Cougar Run Elementary School

Cougar Run Elementary School operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colorado, run under Douglas County School District No. Re 1. Current enrollment sits at 392 students spanning grades K through 6.

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

In terms of who attends, Cougar Run Elementary School reports that 69% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 18% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 80% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Cougar Run Elementary School lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Cougar Run Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 21% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Cougar Run Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 54.2%, the actual is 64.0%, a residual of +9.8 points.

In the surrounding 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 roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Douglas County runs 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,841 students), of which Cougar Run Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Platte River Charter Academy, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cougar Run Elementary School at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 62.1%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 22%: 505 students in 2018 compared to 392 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 76% to 69%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.