Enrollment
174
Elementary
DISTRICT 164 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEER TRAIL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 26J·NCES 080327000287
Deer Trail Elementary School
130 2ND AVENUE, DEER TRAIL, CO 80105 · (303) 769-4421 · Arapahoe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL174 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 4% of Colorado public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
15.1:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
88 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (22).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Deer Trail Elementary School→Deer Trail Junior-Senior High School
Based on grade levels within Deer Trail School District No. 26J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsMath
14.3%
CO avg 36.1% . -7.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Colorado average is about 36 of 100. Math scores are down about 8 points since 2023.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | N/A | 14.3% |
| 2023-24 | 12.7% | 22.2% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
19.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 36% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Trail Elementary School
Deer Trail Elementary School's state test result (19.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Trail Elementary School this school | 174 | 50.6% | 19.1% |
| Sargent Elementary School MONTE VISTA | 142 | 49.3% | 36.0% |
| The Studio School NORTHGLENN | 215 | 47.4% | 33.0% |
| Truscott Elementary School LOVELAND | 194 | 50.5% | 14.9% |
| Lincoln Elementary School LOVELAND | 196 | 47.4% | 40.4% |
| Del Norte Elementary School DEL NORTE | 187 | 56.7% | 24.1% |
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 Trail Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Arapahoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.1% | #782 of 931 | #74 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.3% | #820 of 940 ▼ 155 | #80 of 96 ▼ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.7% | #911 of 946 | #88 of 96 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 174 | #920 of 1,056 | #98 of 104 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.6% | #468 of 983 | #54 of 101 |
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
174
+35 (+25%) vs 2020
+66% since 1990-91, when it was 105
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 174 | 11.5 | 15.1:1 | 51% (88) |
| 2023-24 | 212 | 14.9 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 175 | 6 | 29.2:1 | 40% (70) |
| 2020-21 | 139 | 8 | 17.4:1 | 45% (62) |
| 2017-18 | 111 | 9.1 | 12.3:1 | 44% (49) |
| 2015-16 | 97 | 5 | 19.4:1 | 41% (40) |
| 2010-11 | 78 | 8 | 9.8:1 | 53% (41) |
| 2000-01 | 95 | 8 | 11.9:1 | 13% (12) |
| 1990-91 | 105 | 8 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Deer Trail Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 57% (111 to 174); teachers up 27% (9.1 to 11.5).
About Deer Trail Elementary School
Deer Trail Elementary School is an elementary school in DEER TRAIL, Colorado, and it is part of Deer Trail School District No. 26J. It has an enrollment of 174 students in pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 379 students for elementary schools in Colorado.
Deer Trail Elementary School belongs to Deer Trail School District No. 26J, a district of 2 schools and 327 students.
The share of White students at Deer Trail Elementary School is 53%, a majority. It is also 40% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 56, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at Deer Trail Elementary School comes to 11.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.1:1. Elementary schools in Colorado have an average ratio of 16.6:1. On the income side, 51% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 50% average for public schools in Arapahoe County.
Deer Trail Elementary School holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 4% of Colorado public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Deer Trail Elementary School is -17.0 points, in the bottom 10% of Colorado. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 19.1%, and the predicted rate is 36.1%.
The county, Arapahoe County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $101,087, about 47% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The county has 176 public schools and about 115,502 students.
The closest school to Deer Trail Elementary School is Deer Trail Junior-Senior High School, located less than a tenth of a mile away.
Federal data place Deer Trail Elementary School in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school's student count increased 25% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The number of students per teacher dropped from 17.4 to 15.1 over 4 years.
Deer Trail Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Arapahoe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
659,844
Census ACS
Median income
$101,087
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
176
115,502 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Deer Trail School District No. 26J
- Deer Trail Junior-Senior High SchoolHigh · 153 students
Other schools in DEER TRAIL
- Deer Trail Junior-Senior High SchoolHigh · 153 students
Nearby schools
- Deer Trail Junior-Senior High School0.0 mi · 153
- Agate Junior Senior High School11.4 mi · 32
- Agate Elementary School11.4 mi · 53
- Byers Junior-Senior High School11.6 mi · 235
- Astravo Online Academy Middle School11.6 mi · 762
- Colorado Online Middle School11.6 mi · 211
Frequently asked questions
About Deer Trail Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Deer Trail Elementary School?
Deer Trail Elementary School enrolls approximately 174 students in grades PK-05.
Is Deer Trail Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Deer Trail Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Deer Trail Elementary School?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Deer Trail Elementary School.
How diverse is Deer Trail Elementary School?
Deer Trail Elementary School reports a student body of 53% White, 40% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Deer Trail Elementary School public or private?
Deer Trail Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Deer Trail School District No. 26J.
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