Elizabeth Running Creek Preschool

Elizabeth Running Creek Preschool, an one-room-style elementary campus in ELIZABETH, Colorado, run under ELIZABETH SCHOOL DISTRICT, hosts 53 students, covering grade pre-K. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 379 students each, so Elizabeth Running Creek Preschool sits 86% smaller than that benchmark.

ELIZABETH SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 2,282 students. Elizabeth Running Creek Preschool is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Elizabeth Running Creek Preschool lists that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Elbert County as a whole.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 106.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.6:1 average.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Elbert County) logs that median household income runs about $132,685, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Elizabeth Running Creek Preschool is one of 17 public schools in Elbert County (combined enrollment of about 3,265 students).

The closest other public school is Running Creek Elementary School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 16%: 63 students in 2018 compared to 53 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 95% to 81% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 143.2:1 in 2018 to 106.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.