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Deer Creek Elementary School

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Deer Creek Elementary School ranks 354 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

354^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 63% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Deer Creek Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Bailey, Colorado, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 369 students. The school is part of the Platte Canyon School District No. 1, which is ranked 16 out of 115 school districts in Colorado and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Deer Creek Elementary School consistently performs above the state average in CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) assessments for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math across all grade levels. In 2024-2025, the school's ELA proficiency rate for all grades was 52.4%, compared to the state average of 44.8%, and its Math proficiency rate for all grades was 41.5%, compared to the state average of 35.9%. The school's 5th-grade Science proficiency rate was also higher than the state average at 47.6%. Additionally, Deer Creek's female students consistently outperform their male counterparts, and the school's White students and low socioeconomic status (SES) students perform well, with the low SES students ranking in the top 30% of Colorado elementary schools in recent years.

However, Deer Creek Elementary School faces some challenges, including a steady increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 14.1% in 2021-2022 to 27.7% in 2023-2024, which is significantly higher than the nearby Jefferson County School District No. R-1 schools. Additionally, the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Deer Creek has increased from 19.42% in 2021-2022 to 37.94% in 2023-2024, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students. While Deer Creek's performance is generally on par with or slightly below the nearby schools in the Jefferson County School District, the school outperforms the nearby King-Murphy Elementary School, which is part of the Clear Creek School District and has lower test scores and a lower district ranking.

367

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,547

Per pupil spending ?

40.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1737 Cr 43
Bailey, CO 80421-1132

(303) 838-7666

District: Platte Canyon School District No. 1

Students who attend Deer Creek Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Fitzsimmons Middle School
High:	Platte Canyon High School

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 — 61st percentile in 2015 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (47% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Above the Colorado median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg51%

Colorado avg40%

354^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 37%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 115Platte 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
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
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
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
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 (2024)70th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile+3 vs school

White (2024)54th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts52%+8 vs state

Science48%+9 vs state

Math42%+6 vs state

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Schools Near Deer Creek Elementary School

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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
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
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%)	83.7	132^nd of 950 public elementary schools	86.1%		68	287^th of 943 public elementary schools	69.6%	155	65.9	65.2	75.0				69.3	63.6	39.1	55.9				53.0	79.7		$16,669
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%)	77.8	200^th of 950 public elementary schools	78.9%		75.4	207^th of 943 public elementary schools	78.0%	7	56.8	48.0	70.4				58.4	56.8	44.0	63.0				55.1	66.7		$15,261
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%)	88.1	98^th of 950 public elementary schools	89.7%		91.3	64^th of 943 public elementary schools	93.2%	34	54.7	64.4	79.1				65.2	64.3	63.9	75.0				67.1	69.8		$15,639
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%)	84.3	127^th of 950 public elementary schools	86.6%		86.9	106^th of 943 public elementary schools	88.8%	21	59.6	70.8	72.3				67.6	58.7	71.4	53.2				61.3	55.3		$15,952
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%)	79.4	184^th of 950 public elementary schools	80.6%		58.2	378^th of 943 public elementary schools	59.9%	194	50.0			73.9			57.1	47.4			63.6			50.0			$19,914
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%)	78.1	198^th of 950 public elementary schools	79.2%		79.4	171^st of 943 public elementary schools	81.9%	27	49.0	69.4	56.4	71.7	81.4	63.2	64.9	57.1	66.7	51.3	54.3	48.8	47.4	54.2	48.7	42.1	$10,879
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%)	97.8	9^th of 950 public elementary schools	99.1%		96.9	16^th of 943 public elementary schools	98.3%	7	83.3	88.9	82.4				84.7	79.2	84.4	82.0				81.8	83.0		$17,334
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%)	94.1	34^th of 950 public elementary schools	96.4%		92.7	50^th of 943 public elementary schools	94.7%	16	68.1	72.6	87.5				75.9	63.8	67.7	92.2				74.4	89.1		$17,032
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%)	88	100^th of 950 public elementary schools	89.5%		89.6	82^nd of 943 public elementary schools	91.3%	18	68.2	71.1					69.7	62.1	57.9					59.9			$15,592

Frequently Asked Questions about Deer Creek Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Deer Creek Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Deer Creek Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fitzsimmons Middle School
High : Platte Canyon High School

What is the racial makeup of Deer Creek Elementary School?

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

Is Deer Creek Elementary School a good school?

Deer Creek Elementary School ranks 354^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Deer Creek Elementary School in?

Platte Canyon School District No. 1

How many students attend Deer Creek Elementary School?

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

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