Enrollment
323
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. R-1·NCES 080480001500
Elk Creek Elementary School
13304 SOUTH U S HIGHWAY 285, PINE, CO 80470 · (303) 982-2900 · Jefferson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL323 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 75% of Colorado public elementary schools
- A-Test 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
15.8:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
70 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 34 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 35% smaller than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
29%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
69.3%
CO avg 44.9% . +5.8pp since 2023
Math
53.0%
CO avg 36.1% . +14.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.3% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.5% | 38.5% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
57.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.6%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Elk Creek Elementary School
Elk Creek Elementary School's state test result (57.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Creek Elementary School this school | 323 | 21.7% | 57.9% |
| Wingate Elementary School GRAND JUNCTION | 363 | 19.8% | 71.8% |
| Hutchinson Elementary School LAKEWOOD | 328 | 23.5% | 53.2% |
| West Jefferson Elementary School CONIFER | 252 | 22.6% | 56.8% |
| Lyons Elementary School LYONS | 255 | 19.6% | 75.9% |
| Ponderosa Elementary LOVELAND | 335 | 22.7% | 46.5% |
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 Elk Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Jefferson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #177 of 931 | #23 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #227 of 940 ▲ 178 | #31 of 85 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #95 of 946 ▲ 66 | #15 of 85 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 323 | #635 of 1,056 | #60 of 89 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #504 of 896 | #40 of 86 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.0% | #810 of 896 | #76 of 86 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.7% | #805 of 983 | #54 of 85 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.8% | #341 of 664 | #30 of 62 |
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
323
-21 (-6%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 444
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 323 | 20.5 | 15.8:1 | 22% (70) |
| 2023-24 | 324 | 18.5 | 17.5:1 | 20% (65) |
| 2022-23 | 337 | 20.9 | 16.1:1 | 19% (63) |
| 2020-21 | 344 | 21 | 16.4:1 | 16% (55) |
| 2017-18 | 388 | 18.6 | 20.8:1 | 14% (54) |
| 2015-16 | 317 | 15 | 21.1:1 | 16% (51) |
| 2010-11 | 321 | 16 | 20.1:1 | 18% (57) |
| 2000-01 | 410 | 20 | 20.5:1 | 6% (24) |
| 1990-91 | 444 | 19 | 23.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elk Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (388 to 323); teachers up 10% (18.6 to 20.5).
About Elk Creek Elementary School
Elk Creek Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in PINE, Colorado, under Jefferson County School District No. R-1. Enrollment totals 323 students across pre-K through 5.
Elk Creek Elementary School sits within Jefferson County School District No. R-1, which has 148 schools and 74,935 students.
Elk Creek Elementary School is 84% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 8% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Elk Creek Elementary School scores 29%.
Teacher count: 20.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 15.8:1. Compared with the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 22%. Compared with the 32% average for public schools in Jefferson County, the school's rate is lower.
Elk Creek Elementary School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 75% of Colorado public elementary schools.
Test results at Elk Creek Elementary School are 4.3 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (57.9% actual, 53.6% predicted).
In Jefferson County, median household income comes to about $110,656, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 52% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The county's public schools total 168, with about 74,739 students.
Of the public schools around it, Elk Creek Elementary School is closest to Conifer Senior High School, about 4.8 miles away. There are 7 other public schools within ten miles. Local comparison: Elk Creek Elementary School ranks 3rd of 9 nearby schools, at 57.9% versus a 54.9% average.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment decreased by 6% across 4 years, from 344 in 2020-21 to 323 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,377
Census ACS
Median income
$110,656
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
168
74,739 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson County School District No. R-1
- Arvada West High SchoolHigh · 1,923 students
- Ralston Valley Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,875 students
- Chatfield High SchoolHigh · 1,808 students
- Lakewood High SchoolHigh · 1,735 students
- Columbine High SchoolHigh · 1,710 students
- Golden High SchoolHigh · 1,469 students
Other Elk Creek Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Elk Creek Elementary. Elk Creek Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Elk Creek ElementaryNEW CASTLE, CO · 272 students
- Elk Creek ElementaryElk Creek, CA · 34 students
Nearby schools
- Conifer Senior High School4.8 mi · 819
- Deer Creek Elementary School5.5 mi · 367
- West Jefferson Elementary School5.9 mi · 252
- West Jefferson Middle School6.3 mi · 499
- Marshdale Elementary School8.8 mi · 375
- Platte Canyon High School9.4 mi · 183
Frequently asked questions
About Elk Creek Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Elk Creek Elementary School?
Elk Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 323 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Elk Creek Elementary School serve?
Elk Creek Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Elk Creek Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Elk Creek Elementary School is approximately 15.8:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Elk Creek Elementary School?
At Elk Creek Elementary School, the student body is approximately 84% White, 8% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Elk Creek Elementary School public or private?
Elk Creek Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jefferson County School District No. R-1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.