asked questions
About Arrowwood Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Arrowwood Elementary School?
Arrowwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 390 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Arrowwood Elementary School serve?
Arrowwood Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Arrowwood Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Arrowwood Elementary School is approximately 15.9:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Arrowwood Elementary School?
At Arrowwood Elementary School, the student body is approximately 64% White, 21% Hispanic, 2% Black, 6% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Arrowwood Elementary School public or private?
Arrowwood 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.