Running Creek Elementary School

Located at 900 SOUTH ELBERT STREET, in ELIZABETH, Colorado, Running Creek Elementary School is a cozy primary school that instructs 292 students (grades K through 5), overseen by ELIZABETH SCHOOL DISTRICT. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 379 students each, so Running Creek Elementary School sits 23% below that benchmark.

Across the 7 schools in ELIZABETH SCHOOL DISTRICT (2,282 students total), Running Creek Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Running Creek Elementary School records that 78% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 16% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.4:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 35% of students at Running Creek Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Running Creek Elementary School is in the bottom 10% of Colorado public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 45.5%; Running Creek Elementary School posts 32.2%, -13.3 points below that line.

Zooming out to the county, Elbert County reports that median household income runs about $132,685, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Elbert County runs 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,265 students), of which Running Creek Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Elizabeth Running Creek Preschool, around 0.0 miles off. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Running Creek Elementary School at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 35.8%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. Running Creek Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 7% since 2018, when it stood at 313 (now 292). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 84% to 78%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 today.

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