Buffalo Ridge Elementary School

Buffalo Ridge Elementary School is one of the average-sized primary schools in CASTLE ROCK, Colorado, one of the schools within Douglas County School District No. Re 1, with 524 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 379 students each, so Buffalo Ridge Elementary School sits 38% above that benchmark.

Douglas County School District No. Re 1 comprises 89 schools with combined enrollment of 61,550 students; Buffalo Ridge Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Buffalo Ridge Elementary School reports that White students make up the majority at 69%. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Asian. By comparison, Douglas County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.4:1. The state averages about 16.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 13% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Buffalo Ridge Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 67.8%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Douglas County put the typical household earns roughly $149,594 per year, 62% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. In all, Douglas County runs 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,841 students), of which Buffalo Ridge Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is American Academy, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Buffalo Ridge Elementary School at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 55.2%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Buffalo Ridge Elementary School has ticked up 10%, going from 476 students in 2018 to 524 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 81% to 69%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 today.

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