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Schools in Larkspur

Larkspur’s public schools

Douglas County School District RE-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Larkspur. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?57/62schools above Colorado’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 86% of students in Colorado’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
62%
2021–22
Math proficiency
49%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.7K
▼ 8% vs CO $15.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.6
CO 16.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
43,996 students on the public path
In brief

Larkspur’s schools, in brief

School by school

57 of Larkspur’s 62 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s 1,665 public schools. Cherry Valley Elementary School places highest (better than 98%); South Ridge Elementary An IB World School lowest (31%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

46 elementary schools serve Larkspur, graded from C to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then nine middle schools and ten high schools: Rock Canyon High School, Legend High School, Mountain Vista High School, Chaparral High School, Castle View High School, Thunderridge High School, Douglas County High School, Ponderosa High School, Highlands Ranch High School and Venture Academy of Leadership and Entrepreneurship. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Larkspur, with each school’s own grade.

46 schools teach K in Larkspur’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from C to A+, so check the specific school.
Pine Lane Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Parker
B
744 students14:1Rate it →
Gold Rush Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Parker
A
639 students18:1Rate it →
Clear Sky Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Castle Rock
A−
627 students16:1Rate it →
Prairie Crossing Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Parker
B+
612 students17:1Rate it →
Mammoth Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Parker
B−
598 students16:1Rate it →
Eagle Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lone Tree
A
571 students16:1Rate it →
Northridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
A+
560 students15:1Rate it →
Cherokee Trail Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Parker
B
553 students15:1Rate it →
Sage Canyon Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Castle Rock
C+
552 students17:1Rate it →
Buffalo Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Castle Rock
A
524 students16:1Rate it →
Meadow View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Castle Rock
B+
508 students18:1Rate it →
Coyote Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
B+
506 students16:1Rate it →
Legacy Point Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Parker
B+
499 students15:1Rate it →
Flagstone Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Castle Rock
B+
496 students17:1Rate it →
Pine Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Parker
A−
480 students15:1Rate it →
Stone Mountain Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
A+
452 students16:1Rate it →
Rock Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Castle Rock
B−
449 students15:1Rate it →
Pioneer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Parker
A−
449 students15:1Rate it →
Castle Rock Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Castle Rock
B−
440 students14:1Rate it →
Fox Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
A
436 students15:1Rate it →
Soaring Hawk Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Castle Rock
B+
431 students14:1Rate it →
Iron Horse Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Parker
B+
430 students16:1Rate it →
Wildcat Mountain Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Littleton
A
423 students15:1Rate it →
Redstone Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
A
398 students14:1Rate it →
Cougar Run Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Highlands Ranch
A
392 students16:1Rate it →
Lone Tree Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lone Tree
A
392 students17:1Rate it →
Arrowwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
A−
390 students16:1Rate it →
Timber Trail Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Castle Rock
A+
380 students16:1Rate it →
Eldorado Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
A+
377 students13:1Rate it →
Heritage Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
A+
377 students14:1Rate it →
South Ridge Elementary An IB World School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Castle Rock
C
371 students13:1Rate it →
Frontier Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Parker
A−
369 students15:1Rate it →
Roxborough Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Littleton
368 students17:1Rate it →
Bear Canyon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
A−
368 students16:1Rate it →
Renaissance Expedition Learn Outward Bound School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Castle Rock
B+
361 students17:1Rate it →
Saddle Ranch Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
A
355 students15:1Rate it →
Franktown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Franktown
B+
354 students16:1Rate it →
Summit View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
A
350 students15:1Rate it →
Acres Green Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Littleton
B
341 students14:1Rate it →
Trailblazer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
A−
330 students15:1Rate it →
Mountain View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Parker
324 students18:1Rate it →
Sand Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
A−
322 students14:1Rate it →
Copper Mesa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
B+
306 students15:1Rate it →
Sedalia Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Sedalia
C+
212 students11:1Rate it →
Larkspur Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6
B+
161 students16:1Rate it →
Cherry Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Franktown
A+
25 students6:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–646 schoolsDepends on your addressC to A+
7–89 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB to A
9–1210 high schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Douglas County School District RE-1.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Douglas County School District RE-1Grades PK–12 · 88 schools · 61,243 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 17.6 per teacher (CO 16.3)
$14,658CO $15,889 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading62%
State average 44.9% · 28763 students tested
Math49%
State average 31.8% · 28744 students tested

Larkspur vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Colorado towns that share Larkspur’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Larkspur—Douglas County School District RE-1

Every school in Larkspur

65 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Colorado’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Larkspurin other towns
Pine Lane Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Parker
B
744 students14:1Rate it →
Gold Rush Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Parker
A
639 students18:1Rate it →
Clear Sky Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Castle Rock
A−
627 students16:1Rate it →
Prairie Crossing Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Parker
B+
612 students17:1Rate it →
Mammoth Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Parker
B−
598 students16:1Rate it →
Eagle Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lone Tree
A
571 students16:1Rate it →
Northridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
A+
560 students15:1Rate it →
Cherokee Trail Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Parker
B
553 students15:1Rate it →
Sage Canyon Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Castle Rock
C+
552 students17:1Rate it →
Buffalo Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Castle Rock
A
524 students16:1Rate it →
Meadow View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Castle Rock
B+
508 students18:1Rate it →
Coyote Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
B+
506 students16:1Rate it →
Legacy Point Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Parker
B+
499 students15:1Rate it →
Flagstone Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Castle Rock
B+
496 students17:1Rate it →
Pine Grove Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Parker
A−
480 students15:1Rate it →
Stone Mountain Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
A+
452 students16:1Rate it →
Rock Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Castle Rock
B−
449 students15:1Rate it →
Pioneer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Parker
A−
449 students15:1Rate it →
Castle Rock Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Castle Rock
B−
440 students14:1Rate it →
Fox Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
A
436 students15:1Rate it →
Soaring Hawk Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Castle Rock
B+
431 students14:1Rate it →
Iron Horse Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Parker
B+
430 students16:1Rate it →
Wildcat Mountain Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Littleton
A
423 students15:1Rate it →
Redstone Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
A
398 students14:1Rate it →
Lone Tree Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lone Tree
A
392 students17:1Rate it →
Arrowwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
A−
390 students16:1Rate it →
Timber Trail Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Castle Rock
A+
380 students16:1Rate it →
Eldorado Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
A+
377 students13:1Rate it →
Heritage Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
A+
377 students14:1Rate it →
Frontier Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Parker
A−
369 students15:1Rate it →
Roxborough Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Littleton
368 students17:1Rate it →
Bear Canyon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
A−
368 students16:1Rate it →
Saddle Ranch Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
A
355 students15:1Rate it →
Franktown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Franktown
B+
354 students16:1Rate it →
Summit View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
A
350 students15:1Rate it →
Acres Green Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Littleton
B
341 students14:1Rate it →
Trailblazer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
A−
330 students15:1Rate it →
Mountain View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Parker
324 students18:1Rate it →
Sand Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
A−
322 students14:1Rate it →
Copper Mesa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Highlands Ranch
B+
306 students15:1Rate it →
Sedalia Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Sedalia
C+
212 students11:1Rate it →
Cougar Run Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Highlands Ranch
A
392 students16:1Rate it →
South Ridge Elementary An IB World School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Castle Rock
C
371 students13:1Rate it →
Renaissance Expedition Learn Outward Bound School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Castle Rock
B+
361 students17:1Rate it →
Larkspur Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6
B+
161 students16:1Rate it →
Cherry Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Franktown
A+
25 students6:1Rate it →
Rocky Heights Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Littleton
A
1,129 students19:1Rate it →
Cimarron Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Parker
B
1,052 students19:1Rate it →
Mesa Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Castle Rock
B
852 students15:1Rate it →
Sagewood Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Parker
B
816 students17:1Rate it →
Ranch View Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Highlands Ranch
A
829 students18:1Rate it →
Sierra Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Parker
B+
805 students16:1Rate it →
Mountain Ridge Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Highlands Ranch
A
752 students16:1Rate it →
Castle Rock Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Castle Rock
B
660 students15:1Rate it →
Cresthill Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Highlands Ranch
A−
558 students16:1Rate it →
Rock Canyon High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Highlands Ranch
A+
2,325 students22:1Rate it →
Legend High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Parker
A
2,206 students23:1Rate it →
Mountain Vista High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Highlands Ranch
A+
2,169 students23:1Rate it →
Chaparral High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Parker
A
2,007 students21:1Rate it →
Castle View High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Castle Rock
A−
1,938 students24:1Rate it →
Thunderridge High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Highlands Ranch
A
1,820 students22:1Rate it →
Douglas County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Castle Rock
A
1,659 students19:1Rate it →
Ponderosa High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Parker
A−
1,406 students20:1Rate it →
Highlands Ranch High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Highlands Ranch
A
1,323 students19:1Rate it →
Venture Academy of Leadership and Entrepreneurship
High · Grades 9–12 · Parker
88 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Larkspur’s schools

Are Larkspur’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Larkspur. Douglas County School District RE-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Larkspur. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 57 of its 62 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Larkspur in?

Douglas County School District RE-1.

Where do Larkspur kids go to high school?

One of ten high schools, depending on your address: Rock Canyon High School, Legend High School, Mountain Vista High School, Chaparral High School, Castle View High School, Thunderridge High School, Douglas County High School, Ponderosa High School, Highlands Ranch High School and Venture Academy of Leadership and Entrepreneurship.

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What Larkspur families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.