School district · Colorado
Douglas County School District No. Re 1
Douglas County School District No. Re 1 in Colorado: 88 public schools with 61,243 students and 17.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,724 per student in FY2024.
- Schools
- 88
- 17 charter
- Students
- 61,243
- Students per teacher
- 17.4
- CO 16.2 · US 15.1
- Spending per student
- $14,724
- CO $15.8K · US $17.6K
Staff
Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.
- Teachers (FTE)
- 3,515
- Counselors (FTE)
- 244
- Students per counselor
- 252
- CO 246 · US 357
- Psychologists (FTE)
- 62.1
- Librarians (FTE): 22.2
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Colorado's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Colorado: 45%63%proficient
+1.1 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 93% of school districts in Colorado
Median 36% · 169 school districts compared
23,718 students tested, grades 3–8 · Colorado Measures of Academic Success; proficient means Levels 4-5
Math
Colorado: 36%56%proficient
+3.2 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 96% of school districts in Colorado
Median 28% · 165 school districts compared
23,810 students tested, grades 3–8 · Colorado Measures of Academic Success; proficient means Levels 4-5
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Money
Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.
- Federal
- 3.0% · $31.5M
- State
- 38% · $402.8M
- Local
- 59% · $631.8M
Per student (FY2024)
- Instruction
- $8,511
- Support services
- $5,481
- Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
- $64.9M
- Long-term debt
- $340.5M
Schools
Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 110 | 36.7 | — | — | |
Academy Charter SchoolCharter | Pre-K–8 | 581 | 16.1 | 70% | 62% |
Acres Green Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 341 | 13.6 | 36% | 43% |
American AcademyCharter | Pre-K–8 | 2,803 | 17.7 | 71% | 68% |
Arrowwood Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 390 | 15.9 | 61% | 46% |
Aspen View AcademyCharter | Pre-K–8 | 1,018 | 18.1 | 54% | 48% |
| Pre-K–6 | 368 | 16.1 | 80% | 69% | |
Ben Franklin AcademyCharter | Pre-K–8 | 956 | 20.0 | 70% | 67% |
| Pre-K–5 | 524 | 16.4 | 71% | 67% | |
Castle Rock Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 440 | 14.2 | 46% | 37% |
| K–8 | 551 | 18.4 | 77% | 78% | |
Cherokee Trail Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 553 | 14.9 | 46% | 40% |
| K–6 | 25 | 6.4 | — | — | |
| Pre-K–6 | 627 | 16.2 | 56% | 52% | |
| Pre-K–6 | 306 | 14.6 | 60% | 63% | |
Cougar Run Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | K–6 | 392 | 15.7 | 75% | 60% |
| Pre-K–6 | 506 | 16.1 | 73% | 64% | |
DC Montessori Charter SchoolCharter | Pre-K–8 | 547 | 19.1 | 63% | 43% |
Eagle Ridge Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 571 | 15.6 | 56% | 56% |
| Pre-K–6 | 377 | 13.5 | 76% | 74% | |
| Pre-K–6 | 496 | 17.1 | 65% | 59% | |
| Pre-K–6 | 436 | 15.0 | 64% | 53% | |
| Pre-K–5 | 354 | 16.3 | 66% | 65% | |
| Pre-K–5 | 369 | 15.1 | 52% | 54% | |
| K–6 | 450 | 16.0 | 61% | 49% | |
| Pre-K–5 | 639 | 18.5 | 78% | 77% | |
| Pre-K–6 | 377 | 14.5 | 81% | 72% | |
| Pre-K–5 | 430 | 15.6 | 65% | 49% | |
| K–6 | 161 | 15.9 | 56% | 40% | |
| Pre-K–5 | 499 | 15.1 | 54% | 54% | |
Leman Classical AcademyCharter | K–8 | 1,390 | 20.1 | 57% | 49% |
| Pre-K–6 | 392 | 17.4 | 75% | 74% | |
Mammoth Heights ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 598 | 15.6 | 56% | 52% |
Meadow View Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 508 | 18.1 | 57% | 40% |
| Pre-K–2 | 324 | 17.5 | — | — | |
North Star AcademyCharter | K–8 | 684 | 19.0 | 81% | 68% |
| 3–5 | 329 | 16.5 | 63% | 57% | |
| Pre-K–6 | 560 | 15.3 | 78% | 65% | |
Parker Core KnowledgeCharter | K–8 | 705 | 15.7 | 88% | 82% |
Parker Performing ArtsCharter | K–8 | 638 | 17.5 | 56% | 37% |
| Pre-K–6 | 480 | 14.8 | 62% | 61% | |
Pine Lane ElementaryFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 744 | 14.2 | 52% | 53% |
| Pre-K–5 | 449 | 14.8 | 58% | 55% | |
Platte River Charter AcademyCharter | Pre-K–8 | 475 | 14.2 | 77% | 72% |
| Pre-K–6 | 612 | 17.2 | 70% | 66% | |
| Pre-K–6 | 398 | 14.5 | 83% | 77% | |
| K–6 | 361 | 16.6 | 58% | 45% | |
Rock Ridge Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 449 | 15.2 | 43% | 37% |
| Pre-K–2 | 368 | 17.1 | — | — | |
| 3–6 | 430 | 15.8 | 62% | 57% | |
| Pre-K–6 | 355 | 15.2 | 61% | 61% | |
| Pre-K–6 | 552 | 16.6 | 55% | 57% | |
Sand Creek Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 322 | 13.5 | 61% | 54% |
Sedalia Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 212 | 10.9 | 41% | 22% |
| Pre-K–6 | 431 | 14.4 | 60% | 51% | |
South Ridge Elementary An IB World SchoolFree meals for all | K–5 | 371 | 13.1 | 39% | 27% |
| Pre-K–6 | 452 | 16.4 | 81% | 85% | |
| Pre-K–6 | 350 | 14.6 | 75% | 68% | |
| Pre-K–5 | 380 | 16.2 | 78% | 78% | |
| Pre-K–6 | 330 | 14.7 | 70% | 64% | |
| Pre-K–5 | 423 | 14.8 | 72% | 69% | |
World Compass AcademyCharter | Pre-K–8 | 791 | 16.5 | 59% | 56% |
Castle Rock Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 7–8 | 660 | 15.1 | 51% | 37% |
| 6–8 | 1,052 | 18.9 | 61% | 44% | |
Cresthill Middle SchoolFree meals for all | 7–8 | 558 | 15.9 | 65% | 57% |
| 6–8 | 852 | 15.5 | 51% | 35% | |
| 7–8 | 752 | 16.4 | 74% | 61% | |
| 7–8 | 829 | 17.6 | 66% | 59% | |
| 6–8 | 1,129 | 18.8 | 73% | 61% | |
| 6–8 | 816 | 16.7 | 53% | 39% | |
| 7–8 | 805 | 15.9 | 53% | 43% | |
| 9–12 | 1,938 | 24.2 | — | — | |
| 9–12 | 2,007 | 21.5 | — | — | |
Daniel C Oakes High School--Castle RockAlternativeFree meals for all | 9–12 | 113 | 9.2 | — | — |
| 9–12 | 1,659 | 19.3 | — | — | |
Eagle AcademyAlternative | 9–12 | 115 | 9.1 | — | — |
| 9–12 | 1,323 | 19.2 | — | — | |
Hope Online Learning Academy Co-OpCharterMostly virtualFree meals for all | 6–12 | 1,307 | 26.7 | 16% | 10% |
| 9–12 | 2,206 | 23.2 | — | — | |
| 9–12 | 2,169 | 23.5 | — | — | |
| 9–12 | 1,406 | 20.3 | — | — | |
Renaissance Secondary SchoolCharter | 6–12 | 441 | 16.6 | 66% | 46% |
| 9–12 | 2,325 | 22.3 | — | — | |
| 9–12 | 1,820 | 22.2 | — | — | |
| 9–12 | 88 | 10.7 | — | — | |
eDCSDMostly virtual | 9–12 | 61 | 4.8 | — | — |
STEM School Highlands RanchCharter | K–12 | 1,394 | 17.6 | 65% | 57% |
Skyview AcademyCharter | Pre-K–12 | 1,358 | 16.2 | 56% | 49% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Address
- 620 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, CO 80104
- Phone
- (303)387-0100
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.