Enrollment
161
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE 1·NCES 080345000441
Larkspur Elementary School
1103 WEST PERRY PARK AVENUE, LARKSPUR, CO 80118 · (303) 387-5375 · Douglas County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL161 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Colorado public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
15.9:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
38 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 22 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 21 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (21).
Student demographics
26%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
56.4%
CO avg 44.9% . -2.4pp since 2023
Math
39.7%
CO avg 36.1% . -1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.4% | 39.7% |
| 2023-24 | 58.8% | 41.3% |
% 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
53.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.4%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Larkspur Elementary School
Larkspur Elementary School's state test result (53.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larkspur Elementary School this school | 161 | 23.6% | 53.1% |
| Merino Elementary School MERINO | 159 | 26.4% | N/A |
| Big Thompson Elementary School LOVELAND | 179 | 24.6% | 44.3% |
| Fleming Elementary School FLEMING | 131 | 20.6% | 34.5% |
| King-Murphy Elementary School EVERGREEN | 151 | 17.2% | 50.4% |
| Flatirons Elementary School BOULDER | 163 | 18.4% | 65.6% |
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 Larkspur Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #249 of 931 | #43 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #413 of 940 ▼ 40 | #52 of 58 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.4% | #269 of 946 ▼ 40 | #43 of 58 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 161 | #930 of 1,056 | #60 of 62 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.6% | #777 of 983 | #14 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.1% | #88 of 664 | #5 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
161
-24 (-13%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 186
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 161 | 10.1 | 15.9:1 | 24% (38) |
| 2023-24 | 176 | 11.3 | 15.6:1 | 19% (34) |
| 2022-23 | 205 | 14.2 | 14.4:1 | 9% (18) |
| 2020-21 | 185 | 14 | 13.2:1 | 14% (25) |
| 2017-18 | 237 | 14 | 16.9:1 | 16% (38) |
| 2015-16 | 241 | 15 | 16.1:1 | 15% (35) |
| 2010-11 | 298 | 16 | 18.6:1 | 8% (23) |
| 2000-01 | 300 | 19 | 15.8:1 | 3% (8) |
| 1990-91 | 186 | 11 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Larkspur Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (237 to 161); teachers down 28% (14 to 10.1).
About Larkspur Elementary School
Larkspur Elementary School is a small elementary school in LARKSPUR, Colorado. The school enrolls 161 students, from kindergarten through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Colorado is about 379, so this school runs 58% smaller than that.
Douglas County School District No. Re 1 runs 89 schools with a combined 61,550 students. Larkspur Elementary School is one of them.
About 86% of the student body at Larkspur Elementary School is White. Other students are 9% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 26%, meaning two students picked at random have a 26% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 10.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.9:1. That is close to the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. Roughly 24% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
Measured against Colorado public elementary schools, Larkspur Elementary School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Larkspur Elementary School is 52.4%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 53.1%.
County data help place the school in context: in Douglas County, the median household income is $149,594, roughly 62% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Douglas County is home to 92 public schools and about 63,841 public school students.
The nearest public school is Palmer Lake Elementary School, at about 7.7 miles. Inside a ten-mile radius, there are 7 other public schools. Larkspur Elementary School comes in 4th of 5 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment has fallen by 24 students since 2020-21, to 161. By 2024-25, the school had 15.9 students per teacher, compared with 13.2 in 2020-21.
Posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs are welcome on this page. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Larkspur Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Larkspur Elementary. Larkspur Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Larkspur Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 849 students
- Larkspur Elementary SchoolLEANDER, TX · 834 students
- Larkspur Elementary SchoolPHOENIX, AZ · 353 students
Nearby schools
- Palmer Lake Elementary School7.7 mi · 286
- World Compass Academy8.3 mi · 791
- Palmer Ridge High School8.6 mi · 1,066
- Daniel C Oakes High School--Castle Rock9.2 mi · 113
- Lewis-Palmer Middle School9.3 mi · 731
- Lewis-Palmer Elementary School9.7 mi · 409
Frequently asked questions
About Larkspur Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Larkspur Elementary School?
Larkspur Elementary School enrolls approximately 161 students in grades KG-06.
Is Larkspur Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Larkspur Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Larkspur Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Larkspur Elementary School is approximately 15.9:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Larkspur Elementary School?
At Larkspur Elementary School, the student body is approximately 86% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Larkspur Elementary School?
Larkspur Elementary School is overseen by Douglas County School District No. Re 1 in Douglas County.
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