Saddle Ranch Elementary School

Saddle Ranch Elementary School is a mid-tier primary school in HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colorado, part of Douglas County School District No. Re 1. The school serves 355 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Across the 89 schools in Douglas County School District No. Re 1 (61,550 students total), Saddle Ranch Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Saddle Ranch Elementary School reports that White students make up the majority at 77%. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. Compared to Douglas County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. An estimated 10% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Saddle Ranch Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.6%; this one delivers 64.2%.

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 the poverty rate sits near 3%. In all, Douglas County runs 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,841 students), of which Saddle Ranch Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Ranch View Middle School, around 0.6 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Saddle Ranch Elementary School comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 65.9%.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Saddle Ranch Elementary School has declined 28%, going from 494 students in 2018 to 355 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.