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What's the biggest difference between Rock Ridge Elementary School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
449
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE 1·NCES 080345001475
Rock Ridge Elementary School
400 NORTH HERITAGE ROAD, CASTLE ROCK, CO 80104 · (303) 387-5150 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL449 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
102 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 50%
Community
3
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
42.6%
CO avg 44.9% . -1.4pp since 2023
Math
36.9%
CO avg 36.1% . +5.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
37.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 53% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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
449
-127 (-22%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 17.7:1
% White
73%
was 73%
% Hispanic
18%
was 19%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Rock Ridge Elementary School
Rock Ridge Elementary School is an elementary campus of medium-sized scale in CASTLE ROCK, Colorado, part of Douglas County School District No. Re 1, works with 449 students in grades pre-K through 6.
Across the 89 schools in Douglas County School District No. Re 1 (61,550 students total), Rock Ridge Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Demographically, Rock Ridge Elementary School records that White students make up the majority at 73%. The remainder is composed of 18% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Rock Ridge Elementary School records 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Rock Ridge Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 23% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Rock Ridge Elementary School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 53.0%; actual is 37.9%, a gap of -15.1 points.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Douglas County indicate median household income runs about $149,594, 62% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Rock Ridge Elementary School is one of 92 public schools in Douglas County (combined enrollment of about 63,841 students).
Nearest neighbor: Mesa Middle School, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Rock Ridge Elementary School at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 47.4%.
Rock Ridge Elementary School operates from a commuter-belt location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Rock Ridge Elementary School has ticked down 22%, going from 576 students in 2018 to 449 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 17.7:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 CASTLE ROCK
- Castle View High SchoolHigh · 1,938 students
- Douglas County High SchoolHigh · 1,659 students
- Aspen View AcademyElementary · 1,018 students
- Mesa Middle SchoolMiddle · 852 students
- World Compass AcademyElementary · 791 students
- Castle Rock Middle SchoolMiddle · 660 students
Nearby schools
- Mesa Middle School0.9 mi · 852
- Sage Canyon Elementary1.3 mi · 552
- Flagstone Elementary School1.3 mi · 496
- South Ridge Elementary An IB World School1.7 mi · 371
- Castle Rock Elementary School2.0 mi · 440
- Daniel C Oakes High School--Castle Rock2.5 mi · 113
Frequently asked questions
About Rock Ridge Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Rock Ridge Elementary School?
Rock Ridge Elementary School enrolls approximately 449 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Rock Ridge Elementary School serve?
Rock Ridge Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rock Ridge Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rock Ridge Elementary School is approximately 15.2:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rock Ridge Elementary School?
At Rock Ridge Elementary School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 18% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Rock Ridge Elementary School in?
Rock Ridge Elementary School is part of Douglas County School District No. Re 1.
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