Columbine Elementary School

Columbine Elementary School is a small elementary-level community in WOODLAND PARK, Colorado, operated by Woodland Park School District No. Re-2. The school works with 321 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Columbine Elementary School is one of 6 schools operated by Woodland Park School District No. Re-2, a district that works with 1,951 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Columbine Elementary School lists that White students make up the majority at 79%. Beyond that, the school logs 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. An estimated 42% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Columbine Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.4%; this one delivers 38.3%.

In the broader community, census data for Teller County shows median household earnings sit near $85,361, about 38% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Across Teller County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,249 students), Columbine Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Merit Academy, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Columbine Elementary School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 46.7%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Five-year trend. Columbine Elementary School's enrollment has declined 21% since 2018, when it stood at 407 (now 321). The White share of enrollment fell from 89% to 79% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 18.8:1 today.

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