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Northridge Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

65^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 943 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Northridge Elementary School is a PK-6 elementary school in Highlands Ranch, CO, serving 560 students within the Douglas County School District No. Re 1 — a 5-star district ranked in the 95th percentile statewide. Northridge Elementary School itself earns a 5-star rating and ranks 65th out of 943 Colorado elementary schools for 2025-2026, placing it in the 93rd percentile statewide. That's an excellent result, but it represents a step back from recent years: the school ranked 17th in 2022-2023, 33rd in 2023-2024, and 46th in 2024-2025.

Academically, Northridge remains a strong performer. English language arts proficiency is 75.3%, well above the district's 63.8% and the state's 44.7%. Fifth-grade science is a genuine standout at 76.6% proficiency — far above the district (55.0%) and state (36.1%) — and trails only Eldorado Elementary School (85.2%) and Stone Mountain Elementary (81.5%) among nearby schools. However, math is the relative weak spot. Northridge's overall math proficiency of 62.4% is below several neighboring schools, including Eldorado Elementary School (82.3%), Stone Mountain Elementary (80.7%), Bear Canyon Elementary School (69.5%), and Trailblazer Elementary School (68.3%).

The most notable concern is 6th grade math, where only 50.0% of students are proficient — below the district rate of 52.9% and the lowest among all nearby comparable schools. This is striking because the same cohort posted a healthy 69.8% proficiency in 5th grade math. Early literacy also deserves attention: 3rd grade ELA proficiency is 56.5%, below the district average of 57.6%, even as 4th and 5th grade reading scores are excellent (82.4% and 86.4%). Chronic absenteeism, at 15.2%, is the highest among nearby schools like Stone Mountain Elementary (4.5%) and Littleton Academy (2.6%), and it rose from 14.2% the prior year. Northridge has the academic foundation to return to the top tier of Colorado elementary schools — and stable attendance and targeted math support in later grades would go a long way.

560

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,633

Per pupil spending ?

15.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

555 South Park Road
Highlands Ranch, CO 80126-3107

(303) 387-6525

District: Douglas County School District No. Re 1

Students who attend Northridge Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Mountain Ridge Middle School
High:	Mountain Vista High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.0%

Asian:

13.9%

Hispanic:

13.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 98th percentile in 2016 → 93rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (70% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Colorado elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg60%

Colorado avg41%

65^th of 943

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From top 2% (2016) to top 7% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th 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	90.5	65 of 943	93.1%	★★★★★
2025	92.9	46 of 950	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.0	33 of 943	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	97.2	17 of 933	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	96.2	19 of 921	97.9%	★★★★★
2021	96.0	25 of 710	96.5%	★★★★★
2019	92.8	46 of 965	95.2%	★★★★★
2018	93.4	47 of 917	94.9%	★★★★★
2017	93.4	43 of 929	95.4%	★★★★★
2016	96.3	18 of 914	98.0%	★★★★★
2015	95.5	28 of 938	97.0%	★★★★★
2014	86.8	90 of 962	90.6%	★★★★★
2013	94.0	20 of 954	97.9%	★★★★★
2012	95.7	6 of 935	99.4%	★★★★★
2011	94.7	7 of 935	99.3%	★★★★★
2010	93.7	16 of 925	98.3%	★★★★★
2009	94.0	11 of 872	98.7%	★★★★★
2008	92.7	22 of 849	97.4%	★★★★★
2007	92.6	22 of 852	97.4%	★★★★★
2006	90.9	35 of 829	95.8%	★★★★★
2005	88.1	53 of 823	93.6%	★★★★★
2004	84.6	104 of 808	87.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	89.2	45 of 692	93.5%	★★★★★
2025	87.0	67 of 694	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	89.5	44 of 684	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	23 of 642	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.4	11 of 595	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	90.6	28 of 351	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	86.7	66 of 758	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	89.9	43 of 690	93.8%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	69.5	34 of 120	71.7%	★★★★☆
2025	71.7	28 of 119	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	27 of 91	70.3%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	28 of 82	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.6	28 of 110	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	70.8	19 of 84	77.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	83.3	100 of 694	85.6%	★★★★☆
2025	90.3	44 of 700	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	39 of 683	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.0	13 of 649	98.0%	★★★★★
2022	92.0	26 of 594	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	94.6	18 of 352	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	92.5	32 of 764	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	39 of 693	94.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	79.1	75 of 546	86.3%	★★★★☆
2025	87.7	32 of 551	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	84.2	49 of 539	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	93.0	18 of 525	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	90.0	25 of 454	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	89.2	27 of 288	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	82.1	62 of 596	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	83.6	43 of 337	87.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2026)93rd percentile~ school

White (2026)86th percentile-7 vs school

Male (2026)86th percentile-8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)72nd percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Science77%+40 vs state

English Language Arts75%+31 vs state

Math62%+25 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, October 7, 2014

Northridge is a fantastic school that has high academic achievement, while also offering music, two PE classes, Art, two foreign languages, technology class, a maker space and library to every student from kindergarten to 6th grade. My kids love their teachers, their principal and their friends, and we feel valued as a family. They learn something new and exciting every day and have a balance of traditional academics and cutting-edge learning opportunities. Sadly, it looks like their scores dropped this year because many families chose not to take the state test, so their kids got zero scores. I know that my kids are still getting the best education available because I see what happens in the classrooms when I volunteer. We are so grateful to the staff at Northridge Elementary. 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
Northridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	555 South Park Road	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-6525	560	37	15.3	15.4%	353 (63.0%)	8 (1.4%)	74 (13.2%)	78 (13.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (8.2%)	90.5	65^th of 943 public elementary schools	93.1%		92.9	46^th of 950 public elementary schools	95.2%	19	56.5	82.4	86.4	72.6			75.3	67.2	62.4	69.8	50.0			62.4	76.6		$17,633
Bear Canyon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	9660 Salford Lane	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-6475	368	23	16.0	12.8%	278 (75.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (13.3%)	15 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.1%)	92.8	44^th of 943 public elementary schools	95.3%		94.7	32^nd of 950 public elementary schools	96.6%	12	64.4	76.1	89.7	82.9			77.8	84.4	60.9	73.8	58.5			69.5	61.5		$17,076
Sand Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	8898 South Maplewood Drive	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-6600	322	24	13.5	27.3%	203 (63.0%)	6 (1.9%)	58 (18.0%)	24 (7.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.0%)	68.3	279^th of 943 public elementary schools	70.4%		77	211^th of 950 public elementary schools	77.8%	68	48.5	70.4	50.0	59.4			56.2	54.3	70.4	42.1	65.6			56.8	28.6		$21,285
Eldorado Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1305 Timbervale Trail	Highlands Ranch	80129	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-6325	377	28	13.4	17.8%	250 (66.3%)	4 (1.1%)	73 (19.4%)	16 (4.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	32 (8.5%)	98.1	9^th of 943 public elementary schools	99.0%		93.4	40^th of 950 public elementary schools	95.8%	31	75.5	94.9	93.1	84.4			85.8	78.0	92.3	93.1	71.7			82.3	85.2		$20,762
Saddle Ranch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	805 West English Sparrow Trail	Highlands Ranch	80129	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-6400	355	23	15.1	10.1%	275 (77.5%)	3 (0.8%)	49 (13.8%)	15 (4.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.8%)	79.4	178^th of 943 public elementary schools	81.1%		78.9	190^th of 950 public elementary schools	80.0%	12	78.9	65.2	68.2	78.6			71.9	75.0	47.8	52.3	60.7			57.4	38.6		$18,991
Summit View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	10200 South Piedmont Drive	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-6800	350	24	14.6	10.0%	239 (68.3%)	5 (1.4%)	55 (15.7%)	20 (5.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.3%)	81.9	161^st of 943 public elementary schools	82.9%		91.3	60^th of 950 public elementary schools	93.7%	101	53.5	73.5	66.7	73.6			66.9	53.5	67.6	45.7	54.5			55.1	54.3		$19,867
Littleton Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1200 West Mineral Avenue	Littleton	80120	Arapahoe County	Littleton School District No. 6	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 798-5252	455	35	12.9	10.8%	329 (72.3%)	8 (1.8%)	47 (10.3%)	33 (7.3%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	34 (7.5%)	94.8	29^th of 943 public elementary schools	96.9%		90.1	73^rd of 950 public elementary schools	92.3%	44	70.0	86.5	80.8	73.6	76.7	75.0	77.2	72.0	82.7	74.5	60.4	58.1	62.5	68.7	68.6	68.8	$17,383
Ben Franklin Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2270 Plaza Dr	Highlands Ranch	80129	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 383-4519	956	48	19.9	8.3%	730 (76.4%)	6 (0.6%)	113 (11.8%)	35 (3.7%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	68 (7.1%)	84.4	137^th of 943 public elementary schools	85.5%		88.5	89^th of 950 public elementary schools	90.6%	48	60.0	62.9	58.9	62.2	67.5	73.0	63.5	68.4	72.4	64.4	47.0	55.4	82.3	64.6	65.6	67.2	$12,206
Cougar Run Elementary School	Public	K-6	8780 Venneford Ranch Road	Highlands Ranch	80126	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-6675	392	25	15.6	20.7%	269 (68.6%)	6 (1.5%)	71 (18.1%)	15 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.7%)	88.3	89^th of 943 public elementary schools	90.6%		87.3	108^th of 950 public elementary schools	88.6%	19	66.7	68.6	88.1	75.6			74.1	64.7	68.6	50.0	56.1			60.5	59.5		$22,412
Stone Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	10625 Weathersfield Way	Highlands Ranch	80129	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-7525	452	28	16.4	3.5%	381 (84.3%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.3%)	19 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.8%)	97.4	12^th of 943 public elementary schools	98.7%		96.2	16^th of 950 public elementary schools	98.3%	4	76.6	81.3	85.5	82.5			81.6	93.8	75.0	83.6	72.2			80.7	81.5		$16,599

Frequently Asked Questions about Northridge Elementary School

What district is Northridge Elementary School in?

Douglas County School District No. Re 1

Is Northridge Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Northridge Elementary School ranks in the top 6.9% of Colorado elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Northridge Elementary School?

Students at Northridge Elementary School are 63% White, 14% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Northridge Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Mountain Ridge Middle School
High : Mountain Vista High School

How many students attend Northridge Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 560 students attended Northridge Elementary School.

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