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What's one thing Soaring Hawk Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
431
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE 1·NCES 080345001840
Soaring Hawk Elementary School
4665 TANGLEVINE DRIVE, CASTLE ROCK, CO 80109 · (303) 387-5825 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL431 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% 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.
- 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
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
78 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 | 27 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 59 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (59).
Student demographics
39%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
60.2%
CO avg 44.9% . -4.1pp since 2023
Math
50.7%
CO avg 36.1% . -1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.2% | 50.7% |
| 2023-24 | 64.3% | 52.4% |
% 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
57.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Soaring Hawk Elementary School
Soaring Hawk Elementary School's state test result (57.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soaring Hawk Elementary School this school | 431 | 18.1% | 57.0% |
| Roxborough Intermediate LITTLETON | 430 | 18.6% | 55.3% |
| Lewis-Palmer Elementary School MONUMENT | 409 | 19.1% | 53.4% |
| Montessori Peaks Charter Academy LITTLETON | 444 | 16.7% | 51.2% |
| Gold Camp Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 435 | 16.3% | 65.8% |
| Ivy Stockwell Elementary School BERTHOUD | 426 | 16.4% | 53.2% |
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 Soaring Hawk Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #188 of 931 | #32 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #261 of 940 ▼ 59 | #42 of 58 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.2% | #209 of 946 ▼ 55 | #36 of 58 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 431 | #364 of 1,056 | #34 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #273 of 896 | #9 of 59 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.2% | #693 of 896 | #52 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.1% | #851 of 983 | #23 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.8% | #147 of 664 | #11 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
431
-66 (-13%) vs 2020
-36% since 2010-11, when it was 670
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 431 | 30 | 14.4:1 | 18% (78) |
| 2023-24 | 440 | 29.5 | 14.9:1 | 15% (66) |
| 2022-23 | 460 | 28 | 16.4:1 | 9% (42) |
| 2020-21 | 497 | 30 | 16.6:1 | 9% (47) |
| 2017-18 | 597 | 31 | 19.3:1 | 8% (45) |
| 2015-16 | 600 | 31 | 19.4:1 | 12% (74) |
| 2010-11 | 670 | 32 | 20.9:1 | 6% (41) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Soaring Hawk Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (597 to 431); teachers down 3% (31 to 30).
About Soaring Hawk Elementary School
Soaring Hawk Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of CASTLE ROCK, Colorado. Its enrollment is 431 students, spread over pre-K through 6.
District-wide, Douglas County School District No. Re 1 has 89 schools and 61,550 students.
About 76% of the student body at Soaring Hawk Elementary School is White. Other groups make up 16% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Douglas County residents are about 80% White, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 39%.
Teacher count: 30 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 14.4:1. The average for elementary schools in Colorado, 16.6:1, is higher. Roughly 18% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 18% average for public schools in Douglas County.
Soaring Hawk Elementary School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 68% of Colorado public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Soaring Hawk Elementary School is 1.3 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 57.0% actual, 55.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Colorado.
In the wider Douglas County area, the median household earns about $149,594 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 62% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. Across Douglas County, 92 public schools serve about 63,841 students.
Clear Sky Elementary is the nearest public school to Soaring Hawk Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away. Within five miles of Soaring Hawk Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Soaring Hawk Elementary School is ahead of the 48.3% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 8.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Small.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 497 (2020-21) to 431 (2024-25). In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 16.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 14.4:1.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Clear Sky Elementary0.9 mi · 627
- Meadow View Elementary School1.2 mi · 508
- Aspen View Academy1.5 mi · 1,018
- Castle Rock Middle School1.6 mi · 660
- Castle View High School1.7 mi · 1,938
- Academy Charter School2.3 mi · 581
Frequently asked questions
About Soaring Hawk Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Soaring Hawk Elementary School?
Soaring Hawk Elementary School enrolls approximately 431 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Soaring Hawk Elementary School serve?
Soaring Hawk Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Soaring Hawk Elementary School?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Soaring Hawk Elementary School.
How diverse is Soaring Hawk Elementary School?
Soaring Hawk Elementary School reports a student body of 76% White, 16% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Soaring Hawk Elementary School in?
Soaring Hawk Elementary School is part of Douglas County School District No. Re 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.