Soaring Hawk Elementary School

Soaring Hawk Elementary School, a moderately sized elementary campus in CASTLE ROCK, Colorado, part of Douglas County School District No. Re 1, teaches 431 students, covering grades pre-K through 6.

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

On demographics, Soaring Hawk Elementary School logs that 76% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 16% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Soaring Hawk Elementary School has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Soaring Hawk Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 18% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Soaring Hawk Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.8%; this one delivers 57.0%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Douglas County) shows that median household income runs about $149,594, roughly 62% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Across Douglas County's 92 public schools (combined enrollment of about 63,841 students), Soaring Hawk Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Clear Sky Elementary, around 0.9 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Soaring Hawk Elementary School at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 48.3%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 28%: 597 students in 2018 compared to 431 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 9% to 16% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 19.3:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Soaring Hawk Elementary School typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.