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Sand Creek Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

8898 South Maplewood Drive, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126 · (303) 387-6600 · Part of Douglas County School District RE-1

Highlands Ranch’s School Grade A better than 92% of Colorado school districts

Students
322
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
27%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Sand Creek Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A−: reading and math results near the top of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 17 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 18.1% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Highlands Ranch kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

Where Highlands Ranch kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–6Sand Creek Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 47%

Its own letter, A−, places these results among Colorado’s 1,665 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

8898 South Maplewood Drive, Highlands Ranch

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K37
Kindergarten45
Grade 124
Grade 244
Grade 337
Grade 450
Grade 540
Grade 645
Enrollment over time
393’20
382’21
365’22
336’23
322’24

Down 18.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 63%Hispanic 18%Two or more races 9%Asian 7%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Sand Creek Elementary School from Highlands Ranch families.

Other schools in Douglas County School District RE-1

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Colorado’s other public schools; Highlands Ranch’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.