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If you could change one rule at Indian Ridge Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
410
Elementary
DISTRICT 478 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CHERRY CREEK SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 080291001390
Indian Ridge Elementary School
16501 EAST PROGRESS DRIVE, AURORA, CO 80015 · (720) 886-8400 · Arapahoe County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL410 STUDENTS
A-
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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
15.2:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
85 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 28 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
60.2%
CO avg 44.9% . +2.7pp since 2023
Math
64.1%
CO avg 36.1% . +0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.2% | 64.1% |
| 2023-24 | 57.5% | 63.5% |
% 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
58.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.2%
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 Indian Ridge Elementary School
Indian Ridge Elementary School's state test result (58.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Ridge Elementary School this school | 410 | 20.7% | 58.4% |
| Coyote Hills Elementary School AURORA | 478 | 23.4% | 50.7% |
| The Da Vinci Academy School COLORADO SPRINGS | 447 | 24.4% | 45.1% |
| Rolling Hills Elementary School AURORA | 499 | 24.6% | 60.7% |
| Black Forest Hills Elementary School AURORA | 500 | 18.0% | 60.5% |
| Academy International Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 368 | 15.5% | 54.6% |
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 Indian Ridge Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Arapahoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #170 of 931 | #23 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #102 of 940 ▼ 10 | #13 of 96 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #208 of 946 ▲ 40 | #23 of 96 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 410 | #408 of 1,056 | #75 of 104 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #412 of 896 | #48 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.9% | #246 of 896 | #62 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.7% | #814 of 983 | #83 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.1% | #175 of 664 | #13 of 70 |
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
410
-49 (-11%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 598
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 19.1:1
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 | 410 | 27 | 15.2:1 | 21% (85) |
| 2023-24 | 452 | 26.5 | 17.1:1 | 25% (114) |
| 2022-23 | 460 | 26 | 17.7:1 | 13% (58) |
| 2020-21 | 459 | 24 | 19.1:1 | 13% (59) |
| 2017-18 | 555 | 27.5 | 20.2:1 | 12% (67) |
| 2015-16 | 556 | 30 | 18.5:1 | 11% (63) |
| 2010-11 | 607 | 34 | 17.9:1 | 9% (55) |
| 2000-01 | 604 | 37 | 16.3:1 | 2% (14) |
| 1990-91 | 598 | 28 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Indian Ridge Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (555 to 410); teachers down 2% (27.5 to 27).
About Indian Ridge Elementary School
Federal records list Indian Ridge Elementary School as an elementary school in AURORA, Colorado. The school serves 410 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Indian Ridge Elementary School is run by Cherry Creek School District, whose 70 schools enroll 52,099 students.
At 62%, White students outnumber all other groups at Indian Ridge Elementary School combined. It is also 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 9% Black, and 7% Asian. That is close to the 59% White share among all Arapahoe County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Indian Ridge Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 58%.
A ratio of 15.2:1 comes from the school's 27 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado is higher than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 21% of students at Indian Ridge Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 50% average for public schools in Arapahoe County, the school's rate is lower.
allk12 grades Indian Ridge Elementary School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Colorado public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, Indian Ridge Elementary School is 4.3 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Colorado schools.
Federal survey data for Arapahoe County show that median household income is about $101,087, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 47% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. A total of 176 public schools operate in Arapahoe County, serving about 115,502 students.
Nearest public school: Laredo Middle School, about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Indian Ridge Elementary School ranks 1st of 8 on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Indian Ridge Elementary School as City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Indian Ridge Elementary School had 459 students in 2020-21 and 410 in 2024-25, an 11% decrease. The ratio of students to teachers went from 19.1:1 to 15.2:1 over the same years.
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Arapahoe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
659,844
Census ACS
Median income
$101,087
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
176
115,502 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cherry Creek School District
- Cherry Creek High SchoolHigh · 3,852 students
- Cherokee Trail High SchoolHigh · 3,089 students
- Eaglecrest High SchoolHigh · 2,851 students
- Grandview High SchoolHigh · 2,684 students
- Smoky Hill High SchoolHigh · 2,297 students
- Overland High SchoolHigh · 2,228 students
Other schools in AURORA
- Cherokee Trail High SchoolHigh · 3,089 students
- Grandview High SchoolHigh · 2,684 students
- Aurora Central CampusCombined · 2,468 students
- Smoky Hill High SchoolHigh · 2,297 students
- Overland High SchoolHigh · 2,228 students
- Rangeview High SchoolHigh · 2,078 students
Nearby schools
- Laredo Middle School0.4 mi · 846
- Smoky Hill High School0.5 mi · 2,297
- Independence Elementary School0.7 mi · 439
- Trails West Elementary School0.9 mi · 425
- Meadow Point Elementary School1.0 mi · 401
- The Journey Preschool1.2 mi · 75
Frequently asked questions
About Indian Ridge Elementary SchoolHow large is Indian Ridge Elementary School?
Indian Ridge Elementary School enrolls approximately 410 students in grades PK-05.
Is Indian Ridge Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Indian Ridge Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Indian Ridge Elementary School have?
Indian Ridge Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Indian Ridge Elementary School?
Student demographics at Indian Ridge Elementary School are roughly 62% White, 12% Hispanic, 9% Black, 7% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Indian Ridge Elementary School?
Indian Ridge Elementary School is overseen by Cherry Creek School District in Arapahoe County.
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