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Buffalo Ridge Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

67^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Buffalo Ridge Elementary School is a highly-regarded public elementary school in Castle Rock, Colorado, serving 510 students in grades PK-5 and part of the Douglas County School District No. Re 1, which is ranked 9th out of 115 school districts in the state.

Buffalo Ridge Elementary consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in Colorado, with proficiency rates on CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) tests that significantly exceed the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 70.6% of Buffalo Ridge students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 63.4% for the district and 44.8% for the state. The school also has a strong Gifted and Talented program, ranking 1st out of 82 Colorado elementary schools in this category in 2022-2023.

Compared to other nearby elementary schools in the Douglas County School District, Timber Trail Elementary and Wildcat Mountain Elementary also demonstrate strong academic performance, suggesting a high-quality education system in the region. However, some nearby schools, such as Sedalia Elementary, have significantly lower proficiency rates, highlighting the need for continued efforts to ensure equitable access to quality education across the district.

524

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,886

Per pupil spending ?

13.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7075 North Shoreham Drive
Castle Rock, CO 80108-8244

(303) 387-5575

District: Douglas County School District No. Re 1

Students who attend Buffalo Ridge Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Rocky Heights Middle School
High:	Rock Canyon High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

69.1%

Hispanic:

16.6%

Two or more races:

7.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 88th percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (69% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Colorado elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg59%

Colorado avg40%

67^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 12% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 58Elementary Schools in the Douglas County School District No. Re 1

9^th of 115Douglas County School District No. Re 1 among Colorado districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	90.8	67 of 950	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	88.0	95 of 943	89.9%	★★★★★
2023	87.7	94 of 933	89.9%	★★★★★
2022	87.9	91 of 921	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	89.6	65 of 710	90.8%	★★★★★
2019	89.9	71 of 965	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	84.4	129 of 917	85.9%	★★★★☆
2017	77.7	185 of 929	80.1%	★★★★☆
2016	76.4	180 of 914	80.3%	★★★★☆
2015	85.8	113 of 938	88.0%	★★★★☆
2014	90.1	52 of 962	94.6%	★★★★★
2013	88.7	68 of 954	92.9%	★★★★★
2012	90.2	57 of 935	93.9%	★★★★★
2011	87.6	81 of 935	91.3%	★★★★★
2010	88.1	77 of 925	91.7%	★★★★★
2009	86.2	80 of 872	90.8%	★★★★★
2008	85.6	87 of 849	89.8%	★★★★☆
2007	79.5	141 of 852	83.5%	★★★★☆
2006	81.9	112 of 829	86.5%	★★★★☆
2005	79.8	137 of 823	83.4%	★★★★☆
2004	86.2	81 of 808	90.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	89.4	48 of 694	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	81.5	100 of 684	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	87.3	55 of 642	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	86.8	54 of 595	90.9%	★★★★★
2021	86.6	46 of 351	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	83.6	90 of 758	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.6	121 of 690	82.5%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	82 of 119	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.8	52 of 91	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	82.1	1 of 82	98.8%	★★★★★
2019	68.4	29 of 110	73.6%	★★★★☆
2018	38.2	68 of 84	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	110 of 700	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	84.9	78 of 683	88.6%	★★★★☆
2023	75.9	136 of 649	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.6	123 of 594	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	80.0	75 of 352	78.7%	★★★★☆
2019	88.0	63 of 764	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	79.3	121 of 693	82.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	64 of 551	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	112 of 539	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	141 of 525	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.2	115 of 454	74.7%	★★★★☆
2021	76.9	63 of 288	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	78.3	88 of 596	85.2%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

White (2025)88th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)84th percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)31st percentile-62 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Science72%+33 vs state

English Language Arts71%+26 vs state

Math67%+31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)							CMAS Math (2025)							CMAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Buffalo Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7075 North Shoreham Drive	Castle Rock	80108	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-5575	524	32	16.3	13.2%	362 (69.1%)	7 (1.3%)	87 (16.6%)	30 (5.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.1%)	90.8	67^th of 950 public elementary schools	92.9%		88	95^th of 943 public elementary schools	89.9%	28	75.4	65.1	72.4				70.6	75.4	57.5	71.1				67.2	71.6		$15,886
American Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	6971 Mira Vista Lane	Castle Pines	80108	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 292-5200	2,803	158	17.7	6.4%	1,689 (60.3%)	21 (0.7%)	229 (8.2%)	667 (23.8%)	20 (0.7%)	3 (0.1%)	174 (6.2%)	87.9	103^rd of 950 public elementary schools	89.2%		86.9	104^th of 943 public elementary schools	89.0%	1	56.2	55.7	73.0	79.7	88.0	81.8	71.1	66.4	60.2	68.3	68.9	69.4	77.9	68.0	71.4	75.5	$12,469
Timber Trail Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	690 West Castle Pines Parkway	Castle Rock	80108	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-5700	380	24	16.1	6.3%	280 (73.7%)	4 (1.1%)	37 (9.7%)	31 (8.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.1%)	95.5	22^nd of 950 public elementary schools	97.7%		92.2	52^nd of 943 public elementary schools	94.5%	30	75.8	71.0	86.4				77.7	82.3	71.4	81.5				78.2	69.2		$17,753
DC Montessori Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	311 East Castle Pines Parkway	Castle Rock	80108	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 531-3311	547	29	19.1	9.7%	372 (68.0%)	1 (0.2%)	83 (15.2%)	35 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (10.1%)	67.8	291^st of 950 public elementary schools	69.4%		60.8	357^th of 943 public elementary schools	62.1%	66	63.5	54.9	56.1	73.2	61.9	75.0	62.6	55.8	25.5	56.1	33.3	33.3	56.3	42.6	46.3	81.3	$12,383
Meadow View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3700 Butterfield Crossing	Castle Rock	80109	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-5425	508	28	18.1	25.6%	375 (73.8%)	5 (1.0%)	80 (15.7%)	13 (2.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.3%)	63.6	329^th of 950 public elementary schools	65.4%		66.4	301^st of 943 public elementary schools	68.1%	28	50.0	39.7	66.2	71.7			56.9	38.7	34.4	53.6	29.5			39.5	58.8		$17,151
Wildcat Mountain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6585 Lionshead Parkway	Littleton	80124	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-6925	423	29	14.8	15.6%	292 (69.0%)	6 (1.4%)	56 (13.2%)	31 (7.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	34 (8.0%)	90.9	65^th of 950 public elementary schools	93.2%		86.8	108^th of 943 public elementary schools	88.5%	43	64.1	66.2	83.8				71.8	65.2	60.3	81.3				68.9	68.0		$18,926
Sedalia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	5449 North Huxtable Street	Sedalia	80135	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 387-5500	212	20	10.8	58.5%	108 (50.9%)	4 (1.9%)	81 (38.2%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.0%)	39.8	527^th of 950 public elementary schools	44.5%		30.9	605^th of 943 public elementary schools	35.8%	78	46.4	31.8	46.7	35.7			40.7		21.7								$22,725
Copper Mesa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3501 Poston Parkway	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-7375	306	21	14.5	11.1%	223 (72.9%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (12.1%)	18 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (8.8%)	83	141^st of 950 public elementary schools	85.2%		82.5	147^th of 943 public elementary schools	84.4%	6	45.0	59.1	64.3	70.2			60.1	62.5	50.0	71.4	67.4			62.8	71.4		$18,543
Renaissance Expedition Learn Outward Bound School	Public, Magnet	K-6	3960 Trailboss Lane	Castle Rock	80104	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	Yes	No	No	(303) 387-8000	361	22	16.6	6.1%	297 (82.3%)	5 (1.4%)	29 (8.0%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.2%)	68.4	284^th of 950 public elementary schools	70.1%		68.5	282^nd of 943 public elementary schools	70.1%	2	50.0	40.7	64.6	83.3			58.2	40.0	31.5	52.1	61.9			45.4	66.7		$16,712
Arrowwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	10345 Arrowwood Drive	Highlands Ranch	80130	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-6875	390	25	15.8	22.3%	248 (63.6%)	7 (1.8%)	80 (20.5%)	23 (5.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.9%)	68.8	279^th of 950 public elementary schools	70.6%		68	288^th of 943 public elementary schools	69.5%	9	62.9	68.3	57.1	55.3			60.5	54.3	50.0	42.0	40.4			46.0	40.8		$17,308

Frequently Asked Questions about Buffalo Ridge Elementary School

How many students attend Buffalo Ridge Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 524 students attended Buffalo Ridge Elementary School.

Is Buffalo Ridge Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Buffalo Ridge Elementary School ranks in the top 7.1% of Colorado elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Buffalo Ridge Elementary School?

Students at Buffalo Ridge Elementary School are 69% White, 17% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 1% African American.

What district is Buffalo Ridge Elementary School in?

Douglas County School District No. Re 1

What schools do graduates of Buffalo Ridge Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Buffalo Ridge Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Rocky Heights Middle School
High : Rock Canyon High School

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