Bennett Ranch Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Peyton, Colorado
Bennett Ranch Elementary School in Peyton, Colorado enrolled 376 students in 2024-25 with 21.6 full-time teachers, 17.4 students per teacher against the Colorado elementary-school median of 15.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 30-34% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Colorado: 33.1%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 8%
386 students in 2022-23, 378 students in 2023-24, 376 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 23.6 to 21.6.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 386 | 23.6 | 16.4 |
| 2023-24 | 378 | 22.4 | 16.9 |
| 2024-25 | 376 | 21.6 | 17.4 |
17.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 81 of every 100 Colorado elementary schools
Among the 1,009 Colorado elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 408 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Bennett Ranch Elementary School enrolled 371 students and had 0.9 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 12 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.9, one per 408 of the 371 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions12
- Chronically absent23.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
56.9% of students were White, 22.3% Hispanic, 16.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White56.9%
- Hispanic22.3%
- Two or more races16.5%
- Black2.7%
- Asian1.1%
- American Indian0.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Bennett Ranch Elementary School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Colorado, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Colorado |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 30‑34% | 27% (2021-22) | 33.1% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Peyton
2 public elementary schools in Peyton report 2024-25 enrollment; Bennett Ranch Elementary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett Ranch Elementary School | 376 | 17.4 | 29.8% |
| Peyton Elementary School | 293 | 14.8 | 30.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Bennett Ranch Elementary School
- Meridian Ranch Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.7 miles away: 670 students, 17.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
- Pikes Peak School Expeditionary LearningThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 400 students, 16.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
- Compare Bennett Ranch Elementary School with Meridian Ranch Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much El Paso County Colorado School District 49 spends per student$11,472 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,472
- The largest public schools in ColoradoBennett Ranch Elementary School is the number 482 by size of 1,010 Colorado elementary schools open in 2024-25.#482 of 1,010
- Colorado schools by students per teacher17.4 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.1 for elementary schools.17.4:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Bennett Ranch Elementary School
How many students attend Bennett Ranch Elementary School?
376 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 386 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Peyton, CO.What is the student-teacher ratio at Bennett Ranch Elementary School?
17.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Colorado median for elementary schools is 15.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Bennett Ranch Elementary School a Title I school?
Bennett Ranch Elementary School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Bennett Ranch Elementary School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Bennett Ranch Elementary School scored proficient or above: 30-34% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Colorado's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Bennett Ranch Elementary School in?
El Paso County Colorado School District 49, NCES district ID 0803870. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080387006766 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.