Elementary Schools in Platte Canyon School District No. 1

Summary:

The Platte Canyon School District No. 1 in Colorado has one elementary school, Deer Creek Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 and has a total enrollment of 369 students.

Deer Creek Elementary School appears to be a relatively strong-performing school within the district. It is ranked 354 out of 950 Colorado elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year, placing it in the top 37% of elementary schools statewide. The school has a 4-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing above average compared to other schools in Colorado. Deer Creek Elementary's test scores are generally higher than the state averages across CMAS/PARCC assessments in English Language Arts, Math, and Science, with 52.4% of students proficient or better in ELA and 41.5% proficient or better in Math, compared to the state averages of 44.8% and 35.9%, respectively.

However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 27.7% in 2023-2024 is on the higher side compared to state and national averages. Additionally, while the school's Math proficiency rates are still above the state average, they lag behind its ELA performance, suggesting a potential area for improvement. Overall, Deer Creek Elementary School appears to be a solid-performing school within the Platte Canyon School District No. 1, with strengths in ELA and Science proficiency, but the higher chronic absenteeism rate is a potential area of concern.

District Detail

57393 Us Highway 285
Bailey, CO 80421

(303) 838-7666

SchoolDigger Rank:
16^th of 115 Colorado districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 688

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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 All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
Deer Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1737 Cr 43	Bailey	80421	Park County	Platte Canyon School District No. 1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 838-7666	367	23	15.9	40.1%	303 (82.6%)	2 (0.5%)	42 (11.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.2%)	60.3	354^th of 950 public elementary schools	62.7%		58.6	376^th of 943 public elementary schools	60.1%	22	56.0	43.6	57.1	52.4	55.1	27.8	42.6	41.5	47.6	$13,547

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Jefferson County School District No. R-1	5.48 mi	148	29^th
Clear Creek School District No. Re-1	13.62 mi	5	61^st
Douglas County School District No. Re 1	21.22 mi	90	9^th
State Charter School Institute	23.63 mi	52	50^th
Division of Youth Services	24.36 mi	6

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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