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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 80109

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At a glance

Schools

5,182

Students

Top rankedSoaring Hawk Elementary School211^th of 946 Colorado elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Meadow View Elementary School up 46 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Soaring Hawk Elementary School 14.3 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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Summary:

Zip code 80109 in Castle Rock, Colorado, is served by 7 schools spanning preschool through 12th grade within the Douglas County School District No. Re 1, a top-ranked district (6th out of 115 in Colorado) with approximately 5,763 students combined. The mix includes one high school (Castle View High School), one standalone middle school (Castle Rock Middle School), and five elementary-level schools, two of which serve PK–8 students (Aspen View Academy and Academy Charter School).

Academy Charter School stands out as the clear academic leader, posting 74.6% ELA and 69.2% Math CMAS proficiency—well above district averages of 63.8% and 57.2%—and earning an 87th percentile statewide rank, the highest in 80109. It also has the lowest chronic absenteeism (10.5%) and lowest free/reduced lunch rate (10.5%). Soaring Hawk Elementary School offers the strongest elementary ELA performance at 65.8% proficiency with the best student-teacher ratio (14.3:1) in the area. Castle View High School excels at graduating students (96.3% graduation rate) and posts 76% SAT Reading/Writing proficiency, but its SAT Math (39%) and science (23.8%) scores trail district averages. Castle Rock Middle School, which has the highest free/reduced lunch rate (25.91%), shows math proficiency at 41.4%—above the state average but well below the district's 57.2%.

Notably, PK–8 schools produce stronger middle-grade results than the standalone middle school: Academy Charter School (88.6% 8th-grade ELA) and Aspen View Academy (62.1%) both far exceed Castle Rock Middle School's 46.2%. Chronic absenteeism is low across the zip, ranging from 10.5% at Academy Charter School to 18.4% at Castle View High School. Every school beats state averages in ELA and math, but most fall short of district averages, and grade-level variations are significant—such as Clear Sky Elementary's strong 71.8% 6th-grade math versus its 42.4% 5th-grade math, and Aspen View Academy's dip to 31.3% in 6th-grade math. Academy Charter School has remained stable in the 84–87th percentile for three years, while Aspen View Academy has declined from the 75th to 62nd percentile.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2026)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2026)	SAT Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	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 (2025)	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	PSAT10 Reading and Writing 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 10th Grade	PSAT9 Reading and Writing 9th Grade	PSAT9 Mathematics 9th Grade	SAT Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	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	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Castle Rock Middle School	Public	7-8	2575 Meadows Boulevard	Castle Rock	80109	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-1300	660	44	15.1	25.9%	454 (68.8%)	10 (1.5%)	141 (21.4%)	14 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (5.6%)	59.2	165^th of 476 public middle schools	65.3%		60.6	154^th of 469 public middle schools	67.2%	11											53.7	46.2	49.7					40.7	42.1	41.4		35.4		$18,580
Meadow View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3700 Butterfield Crossing	Castle Rock	80109	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-5425	508	28	18.1	25.6%	375 (73.8%)	5 (1.0%)	80 (15.7%)	13 (2.6%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.3%)	67.9	283^rd of 946 public elementary schools	70.1%		63.6	329^th of 950 public elementary schools	65.4%	46							43.2	60.3	49.3	67.2			54.5	45.9	60.3	47.8	49.3			50.4	41.2			$18,091
Soaring Hawk Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	4665 Tanglevine Drive	Castle Rock	80109	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-5825	431	30	14.3	18.1%	328 (76.1%)	2 (0.5%)	70 (16.2%)	10 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.4%)	76	211^th of 946 public elementary schools	77.7%		74.2	233^rd of 950 public elementary schools	75.5%	22							66.7	67.3	75.6	54.2			65.8	57.8	35.7	64.4	46.9			50.3	44.4			$19,603
Castle View High School	Public	9-12	5254 North Meadows Dr	Castle Rock	80109	Douglas County	Douglas County School District No. Re 1	No	No	No	No	(303) 387-9000	1,938	80	24.2	17.8%	1,402 (72.3%)	25 (1.3%)	354 (18.3%)	31 (1.6%)	8 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	117 (6.0%)	69.8	97^th of 340 public high schools	71.5%		73.1	91^st of 328 public high schools	72.3%	6	79.8	43.2	76.1	49.5	75.6	38.6																	23.8	$15,139
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%)	67.2	292^nd of 946 public elementary schools	69.1%		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
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%)	59.5	361^st of 946 public elementary schools	61.8%		61.2	348^th of 950 public elementary schools	63.4%	13							37.9	43.1	46.0	49.0	76.8	62.1	51.6	51.5	54.9	45.0	31.3	57.9	66.2	50.4	60.0	58.7		$12,384

Cities Near Zip Code 80109

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Castle Rock	0.18 mi	23	36^th
Castle Pines	5.37 mi	1	5^th
Franktown	5.99 mi	2	28^th
Parker	6.48 mi	27	24^th
Sedalia	6.72 mi	1	115^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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