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Enrollment
560
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE 1·NCES 080345001339
Northridge Elementary School
555 SOUTH PARK ROAD, HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO 80126 · (303) 387-6525 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL560 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
86 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 75 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (80) is 7% larger than its 6th grade class (75).
Student demographics
56%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
78.1%
CO avg 44.9% . +0.5pp since 2023
Math
64.5%
CO avg 36.1% . -6.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.1% | 64.5% |
| 2023-24 | 77.6% | 70.9% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
73.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.4%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 57% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 16 points, placing it in Colorado's top 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 Northridge Elementary School
Northridge Elementary School's state test result (73.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northridge Elementary School this school | 560 | 15.4% | 73.7% |
| Zach Elementary School FORT COLLINS | 492 | 15.9% | 84.4% |
| Hulstrom K-8 NORTHGLENN | 663 | 11.5% | 85.5% |
| Dennison Elementary School LAKEWOOD | 575 | 12.7% | 88.8% |
| Legacy Point Elementary School PARKER | 499 | 20.6% | 47.7% |
| North Star Academy PARKER | 684 | 7.5% | 73.4% |
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 Northridge Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.7% | #34 of 931 | #5 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #100 of 940 ▼ 62 | #20 of 58 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.1% | #29 of 946 ▲ 1 | #7 of 58 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 560 | #151 of 1,056 | #16 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #433 of 896 | #24 of 59 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #289 of 896 | #12 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.4% | #891 of 983 | #32 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.6% | #274 of 664 | #23 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
560
-45 (-7%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 690
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 560 | 36.5 | 15.3:1 | 15% (86) |
| 2023-24 | 565 | 35 | 16.1:1 | 16% (92) |
| 2022-23 | 566 | 35 | 16.2:1 | 10% (54) |
| 2020-21 | 605 | 35 | 17.3:1 | 11% (65) |
| 2017-18 | 705 | 35.5 | 19.9:1 | 10% (67) |
| 2015-16 | 734 | 29 | 25.3:1 | 11% (83) |
| 2010-11 | 713 | 32 | 22.3:1 | 11% (79) |
| 2000-01 | 671 | 40 | 16.8:1 | 2% (16) |
| 1990-91 | 690 | 33 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northridge Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (705 to 560); teachers up 3% (35.5 to 36.5).
About Northridge Elementary School
Northridge Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colorado. Enrollment is 560 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 6. Against the 379-student average for elementary schools in Colorado, enrollment here is 48% higher.
Northridge Elementary School is part of a district of 89 schools: Douglas County School District No. Re 1, with 61,550 students.
By race and ethnicity, Northridge Elementary School is 63% White. Other reported shares: 14% Asian, 13% Hispanic, and 8% multiracial. That compares with about 80% White among all Douglas County residents. Northridge Elementary School has a diversity index of 56%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Northridge Elementary School is 36.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.3:1. Among elementary schools in Colorado, the typical ratio is 16.6:1. The school counts 86 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 15%. Across public schools in Douglas County, the average is about the same, 18%.
After accounting for student poverty, Northridge Elementary School is in the top 10% of Colorado schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests of 73.7% is 16.3 points above the 57.4% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
According to the American Community Survey, in Douglas County, median household income is about $149,594, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 62%, and about 3% of people live in poverty. A total of 92 public schools operate in Douglas County, serving about 63,841 students.
The next-closest public school is Bear Canyon Elementary School, about 0.8 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Northridge Elementary School ranks 1st of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 73.7% against a local average of 64.9%.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
The 2024-25 enrollment of 560 was 7% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 605. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 15.3:1, from 17.3:1.
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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 HIGHLANDS RANCH
- Rock Canyon High SchoolHigh · 2,325 students
- Mountain Vista High SchoolHigh · 2,169 students
- Thunderridge High SchoolHigh · 1,820 students
- STEM School Highlands RanchCombined · 1,394 students
- Skyview AcademyCombined · 1,358 students
- Highlands Ranch High SchoolHigh · 1,323 students
Other Northridge Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 6 states are named Northridge Elementary. Northridge Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 8.
- Northridge Elementary SchoolLONGMONT, CO · 318 students
- Northridge Elementary SchoolDayton, OH · 796 students
- Northridge Elementary SchoolOklahoma City, OK · 700 students
- Northridge ElementaryJohnstown, OH · 546 students
- Northridge ElementaryFair Oaks, CA · 423 students
Nearby schools
- Bear Canyon Elementary School0.8 mi · 368
- STEM School Highlands Ranch0.9 mi · 1,394
- Sand Creek Elementary School1.0 mi · 322
- Eldorado Elementary School1.3 mi · 377
- Saddle Ranch Elementary School1.5 mi · 355
- John Wesley Powell Middle School1.5 mi · 509
Frequently asked questions
About Northridge Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Northridge Elementary School?
Northridge Elementary School enrolls approximately 560 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Northridge Elementary School serve?
Northridge Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Northridge Elementary School?
Approximately 15.3:1 students per teacher at Northridge Elementary School.
How diverse is Northridge Elementary School?
Northridge Elementary School reports a student body of 63% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 14% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Northridge Elementary School?
Northridge Elementary School is overseen by Douglas County School District No. Re 1 in Douglas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.