Redstone Elementary School

Located at 9970 GLENSTONE CIRCLE, in HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colorado, Redstone Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school that caters to 398 students (grades pre-K through 6), one of the schools within Douglas County School District No. Re 1.

Within Douglas County School District No. Re 1, which oversees 89 schools and 61,550 students, Redstone Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Redstone Elementary School reports that 66% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 13% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Douglas County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Redstone Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 10% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Redstone Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.9%; this one delivers 73.2%.

In the broader community, Douglas County reports that median household income runs about $149,594, roughly 62% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Redstone Elementary School is one of 92 public schools in Douglas County (combined enrollment of about 63,841 students).

Nearest neighbor: Wildcat Mountain Elementary School, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Redstone Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Redstone Elementary School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 55.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 28%: 555 students in 2018 compared to 398 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 74% to 66% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.

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