Aspen View Academy

Aspen View Academy is one of the expansive elementary campuss in CASTLE ROCK, Colorado, overseen by Douglas County School District No. Re 1, with 1,018 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 379 students per school, that is 169% bigger than typical.

Douglas County School District No. Re 1 runs 89 schools in total, collectively educating 61,550 students. Aspen View Academy is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Aspen View Academy reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%). Beyond that, the school shows 11% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Aspen View Academy logs 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.1:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 10% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Aspen View Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.0%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Douglas County) reports that median household income runs about $149,594, about 62% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. In all, Douglas County runs 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,841 students), of which Aspen View Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Academy Charter School, around 1.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Aspen View Academy ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 49.4%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site. As a public charter, Aspen View Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Aspen View Academy's enrollment has grew 20% since 2018, when it stood at 850 (now 1,018).

On allk12, members of the Aspen View Academy community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.