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Castle Rock Elementary School

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Castle Rock Elementary School ranks 464 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

464^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Castle Rock Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 450 students in grades PK-6 in Castle Rock, Colorado, which is part of the Douglas County School District No. Re 1. While the district is ranked 9th out of 115 school districts in Colorado and has a 5-star rating, Castle Rock Elementary School faces several challenges, including lower test scores, high chronic absenteeism, and a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

Specifically, Castle Rock Elementary School's test scores are generally lower than the district and state averages across all grades and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 46.4% of students were proficient or better in CMAS/English Language Arts, compared to 63.4% for the district and 44.8% for the state. The school also has had high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.2% to 27.7% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Castle Rock Elementary School has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 26.5% to 30.89% over the past few years.

When compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as World Compass Academy, Flagstone Elementary School, and Academy Charter School, Castle Rock Elementary School generally performs worse on test scores and other metrics. This suggests that the school may need to implement more targeted interventions or strategies to improve student outcomes and keep pace with its higher-performing peers.

440

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,434

Per pupil spending ?

32%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1103 Canyon Drive
Castle Rock, CO 80104-1874

(303) 387-5000

District: Douglas County School District No. Re 1

Students who attend Castle Rock Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Mesa Middle School
High:	Douglas County High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.9%

Hispanic:

25.9%

Two or more races:

6.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 47th percentile in 2015 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Colorado median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 15 pts below the Colorado average

!Near the bottom of Douglas County School District No. Re 1's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg59%

Colorado avg40%

464^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

54^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	47.7	464 of 950	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.8	265 of 943	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	58.4	357 of 933	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.7	462 of 921	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.5	401 of 710	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	591 of 965	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.8	696 of 917	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.7	756 of 929	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.7	746 of 914	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	42.2	500 of 938	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	47.0	535 of 962	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.6	474 of 954	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.2	394 of 935	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.9	421 of 935	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	74.8	213 of 925	77.0%	★★★★☆
2009	72.4	238 of 872	72.7%	★★★★☆
2008	67.7	276 of 849	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	66.8	303 of 852	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	64.9	320 of 829	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	60.9	354 of 823	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	53.7	410 of 808	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	452 of 694	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.6	310 of 684	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.9	405 of 642	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	414 of 595	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.7	314 of 351	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	608 of 758	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	596 of 690	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	50.0	92 of 197	53.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	76.5	46 of 365	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	57.3	92 of 265	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	354 of 700	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	70.0	186 of 683	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	64.4	206 of 649	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.9	318 of 594	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.7	202 of 352	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.7	437 of 764	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.7	523 of 693	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	418 of 551	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.8	321 of 539	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	330 of 525	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.0	400 of 454	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.5	254 of 288	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	568 of 596	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	322 of 337	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)87th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2023)53rd percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile~ school

Female (2025)35th percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts46%~ state avg

Math37%~ state avg

Science24%-15 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
Castle Rock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1103 Canyon Drive	Castle Rock	80104	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-5000	440	31	14.1	32.0%	268 (60.9%)	10 (2.3%)	114 (25.9%)	16 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.8%)	47.7	464^th of 950 public elementary schools	51.2%		69.8	265^th of 943 public elementary schools	71.9%	199	47.5	45.0	36.5	61.1			46.4	45.0	35.0	25.9	44.4			37.1	24.1		$18,434
South Ridge Elementary An IB World School	Public	K-5	1100 South Street	Castle Rock	80104	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 387-5075	371	28	13.1	53.1%	210 (56.6%)	10 (2.7%)	134 (36.1%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (2.7%)	32.5	593^rd of 950 public elementary schools	37.6%		40.7	519^th of 943 public elementary schools	45.0%	74	36.4	37.0	45.1				39.3	32.3	23.5	23.1				26.8	26.9		$19,362
Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1551 Prairie Hawk Drive	Castle Rock	80109	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 660-4881	581	36	16.1	10.5%	440 (75.7%)	5 (0.9%)	71 (12.2%)	24 (4.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.5%)	81.6	155^th of 950 public elementary schools	83.7%		83.8	132^nd of 943 public elementary schools	86.0%	23	75.0	53.3	55.0	73.8	87.5	77.8	70.3	71.9	48.3	50.8	55.0	73.2	71.4	61.9	66.1	85.7	$9,732
Sage Canyon Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	2420 Autumn Sage Street	Castle Rock	80108	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(720) 433-0110	552	33	16.5	9.8%	411 (74.5%)	9 (1.6%)	65 (11.8%)	13 (2.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	50 (9.1%)	72.6	250^th of 950 public elementary schools	73.7%		77.1	195^th of 943 public elementary schools	79.3%	55	58.8	53.2	52.4				55.1	63.9	61.0	43.9				56.6	46.4		$16,326
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
Rock Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	400 North Heritage Road	Castle Rock	80104	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-5150	449	30	15.2	22.7%	329 (73.3%)	7 (1.6%)	83 (18.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.8%)	44.2	499^th of 950 public elementary schools	47.5%		44.2	488^th of 943 public elementary schools	48.3%	11	34.5	58.7	48.2	29.8			42.6	34.5	69.6	25.9	21.3			36.9	32.8		$17,462
Aspen View Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2131 Low Meadow Blvd	Castle Rock	80109	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 733-3436	1,018	56	18.0	10.2%	830 (81.5%)	11 (1.1%)	114 (11.2%)	10 (1.0%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (4.7%)	61.2	348^th of 950 public elementary schools	63.4%		72.9	233^rd of 943 public elementary schools	75.3%	115	43.6	50.5	32.7	66.3	69.4	62.6	53.5	51.5	45.7	46.9	46.7	50.6	44.4	47.6	41.2	36.4	$12,830
World Compass Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2490 South Perry Street	Castle Rock	80104	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 814-5200	791	48	16.4	15.5%	503 (63.6%)	10 (1.3%)	182 (23.0%)	24 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (9.1%)	71	264^th of 950 public elementary schools	72.2%		69.4	271^st of 943 public elementary schools	71.3%	7	52.6	53.5	50.8	78.0	64.8	60.0	58.8	65.4	47.9	41.9	58.8	62.5	65.7	56.4	38.3	62.9	$13,538
Clear Sky Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1470 Clear Sky Way	Castle Rock	80109	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-5900	627	39	16.2	24.1%	436 (69.5%)	9 (1.4%)	135 (21.5%)	11 (1.8%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (4.9%)	72.8	249^th of 950 public elementary schools	73.8%		65.2	310^th of 943 public elementary schools	67.1%	61	42.0	48.4	75.3	61.8			56.2	43.2	47.4	71.4	46.1			51.7	66.7		$16,003
Flagstone Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	104 Lovington Street	Castle Rock	80104	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-5225	496	29	17.1	21.2%	359 (72.4%)	3 (0.6%)	90 (18.1%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (7.5%)	81.5	157^th of 950 public elementary schools	83.5%		78.1	186^th of 943 public elementary schools	80.3%	29	49.1	64.5	66.7	78.0			64.8	55.2	57.4	64.7	57.6			58.9	50.0		$15,409

Frequently Asked Questions about Castle Rock Elementary School

What district is Castle Rock Elementary School in?

Douglas County School District No. Re 1

What schools do graduates of Castle Rock Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Castle Rock Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mesa Middle School
High : Douglas County High School

Is Castle Rock Elementary School a good school?

Castle Rock Elementary School ranks 464^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Castle Rock Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 440 students attended Castle Rock Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Castle Rock Elementary School?

Students at Castle Rock Elementary School are 61% White, 26% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% African American.

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