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Enrollment
552
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE 1·NCES 080345006472
Sage Canyon Elementary
2420 AUTUMN SAGE STREET, CASTLE ROCK, CO 80104 · (720) 433-0110 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL552 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% 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.
- C-Beats 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
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
54 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 30 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
42%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
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
55.1%
CO avg 44.9% . -2.4pp since 2023
Math
56.6%
CO avg 36.1% . -0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.1% | 56.6% |
| 2023-24 | 57.5% | 57.4% |
% 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
55.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% 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 Sage Canyon Elementary
Sage Canyon Elementary's state test result (55.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sage Canyon Elementary this school | 552 | 9.8% | 55.3% |
| Lois Lenski Elementary School CENTENNIAL | 509 | 11.2% | 67.9% |
| Kyffin Elementary School GOLDEN | 503 | 10.5% | 77.1% |
| Cherry Hills Village Elementary School CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE | 491 | 9.8% | 72.1% |
| Meiklejohn Elementary ARVADA | 521 | 7.1% | 70.5% |
| Bethke Elementary School TIMNATH | 512 | 8.0% | 69.6% |
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 Sage Canyon Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #210 of 931 | #36 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.6% | #180 of 940 ▼ 28 | #30 of 58 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.1% | #287 of 946 ▼ 36 | #48 of 58 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 552 | #158 of 1,056 | #18 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #626 of 896 | #43 of 59 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.3% | #630 of 896 | #45 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.8% | #955 of 983 | #48 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.3% | #186 of 664 | #15 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
552
0 (0%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 574
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 552 | 33.3 | 16.6:1 | 10% (54) |
| 2023-24 | 556 | 33 | 16.9:1 | 10% (55) |
| 2022-23 | 570 | 32.5 | 17.5:1 | 8% (46) |
| 2020-21 | 552 | 35 | 15.8:1 | 6% (32) |
| 2017-18 | 739 | 37.6 | 19.6:1 | 7% (54) |
| 2015-16 | 736 | 34 | 21.6:1 | 9% (67) |
| 2010-11 | 574 | 25 | 23.0:1 | 6% (34) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sage Canyon Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (739 to 552); teachers down 11% (37.6 to 33.3).
About Sage Canyon Elementary
Sage Canyon Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in CASTLE ROCK, Colorado. The student body numbers 552 students, from pre-K through 6. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Colorado) has about 379 students.
Douglas County School District No. Re 1 enrolls 61,550 students, and its 89 schools include Sage Canyon Elementary.
At Sage Canyon Elementary, White students make up 74% of the student body. After that, the student body is 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Pick two students at random and there is a 42% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Sage Canyon Elementary and a ratio of 16.6:1. That is close to the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 10% of students.
allk12 grades Sage Canyon Elementary a B. The grade compares the school only with Colorado public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Test results at Sage Canyon Elementary are 5.5 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (55.3% actual, 60.8% predicted).
In Douglas County (population about 377,150), the median household income is $149,594, 62% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of people live in poverty. Sage Canyon Elementary is one of 92 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Sage Canyon Elementary is Rock Ridge Elementary School, at a distance of about 1.3 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Sage Canyon Elementary is 2nd among 8 schools close by.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Small).
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 552 in 2020-21 and 552 in 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- Rock Ridge Elementary School1.3 mi · 449
- Castle Rock Elementary School1.5 mi · 440
- Mesa Middle School1.7 mi · 852
- South Ridge Elementary An IB World School1.8 mi · 371
- Douglas County High School1.9 mi · 1,659
- Renaissance Secondary School2.0 mi · 441
Frequently asked questions
About Sage Canyon ElementaryHow many students attend Sage Canyon Elementary?
Sage Canyon Elementary enrolls approximately 552 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Sage Canyon Elementary serve?
Sage Canyon Elementary serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sage Canyon Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sage Canyon Elementary is approximately 16.6:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sage Canyon Elementary?
At Sage Canyon Elementary, the student body is approximately 74% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Sage Canyon Elementary public or private?
Sage Canyon Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Douglas County School District No. Re 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.