Enrollment
330
Elementary
DISTRICT 517 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGLAS COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE 1·NCES 080345001585
Trailblazer Elementary School
9760 SOUTH HACKBERRY, HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO 80126 · (303) 387-6250 · Douglas County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL330 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
57 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 33 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 46 | 14% |
Student demographics
50%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
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
69.9%
CO avg 44.9% . +10.4pp since 2023
Math
64.1%
CO avg 36.1% . +6.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.9% | 64.1% |
| 2023-24 | 59.5% | 57.9% |
% 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
61.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% 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 →
Where Trailblazer Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Douglas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #131 of 931 | #26 of 58 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #104 of 940 | #22 of 58 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.9% | #85 of 946 | #22 of 58 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 330 | #613 of 1,056 | #54 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #319 of 896 | #14 of 59 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.6% | #461 of 896 | #29 of 59 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.3% | #864 of 983 | #26 of 60 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.1% | #256 of 664 | #21 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
330
-21 (-6%) vs 2020
-62% since 2000-01, when it was 869
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 330 | 22.5 | 14.7:1 | 17% (57) |
| 2023-24 | 314 | 21.5 | 14.6:1 | 18% (57) |
| 2022-23 | 312 | 21.5 | 14.5:1 | 10% (31) |
| 2020-21 | 351 | 25 | 14.0:1 | 9% (32) |
| 2017-18 | 418 | 24.7 | 16.9:1 | 11% (46) |
| 2015-16 | 480 | 25 | 19.2:1 | 8% (39) |
| 2010-11 | 607 | 30 | 20.2:1 | 7% (40) |
| 2000-01 | 869 | 44 | 19.8:1 | 1% (7) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Trailblazer Elementary School.
About Trailblazer Elementary School
Trailblazer Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school for students in HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colorado. The school has 330 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 6.
Across its 89 schools, Douglas County School District No. Re 1 enrolls 61,550 students. Trailblazer Elementary School is one of those schools.
About 68% of the student body at Trailblazer Elementary School is White. Other groups make up 18% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, and 3% Asian. County-wide, 80% of Douglas County residents are White. A diversity index of 50% means there is a 50% chance two randomly chosen students at Trailblazer Elementary School are from different groups.
The school's 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. Elementary schools in Colorado have an average ratio of 16.6:1. At Trailblazer Elementary School, 17% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Douglas County average a similar 18%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 56.3% at Trailblazer Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 61.9%.
In the surrounding county, Douglas County, median household income comes to about $149,594, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 62% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. The county's public schools total 92, with about 63,841 students.
A public school about 0.6 miles away, Thunderridge High School, is the closest to Trailblazer Elementary School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Trailblazer Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Trailblazer Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 6% drop, from 351 to 330.
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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 HIGHLANDS RANCH
- Rock Canyon High SchoolHigh · 2,325 students
- Mountain Vista High SchoolHigh · 2,169 students
- Thunderridge High SchoolHigh · 1,820 students
- STEM School Highlands RanchCombined · 1,394 students
- Skyview AcademyCombined · 1,358 students
- Highlands Ranch High SchoolHigh · 1,323 students
Nearby schools
- Thunderridge High School0.6 mi · 1,820
- Coyote Creek Elementary School0.8 mi · 506
- Ranch View Middle School0.9 mi · 829
- Eldorado Elementary School1.0 mi · 377
- Ben Franklin Academy1.4 mi · 956
- Saddle Ranch Elementary School1.4 mi · 355
Frequently asked questions
About Trailblazer Elementary SchoolHow large is Trailblazer Elementary School?
Trailblazer Elementary School enrolls approximately 330 students in grades PK-06.
Is Trailblazer Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Trailblazer Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Trailblazer Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Trailblazer Elementary School is approximately 14.7:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Trailblazer Elementary School?
Trailblazer Elementary School reports a student body of 68% White, 18% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees Trailblazer Elementary School?
Trailblazer Elementary School is overseen by Douglas County School District No. Re 1 in Douglas County.
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