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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
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Colorado public elementary schools
- ATest 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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 20 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
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.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.2% | 63.2% |
| 2023-24 | 62.7% | 58.1% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like Soda Creek Elementary School
Soda Creek Elementary School's state test result (61.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Soda Creek Elementary School this school | 379 | 21.1% | 61.3% |
| Foothills Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 400 | 18.5% | 64.1% |
| Strawberry Park Elementary School STEAMBOAT SPRINGS | 368 | 19.8% | 64.7% |
| Rockrimmon Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 390 | 23.6% | 62.2% |
| Warder Elementary School ARVADA | 432 | 22.5% | 52.6% |
| Coronado Elementary School LITTLETON | 384 | 21.6% | 56.8% |
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 Soda Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Routt County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.3% | #141 of 931 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #113 of 940 ▲ 26 | #1 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.2% | #193 of 946 ▼ 21 | #4 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 379 | #482 of 1,056 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #87 of 896 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.5% | #626 of 896 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.1% | #812 of 983 | #4 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.0% | #78 of 664 | N/A |
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
379
-126 (-25%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 506
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 379 | 30.3 | 12.5:1 | 21% (80) |
| 2023-24 | 384 | 29.9 | 12.8:1 | 22% (83) |
| 2022-23 | 402 | 31.3 | 12.8:1 | 10% (40) |
| 2020-21 | 505 | 34 | 14.8:1 | 13% (68) |
| 2017-18 | 566 | 35.9 | 15.8:1 | 17% (97) |
| 2015-16 | 579 | 40 | 14.5:1 | 19% (108) |
| 2010-11 | 501 | 35 | 14.3:1 | 14% (72) |
| 2000-01 | 381 | 24 | 15.9:1 | 4% (15) |
| 1990-91 | 506 | 26 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Soda Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (566 to 379); teachers down 16% (35.9 to 30.3).
About Soda Creek Elementary School
Soda Creek Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colorado. It reported 379 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Soda Creek Elementary School reports to Steamboat Springs School District No. Re 2, which has 7 schools and 2,509 students.
More than half of the students at Soda Creek Elementary School are White (72%). The next largest groups are 23% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. In Routt County overall, about 81% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 42%.
A staff of 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 12.5:1. The gap from the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado is 4.0 students per teacher. By family income, 21% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Routt County is similar, at 21%.
On the allk12 Grade, Soda Creek Elementary School lands at A-, ahead of 83% of Colorado public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Soda Creek Elementary School is 7.4 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 61.3% actual, 53.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Colorado.
In Routt County, home to about 25,084 people, median household income comes to about $106,489, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 54%, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. There are 15 public schools in the county, enrolling about 3,419, Soda Creek Elementary School among them.
Soda Creek Elementary School is about 0.2 miles from Yampa Valley High School, its nearest public school. Around the school, 6 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Soda Creek Elementary School is ahead of the 59.9% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 6.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Remote.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 505 to 379, a 25% decline. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 14.8:1 in 2020-21 to 12.5:1 in 2024-25.
Soda Creek Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.