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SOAR at Green Valley Ranch
- 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 by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 68 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (86).
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsWhat 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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.1% | 16.1% |
| 2023-24 | 29.5% | 17.6% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
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.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SOAR at Green Valley Ranch this school | 484 | 80.0% | 20.6% |
| Jewell Elementary School AURORA | 493 | 85.8% | 21.6% |
| AXL Academy AURORA | 402 | 79.6% | 16.8% |
| Samuels Elementary School DENVER | 532 | 86.5% | 28.2% |
| Green Valley Elementary School DENVER | 714 | 81.8% | 21.0% |
| Lansing Elementary Community School AURORA | 366 | 85.8% | 10.3% |
Where SOAR at Green Valley Ranch ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In 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 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 484 | 27.5 | 17.6:1 | 80% (387) |
| 2023-24 | 492 | 27.9 | 17.7:1 | 84% (412) |
| 2022-23 | 483 | 25.7 | 18.8:1 | 83% (399) |
| 2020-21 | 453 | 26 | 17.4:1 | 78% (354) |
| 2017-18 | 459 | 25 | 18.4:1 | 78% (359) |
| 2015-16 | 452 | 31 | 14.6:1 | 77% (346) |
| 2010-11 | 235 | 12 | 19.6:1 | 70% (164) |
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.
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