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Cougar Run Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–6

8780 Venneford Ranch Road, Highlands Ranch, CO 80126 · (303) 387-6675 · Part of Douglas County School District RE-1

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

Directions
Students
392
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
21%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
K–6
The gist

What stands out about Cougar Run 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 20 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Highlands Ranch kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

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

K–6Cougar Run Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency47%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts67%
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).

Location

Directions ↗

8780 Venneford Ranch Road, Highlands Ranch

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten73
Grade 158
Grade 257
Grade 354
Grade 445
Grade 555
Grade 650
Enrollment over time
408’20
364’21
344’22
360’23
392’24

Down 3.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 69%Hispanic 18%Two or more races 8%Asian 4%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 Cougar Run Elementary School from Highlands Ranch families.

Other schools in Douglas County School District RE-1

The district →
American Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Castle Pines
A
2,803 students18:1
Skyview Academy
Other · Grades PK–12 · Highlands Ranch
A
1,358 students16:1
Aspen View Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Castle Rock
A−
1,018 students18:1
Ben Franklin Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Highlands Ranch
A
956 students20:1
World Compass Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Castle Rock
B−
791 students16:1
Pine Lane Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Parker
B
744 students14:1

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.