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Elk Creek Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

804 West Main Street, New Castle, CO 81647 · (970) 665-6900 · Part of Garfield School District RE-2

New Castle’s School Grade C+ better than 38% of Colorado school districts

Directions
Students
272
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Elk Creek Elementary

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 42% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 5 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 10.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for New Castle kids: Riverside School

On the path

Where New Castle kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Elk Creek ElementaryYou are here
6–8Riverside School483 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency15%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts42%
State average 47%

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

Location

Directions ↗

804 West Main Street, New Castle

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K45
Kindergarten31
Grade 139
Grade 238
Grade 342
Grade 436
Grade 541
Enrollment over time
246’20
250’21
246’22
266’23
272’24

Up 10.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 50%White 47%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Elk Creek Elementary from New Castle families.

Other schools in Garfield School District RE-2

The district →
Cactus Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Silt
C+
462 students17:1
Highland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rifle
C−
451 students16:1
Graham Mesa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rifle
C
424 students19:1
Wamsley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rifle
C−
420 students26:1
Kathryn Senor Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · New Castle
C
275 students15:1
Rifle Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Rifle
C−
552 students15:1

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; New Castle’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.