Northridge Elementary School

Northridge Elementary School operates as an average-sized primary school in HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colorado, one of the schools within Douglas County School District No. Re 1. Current enrollment sits at 560 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 379 students per school, that is 48% above typical.

Douglas County School District No. Re 1 comprises 89 schools with combined enrollment of 61,550 students; Northridge Elementary School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Northridge Elementary School lists that White students make up the majority at 63%. Other groups include 14% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 8% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 80%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. Roughly 15% of students at Northridge Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Northridge Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Colorado schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 57.4%; actual is 73.7%, +16.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Douglas County) shows that median household income runs about $149,594, about 62% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. In all, Douglas County runs 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,841 students), of which Northridge Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Bear Canyon Elementary School, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Northridge Elementary School comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 64.9%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Northridge Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 21% since 2018, when it stood at 705 (now 560). White enrollment moved from 68% to 63% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 19.9:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Northridge Elementary School community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.