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Alumni: what's one memory from Ellicott Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
520
Elementary
DISTRICT 336 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELLICOTT SCHOOL DISTRICT 22·NCES 080375000484
Ellicott Elementary School
399 SOUTH ELLICOTT HIGHWAY, ELLICOTT, CO 80808 · (719) 683-2700 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL520 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
299 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 86 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 27% larger than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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 Ellicott School District 22. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
30.5%
CO avg 44.9% . +0.8pp since 2023
Math
25.4%
CO avg 36.1% . +2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.5% | 25.4% |
| 2023-24 | 29.7% | 22.9% |
% 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
29.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Ellicott Elementary School
Ellicott Elementary School's state test result (29.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellicott Elementary School this school | 520 | 57.5% | 29.1% |
| Prairie Winds Elementary School PUEBLO WEST | 477 | 51.6% | 32.4% |
| Peakview Academy at Conrad Ball LOVELAND | 536 | 62.7% | 18.3% |
| Laurel Elementary School FORT COLLINS | 412 | 54.6% | 37.3% |
| Pagosa Springs Elementary School PAGOSA SPRINGS | 511 | 60.7% | 31.2% |
| Platte Valley Elementary School KERSEY | 528 | 50.0% | 49.1% |
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 Ellicott Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #599 of 931 | #99 of 128 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.4% | #613 of 940 ▲ 31 | #91 of 126 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #648 of 946 ▲ 5 | #93 of 127 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 520 | #207 of 1,056 | #32 of 137 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #347 of 896 | #60 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.0% | #203 of 896 | #72 of 122 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.5% | #401 of 983 | #47 of 134 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.1% | #590 of 664 | #93 of 100 |
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
520
+10 (+2%) vs 2020
+113% since 1990-91, when it was 244
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 520 | 35.1 | 14.8:1 | 57% (299) |
| 2023-24 | 534 | 28.9 | 18.5:1 | 63% (334) |
| 2022-23 | 513 | 32 | 16.0:1 | 59% (303) |
| 2020-21 | 510 | 33 | 15.4:1 | 56% (285) |
| 2017-18 | 542 | 35.1 | 15.4:1 | 60% (325) |
| 2015-16 | 570 | 38 | 15.0:1 | 61% (347) |
| 2010-11 | 530 | 31 | 17.1:1 | 62% (329) |
| 2000-01 | 521 | 33 | 15.8:1 | 43% (222) |
| 1990-91 | 244 | 13 | 18.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ellicott Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (542 to 520); teachers unchanged (35.1 to 35.1).
About Ellicott Elementary School
Ellicott Elementary School, located in ELLICOTT, Colorado, is a mid-sized elementary school. Total enrollment is 520 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Colorado have about 379 students on average; enrollment here is 37% higher.
Ellicott School District 22 is the district for Ellicott Elementary School. It has 3 schools and 1,009 students.
About 49% of students at Ellicott Elementary School are White, the largest single group. The rest of enrollment is 38% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Black. Among all residents of El Paso County, the White share is about 70%. A diversity index of 60% means there is a 60% chance two randomly chosen students at Ellicott Elementary School are from different groups.
Ellicott Elementary School has 35.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. The gap from the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado is 1.8 students per teacher. At Ellicott Elementary School, 57% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Among public schools in El Paso County, the average eligibility rate is 42%.
Compared with Colorado schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Ellicott Elementary School's results are 2.7 points below predicted: 29.1% against 31.9%.
In El Paso County, home to about 742,999 people, median household income comes to about $90,363, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. El Paso County's 245 public schools enroll about 114,356 students and include Ellicott Elementary School.
Ellicott Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Ellicott Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Ellicott Elementary School holds 2 other public schools. Ellicott Elementary School's average proficiency of 29.1% compares with 30.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 520, close to the 510 recorded in 2020-21.
The allk12 page for Ellicott Elementary School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
El Paso County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
742,999
Census ACS
Median income
$90,363
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
245
114,356 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ellicott School District 22
- Ellicott Senior High SchoolHigh · 259 students
- Ellicott Middle SchoolMiddle · 230 students
Other schools in ELLICOTT
- Ellicott Senior High SchoolHigh · 259 students
- Ellicott Middle SchoolMiddle · 230 students
Nearby schools
- Ellicott Middle School0.1 mi · 230
- Ellicott Senior High School0.1 mi · 259
- Falcon Elementary School of Technology13.6 mi · 318
- Grand Mountain School14.0 mi · 1,044
- Patriot High School14.0 mi · 115
- Liberty Tree Academy14.3 mi · 602
Frequently asked questions
About Ellicott Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ellicott Elementary School?
Ellicott Elementary School enrolls approximately 520 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Ellicott Elementary School serve?
Ellicott Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Ellicott Elementary School?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Ellicott Elementary School.
How diverse is Ellicott Elementary School?
Ellicott Elementary School reports a student body of 49% White, 38% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Ellicott Elementary School in?
Ellicott Elementary School is part of Ellicott School District 22.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.