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Enrollment
524
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE 1·NCES 080345001577
Buffalo Ridge Elementary School
7075 NORTH SHOREHAM DRIVE, CASTLE ROCK, CO 80108 · (303) 387-5575 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL524 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
69 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 29 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 17% |
Student demographics
49%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
70.6%
CO avg 44.9% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
67.2%
CO avg 36.1% . +0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.6% | 67.2% |
| 2023-24 | 68.1% | 66.7% |
% 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
67.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.7%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 →
Where Buffalo Ridge Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #70 of 931 | #15 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #75 of 940 | #16 of 58 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.6% | #76 of 946 | #19 of 58 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 524 | #201 of 1,056 | #21 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #594 of 896 | #39 of 59 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.7% | #494 of 896 | #32 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.2% | #914 of 983 | #36 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.1% | #103 of 200 | #8 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
524
+65 (+14%) vs 2020
-28% since 2000-01, when it was 726
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 18.4:1
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 | 524 | 32 | 16.4:1 | 13% (69) |
| 2023-24 | 510 | 30 | 17.0:1 | 12% (63) |
| 2022-23 | 499 | 26.5 | 18.8:1 | 8% (40) |
| 2020-21 | 459 | 25 | 18.4:1 | 8% (36) |
| 2017-18 | 476 | 23.7 | 20.1:1 | 7% (31) |
| 2015-16 | 535 | 24 | 22.3:1 | 5% (27) |
| 2010-11 | 505 | 25 | 20.2:1 | 4% (20) |
| 2000-01 | 726 | 41 | 17.7:1 | 1% (7) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Buffalo Ridge Elementary School.
About Buffalo Ridge Elementary School
Buffalo Ridge Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in CASTLE ROCK, Colorado, one of the schools in Douglas County School District No. Re 1. Enrollment stands at 524 students, covering pre-K through 5. The school is 38% above the average for elementary schools in Colorado.
Douglas County School District No. Re 1 counts 61,550 students in its 89 schools, and Buffalo Ridge Elementary School is one of them.
Of every 100 students at Buffalo Ridge Elementary School, about 69 are White. Other reported shares: 17% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 6% Asian. Douglas County's residents are about 80% White, 11 points above the school's share. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Buffalo Ridge Elementary School scores 49%.
Buffalo Ridge Elementary School lists 32 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 16.4 students per teacher. That is in line with the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. About 13% of students at Buffalo Ridge Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Buffalo Ridge Elementary School is +9.1 points: 67.8% actual, 58.7% predicted.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Douglas County show that 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%. Douglas County counts 92 public schools with about 63,841 students.
Buffalo Ridge Elementary School is about 0.4 miles from American Academy, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Buffalo Ridge Elementary School at 4th of 9.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Small: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
The school's student count rose 14% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 16.4:1, from 18.4:1.
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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 CASTLE ROCK
- Castle View High SchoolHigh · 1,938 students
- Douglas County High SchoolHigh · 1,659 students
- Aspen View AcademyElementary · 1,018 students
- Mesa Middle SchoolMiddle · 852 students
- World Compass AcademyElementary · 791 students
- Castle Rock Middle SchoolMiddle · 660 students
Nearby schools
- American Academy0.4 mi · 2,803
- Timber Trail Elementary School0.6 mi · 380
- DC Montessori Charter School0.9 mi · 547
- Castle View High School3.7 mi · 1,938
- Rocky Heights Middle School3.7 mi · 1,129
- Meadow View Elementary School3.9 mi · 508
Frequently asked questions
About Buffalo Ridge Elementary SchoolHow large is Buffalo Ridge Elementary School?
Buffalo Ridge Elementary School enrolls approximately 524 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Buffalo Ridge Elementary School serve?
Buffalo Ridge Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Buffalo Ridge Elementary School?
Approximately 16.4:1 students per teacher at Buffalo Ridge Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Buffalo Ridge Elementary School?
At Buffalo Ridge Elementary School, the student body is approximately 69% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Buffalo Ridge Elementary School public or private?
Buffalo Ridge 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.