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SOAR at Green Valley Ranch

4800 TELLURIDE STREET #4, DENVER, CO 80249 · (720) 287-5100 · Denver County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL484 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of Colorado public elementary schools
  • C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • B-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

Enrollment
484
Elementary
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 379
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
387 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten6814%
Grade 17916%
Grade 28117%
Grade 38818%
Grade 48217%
Grade 58618%

This year's kindergarten class (68) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (86).

Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
296%
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 49% · US 43%
Hispanic
25052%
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 37% · US 30%
Black
13327%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
245%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
143%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
337%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
24851%
Female
23649%

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Test scores

CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Expectations
English Language Arts
24.1%
CO avg 44.9% . -5.4pp since 2023
Math
16.1%
CO avg 36.1% . -1.5pp since 2023

What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.

CMAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2524.1%16.1%
2023-2429.5%17.6%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
20.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
18.2%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 SOAR at Green Valley Ranch

SOAR at Green Valley Ranch's state test result (20.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
SOAR at Green Valley Ranch this school48480.0%20.6%
Jewell Elementary School
AURORA
49385.8%21.6%
AXL Academy
AURORA
40279.6%16.8%
Samuels Elementary School
DENVER
53286.5%28.2%
Green Valley Elementary School
DENVER
71481.8%21.0%
Lansing Elementary Community School
AURORA
36685.8%10.3%
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 SOAR at Green Valley Ranch ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ColoradoIn Denver County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
20.6%#758 of 931#63 of 108
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
16.1%#780 of 940
▼ 29
#71 of 108
▼ 10
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
24.1%#754 of 946
▼ 97
#63 of 109
▼ 17
Enrollment
ranked largest first
484#267 of 1,056#36 of 114
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
17.6:1#733 of 896#88 of 107
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
64.6%#116 of 896#16 of 107
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
80.0%#150 of 983#54 of 114
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+5.4%#135 of 200#24 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 2024-25
Enrollment
484
+31 (+7%) vs 2020
+106% since 2010-11, when it was 235
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 17.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2548427.517.6:180% (387)
2023-2449227.917.7:184% (412)
2022-2348325.718.8:183% (399)
2020-214532617.4:178% (354)
2017-184592518.4:178% (359)
2015-164523114.6:177% (346)
2010-112351219.6:170% (164)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SOAR at Green Valley Ranch.

Since 2017-18: students up 5% (459 to 484); teachers up 10% (25 to 27.5).

About SOAR at Green Valley Ranch

SOAR at Green Valley Ranch is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in DENVER, Colorado. A total of 484 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5. Against the 379-student average for elementary schools in Colorado, enrollment here is 28% higher.

Denver Public Schools includes 198 schools. Together they enroll 90,471 students.

Hispanic students account for 52% of enrollment at SOAR at Green Valley Ranch. Smaller groups are 27% Black, 7% Pacific Islander, 6% White, and 5% Asian. For comparison, the population of Denver County is roughly 28% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at SOAR at Green Valley Ranch belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 65%.

Teachers at the school number 27.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.6:1. The 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado is lower than this school's figure. Roughly 80% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Denver County report 63%.

Measured against Colorado public elementary schools, SOAR at Green Valley Ranch receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 18.2% for SOAR at Green Valley Ranch. The school posts 20.6%, 2.4 points above the prediction.

Denver County has about 718,877 residents, and median household income is about $94,718, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 57% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. Federal data list 206 public schools in Denver County, with a combined enrollment of about 91,233.

Nearby, Rocky Mountain Prep Green Valley Ranch is less than a tenth of a mile away. SOAR at Green Valley Ranch is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts SOAR at Green Valley Ranch at 4th of 8.

Federal data place SOAR at Green Valley Ranch in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. SOAR at Green Valley Ranch is a publicly funded charter school.

SOAR at Green Valley Ranch saw enrollment rise 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

Community posts for SOAR at Green Valley Ranch can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Denver County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
718,877
Census ACS
Median income
$94,718
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
206
91,233 students

Quick facts

School name
SOAR at Green Valley Ranch
District
Denver Public Schools
Address
4800 TELLURIDE STREET #4, DENVER, CO 80249
Phone
(720) 287-5100
County
Denver County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
484
Teachers (FTE)
28
Student–teacher ratio
17.6:1
Free and reduced lunch
387 (80%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
080336006486
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About SOAR at Green Valley Ranch
How large is SOAR at Green Valley Ranch?
SOAR at Green Valley Ranch enrolls approximately 484 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does SOAR at Green Valley Ranch serve?
SOAR at Green Valley Ranch serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at SOAR at Green Valley Ranch?
Approximately 17.6:1 students per teacher at SOAR at Green Valley Ranch.
How diverse is SOAR at Green Valley Ranch?
SOAR at Green Valley Ranch reports a student body of 6% White, 52% Hispanic, 27% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees SOAR at Green Valley Ranch?
SOAR at Green Valley Ranch is overseen by Denver Public Schools in Denver County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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