Larkspur Elementary School

Larkspur Elementary School is one of the close-knit elementary-level communitys in LARKSPUR, Colorado, one of the schools within Douglas County School District No. Re 1, with 161 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 379 students each, so Larkspur Elementary School sits 58% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Douglas County School District No. Re 1, which oversees 89 schools and 61,550 students, Larkspur Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Larkspur Elementary School shows that nearly all students (86%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Larkspur Elementary School has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.9:1. The state averages about 16.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 24% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Larkspur Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.4%; this one delivers 53.1%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Douglas County put median household earnings sit near $149,594, roughly 62% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Across Douglas County's 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,841 students), Larkspur Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Palmer Lake Elementary School, roughly 7.7 miles away. 7 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Larkspur Elementary School at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 49.1%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 32%: 237 students in 2018 compared to 161 in 2025.

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