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Larkspur Elementary School

Q: Is Larkspur Elementary School a good school?

Larkspur Elementary School ranks 376 th of 943 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

376^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 943 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Larkspur Elementary School is a small K-6 school in Larkspur, CO, serving 161 students as part of the Douglas County School District No. Re 1, one of the highest-performing districts in Colorado. The school currently ranks in the 60th percentile statewide (376th out of 943 elementary schools), earning 3 stars for the 2025–2026 school year. That's a significant drop from the prior year, when Larkspur reached the 85th percentile with a 4-star rating. For a school this size, such year-to-year swings are common—a single strong or weak grade cohort can disproportionately affect the school's statewide standing.

The biggest surprise for parents may be the gap between Larkspur and its own district. While Douglas County schools average 63.8% proficiency in English language arts and 57.2% in math, Larkspur's 2025–2026 scores sit much closer to state averages: 43.0% in ELA and 36.7% in math. Most nearby schools outperformed Larkspur this year—Prairie Winds Elementary and Academy Charter School both hit the 87th percentile, and Lewis-Palmer Elementary reached the 79th. That said, results vary sharply by grade: the current 3rd-grade class is well below district expectations in both subjects, while 4th-grade math and 6th-grade ELA are competitive with—or even above—the district. Science is a genuine bright spot, with 5th-grade proficiency at 65.0% in 2024–2025, beating the district's 58.1% and the state's 39.0%.

Two trends are worth monitoring. The share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch has nearly tripled in two years, from 8.78% to 23.6%. And chronic absenteeism, while below the state average (15.9% vs. 28.4%), still means roughly 25 students are missing substantial instructional time. The bottom line for parents: Larkspur has proven it can perform at a high level—its strong science scores and 2024–2025 peak are evidence of that—but its small size makes rankings volatile. Families should watch the recent ELA decline and changing student demographics closely, while recognizing the school benefits from the support of a top-tier district.

161

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,851

Per pupil spending ?

23.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1103 West Perry Park Avenue
Larkspur, CO 80118-8245

(303) 387-5375

District: Douglas County School District No. Re 1

Students who attend Larkspur Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Castle Rock Middle School
High:	Castle View High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.7%

Hispanic:

8.7%

Two or more races:

5.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 68th percentile in 2016 → 60th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Colorado median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2016

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

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg60%

Colorado avg41%

376^th of 943

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From top 32% (2016) to top 40% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

52^nd of 58Elementary Schools in the Douglas County School District No. Re 1

6^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
2026	58.0	376 of 943	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	82.7	145 of 950	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	66.4	302 of 943	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.3	246 of 933	73.6%	★★★★☆
2022	67.8	273 of 921	70.4%	★★★★☆
2021	69.0	233 of 710	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.5	338 of 965	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.4	298 of 917	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	50.9	411 of 929	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	63.9	294 of 914	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	63.1	304 of 938	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.8	320 of 962	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	69.1	294 of 954	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	71.6	266 of 935	71.6%	★★★★☆
2011	74.1	237 of 935	74.7%	★★★★☆
2010	74.4	219 of 925	76.3%	★★★★☆
2009	68.5	286 of 872	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.5	247 of 849	70.9%	★★★★☆
2007	75.7	195 of 852	77.1%	★★★★☆
2006	76.3	169 of 829	79.6%	★★★★☆
2005	78.0	165 of 823	80.0%	★★★★☆
2004	79.4	152 of 808	81.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	38.5	336 of 525	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.0	423 of 596	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2023)36th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts43%~ state avg

Math37%~ state avg

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by a parent
Wednesday, February 23, 2011

The teachers at LES are well educated and provide the best education for my child. He's excited to go to school every day! Every single person on that staff cares for all the children in the building. We are very lucky to be able to call Larkspur Elementary "our" school! He'll remember his experience there the rest of his life because of how they are educating the "whole" child. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)							CMAS Math (2026)							CMAS Science (2026)		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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	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	Total
Larkspur Elementary School	Public	K-6	1103 West Perry Park Avenue	Larkspur	80118	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-5375	161	10	15.9	23.6%	138 (85.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.0%)	58	376^th of 943 public elementary schools	60.1%		82.7	145^th of 950 public elementary schools	84.7%	231	36.4			65.0			43.0	31.8	54.5					36.7			$20,851
Palmer Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	115 Upper Glenway	Palmer Lake	80133	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	No	No	No	Yes	(719) 488-4760	286	22	12.8	34.3%	212 (74.1%)	5 (1.7%)	57 (19.9%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	70.9	255^th of 943 public elementary schools	73.0%		69.7	271^st of 950 public elementary schools	71.5%	16	65.9	62.2	48.7	46.7			55.8	72.7	56.4	48.7	32.6			52.4	48.7		$14,314
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%)	71.2	254^th of 943 public elementary schools	73.1%		71	264^th of 950 public elementary schools	72.2%	10	61.5	60.6	53.9	58.6	72.0	62.2	60.8	71.0	43.7	43.4	37.0	71.7	64.3	55.0	44.0	65.0	$13,663
Lewis-Palmer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1315 Lake Woodmoor Drive	Monument	80132	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	No	No	No	No	(719) 488-4750	409	25	16.0	19.1%	310 (75.8%)	3 (0.7%)	55 (13.4%)	7 (1.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.6%)	77.4	200^th of 943 public elementary schools	78.8%		73.5	241^st of 950 public elementary schools	74.6%	41	46.8	74.1	51.9	61.2			59.3	55.3	70.2	52.8	52.3			57.7	48.1		$13,795
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%)	41	506^th of 943 public elementary schools	46.3%		32.5	593^rd of 950 public elementary schools	37.6%	87	41.3	33.3	50.0				40.8	46.0	31.8	28.0				35.8	30.0		$21,450
Prairie Winds Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	790 King's Deer Point East	Monument	80132	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	No	No	No	No	(719) 559-0800	374	27	13.9	11.5%	283 (75.7%)	2 (0.5%)	38 (10.2%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (11.8%)	86	118^th of 943 public elementary schools	87.5%		81.8	152^nd of 950 public elementary schools	84.0%	34	80.0	69.4	67.3	59.1			68.4	67.6	73.5	59.2	44.4			61.1	62.5		$13,783
Monument Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1150 Village Ridge Pt	Monument	80132	El Paso County	Lewis-Palmer Consolidated School District No. 38	Yes	No	No	No	(719) 481-1950	612	39	15.7	10.0%	487 (79.6%)	3 (0.5%)	65 (10.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (8.7%)	51.7	423^rd of 943 public elementary schools	55.1%		56.3	395^th of 950 public elementary schools	58.4%	28	39.5	38.9	57.0				45.3	34.6	43.1	43.6				40.3	43.6		$12,057
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%)	67.1	292^nd of 943 public elementary schools	69.0%		72.8	249^th of 950 public elementary schools	73.8%	43	43.7	44.7	60.2	65.8			53.2	49.4	43.5	42.4	71.8			50.9	50.6		$17,839
Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1551 Prairie Hawk Drive	Castle Rock	80104	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%)	85.5	126^th of 943 public elementary schools	86.6%		81.6	155^th of 950 public elementary schools	83.7%	29	72.9	82.0	54.1	66.0	87.5	88.6	74.6	76.3	79.7	55.0	62.3	66.1	77.3	69.2	46.0	84.1	$11,059
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%)	61.1	346^th of 943 public elementary schools	63.3%		44.2	499^th of 950 public elementary schools	47.5%	153	46.3	47.4	57.4	52.2			50.7	43.6	38.6	59.3	46.7			46.9	35.2		$19,276

Frequently Asked Questions about Larkspur Elementary School

How many students attend Larkspur Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 161 students attended Larkspur Elementary School.

Is Larkspur Elementary School a good school?

Larkspur Elementary School ranks 376^th of 943 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Larkspur Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Castle Rock Middle School
High : Castle View High School

What is the racial makeup of Larkspur Elementary School?

Students at Larkspur Elementary School are 86% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Larkspur Elementary School in?

Douglas County School District No. Re 1

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