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Enrollment
367
Elementary
DISTRICT 229 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PLATTE CANYON SCHOOL DISTRICT 1·NCES 080237000086
Deer Creek Elementary School
1737 CR 43, BAILEY, CO 80421 · (303) 838-7666 · Park County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL367 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Colorado public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
15.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
147 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 50%
Community
1
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 | 53 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (48) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Platte Canyon School District 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
52.4%
CO avg 44.9% . +7.2pp since 2023
Math
41.5%
CO avg 36.1% . +0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.4% | 41.5% |
| 2023-24 | 45.2% | 41.1% |
% 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
47.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.4%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Deer Creek Elementary School
Deer Creek Elementary School's state test result (47.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Creek Elementary School this school | 367 | 40.1% | 47.8% |
| Shelledy Elementary School FRUITA | 371 | 38.5% | 45.3% |
| Avery/Parsons Elementary School BUENA VISTA | 383 | 38.9% | 34.3% |
| Manitou Springs Elementary School MANITOU SPRINGS | 331 | 39.0% | 42.6% |
| Columbine Elementary School WOODLAND PARK | 321 | 41.7% | 38.3% |
| Longfellow Elementary School SALIDA | 449 | 39.6% | 62.0% |
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 Deer Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #332 of 931 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #393 of 940 ▼ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #328 of 946 ▲ 92 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 367 | #522 of 1,056 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #521 of 896 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.2% | #798 of 896 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.1% | #581 of 983 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.4% | #315 of 664 |
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
367
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 556
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 367 | 23 | 15.9:1 | 40% (147) |
| 2023-24 | 369 | 23.1 | 16.0:1 | 38% (140) |
| 2022-23 | 400 | 24.1 | 16.6:1 | 24% (97) |
| 2020-21 | 362 | 25 | 14.5:1 | 23% (82) |
| 2017-18 | 450 | 26.1 | 17.2:1 | 28% (124) |
| 2015-16 | 495 | 28 | 17.7:1 | 28% (137) |
| 2010-11 | 587 | 31 | 18.9:1 | 28% (165) |
| 2000-01 | 729 | 41 | 17.8:1 | 9% (69) |
| 1990-91 | 556 | 27 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Deer Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (450 to 367); teachers down 12% (26.1 to 23).
About Deer Creek Elementary School
Deer Creek Elementary School is a public mid-sized elementary school in BAILEY, Colorado. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 367 students.
Platte Canyon School District 1 has 3 schools; together they serve 688 students.
Of every 100 students at Deer Creek Elementary School, about 83 are White. Smaller groups are 11% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 30%.
There are about 15.9 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Deer Creek Elementary School, which has 23. That is in line with the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Deer Creek Elementary School is about 40%. The average for public schools in Park County is similar, at 39%.
On the allk12 Grade, Deer Creek Elementary School lands at B+, ahead of 66% of Colorado public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 47.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 42.4%.
In Park County, median household income comes to about $103,670, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Park County counts 8 public schools with about 1,264 students.
Platte Canyon High School is about 4.1 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 2. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 56.2%; Deer Creek Elementary School's is 47.8%, ranking 7th of 9.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment at Deer Creek Elementary School was 362 in 2020-21 and 367 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. The number of students per teacher increased from 14.5 to 15.9 over 4 years.
The allk12 page for Deer Creek Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Park County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,907
Census ACS
Median income
$103,670
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,264 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Platte Canyon School District 1
- Platte Canyon High SchoolHigh · 183 students
- Fitzsimmons Middle SchoolMiddle · 138 students
Other schools in BAILEY
- Platte Canyon High SchoolHigh · 183 students
- Fitzsimmons Middle SchoolMiddle · 138 students
Other Deer Creek Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 7 states are named Deer Creek Elementary. Deer Creek Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 8.
- Deer Creek Elementary SchoolCROWLEY, TX · 647 students
- Deer Creek Elementary SchoolCEDAR PARK, TX · 638 students
- Deer Creek ElementaryNoblesville, IN · 613 students
- Deer Creek Elementary SchoolTigard, OR · 534 students
- Deer Creek Elementary SchoolEdmond, OK · 483 students
Nearby schools
- Platte Canyon High School4.1 mi · 183
- Fitzsimmons Middle School4.1 mi · 138
- Elk Creek Elementary School5.5 mi · 323
- Conifer Senior High School9.7 mi · 819
- West Jefferson Elementary School10.7 mi · 252
- West Jefferson Middle School11.0 mi · 499
Frequently asked questions
About Deer Creek Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Deer Creek Elementary School?
Deer Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 367 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Deer Creek Elementary School serve?
Deer Creek Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Deer Creek Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Deer Creek Elementary School is approximately 15.9:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Deer Creek Elementary School?
Student demographics at Deer Creek Elementary School are roughly 83% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Deer Creek Elementary School in?
Deer Creek Elementary School is part of Platte Canyon School District 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.