South Ridge Elementary An IB World School

Summary:

South Ridge Elementary An IB World School is a public elementary school in Castle Rock, Colorado, serving 411 students in grades K-5 and part of the Douglas County School District No. Re 1, which is ranked 5 out of 116 districts in the state.

While South Ridge Elementary has a lower student-teacher ratio compared to nearby schools, it faces significant challenges. The school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 25.2%, much higher than the 12.3% to 20.9% range of nearby schools. Additionally, South Ridge lags behind district and state averages in proficiency rates across all grade levels and subjects, with only 29.1% of students proficient or better in CMAS Math, compared to 52.3% for the district and 34.2% for the state. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 33.41% to 41.15% over the past three years, higher than most nearby schools.

Despite being part of a high-performing school district, South Ridge Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Colorado elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for several years. This suggests the school may be facing systemic challenges that need to be addressed, and it could benefit from learning from the practices and strategies of its more successful counterparts, such as Soaring Hawk Elementary School and Aspen View Academy.


Detail:

Public K-5

 1100 South Street
       Castle Rock, CO  80104-2139


(303) 387-5075

District: Douglas County School District No. Re 1

SchoolDigger Rank:
519th of 943 Colorado Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $16,288 Help


Students who attend South Ridge Elementary An IB World School usually attend:

Middle:    Mesa Middle School
High:    Douglas County High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.7 Help
Number of students:  411

Racial breakdown:

White:
59.4%
Hispanic:
31.6%
Two or more races:
3.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  34.3% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details South Ridge Elementary An IB World School ranks worse than 55% of elementary schools in Colorado. It also ranks 57th among 58 ranked elementary schools in the Douglas County School District No. Re 1. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 40.69. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details South Ridge Elementary An IB World School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Douglas County School District No. Re 1.  (See more...)
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at South Ridge Elementary An IB World School is $16,288, which is the 10th highest among 58 elementary schools in the Douglas County School District No. Re 1.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

South Ridge Elementary An IB World School:

SchoolDigger ranks South Ridge Elementary An IB World School 519th of 943 Colorado public elementary schools. (See South Ridge Elementary An IB World School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Douglas County School District No. Re 1:

SchoolDigger ranks Douglas County School District No. Re 1 5th of 116 Colorado school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for South Ridge Elementary An IB World School

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Rank History for all students at South Ridge Elementary An IB World School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 35.19 559th 808 30.8%
2005 23.27 657th 823 20.2%
2006 38.91 539th 829 35.0%
2007 41.48 548th 852 35.7%
2008 50.33 471st 849 44.5%
2009 44.18 540th 872 38.1%
2010 30.80 679th 925 26.6%
2011 21.82 751st 935 19.7%
2012 24.13 739th 935 21.0%
2013 22.81 764th 954 19.9%
2014 22.60 763rd 962 20.7%
2015 25.10 686th 938 26.9%
2016 20.00 729th 914 20.2%
2017 17.42 770th 929 17.1%
2018 20.58 712th 917 22.4%
2019 22.71 743rd 965 23.0%
2021 25.32 565th 710 20.4%
2022 32.50 589th 921 36.0%
2023 33.86 571st 933 38.8%
2024 40.69 519th 943 45.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at South Ridge Elementary An IB World School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.12 243rd 308 21.1%
2019 19.58 301st 332 9.3%
2022 38.31 121st 203 40.4%
2023 44.22 151st 265 43.0%
2024 47.30 185th 365 49.3%
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Rank History for Female students at South Ridge Elementary An IB World School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.81 526th 690 23.8%
2019 19.68 618th 758 18.5%
2021 15.27 333rd 351 5.1%
2022 22.76 467th 595 21.5%
2023 24.44 470th 642 26.8%
2024 28.37 491st 684 28.2%
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Rank History for Male students at South Ridge Elementary An IB World School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.87 608th 693 12.3%
2019 17.84 637th 764 16.6%
2021 20.99 314th 352 10.8%
2022 37.98 354th 594 40.4%
2023 32.15 424th 649 34.7%
2024 35.04 424th 683 37.9%
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Rank History for White students at South Ridge Elementary An IB World School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CO State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.04 319th 337 5.3%
2019 10.38 570th 596 4.4%
2022 20.40 398th 454 12.3%
2023 14.18 486th 525 7.4%
2024 22.12 455th 539 15.6%
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Data source: test scores: Colorado Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Colorado Department of Education

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Reviews:
by a citizen
Thursday, April 27, 2017

Open Quote Great school with dedicated administration and staff Close Quote


by a parent on FaceBook
Thursday, September 18, 2014

Open Quote School seems to only focus on the kids that need some extra help. If your child doesn't require special treatment or need some extra attention, they could potentially get lost in the crowd. Curriculum is not aggressive and doesn't challenge the majority of the kids or promote abstract thinking. Close Quote


by a parent
Monday, March 7, 2011

Open Quote South Elementary is an IB world school. My kids come home so excited about what they've learned, that they (of their own volition) extend their learning to plays, drawings, polls for family members, stories and research at HOME! This school is diverse culturally and socio-economically and is a great community to be involved in. Close Quote



Enrollment information for South Ridge Elementary An IB World School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 526 5 4 14 5 n/a n/a 0 554
1989 554 1 3 14 4 n/a n/a 0 576
1990 533 0 1 21 6 n/a n/a 0 561
1991 557 1 1 18 4 n/a n/a 0 581
1992 577 0 3 22 5 n/a n/a 0 607
1993 616 2 2 21 4 n/a n/a 0 645
1994 601 1 8 26 4 n/a n/a 0 640
1995 566 4 6 31 3 n/a n/a 0 610
1996 566 4 6 31 3 n/a n/a 0 610
1997 596 5 8 24 1 n/a n/a 0 634
1998 557 3 9 21 5 n/a n/a 0 595
1999 597 8 11 38 9 n/a n/a 0 663
2000 654 9 12 48 8 n/a n/a 0 731
2001 593 15 8 74 10 n/a n/a 0 700
2002 648 19 19 103 10 n/a n/a 0 799
2003 648 19 19 103 10 n/a n/a 0 799
2004 606 15 22 115 10 n/a n/a 0 768
2005 469 8 12 94 8 n/a n/a 0 591
2006 462 9 9 96 7 n/a n/a 0 583
2007 458 14 11 119 6 n/a n/a 0 608
2008 452 13 9 109 6 n/a n/a 0 589
2009 431 10 9 126 6 n/a n/a 0 582
2010 478 16 9 130 2 n/a n/a 0 635
2011 381 14 5 155 1 2 12 0 570
2012 356 10 7 163 1 3 16 0 556
2013 358 3 5 168 1 1 13 0 549
2014 354 7 8 159 2 2 16 0 548
2015 335 14 9 134 6 1 16 0 515
2016 316 10 5 131 3 0 11 0 476
2017 324 13 4 147 3 0 16 0 507
2018 333 7 9 177 2 0 21 0 549
2019 348 8 10 171 7 0 15 0 559
2020 369 6 8 180 4 0 28 0 595
2021 260 5 3 133 4 0 13 0 418
2022 264 11 3 143 3 1 15 0 440
2023 244 12 6 130 2 1 16 0 411

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at South Ridge Elementary An IB World School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 554 26.5 20.9 n/a
1989 576 29.5 19.5 8.7
1990 561 27.4 20.4 8.9
1991 581 28.7 20.2 10.7
1992 607 29.6 20.5 12
1993 645 30.0 21.5 15.7
1994 640 31.0 20.6 13
1995 610 33.1 18.5 8.9
1996 610 33.1 18.5 8.9
1997 634 33.5 18.9 13.1
1998 595 33.5 17.8 10.3
1999 663 35.8 18.5 8.4
2000 731 43.7 16.7 9.8
2001 700 42.9 16.3 10.6
2002 799 44.5 18.0 12.1
2003 799 44.5 18.0 12.1
2004 768 44.0 17.5 14.1
2005 591 37.8 15.6 21
2006 583 35.0 16.7 19.7
2007 608 37.0 16.4 19.6
2008 589 37.7 15.6 24.3
2009 582 34.8 16.7 28.5
2010 635 35.9 17.6 31
2011 570 35.2 16.1 40
2012 556 32.2 17.2 38.5
2013 549 30.8 17.8 40.4
2014 548 34.1 16.0 44.3
2015 515 34.0 15.1 43.7
2016 476 33.0 14.4 49.6
2017 507 31.0 16.3 45.6
2018 549 32.5 16.8 44.6
2019 559 32.1 17.4 41.3
2020 595 37.6 15.8 37.8
2021 418 34.5 12.1 41.1
2022 440 29.6 14.8 33.4
2023 411 27.8 14.7 34.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio South Ridge Elementary An IB World School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 554 26.5 20.9 n/a
1989 576 29.5 19.5 8.7
1990 561 27.4 20.4 8.9
1991 581 28.7 20.2 10.7
1992 607 29.6 20.5 12
1993 645 30.0 21.5 15.7
1994 640 31.0 20.6 13
1995 610 33.1 18.5 8.9
1996 610 33.1 18.5 8.9
1997 634 33.5 18.9 13.1
1998 595 33.5 17.8 10.3
1999 663 35.8 18.5 8.4
2000 731 43.7 16.7 9.8
2001 700 42.9 16.3 10.6
2002 799 44.5 18.0 12.1
2003 799 44.5 18.0 12.1
2004 768 44.0 17.5 14.1
2005 591 37.8 15.6 21
2006 583 35.0 16.7 19.7
2007 608 37.0 16.4 19.6
2008 589 37.7 15.6 24.3
2009 582 34.8 16.7 28.5
2010 635 35.9 17.6 31
2011 570 35.2 16.1 40
2012 556 32.2 17.2 38.5
2013 549 30.8 17.8 40.4
2014 548 34.1 16.0 44.3
2015 515 34.0 15.1 43.7
2016 476 33.0 14.4 49.6
2017 507 31.0 16.3 45.6
2018 549 32.5 16.8 44.6
2019 559 32.1 17.4 41.3
2020 595 37.6 15.8 37.8
2021 418 34.5 12.1 41.1
2022 440 29.6 14.8 33.4
2023 411 27.8 14.7 34.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for South Ridge Elementary An IB World School

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2019 $12,150
2020 $12,349
2021 $14,643
2022 $14,607
2023 $16,288

Data source: Colorado Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on South Ridge Elementary An IB World School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 743rd of 965 Elementary schoolsRanks 571st of 933 Elementary schools
 15.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (South Ridge Elementary An IB World School)20.739.4
 18.7%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Douglas County School District No. Re 1)5258
 6%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)41.339.9
 1.4%
3rd Grade Math (South Ridge Elementary An IB World School)22.434.3
 11.9%
   3rd Grade Math (Douglas County School District No. Re 1)52.659.4
 6.8%
   3rd Grade Math (Colorado)4140.4
 0.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (South Ridge Elementary An IB World School)33.339.7
 6.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Douglas County School District No. Re 1)5959.2
 0.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)4843.8
 4.2%
4th Grade Math (South Ridge Elementary An IB World School)23.627
 3.4%
   4th Grade Math (Douglas County School District No. Re 1)44.748.8
 4.1%
   4th Grade Math (Colorado)33.632.7
 0.9%
5th Grade Science (South Ridge Elementary An IB World School)29.429.2
 0.2%
   5th Grade Science (Douglas County School District No. Re 1)47.750.7
 3%
   5th Grade Science (Colorado)35.933.9
 2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (South Ridge Elementary An IB World School)36.529.2
 7.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Douglas County School District No. Re 1)59.164.5
 5.4%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (Colorado)48.447.8
 0.6%
5th Grade Math (South Ridge Elementary An IB World School)18.821.6
 2.8%
   5th Grade Math (Douglas County School District No. Re 1)44.852.4
 7.6%
   5th Grade Math (Colorado)35.736.5
 0.8%
All Grades English Language Arts (South Ridge Elementary An IB World School)28.535.8
 7.3%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Douglas County School District No. Re 1)56.761.6
 4.9%
   All Grades English Language Arts (Colorado)45.843.7
 2.1%
All Grades Math (South Ridge Elementary An IB World School)21.227.5
 6.3%
   All Grades Math (Douglas County School District No. Re 1)46.550.7
 4.2%
   All Grades Math (Colorado)34.732.9
 1.8%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students559411
 26.5%
African American812
 50%
American Indian72
 71.4%
Asian106
 40%
Hispanic171130
 24%
Pacific Islander01
White348244
 29.9%
Two or More Races1516
 6.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients41.3%34.3%
 7%


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Students who attend South Ridge Elementary An IB World School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mesa Middle School
High : Douglas County High School

South Ridge Elementary An IB World School ranks 519th of 943 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at South Ridge Elementary An IB World School are 59% White, 32% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 411 students attended South Ridge Elementary An IB World School.


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