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Enrollment
1,018
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE 1·NCES 080345006588
Aspen View Academy
2131 LOW MEADOW BLVD, CASTLE ROCK, CO 80109 · (720) 733-3436 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL1,018 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% 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.
- FBeats 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
18.1:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
104 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 49 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 111 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 108 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 110 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 109 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 99 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 108 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (111) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (108).
Student demographics
32%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
53.5%
CO avg 44.9% . -7.5pp since 2023
Math
47.6%
CO avg 36.1% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.5% | 47.6% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 42.6% |
% 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
49.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.5%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Aspen View Academy
Aspen View Academy's state test result (49.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspen View Academy this school | 1,018 | 10.2% | 49.0% |
| Ben Franklin Academy HIGHLANDS RANCH | 956 | 8.3% | 63.5% |
| Windsor Charter Academy Elementary School WINDSOR | 780 | 16.4% | 62.9% |
| Three Creeks K-8 ARVADA | 1,050 | 6.4% | 58.0% |
| Slavens K-8 School DENVER | 762 | 13.3% | 84.6% |
| Park Hill School DENVER | 717 | 13.4% | 73.7% |
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 Aspen View Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #308 of 931 | #50 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #293 of 940 ▲ 52 | #46 of 58 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.5% | #309 of 946 ▼ 117 | #50 of 58 ▼ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,018 | #10 of 1,056 | #3 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #777 of 896 | #52 of 59 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.0% | #782 of 896 | #56 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.2% | #946 of 983 | #43 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.8% | #64 of 200 | #4 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
1,018
+125 (+14%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 1,018 | 56.3 | 18.1:1 | 10% (104) |
| 2023-24 | 973 | 55.8 | 17.4:1 | 10% (101) |
| 2022-23 | 961 | 53.8 | 17.9:1 | 4% (37) |
| 2020-21 | 893 | 52 | 17.2:1 | 4% (38) |
| 2017-18 | 850 | 48.9 | 17.4:1 | 6% (55) |
| 2015-16 | 847 | 46 | 18.4:1 | 8% (65) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Aspen View Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (850 to 1,018); teachers up 15% (48.9 to 56.3).
About Aspen View Academy
In CASTLE ROCK, Colorado, part of Douglas County, Aspen View Academy is an elementary school. The student body numbers 1,018 students, from pre-K through 8. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Colorado is about 379, so this school runs 169% above that.
Douglas County School District No. Re 1 runs Aspen View Academy along with 88 other schools, enrolling 61,550 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show Aspen View Academy is 82% White. Other groups include 11% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. County-wide, about 80% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 32% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Aspen View Academy counts 56.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 18.1 students for each one. This ratio sits 1.5 above the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. About 10% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
Measured against Colorado public elementary schools, Aspen View Academy 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.
Aspen View Academy is 11.5 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (49.0% versus 60.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Colorado.
County data help place the school in context: in Douglas County, the median household income is $149,594, roughly 62% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Douglas County is home to 92 public schools and about 63,841 public school students.
The nearest public school is Academy Charter School, at about 1.1 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 49.0% average proficiency ranks 5th among 8 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Small, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
Enrollment grew 14% from its 2020-21 level of 893.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 CASTLE ROCK
- Castle View High SchoolHigh · 1,938 students
- Douglas County High SchoolHigh · 1,659 students
- Mesa Middle SchoolMiddle · 852 students
- World Compass AcademyElementary · 791 students
- Castle Rock Middle SchoolMiddle · 660 students
- Clear Sky ElementaryElementary · 627 students
Nearby schools
- Academy Charter School1.1 mi · 581
- Castle Rock Middle School1.1 mi · 660
- Castle View High School1.3 mi · 1,938
- Clear Sky Elementary1.3 mi · 627
- Meadow View Elementary School1.4 mi · 508
- Soaring Hawk Elementary School1.5 mi · 431
Frequently asked questions
About Aspen View AcademyHow large is Aspen View Academy?
Aspen View Academy enrolls approximately 1,018 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Aspen View Academy serve?
Aspen View Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Aspen View Academy have?
Aspen View Academy employs 56 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Aspen View Academy?
At Aspen View Academy, the student body is approximately 82% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Aspen View Academy?
Aspen View Academy is overseen by Douglas County School District No. Re 1 in Douglas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.