Enrollment
369
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE 1·NCES 080345001875
Frontier Valley Elementary School
23919 EAST CANTERBERRY TRAIL, PARKER, CO 80138 · (303) 387-8475 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL369 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
49 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 | 22 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
37%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
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
52.0%
CO avg 44.9% . -3.4pp since 2023
Math
54.2%
CO avg 36.1% . -0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 54.2% |
| 2023-24 | 55.4% | 55.1% |
% 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
53.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.7%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Frontier Valley Elementary School
Frontier Valley Elementary School's state test result (53.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier Valley Elementary School this school | 369 | 13.3% | 53.4% |
| Eagle County Charter Academy EDWARDS | 360 | 13.6% | 55.2% |
| Franktown Elementary School FRANKTOWN | 354 | 11.3% | 63.2% |
| Roxborough Elementary School LITTLETON | 368 | 13.9% | N/A |
| Prairie Winds Elementary School MONUMENT | 374 | 11.5% | 59.2% |
| Greenwood Elementary School GREENWOOD VILLAGE | 355 | 16.1% | 61.8% |
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 Frontier Valley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #243 of 931 | #42 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #210 of 940 ▼ 32 | #35 of 58 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #335 of 946 ▼ 55 | #51 of 58 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 369 | #513 of 1,056 | #46 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #395 of 896 | #20 of 59 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.3% | #729 of 896 | #55 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.3% | #912 of 983 | #35 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.0% | #98 of 664 | #7 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
369
-99 (-21%) vs 2020
-47% since 2010-11, when it was 692
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 369 | 24.5 | 15.1:1 | 13% (49) |
| 2023-24 | 378 | 22.5 | 16.8:1 | 12% (47) |
| 2022-23 | 388 | 21 | 18.5:1 | 6% (22) |
| 2020-21 | 468 | 27 | 17.3:1 | 8% (39) |
| 2017-18 | 535 | 28.3 | 18.9:1 | 7% (40) |
| 2015-16 | 652 | 30 | 21.7:1 | 10% (64) |
| 2010-11 | 692 | 36 | 19.2:1 | 6% (39) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frontier Valley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (535 to 369); teachers down 13% (28.3 to 24.5).
About Frontier Valley Elementary School
Frontier Valley Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in PARKER, Colorado. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 369 students.
The district, Douglas County School District No. Re 1, has 61,550 students enrolled across 89 schools.
At Frontier Valley Elementary School, 78% of students are White. The remaining students are 10% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 2% Black. Census estimates put Douglas County at about 80% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Frontier Valley Elementary School scores 37%.
The school had 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 15.1:1. The gap from the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado is 1.5 students per teacher. The school reported 13% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Frontier Valley Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 53.4%, compared with a predicted 58.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Colorado schools on BeatsExpectations.
For Douglas County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $149,594, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 62%, and about 3% of people live in poverty. There are 92 public schools in the county, enrolling about 63,841, Frontier Valley Elementary School among them.
Cimarron Middle is about 0.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Frontier Valley Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Frontier Valley Elementary School ranks 5th of 8 on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Frontier Valley Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 21%, from 468 to 369. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 17.3:1 to 15.1:1.
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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 PARKER
- Legend High SchoolHigh · 2,206 students
- Chaparral High SchoolHigh · 2,007 students
- Ponderosa High SchoolHigh · 1,406 students
- Leman Classical AcademyElementary · 1,390 students
- Cimarron MiddleMiddle · 1,052 students
- Sagewood Middle SchoolMiddle · 816 students
Nearby schools
- Cimarron Middle0.7 mi · 1,052
- Legend High School1.2 mi · 2,206
- Pioneer Elementary School1.7 mi · 449
- Iron Horse Elementary School2.2 mi · 430
- Parker Core Knowledge3.1 mi · 705
- Leman Classical Academy3.1 mi · 1,390
Frequently asked questions
About Frontier Valley Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Frontier Valley Elementary School?
Frontier Valley Elementary School enrolls approximately 369 students in grades PK-05.
Is Frontier Valley Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Frontier Valley Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Frontier Valley Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Frontier Valley Elementary School is approximately 15.1:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Frontier Valley Elementary School?
At Frontier Valley Elementary School, the student body is approximately 78% White, 10% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Frontier Valley Elementary School in?
Frontier Valley Elementary School is part of Douglas County School District No. Re 1.
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