Enrollment
377
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE 1·NCES 080345001736
Eldorado Elementary School
1305 TIMBERVALE TRAIL, HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO 80126 · (303) 387-6325 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL377 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
67 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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 | 25 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 53 | 14% |
Student demographics
51%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
76.2%
CO avg 44.9% . +8.5pp since 2023
Math
73.8%
CO avg 36.1% . +9.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.2% | 73.8% |
| 2023-24 | 67.7% | 64.5% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
69.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 56% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Colorado's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Eldorado Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.7% | #57 of 931 | #13 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.8% | #35 of 940 | #8 of 58 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.2% | #39 of 946 | #12 of 58 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 377 | #486 of 1,056 | #43 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #162 of 896 | #3 of 59 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.4% | #410 of 896 | #23 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.8% | #854 of 983 | #24 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.4% | #220 of 664 | #17 of 45 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
377
-39 (-9%) vs 2020
-43% since 2010-11, when it was 663
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 377 | 28 | 13.5:1 | 18% (67) |
| 2023-24 | 404 | 26 | 15.5:1 | 21% (85) |
| 2022-23 | 392 | 27.5 | 14.3:1 | 8% (33) |
| 2020-21 | 416 | 28 | 14.9:1 | 8% (35) |
| 2017-18 | 492 | 27.6 | 17.8:1 | 8% (37) |
| 2015-16 | 540 | 28 | 19.3:1 | 9% (47) |
| 2010-11 | 663 | 33 | 20.1:1 | 6% (38) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eldorado Elementary School.
About Eldorado Elementary School
Eldorado Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colorado. Its enrollment is 377 students, spread over pre-K through 6.
Douglas County School District No. Re 1 has 61,550 students in 89 schools, and Eldorado Elementary School is one of those schools.
More than half of the students at Eldorado Elementary School are White (66%). Next come 19% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 4% Asian. That compares with about 80% White among all Douglas County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 51%.
Teacher count: 28 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.5:1. The gap from the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado is 3.1 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 18%. The figure for public schools in Douglas County is close, at 18%.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Eldorado Elementary School ranks in the top 10% in Colorado. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 69.7%, against a prediction of 56.0%.
For Douglas County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $149,594 a year, 62% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 0.6 miles from Eldorado Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Eldorado Elementary School ranks 4th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school's student count fell 9% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 13.5:1, from 14.9:1.
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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
Nearby schools
- Thunderridge High School0.6 mi · 1,820
- Ranch View Middle School0.6 mi · 829
- Saddle Ranch Elementary School0.7 mi · 355
- Trailblazer Elementary School1.0 mi · 330
- STEM School Highlands Ranch1.1 mi · 1,394
- Bear Canyon Elementary School1.1 mi · 368
Frequently asked questions
About Eldorado Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Eldorado Elementary School?
Eldorado Elementary School enrolls approximately 377 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Eldorado Elementary School serve?
Eldorado Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Eldorado Elementary School have?
Eldorado Elementary School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Eldorado Elementary School?
Student demographics at Eldorado Elementary School are roughly 66% White, 19% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Eldorado Elementary School in?
Eldorado Elementary School is part of Douglas County School District No. Re 1.
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