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Enrollment
508
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE 1·NCES 080345001785
Meadow View Elementary School
3700 BUTTERFIELD CROSSING, CASTLE ROCK, CO 80109 · (303) 387-5425 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL508 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
130 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 70 | 14% |
Student demographics
43%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
56.9%
CO avg 44.9% . +2.7pp since 2023
Math
39.5%
CO avg 36.1% . -4.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 57 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 up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.9% | 39.5% |
| 2023-24 | 54.2% | 43.7% |
% 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
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.2%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 →
Where Meadow View Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #304 of 931 | #49 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.5% | #415 of 940 | #53 of 58 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #260 of 946 | #41 of 58 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 508 | #222 of 1,056 | #22 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #782 of 896 | #53 of 59 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.5% | #621 of 896 | #43 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.6% | #760 of 983 | #12 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.9% | #157 of 200 | #10 of 14 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
508
+57 (+13%) vs 2020
-6% since 2000-01, when it was 538
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
was 18.8:1
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 | 508 | 28 | 18.1:1 | 26% (130) |
| 2023-24 | 497 | 27.4 | 18.1:1 | 24% (117) |
| 2022-23 | 533 | 28.1 | 19.0:1 | 8% (43) |
| 2020-21 | 451 | 24 | 18.8:1 | 9% (40) |
| 2017-18 | 489 | 26.1 | 18.7:1 | 12% (60) |
| 2015-16 | 506 | 23 | 22.0:1 | 11% (54) |
| 2010-11 | 574 | 28 | 20.5:1 | 9% (49) |
| 2000-01 | 538 | 29 | 18.6:1 | 1% (5) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Meadow View Elementary School.
About Meadow View Elementary School
A mid-sized elementary school in CASTLE ROCK, Colorado, Meadow View Elementary School is part of Douglas County School District No. Re 1. Students in pre-K through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 508 students. That compares with an average of about 379 students for elementary schools in Colorado.
Douglas County School District No. Re 1 is made up of 89 schools with 61,550 students in all.
The student body at Meadow View Elementary School is 74% White. Other reported shares: 16% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 43, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Meadow View Elementary School is 18.1:1, based on 28 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Colorado, 16.6:1, is lower. Meadow View Elementary School counts 26% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Douglas County is 18%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Meadow View Elementary School would score about 51.2%. It scores 49.3%, 1.9 points below that figure.
In the wider Douglas County area, the median household earns about $149,594 a year, about 62% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 3%. Meadow View Elementary School shares Douglas County with 91 other public schools.
Castle View High School is about 0.6 miles from Meadow View Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 51.1%, higher than Meadow View Elementary School's 49.3%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Small. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 451 to 508, a 13% rise.
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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 CASTLE ROCK
- Castle View High SchoolHigh · 1,938 students
- Douglas County High SchoolHigh · 1,659 students
- Aspen View AcademyElementary · 1,018 students
- Mesa Middle SchoolMiddle · 852 students
- World Compass AcademyElementary · 791 students
- Castle Rock Middle SchoolMiddle · 660 students
Nearby schools
- Castle View High School0.6 mi · 1,938
- Castle Rock Middle School0.6 mi · 660
- Soaring Hawk Elementary School1.2 mi · 431
- Aspen View Academy1.4 mi · 1,018
- Clear Sky Elementary1.9 mi · 627
- Renaissance Expedition Learn Outward Bound School2.5 mi · 361
Frequently asked questions
About Meadow View Elementary SchoolHow large is Meadow View Elementary School?
Meadow View Elementary School enrolls approximately 508 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Meadow View Elementary School serve?
Meadow View Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Meadow View Elementary School have?
Meadow View Elementary School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Meadow View Elementary School?
At Meadow View Elementary School, the student body is approximately 74% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Meadow View Elementary School public or private?
Meadow View Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Douglas County School District No. Re 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.