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What's something Soda Creek Elementary School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
379
Elementary
DISTRICT 292 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STEAMBOAT SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE 2·NCES 080666001145
Soda Creek Elementary School
220 PARK AVENUE, STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, CO 80487 · (970) 871-3399 · Routt County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL379 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
80 students
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 50%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Soda Creek Elementary School→Steamboat Springs Middle School
Based on grade levels within Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
61.2%
CO avg 44.9% . -1.5pp since 2023
Math
63.2%
CO avg 36.1% . +5.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 are up about 5 points.
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
61.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
379
-187 (-33%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 15.8:1
% White
72%
was 81%
% Hispanic
23%
was 14%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Soda Creek Elementary School
Soda Creek Elementary School is an elementary-level community of middle-of-the-pack scale in STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colorado, overseen by Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2, works with 379 students in grades pre-K through 5.
Soda Creek Elementary School is one of 7 schools operated by Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2, a district that instructs 2,509 students overall.
On demographics, Soda Creek Elementary School records that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Routt County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.
On the resource side, Soda Creek Elementary School logs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. An estimated 21% 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), Soda Creek Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.9%, the actual is 61.3%, a residual of +7.4 points.
In the broader community, census data for Routt County shows the typical household earns roughly $106,489 per year, about 54% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. In all, Routt County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,419 students), of which Soda Creek Elementary School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Yampa Valley High School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Soda Creek Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Soda Creek Elementary School comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 59.9%.
Soda Creek Elementary School operates from a small-town location.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 33%: 566 students in 2018 compared to 379 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 14% to 23% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 in 2025.
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Routt County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,084
Census ACS
Median income
$106,489
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
54%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,419 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2
- Steamboat Springs High SchoolHigh · 871 students
- Steamboat Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 440 students
- Strawberry Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 368 students
- Sleeping Giant SchoolElementary · 337 students
- North Routt Community Charter SchoolElementary · 82 students
- Yampa Valley High SchoolHigh · 32 students
Other schools in STEAMBOAT SPRINGS
- Steamboat Springs High SchoolHigh · 871 students
- Steamboat Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 440 students
- Strawberry Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 368 students
- Sleeping Giant SchoolElementary · 337 students
- Steamboat MontessoriElementary · 140 students
- Yampa Valley High SchoolHigh · 32 students
Nearby schools
- Yampa Valley High School0.2 mi · 32
- Steamboat Springs High School0.5 mi · 871
- Steamboat Springs Middle School0.6 mi · 440
- Strawberry Park Elementary School0.7 mi · 368
- Sleeping Giant School3.9 mi · 337
- Steamboat Montessori4.3 mi · 140
Frequently asked questions
About Soda Creek Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Soda Creek Elementary School?
Soda Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 379 students in grades PK-05.
Is Soda Creek Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Soda Creek Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Soda Creek Elementary School have?
Soda Creek Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
How diverse is Soda Creek Elementary School?
Soda Creek Elementary School reports a student body of 72% White, 23% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Soda Creek Elementary School in?
Soda Creek Elementary School is part of Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2.
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