Deer Trail School District No. 26J

Summary:

The Deer Trail School District No. 26J in Colorado is home to two schools: Deer Trail Elementary School and Deer Trail Junior-Senior High School. Both schools have struggled with consistently low performance, as evidenced by their declining SchoolDigger ratings and extremely low proficiency rates on state assessments.

Deer Trail Elementary School has seen its SchoolDigger rating drop from 2 stars in 2022-2023 to 0 stars in 2024-2025, while Deer Trail Junior-Senior High School's rating has declined from 2 stars to 1 star over the past decade. Both schools have alarmingly low proficiency rates, with only 13-14% of students scoring proficient in English Language Arts and Math in 2024-2025, compared to state averages around 40%. Additionally, the schools face challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, around 27.7% in 2023-2024, and the junior-senior high school has a concerning 1.9% dropout rate.

Despite these struggles, the Deer Trail School District as a whole is ranked very low in the state, at 114 out of 115 districts in Colorado. This suggests systemic issues that need to be addressed, potentially related to attracting and retaining quality teachers, as well as providing adequate funding and resources to support the high-needs student population. Improving academic outcomes and supporting students to complete their education will be critical for the Deer Trail School District to better serve its community.

District Detail

130 South Second Avenue
Deer Trail, CO 80105-0129

(303) 769-4421

SchoolDigger Rank:
114^th of 115 Colorado districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 327

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
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 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
Deer Trail Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	130 2nd Avenue	Deer Trail	80105	Arapahoe County	Deer Trail School District No. 26J	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 769-4421	174	12	15.1	50.6%	92 (52.9%)	4 (2.3%)	70 (40.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	5 (2.9%)	11.8	858^th of 950 public elementary schools	9.7%		20.9	733^rd of 943 public elementary schools	22.3%	125	13.0			22.7		14.3	13.0	$10,366
Deer Trail Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	130 2nd Avenue	Deer Trail	80105	Arapahoe County	Deer Trail School District No. 26J	No	No	No	No	(303) 769-4421	153	12	12.4	45.1%	59 (38.6%)	8 (5.2%)	81 (52.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	2 (1.3%)								(n/a)		28.6	21.7		31.6	16.9		$21,109

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Agate School District No. 300	11.4 mi	2
Byers School District No. 32J	11.62 mi	10
Strasburg School District 31J	17.69 mi	4	69^th
Bennett School District No. 29J	22.8 mi	6	106^th
School District No. C-2	28.72 mi	3	78^th

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.