Enrollment
355
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE 1·NCES 080345001680
Saddle Ranch Elementary School
805 WEST ENGLISH SPARROW TRAIL, HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO 80129 · (303) 387-6400 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL355 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
36 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 38 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 57 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 19% smaller than its 6th grade class (57).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 62% · US 70%
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
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
61.3%
CO avg 44.9% . -7.9pp since 2023
Math
60.7%
CO avg 36.1% . -5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.3% | 60.7% |
| 2023-24 | 69.2% | 65.9% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
64.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.6%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Saddle Ranch Elementary School
Saddle Ranch Elementary School's state test result (64.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saddle Ranch Elementary School this school | 355 | 10.1% | 64.2% |
| Bear Canyon Elementary School HIGHLANDS RANCH | 368 | 12.8% | 71.8% |
| Cheyenne Mountain Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 324 | 10.2% | 69.0% |
| Homestead Elementary School CENTENNIAL | 334 | 12.9% | 68.3% |
| Summit View Elementary School HIGHLANDS RANCH | 350 | 10.0% | 67.7% |
| Copper Mesa Elementary School HIGHLANDS RANCH | 306 | 11.1% | 61.8% |
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 Saddle Ranch Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #107 of 931 | #20 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #140 of 940 ▼ 68 | #26 of 58 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #190 of 946 ▼ 98 | #32 of 58 ▼ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 355 | #551 of 1,056 | #50 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #407 of 896 | #22 of 59 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.8% | #722 of 896 | #54 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.1% | #949 of 983 | #45 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.1% | #141 of 664 | #10 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 2024-25Enrollment
355
-15 (-4%) vs 2020
-43% since 2000-01, when it was 627
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 16.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 355 | 23.4 | 15.2:1 | 10% (36) |
| 2023-24 | 368 | 23.4 | 15.7:1 | 13% (46) |
| 2022-23 | 353 | 22.4 | 15.8:1 | 5% (18) |
| 2020-21 | 370 | 23 | 16.1:1 | 6% (22) |
| 2017-18 | 494 | 26.4 | 18.7:1 | 5% (23) |
| 2015-16 | 550 | 29 | 19.0:1 | 3% (18) |
| 2010-11 | 611 | 29 | 21.1:1 | 2% (14) |
| 2000-01 | 627 | 36 | 17.4:1 | 2% (15) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Saddle Ranch Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (494 to 355); teachers down 11% (26.4 to 23.4).
About Saddle Ranch Elementary School
Saddle Ranch Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colorado. The school enrolls 355 students, from pre-K through 6.
The district, Douglas County School District No. Re 1, has 61,550 students enrolled across 89 schools.
By race and ethnicity, Saddle Ranch Elementary School is 77% White. The rest of enrollment is 14% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. The White share in Douglas County as a whole is similar, at about 80%. The chance that two students picked at random at Saddle Ranch Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 38%.
Its 23.4 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 15.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Colorado is 16.6:1, higher than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 10% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Saddle Ranch Elementary School is 3.6 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 64.2% actual, 60.6% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Colorado.
Census Bureau estimates for Douglas County show that median household income is about $149,594, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 62%, and about 3% of people live in poverty. A total of 92 public schools operate in Douglas County, serving about 63,841 students.
The closest public school to Saddle Ranch Elementary School is Ranch View Middle School, about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 65.9% proficiency; Saddle Ranch Elementary School posts 64.2%.
The NCES locale for Saddle Ranch Elementary School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 4%, from 370 to 355.
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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 HIGHLANDS RANCH
- Rock Canyon High SchoolHigh · 2,325 students
- Mountain Vista High SchoolHigh · 2,169 students
- Thunderridge High SchoolHigh · 1,820 students
- STEM School Highlands RanchCombined · 1,394 students
- Skyview AcademyCombined · 1,358 students
- Highlands Ranch High SchoolHigh · 1,323 students
Nearby schools
- Ranch View Middle School0.6 mi · 829
- Stone Mountain Elementary0.7 mi · 452
- Eldorado Elementary School0.7 mi · 377
- Thunderridge High School0.8 mi · 1,820
- Bear Canyon Elementary School1.0 mi · 368
- Coyote Creek Elementary School1.4 mi · 506
Frequently asked questions
About Saddle Ranch Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Saddle Ranch Elementary School?
Saddle Ranch Elementary School enrolls approximately 355 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Saddle Ranch Elementary School serve?
Saddle Ranch Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Saddle Ranch Elementary School have?
Saddle Ranch Elementary School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Saddle Ranch Elementary School?
Student demographics at Saddle Ranch Elementary School are roughly 77% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Saddle Ranch Elementary School in?
Saddle Ranch Elementary School is part of Douglas County School District No. Re 1.
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