Enrollment
289
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. R-1·NCES 080480000777
Ralston Elementary School
25856 COLUMBINE GLEN, GOLDEN, CO 80401 · (303) 982-4386 · Jefferson County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL289 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
3%
9 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
79.2%
CO avg 44.9% . -1.7pp since 2023
Math
77.8%
CO avg 36.1% . -4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 5 points.
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
79.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 65% 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 15 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
289
-36 (-11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 18.4:1
% White
84%
was 87%
% Hispanic
6%
was 4%
% Black
0%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Ralston Elementary School
Ralston Elementary School is a K-5 school of compact scale in GOLDEN, Colorado, overseen by Jefferson County School District No. R-1, enrolling 289 students in grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 24% below the state mean of about 379.
Ralston Elementary School is one of 148 schools operated by Jefferson County School District No. R-1, a district that serves 74,935 students overall.
On the student-mix side, Ralston Elementary School shows that nearly all students (84%) are White; the rest breaks down as 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Ralston Elementary School has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 3% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Jefferson County (around 32%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Ralston Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Colorado schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 64.8%; actual is 79.7%, +14.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for Jefferson County indicate median household earnings sit near $110,656, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Jefferson County runs 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 74,739 students), of which Ralston Elementary School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Bergen Elementary School, around 3.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ralston Elementary School at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 61.2%.
Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ralston Elementary School has declined 11%, going from 325 students in 2018 to 289 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 today.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
579,377
Census ACS
Median income
$110,656
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
168
74,739 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jefferson County School District No. R-1
- Arvada West High SchoolHigh · 1,923 students
- Ralston Valley Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,875 students
- Chatfield High SchoolHigh · 1,808 students
- Lakewood High SchoolHigh · 1,735 students
- Columbine High SchoolHigh · 1,710 students
- Golden High SchoolHigh · 1,469 students
Other schools in GOLDEN
- Golden High SchoolHigh · 1,469 students
- Bell Middle SchoolMiddle · 774 students
- Golden View Classical AcademyCombined · 737 students
- Fairmount Elementary SchoolElementary · 601 students
- Kyffin Elementary SchoolElementary · 503 students
- Mitchell Elementary SchoolElementary · 478 students
Nearby schools
- Bergen Elementary School3.5 mi · 456
- Shelton Elementary School4.2 mi · 394
- Bergen Meadow Primary School4.4 mi · 262
- Mitchell Elementary School4.5 mi · 478
- Evergreen Middle School4.6 mi · 478
- Golden High School4.6 mi · 1,469
Frequently asked questions
About Ralston Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ralston Elementary School?
Ralston Elementary School enrolls approximately 289 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Ralston Elementary School serve?
Ralston Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Ralston Elementary School have?
Ralston Elementary School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Ralston Elementary School?
Student demographics at Ralston Elementary School are roughly 84% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Ralston Elementary School in?
Ralston Elementary School is part of Jefferson County School District No. R-1.
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