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Elk Creek Elementary School

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Elk Creek Elementary School ranks 132 nd of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

132^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Elk Creek Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Pine, Colorado, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 324 students. The school is part of the Jefferson County School District No. R-1, which is ranked 29 out of 115 school districts in Colorado and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Elk Creek Elementary School consistently performs above the district and state averages in CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) assessments across all grades and subjects. In the 2024-2025 school year, Elk Creek's 5th-grade students achieved 79.7% proficiency in CMAS Science, significantly higher than the district (47.7%) and state (39%) averages. The school's overall CMAS English Language Arts proficiency for all grades is 69.3%, compared to 52.5% for the district and 44.8% for the state. In CMAS Math, Elk Creek's overall proficiency rate is 53%, outperforming the district (42.8%) and state (35.9%) averages.

Elk Creek Elementary School has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in Colorado, reaching as high as 60th out of 929 schools in the 2016-2017 school year, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. In the most recent 2024-2025 school year, Elk Creek ranked 132nd out of 950 Colorado elementary schools, maintaining a 4-star rating. The school's academic performance is generally higher than the nearby schools in the Jefferson County School District, such as Bergen Valley Intermediate, Parmalee Elementary, and Marshdale Elementary. However, some nearby schools like Parmalee Elementary and Marshdale Elementary have also demonstrated strong academic results.

323

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,669

Per pupil spending ?

21.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13304 South U S Highway 285
Pine, CO 80470-9543

(303) 982-2900

District: Jefferson County School District No. R-1

Students who attend Elk Creek Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	West Jefferson Middle School
High:	Conifer Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

83.6%

Hispanic:

8.0%

Two or more races:

6.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (64% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Colorado elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Jefferson County School District No. R-1

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg48%

Colorado avg40%

132^nd of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 84Elementary Schools in the Jefferson County School District No. R-1

29^th of 115Jefferson County School District No. R-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	83.7	132 of 950	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	68.0	287 of 943	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.7	322 of 933	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.6	334 of 921	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.8	246 of 710	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.3	196 of 965	79.7%	★★★★☆
2018	86.1	104 of 917	88.7%	★★★★☆
2017	91.0	60 of 929	93.5%	★★★★★
2016	79.7	151 of 914	83.5%	★★★★☆
2015	85.8	112 of 938	88.1%	★★★★☆
2014	81.7	152 of 962	84.2%	★★★★☆
2013	80.9	156 of 954	83.6%	★★★★☆
2012	89.6	68 of 935	92.7%	★★★★★
2011	85.3	112 of 935	88.0%	★★★★☆
2010	84.6	108 of 925	88.3%	★★★★☆
2009	70.1	265 of 872	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.8	275 of 849	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	72.5	231 of 852	72.9%	★★★★☆
2006	76.2	170 of 829	79.5%	★★★★☆
2005	78.8	152 of 823	81.5%	★★★★☆
2004	86.8	73 of 808	91.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	78.4	120 of 694	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	50.5	319 of 684	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	291 of 642	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.0	295 of 595	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.4	192 of 351	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.7	221 of 758	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	127 of 690	81.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	76.0	144 of 700	79.4%	★★★★☆
2024	67.7	202 of 683	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	55.8	270 of 649	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.4	260 of 594	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.0	178 of 352	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.5	175 of 764	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	83.7	90 of 693	87.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	103 of 551	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	60.7	211 of 539	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.2	292 of 454	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)83rd percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)81st percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)79th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Science80%+41 vs state

English Language Arts69%+25 vs state

Math53%+17 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, May 19, 2016

The principle at this school has lost his way. He is not allocating funds correctly. Class sizes are enormous and the kids are suffering. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Elk Creek Elementary School

What district is Elk Creek Elementary School in?

Jefferson County School District No. R-1

How many students attend Elk Creek Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 323 students attended Elk Creek Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Elk Creek Elementary School?

Students at Elk Creek Elementary School are 84% White, 8% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races.

Is Elk Creek Elementary School a good school?

Elk Creek Elementary School ranks 132^nd of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Elk Creek Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : West Jefferson Middle School
High : Conifer Senior High School

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