Is Larkspur Elementary School a good school?

Larkspur Elementary School ranks 273 rd of 921 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Larkspur Elementary School?

In the 2021-22 school year, 216 students attended Larkspur Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Larkspur Elementary School?

Students at Larkspur Elementary School are 82% White, 12% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

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

Larkspur Elementary School in Larkspur CO

Performance Trends

Compare Details Larkspur Elementary School ranks better than 70.4% of elementary schools in Colorado. It also ranks 43^rd among 58 ranked elementary schools in the Douglas County School District No. Re 1. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 67.78. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (81.9%), Hispanic (12%), two or more races (2.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 14.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Larkspur Elementary School is 14.5, which is the 7^th best among 58 elementary schools in the Douglas County School District No. Re 1. (See more...)

Compare Larkspur Elementary School employs 14.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Larkspur Elementary School is $11,738, which is the 29^th highest among 58 elementary schools in the Douglas County School District No. Re 1.

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Larkspur Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Larkspur Elementary School 273^rd of 921 Colorado public elementary schools. (See Larkspur Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Douglas County School District No. Re 1:

SchoolDigger ranks Douglas County School District No. Re 1 6^th of 102 Colorado school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Larkspur Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Larkspur Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CO State Percentile
2004	79.38	152^nd	808	81.2%
2005	78.04	165^th	823	80.0%
2006	76.30	169^th	829	79.6%
2007	75.73	195^th	852	77.1%
2008	70.53	247^th	849	70.9%
2009	68.55	286^th	872	67.2%
2010	74.38	219^th	925	76.3%
2011	74.08	237^th	935	74.7%
2012	71.58	266^th	935	71.6%
2013	69.11	294^th	954	69.2%
2014	65.81	320^th	962	66.7%
2015	63.12	304^th	938	67.6%
2016	63.89	294^th	914	67.8%
2017	50.85	411^th	929	55.8%
2018	63.43	298^th	917	67.5%
2019	62.46	338^th	965	65.0%
2021	69.03	233^rd	710	67.2%
2022	67.78	273^rd	921	70.4%

Rank History for White students at Larkspur Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CO State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	30.99	423^rd	596	29.0%

Data source: test scores: Colorado Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Colorado Department of Education

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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

Enrollment information for Larkspur Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1988	164	0	1	3	0	n/a	n/a	168
1989	194	0	1	3	2	n/a	n/a	200
1990	182	0	1	4	3	n/a	n/a	190
1991	177	0	1	6	2	n/a	n/a	186
1992	180	0	2	5	2	n/a	n/a	189
1993	207	1	2	2	2	n/a	n/a	214
1994	203	2	3	5	3	n/a	n/a	216
1995	255	2	1	5	3	n/a	n/a	266
1996	255	2	1	5	3	n/a	n/a	266
1997	255	0	1	5	3	n/a	n/a	264
1998	255	0	2	4	4	n/a	n/a	265
1999	265	0	1	14	5	n/a	n/a	285
2000	279	0	1	11	3	n/a	n/a	294
2001	286	0	1	9	4	n/a	n/a	300
2002	288	0	5	12	3	n/a	n/a	308
2003	288	0	5	12	3	n/a	n/a	308
2004	318	0	3	17	2	n/a	n/a	340
2005	329	0	3	16	3	n/a	n/a	351
2006	338	0	4	18	5	n/a	n/a	365
2007	320	3	9	23	1	n/a	n/a	356
2008	316	0	12	29	1	n/a	n/a	358
2009	317	0	11	26	1	n/a	n/a	355
2010	281	1	13	19	1	n/a	n/a	315
2011	247	1	11	25	2	0	12	298
2012	245	2	12	30	1	0	8	298
2013	243	0	7	26	2	0	13	291
2014	223	2	6	23	5	0	14	273
2015	222	4	7	23	1	0	10	267
2016	203	4	4	22	0	0	8	241
2017	203	1	5	16	0	0	4	229
2018	203	1	2	22	2	0	7	237
2019	211	2	2	26	0	0	8	249
2020	204	0	1	24	0	0	8	237
2021	147	1	0	29	1	0	7	185
2022	177	3	3	26	1	0	6	216

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Larkspur Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	168	7.9	21.2	n/a
1989	200	10.5	19.0	6.5
1990	190	11.6	16.3	7.9
1991	186	11.0	16.9	12.4
1992	189	10.0	18.9	7.9
1993	214	11.1	19.3	9.8
1994	216	12.1	17.9	9.7
1995	266	16.7	15.9	8.6
1996	266	16.7	15.9	8.6
1997	264	15.7	16.8	3.8
1998	265	15.0	17.7	4.2
1999	285	14.8	19.3	2.5
2000	294	16.7	17.6	2
2001	300	19.7	15.2	2.7
2002	308	17.9	17.2	1.6
2003	308	17.9	17.2	1.6
2004	340	18.1	18.8	4.7
2005	351	17.4	20.2	2.8
2006	365	17.7	20.6	2.7
2007	356	17.4	20.5	4.8
2008	358	18.7	19.1	4.5
2009	355	17.7	20.1	5.4
2010	315	16.7	18.8	6.3
2011	298	16.9	17.6	7.7
2012	298	16.1	18.4	8.7
2013	291	16.3	17.7	12
2014	273	16.1	16.9	12.5
2015	267	15.0	17.8	14.6
2016	241	15.0	16.0	14.5
2017	229	13.2	17.2	13.5
2018	237	14.0	16.9	16
2019	249	13.1	19.0	15.7
2020	237	16.0	14.8	13.1
2021	185	14.1	13.1	13.5
2022	216	14.8	14.5	14.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

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Student/Teacher Ratio Larkspur Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	168	7.9	21.2	n/a
1989	200	10.5	19.0	6.5
1990	190	11.6	16.3	7.9
1991	186	11.0	16.9	12.4
1992	189	10.0	18.9	7.9
1993	214	11.1	19.3	9.8
1994	216	12.1	17.9	9.7
1995	266	16.7	15.9	8.6
1996	266	16.7	15.9	8.6
1997	264	15.7	16.8	3.8
1998	265	15.0	17.7	4.2
1999	285	14.8	19.3	2.5
2000	294	16.7	17.6	2
2001	300	19.7	15.2	2.7
2002	308	17.9	17.2	1.6
2003	308	17.9	17.2	1.6
2004	340	18.1	18.8	4.7
2005	351	17.4	20.2	2.8
2006	365	17.7	20.6	2.7
2007	356	17.4	20.5	4.8
2008	358	18.7	19.1	4.5
2009	355	17.7	20.1	5.4
2010	315	16.7	18.8	6.3
2011	298	16.9	17.6	7.7
2012	298	16.1	18.4	8.7
2013	291	16.3	17.7	12
2014	273	16.1	16.9	12.5
2015	267	15.0	17.8	14.6
2016	241	15.0	16.0	14.5
2017	229	13.2	17.2	13.5
2018	237	14.0	16.9	16
2019	249	13.1	19.0	15.7
2020	237	16.0	14.8	13.1
2021	185	14.1	13.1	13.5
2022	216	14.8	14.5	14.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Larkspur Elementary School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$475 (4.0%)	$11,263 (96.0%)	$11,738

Data source: Colorado Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Larkspur Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
Ranks 338^th of 965 Elementary schools	Ranks 273^rd of 921 Elementary schools	5.4%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
3rd Grade Math (Larkspur Elementary School)	44.8	54.2	9.4%
3rd Grade Math (Douglas County School District No. Re 1)	52.6	59.6	7%
3rd Grade Math (Colorado)	41	39.4	1.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Larkspur Elementary School)	50	68.8	18.8%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Douglas County School District No. Re 1)	59	59.2	0.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)	48	44.1	3.9%
4th Grade Math (Larkspur Elementary School)	50	18.8	31.2%
4th Grade Math (Douglas County School District No. Re 1)	44.7	47.6	2.9%
4th Grade Math (Colorado)	33.6	30.7	2.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Larkspur Elementary School)	54.5	58.3	3.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Douglas County School District No. Re 1)	59.1	60.7	1.6%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)	48.4	45.4	3%
6th Grade Math (Larkspur Elementary School)	29.2	40.7	11.5%
6th Grade Math (Douglas County School District No. Re 1)	45.1	40.6	4.5%
6th Grade Math (Colorado)	29.5	24.1	5.4%
All Grades English Language Arts (Larkspur Elementary School)	46.7	54.9	8.2%
All Grades English Language Arts (Douglas County School District No. Re 1)	56.7	59.7	3%
All Grades English Language Arts (Colorado)	45.8	43.2	2.6%
All Grades Math (Larkspur Elementary School)	44.1	38	6.1%
All Grades Math (Douglas County School District No. Re 1)	46.5	49	2.5%
All Grades Math (Colorado)	34.7	31.5	3.2%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	249	185	25.7%
African American	2	1	50%
American Indian	0	1
Asian	2	0	100%
Hispanic	26	29	11.5%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	211	147	30.3%
Two or More Races	8	7	12.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	15.7%	13.5%	2.1%

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