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Fitzsimmons Elementary School

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Fitzsimmons Elementary School ranks 298 th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

298^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Deer Creek Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Bailey, Colorado, serving 367 students in grades PK–5 as part of Platte Canyon School District No. 1. Located in the mountains west of Denver, the school serves a more economically diverse student body than most nearby elementary schools, with over 40% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch—a rate roughly three to ten times higher than many affluent schools in the area.

Despite these demographics, Deer Creek consistently outperforms the state average in every core subject. In 2025–2026, 57.5% of students were proficient in English Language Arts (state: 44.7%), 44.2% in Math (state: 37.3%), and 51.9% in 5th-grade Science (state: 36.1%). The school's most impressive metric, however, is its performance with low-income students, who rank in the 94th percentile statewide—a dramatic jump from the bottom quarter just a few years ago. This improvement is especially meaningful because the share of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch rose from 24.3% to 40.1% between 2022 and 2025, while academic results continued to climb or hold steady.

When compared to nearby schools, Deer Creek holds its own. It posts proficiency rates similar to King-Murphy Elementary School (58.9% ELA, 45.3% Math) while serving more than twice the share of low-income students, and it significantly outperforms Carlson Elementary School (40.0% ELA, 35.0% Math), which has comparable poverty levels. Chronic absenteeism sits at 16.1%, well below the state's 28.4% rate. Areas for focus include 5th-grade math, which dipped to 36.8% proficiency (state: 39.3%), and a persistent gender gap favoring girls. Overall, Deer Creek is trending in the right direction, with its statewide ranking improving and a growing reputation as an equity-focused school serving a challenging demographic context exceptionally well.

367

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,230

Per pupil spending ?

40.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Colorado receive free school meals.

83.7%

Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR) (2025-26)

Exemptions: 11.6% (MMR)

1737 Cr 43
Bailey, CO 80421-1132

(303) 838-7666

District: Platte Canyon School District No. 1

Racial breakdown:

White:

82.6%

Hispanic:

11.4%

Two or more races:

5.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 65th percentile in 2016 → 68th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (51% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the Colorado median (68th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school51%

District avg52%

Colorado avg41%

298^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 35% (2016) to top 32% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 114Platte Canyon School District No. 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
2026	66.1	298 of 946	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.3	354 of 950	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.6	376 of 943	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.7	321 of 933	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.3	364 of 921	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.3	228 of 710	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.2	551 of 965	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.8	278 of 917	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.2	334 of 929	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	60.3	320 of 914	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.5	370 of 938	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	77.6	196 of 962	79.6%	★★★★☆
2013	78.9	182 of 954	80.9%	★★★★☆
2012	67.7	313 of 935	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	77.4	195 of 935	79.1%	★★★★☆
2010	82.0	143 of 925	84.5%	★★★★☆
2009	85.8	85 of 872	90.3%	★★★★★
2008	82.7	116 of 849	86.3%	★★★★☆
2007	84.8	92 of 852	89.2%	★★★★☆
2006	82.8	107 of 829	87.1%	★★★★☆
2005	74.4	220 of 823	73.3%	★★★★☆
2004	78.9	157 of 808	80.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	60.1	259 of 695	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.3	240 of 694	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	302 of 684	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.5	254 of 642	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.5	290 of 595	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.6	386 of 758	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.4	249 of 690	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	87.3	20 of 322	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	63.7	110 of 365	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	31.2	255 of 332	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	68.5	61 of 308	80.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	51.8	320 of 697	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.7	411 of 700	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	352 of 683	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.9	302 of 649	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.6	270 of 594	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.6	551 of 764	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.0	255 of 693	63.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	53.8	249 of 539	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.5	168 of 525	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.2	347 of 454	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	526 of 596	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)94th percentile+25 vs school

Female (2026)63rd percentile-6 vs school

Male (2026)54th percentile-14 vs school

White (2024)54th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts57%+13 vs state

Science52%+16 vs state

Math44%+7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)							CMAS Math (2026)							CMAS Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Fitzsimmons 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%)	66.1	298^th of 946 public elementary schools	68.5%		60.3	354^th of 950 public elementary schools	62.7%	56	58.8	63.0	51.8				57.5	41.2	56.5	36.8				44.2	51.9		83.7%	11.6%	$17,230
Elk Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13304 South U S Highway 285	Pine	80470	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-2900	323	20	15.7	21.7%	270 (83.6%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (8.0%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.8%)	75.4	215^th of 946 public elementary schools	77.3%		83.7	132^nd of 950 public elementary schools	86.1%	83	69.6	72.7	72.1				71.4	50.0	51.2	35.7				45.8	50.0		88.9%	8.9%	$17,940
West Jefferson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	26501 Barkley Road	Conifer	80433	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-2975	252	17	14.7	22.6%	209 (82.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.5%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.3%)	82.8	157^th of 946 public elementary schools	83.4%		77.8	200^th of 950 public elementary schools	78.9%	43	73.9	62.2	66.7				66.7	75.0	52.6	53.6				58.9	60.7		96.7%	0%	$16,699
Marshdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	26663 North Turkey Creek Road	Evergreen	80439	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5188	375	23	16.0	6.9%	320 (85.3%)	5 (1.3%)	25 (6.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.1%)	87.6	102^nd of 946 public elementary schools	89.2%		88.1	98^th of 950 public elementary schools	89.7%	4	60.0	68.6	81.4				69.7	73.1	64.7	62.1				67.0	50.9		95.7%	0%	$16,968
Wilmot Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5124 South Hatch Drive	Evergreen	80439	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-5370	327	22	14.9	12.2%	293 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.3%)	90.1	70^th of 946 public elementary schools	92.6%		84.3	127^th of 950 public elementary schools	86.6%	57	63.8	68.0	83.7				71.9	70.8	57.1	79.6				69.2	62.0		95.3%	2.3%	$18,106
King-Murphy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	425 Circle K Road	Evergreen	80439	Clear Creek County	Clear Creek School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 670-0005	151	12	12.9	17.2%	135 (89.4%)	1 (0.7%)	8 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)								(n/a)		42.1					58.9							45.3			62.5%	12.5%	$20,782
Rocky Mountain Academy of Evergreen	Public, Charter	K-8	2959 Royale Elk Way	Evergreen	80439	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 670-1070	350	26	13.3	—	287 (82.0%)	1 (0.3%)	37 (10.6%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.7%)	79.4	179^th of 946 public elementary schools	81.1%		78.1	198^th of 950 public elementary schools	79.2%	19	46.9	63.5	80.0	67.4	80.0	64.9	67.9	28.1	63.5	57.5	60.5	54.5	54.1	54.4	57.5	66.7	10%	3.3%	$11,497
Parmalee Elementary School	Public	K-5	4460 S Parmalee Gulch	Indian Hills	80454	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-8014	278	17	16.2	11.5%	232 (83.5%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.6%)	97	16^th of 946 public elementary schools	98.3%		97.8	9^th of 950 public elementary schools	99.1%	7	78.3	95.9	88.4				87.7	67.3	86.0	83.7				78.9	74.4		86.5%	8.1%	$18,540
Bergen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1422 Sugarbush Drive	Evergreen	80439	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-4964	456	26	17.3	11.8%	411 (90.1%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.6%)	91.2	59^th of 946 public elementary schools	93.8%		94.1	34^th of 950 public elementary schools	96.4%	25	76.7	80.3	84.4				80.3	64.4	53.5	70.3				62.5	71.0		96.4%	1.8%	$16,784
Bradford K8 South	Public	K-4	1 White Oak Drive	Littleton	80127	Jefferson County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-3480	371	21	18.0	4.0%	313 (84.4%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.5%)	93.6	38^th of 946 public elementary schools	96.0%		88	100^th of 950 public elementary schools	89.5%	62	73.3	82.4					77.6	65.3	73.1					69.0					$16,854

Frequently Asked Questions about Fitzsimmons Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Fitzsimmons Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Fitzsimmons Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Platte Canyon Middle/High School

What district is Fitzsimmons Elementary School in?

Platte Canyon School District No. 1

What is the racial makeup of Fitzsimmons Elementary School?

Students at Fitzsimmons Elementary School are 83% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Fitzsimmons Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 367 students attended Fitzsimmons Elementary School.

Is Fitzsimmons Elementary School a good school?

Fitzsimmons Elementary School ranks 298^th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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2017–18 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026

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2025–26 CMAS, PSAT10, PSAT9 & SAT test scoresAug 19, 2026

2024–25 school spending dataJun 13, 2026

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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