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Renaissance Expedition Learn Outward Bound School

3960 TRAILBOSS LANE, CASTLE ROCK, CO 80104 · (303) 387-8000 · Douglas County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL361 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 49% of Colorado public elementary schools
  • A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools

Enrollment
361
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 379
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
22 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten4813%
Grade 14813%
Grade 25315%
Grade 35415%
Grade 45816%
Grade 55515%
Grade 64512%

This year's kindergarten class (48) is 7% larger than its 6th grade class (45).

Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
29782%
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 49% · US 43%
Hispanic
298%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 37% · US 30%
Black
51%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
267%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
22262%
Female
13939%

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Test scores

CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Expectations
English Language Arts
58.2%
CO avg 44.9% . +0.7pp since 2023
Math
45.4%
CO avg 36.1% . +2.7pp since 2023

What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 up about 3 points.

CMAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2558.2%45.4%
2023-2457.5%42.7%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Renaissance Expedition Learn Outward Bound School

Renaissance Expedition Learn Outward Bound School's state test result (53.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Renaissance Expedition Learn Outward Bound School this school3616.1%53.9%
Marshdale Elementary School
EVERGREEN
3756.9%68.0%
Bradford K8 South
LITTLETON
3714.0%65.9%
Franktown Elementary School
FRANKTOWN
35411.3%63.2%
Niwot Elementary School
NIWOT
4119.5%77.8%
Ralston Elementary School
GOLDEN
2893.1%79.7%
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 Renaissance Expedition Learn Outward Bound School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ColoradoIn Douglas County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
53.9%#234 of 931#40 of 58
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
45.4%#333 of 940
▲ 13
#48 of 58
▲ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
58.2%#240 of 946
▲ 10
#40 of 58
▲ 2
Enrollment
ranked largest first
361#536 of 1,056#49 of 62
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
16.6:1#630 of 896#44 of 59
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
31.1%#791 of 896#57 of 59
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
6.1%#978 of 983#58 of 60
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-8.4%#508 of 664#33 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 2024-25
Enrollment
361
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
+14% since 2000-01, when it was 316
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 17.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2536121.716.6:16% (22)
2023-2436021.616.7:16% (20)
2022-2338121.218.0:13% (13)
2020-213682117.5:12% (9)
2017-1839421.218.6:17% (28)
2015-163971920.9:16% (22)
2010-114132318.0:14% (18)
2000-013161619.8:10% (0)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Renaissance Expedition Learn Outward Bound School.

Since 2017-18: students down 8% (394 to 361); teachers up 2% (21.2 to 21.7).

About Renaissance Expedition Learn Outward Bound School

Renaissance Expedition Learn Outward Bound School is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in CASTLE ROCK, Colorado. It teaches 361 students in kindergarten through 6.

Douglas County School District No. Re 1 operates 89 schools. Combined enrollment is 61,550 students.

At Renaissance Expedition Learn Outward Bound School, 82% of students are White. The school is also 8% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Census estimates put Douglas County at about 80% White, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 31%.

The student-to-teacher ratio is 16.6:1. The school has 21.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. Federal data show 6% of students (22) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 18% average for public schools in Douglas County, the school's rate is lower.

Renaissance Expedition Learn Outward Bound School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 49% of Colorado public elementary schools.

The model predicts 63.0% for a school in Colorado with Renaissance Expedition Learn Outward Bound School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Renaissance Expedition Learn Outward Bound School posts 53.9%.

The school's county is Douglas County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $149,594 a year, roughly 62% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Renaissance Expedition Learn Outward Bound School shares Douglas County with 91 other public schools.

Early Childhood Center sits about 0.1 miles from Renaissance Expedition Learn Outward Bound School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Renaissance Expedition Learn Outward Bound School is 3rd among 8 schools close by.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Small, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.

The school's size has been steady, with 368 students in 2020-21 and 361 in 2024-25.

Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.

Douglas County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Renaissance Expedition Learn Outward Bound School
District
Douglas County School District No. Re 1
Address
3960 TRAILBOSS LANE, CASTLE ROCK, CO 80104
Phone
(303) 387-8000
County
Douglas County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–06
Total enrollment
361
Teachers (FTE)
22
Student–teacher ratio
16.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
22 (6%)
Locale
23-Suburb: Small
NCES ID
080345001288
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Renaissance Expedition Learn Outward Bound School
How large is Renaissance Expedition Learn Outward Bound School?
Renaissance Expedition Learn Outward Bound School enrolls approximately 361 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Renaissance Expedition Learn Outward Bound School serve?
Renaissance Expedition Learn Outward Bound School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Renaissance Expedition Learn Outward Bound School?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at Renaissance Expedition Learn Outward Bound School.
What is the student diversity at Renaissance Expedition Learn Outward Bound School?
Student demographics at Renaissance Expedition Learn Outward Bound School are roughly 82% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Renaissance Expedition Learn Outward Bound School?
Renaissance Expedition Learn Outward Bound 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.
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