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Enrollment
670
Elementary
DISTRICT 498 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EL PASO COUNTY COLORADO SCHOOL DISTRICT 49·NCES 080387001843
Meridian Ranch Elementary School
10480 RAINBOW BRIDGE DRIVE, FALCON, CO 80831 · (719) 494-2909 · El Paso County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL670 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
184 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 | 29 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 80 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 103 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 123 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 120 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (106).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
55.6%
CO avg 44.9% . -1.2pp since 2023
Math
52.5%
CO avg 36.1% . +1.9pp 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 53 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.6% | 52.5% |
| 2023-24 | 56.8% | 50.6% |
% 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
50.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Meridian Ranch Elementary School
Meridian Ranch Elementary School's state test result (50.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meridian Ranch Elementary School this school | 670 | 27.5% | 50.9% |
| Parker Performing Arts ENGLEWOOD | 638 | 27.0% | 43.2% |
| Woodmen Hills Elementary School FALCON | 613 | 33.0% | 44.6% |
| Brown International Academy DENVER | 530 | 31.3% | 57.5% |
| Teller Elementary School DENVER | 518 | 22.0% | 67.7% |
| Pioneer Technology and Arts Academy COLORADO SPRINGS | 538 | 28.8% | 40.4% |
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 Meridian Ranch Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In El Paso County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #280 of 931 | #33 of 128 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #239 of 940 ▼ 4 | #28 of 126 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #285 of 946 ▼ 23 | #30 of 127 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 670 | #78 of 1,056 | #8 of 137 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #661 of 896 | #99 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.7% | #270 of 896 | #83 of 122 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.5% | #734 of 983 | #103 of 134 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.0% | #387 of 664 | #62 of 100 |
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
670
+16 (+2%) vs 2020
+13% since 2010-11, when it was 595
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 670 | 39.4 | 17.0:1 | 27% (184) |
| 2023-24 | 670 | 40.1 | 16.7:1 | 25% (166) |
| 2022-23 | 680 | 43 | 15.8:1 | 17% (115) |
| 2020-21 | 654 | 41 | 15.9:1 | 18% (118) |
| 2017-18 | 788 | 42 | 18.8:1 | 14% (112) |
| 2015-16 | 727 | 43 | 16.9:1 | 15% (111) |
| 2010-11 | 595 | 30 | 19.8:1 | 14% (84) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Meridian Ranch Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (788 to 670); teachers down 6% (42 to 39.4).
About Meridian Ranch Elementary School
Students in FALCON, Colorado, attend Meridian Ranch Elementary School, a large elementary school. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 670 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Colorado) has about 379 students.
Meridian Ranch Elementary School is one of 31 schools in El Paso County Colorado School District 49, which enrolls 25,689 students in total.
Meridian Ranch Elementary School is 61% White by enrollment. The remaining students are 20% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, and 6% Black. Among people living in El Paso County, the White share is about 70%. Pick two students at random and there is a 57% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 17.0:1, with 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Meridian Ranch Elementary School is 27%. For comparison, public schools in El Paso County average 42%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Meridian Ranch Elementary School is 50.1%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 50.9%.
El Paso County has these Census figures: the median household income is $90,363, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. El Paso County is home to 245 public schools and about 114,356 public school students.
Nearest public school: Falcon High School, about 0.7 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Meridian Ranch Elementary School ranks 2nd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 50.9% against a local average of 38.1%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Fringe, meaning it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 654 to 670. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.9:1 to 17.0:1.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Meridian Ranch Elementary School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
El Paso County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
742,999
Census ACS
Median income
$90,363
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
245
114,356 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in El Paso County Colorado School District 49
- GOAL AcademyHigh · 6,693 students
- Banning Lewis Ranch AcademyCombined · 1,697 students
- Vista Ridge High SchoolHigh · 1,473 students
- Sand Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,426 students
- Falcon High SchoolHigh · 1,172 students
- Rocky Mountain Classical AcademyElementary · 1,162 students
Other schools in FALCON
- Woodmen Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 613 students
- Liberty Tree AcademyCombined · 602 students
- Pikes Peak School Expeditionary LearningElementary · 400 students
- Falcon Elementary School of TechnologyElementary · 318 students
- Patriot High SchoolHigh · 115 students
Nearby schools
- Falcon High School0.7 mi · 1,172
- Pikes Peak School Expeditionary Learning1.5 mi · 400
- Liberty Tree Academy1.5 mi · 602
- Bennett Ranch Elementary School1.7 mi · 376
- Falcon Middle School1.8 mi · 866
- Woodmen Hills Elementary School2.1 mi · 613
Frequently asked questions
About Meridian Ranch Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Meridian Ranch Elementary School?
Meridian Ranch Elementary School enrolls approximately 670 students in grades PK-05.
Is Meridian Ranch Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Meridian Ranch Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Meridian Ranch Elementary School have?
Meridian Ranch Elementary School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Meridian Ranch Elementary School?
At Meridian Ranch Elementary School, the student body is approximately 61% White, 20% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Meridian Ranch Elementary School in?
Meridian Ranch Elementary School is part of El Paso County Colorado School District 49.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.