Copper Mesa Elementary School

Regular School · HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO

Copper Mesa Elementary School is a regular school school in HIGHLANDS RANCH, Colorado, serving grades PK–06 with 306 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.6:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 06

Enrollment

306

Teachers (FTE)

21.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	223	73%
Hispanic/Latino	37	12%
Two or more races	27	9%
Asian	18	6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	306	164M / 142F

English Language Learners: 21 (7% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	35-39%	32.2%	93
Reading Proficiency	55-59%	55.2%	95

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.50 grade levels

Math

+0.21 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

23 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

7.2% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	306	100%

Contact & Location

3501 POSTON PARKWAY

HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO 80126

Phone: (303)387-7375

District

Douglas County School District No. Re 1

Per-pupil expenditure: $15,061

District enrollment: 62,341

Other Schools in District

Academy Charter School Elementary
Acres Green Elementary School Elementary
American Academy Elementary
Arrowwood Elementary School Elementary
Aspen View Academy Elementary
Bear Canyon Elementary School Elementary
Ben Franklin Academy Elementary
Buffalo Ridge Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 80126) → CensusDepth.com
Colorado population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Colorado teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

080345001897

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD