Elk Creek Elementary

Regular School · NEW CASTLE, CO

Elk Creek Elementary is a regular school school in NEW CASTLE, Colorado, serving grades PK–05 with 272 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.1:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

272

Teachers (FTE)

19.3

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.1:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	135	50%
White	129	47%
Two or more races	6	2%
Asian	1	0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	272	141M / 131F

English Language Learners: 50 (18% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	11-19%	32.2%	35
Reading Proficiency	40-44%	55.2%	70

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)

+0.37 grade levels

Math

-0.09 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

8 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

139

51.1% 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.)	272	100%

Contact & Location

804 WEST MAIN STREET

NEW CASTLE, CO 81647

Phone: (970)665-6900

http://www.elkcreekeagles.net

District

Garfield School District No. Re-2

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,691

District enrollment: 4,662

Other Schools in District

Cactus Valley Elementary School Elementary
Graham Mesa Elementary School Elementary
Highland Elementary School Elementary
Kathryn Senor Elementary School Elementary
Wamsley Elementary School Elementary
Coal Ridge High School High
Rifle High School High
Rifle Middle School Middle

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 81647) → CensusDepth.com
Colorado population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Colorado teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

080624006396

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