Copper Mesa Elementary School

Copper Mesa Elementary School, an intimate K-5 school in HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colorado, overseen by Douglas County School District No. Re 1, instructs 306 students, covering grades pre-K through 6.

Copper Mesa Elementary School is one of 89 schools operated by Douglas County School District No. Re 1, a district that teaches 61,550 students overall.

Demographically, Copper Mesa Elementary School logs that 73% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 6% Asian.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Copper Mesa Elementary School has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Copper Mesa Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 11% of students at Copper Mesa Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Copper Mesa Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 60.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 61.8%.

In the broader community, census data for Douglas County shows median household earnings sit near $149,594, roughly 62% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. Across Douglas County's 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,841 students), Copper Mesa Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Mountain Ridge Middle School, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Copper Mesa Elementary School comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 62.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 41%: 517 students in 2018 compared to 306 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 78% to 73% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.

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