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What's the most underrated thing about Coyote Creek Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
506
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE 1·NCES 080345001250
Coyote Creek Elementary School
2861 BANEBERRY COURT, HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO 80129 · (303) 387-6175 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL506 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Colorado public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
64 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 24 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 57 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 28% larger than its 6th grade class (57).
Student demographics
48%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
72.8%
CO avg 44.9% . +5.2pp since 2023
Math
64.1%
CO avg 36.1% . +2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.8% | 64.1% |
| 2023-24 | 67.6% | 61.2% |
% 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
65.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% 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 →
Schools most like Coyote Creek Elementary School
Coyote Creek Elementary School's state test result (65.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coyote Creek Elementary School this school | 506 | 12.6% | 65.1% |
| Devinny Elementary School LAKEWOOD | 505 | 13.7% | 70.1% |
| Sage Canyon Elementary CASTLE ROCK | 552 | 9.8% | 55.3% |
| Pine Grove Elementary School PARKER | 480 | 10.4% | 57.8% |
| Academy Charter School CASTLE ROCK | 581 | 10.5% | 67.7% |
| Van Arsdale Elementary School ARVADA | 492 | 16.7% | 51.6% |
Matched among Colorado elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Coyote Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.1% | #98 of 931 | #19 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #103 of 940 ▲ 6 | #21 of 58 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #66 of 946 ▲ 45 | #16 of 58 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 506 | #225 of 1,056 | #23 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #547 of 896 | #34 of 59 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.3% | #506 of 896 | #34 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.6% | #921 of 983 | #38 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.7% | #69 of 200 | #6 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
506
+150 (+42%) vs 2020
-31% since 2000-01, when it was 730
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 506 | 31.4 | 16.1:1 | 13% (64) |
| 2023-24 | 502 | 29 | 17.3:1 | 11% (54) |
| 2022-23 | 470 | 26.1 | 18.0:1 | 6% (26) |
| 2020-21 | 356 | 23 | 15.5:1 | 7% (26) |
| 2017-18 | 430 | 24.3 | 17.7:1 | 8% (35) |
| 2015-16 | 416 | 21 | 19.8:1 | 9% (39) |
| 2010-11 | 458 | 23 | 19.9:1 | 5% (22) |
| 2000-01 | 730 | 44 | 16.6:1 | 2% (11) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Coyote Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (430 to 506); teachers up 29% (24.3 to 31.4).
About Coyote Creek Elementary School
Federal records list Coyote Creek Elementary School as an elementary school in HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colorado. The school serves pre-K through 6. Enrollment is 506 students. That is 34% above the average of about 379 students for elementary schools in Colorado.
Douglas County School District No. Re 1 runs Coyote Creek Elementary School along with 88 other schools, enrolling 61,550 students in total.
Federal enrollment data show Coyote Creek Elementary School is 69% White. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 80% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 48, compared with 70 nationally.
Coyote Creek Elementary School lists 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 16.1 students per teacher. The ratio is within a point of the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 13% of the student body.
Among Colorado public elementary schools, Coyote Creek Elementary School outscored 84%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Coyote Creek Elementary School would be expected to post about 59.1%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 65.1%.
In Douglas County, home to about 377,150 people, the median household earns about $149,594 a year, roughly 62% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Douglas County number 92, with about 63,841 students.
Thunderridge High School is about 0.8 miles from Coyote Creek Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Coyote Creek Elementary School is 4th among 9 schools close by.
NCES assigns Coyote Creek Elementary School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment figures are 356 for 2020-21 and 506 for 2024-25. Differences this large can reflect a change in grade levels, a boundary change, or a merger.
People who know Coyote Creek Elementary School can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 HIGHLANDS RANCH
- Rock Canyon High SchoolHigh · 2,325 students
- Mountain Vista High SchoolHigh · 2,169 students
- Thunderridge High SchoolHigh · 1,820 students
- STEM School Highlands RanchCombined · 1,394 students
- Skyview AcademyCombined · 1,358 students
- Highlands Ranch High SchoolHigh · 1,323 students
Other Coyote Creek Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Coyote Creek Elementary. Coyote Creek Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Coyote Creek ElementarySan Ramon, CA · 613 students
Nearby schools
- Thunderridge High School0.8 mi · 1,820
- Ranch View Middle School0.8 mi · 829
- Trailblazer Elementary School0.8 mi · 330
- Stone Mountain Elementary1.0 mi · 452
- Eldorado Elementary School1.4 mi · 377
- Saddle Ranch Elementary School1.4 mi · 355
Frequently asked questions
About Coyote Creek Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Coyote Creek Elementary School?
Coyote Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 506 students in grades PK-06.
Is Coyote Creek Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Coyote Creek Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Coyote Creek Elementary School?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Coyote Creek Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Coyote Creek Elementary School?
Student demographics at Coyote Creek Elementary School are roughly 69% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Coyote Creek Elementary School public or private?
Coyote Creek 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.