Enrollment
354
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE 1·NCES 080345003172
Franktown Elementary School
1384 NORTH STATE HIGHWAY 83, FRANKTOWN, CO 80116 · (303) 387-5300 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL354 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
40 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 | 18 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (55).
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
66.0%
CO avg 44.9% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
64.6%
CO avg 36.1% . +4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 64.6% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 59.9% |
% 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
63.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Franktown Elementary School
Franktown Elementary School's state test result (63.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franktown Elementary School this school | 354 | 11.3% | 63.2% |
| Eagle County Charter Academy EDWARDS | 360 | 13.6% | 55.2% |
| Maple Grove Elementary School GOLDEN | 390 | 13.6% | 63.7% |
| Frontier Valley Elementary School PARKER | 369 | 13.3% | 53.4% |
| Prairie Winds Elementary School MONUMENT | 374 | 11.5% | 59.2% |
| Niwot Elementary School NIWOT | 411 | 9.5% | 77.8% |
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 Franktown Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #119 of 931 | #25 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.6% | #99 of 940 ▲ 20 | #19 of 58 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #125 of 946 ▲ 17 | #24 of 58 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 354 | #555 of 1,056 | #51 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #580 of 896 | #38 of 59 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.9% | #811 of 896 | #58 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.3% | #934 of 983 | #39 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.8% | #654 of 664 | #44 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. 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
354
+20 (+6%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 374
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 354 | 21.8 | 16.3:1 | 11% (40) |
| 2023-24 | 364 | 22.4 | 16.3:1 | 14% (50) |
| 2022-23 | 365 | 22.2 | 16.4:1 | 6% (23) |
| 2020-21 | 334 | 23 | 14.5:1 | 7% (24) |
| 2017-18 | 357 | 20.3 | 17.6:1 | 10% (37) |
| 2015-16 | 352 | 19 | 18.5:1 | 8% (27) |
| 2010-11 | 277 | 14 | 19.8:1 | 9% (26) |
| 2000-01 | 330 | 21 | 15.7:1 | 2% (7) |
| 1990-91 | 374 | 19 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Franktown Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (357 to 354); teachers up 7% (20.3 to 21.8).
About Franktown Elementary School
Franktown Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in FRANKTOWN, Colorado. It has an enrollment of 354 students in pre-K through 5.
The district, Douglas County School District No. Re 1, has 61,550 students enrolled across 89 schools.
Franktown Elementary School is 84% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 10% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is in line with Douglas County, where about 80% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 29%.
There are 21.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 16.3:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Colorado is similar, at 16.6:1. On the income side, 11% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Franktown Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Colorado schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 63.2% and a predicted 59.9%.
Looking at the county, Douglas County, median household income comes to about $149,594, about 62% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. The county has 92 public schools and about 63,841 students.
Of the public schools around it, Franktown Elementary School is closest to Flagstone Elementary School, about 2.4 miles away. There are 6 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Franktown Elementary School ranks 1st of 8 nearby schools, at 63.2% versus a 44.0% average.
In the federal locale system, Franktown Elementary School is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's student count increased 6% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The school's ratio increased from 14.5:1 to 16.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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
Nearby schools
- Flagstone Elementary School2.4 mi · 496
- Mesa Middle School2.6 mi · 852
- Sagewood Middle School3.5 mi · 816
- Rock Ridge Elementary School3.6 mi · 449
- Ponderosa High School3.7 mi · 1,406
- Sage Canyon Elementary4.0 mi · 552
Frequently asked questions
About Franktown Elementary SchoolHow large is Franktown Elementary School?
Franktown Elementary School enrolls approximately 354 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Franktown Elementary School serve?
Franktown Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Franktown Elementary School have?
Franktown Elementary School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Franktown Elementary School?
Student demographics at Franktown Elementary School are roughly 84% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Franktown Elementary School public or private?
Franktown Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Douglas County School District No. Re 1.
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