Cougar Run Elementary School
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 6 · Highlands Ranch, Colorado
Cougar Run Elementary School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado enrolled 392 students in 2024-25 with 25.0 full-time teachers, 15.7 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, 45-49% 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 rose 14% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 25%
344 students in 2022-23, 360 students in 2023-24, 392 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 20.0 to 25.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 344 | 20.0 | 17.2 |
| 2023-24 | 360 | 22.5 | 16.0 |
| 2024-25 | 392 | 25.0 | 15.7 |
15.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 58 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 353 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Cougar Run Elementary School enrolled 364 students and had 1.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 353 of the 364 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions2
- Chronically absent19.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
68.6% of students were White, 18.1% Hispanic, 7.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White68.6%
- Hispanic18.1%
- Two or more races7.7%
- Asian3.8%
- Black1.5%
- American Indian0.3%
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 Cougar Run Elementary School scored proficient or above: 45-49% 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 | 45‑49% | 49% (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 Highlands Ranch
17 public elementary schools in Highlands Ranch report 2024-25 enrollment; Cougar Run Elementary School is number 8 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Franklin Academy | 956 | 20.0 | 7.0% |
| Northridge Elementary School | 560 | 15.3 | 13.0% |
| Coyote Creek Elementary School | 506 | 16.1 | 11.9% |
| Platte River Charter Academy | 475 | 14.2 | 3.2% |
| Stone Mountain Elementary | 452 | 16.4 | 3.5% |
| Fox Creek Elementary School | 436 | 15.0 | 15.8% |
| Redstone Elementary School | 398 | 14.5 | 8.5% |
| Cougar Run Elementary School | 392 | 15.7 | 18.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Cougar Run Elementary School
- Platte River Charter AcademyThe nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 475 students, 14.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
- Sand Creek Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 322 students, 13.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Compare Cougar Run Elementary School with Platte River Charter AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Douglas County School District spends per student$12,942 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,942
- The largest public schools in ColoradoCougar Run Elementary School is the number 442 by size of 1,010 Colorado elementary schools open in 2024-25.#442 of 1,010
- Colorado schools by students per teacher15.7 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.1 for elementary schools.15.7:1
- 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 Cougar Run Elementary School
How many students attend Cougar Run Elementary School?
392 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 344 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Highlands Ranch, CO.What is the student-teacher ratio at Cougar Run Elementary School?
15.7 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 Cougar Run Elementary School a Title I school?
Cougar Run Elementary School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Cougar Run Elementary School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Cougar Run Elementary School scored proficient or above: 45-49% 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 Cougar Run Elementary School in?
Douglas County School District, NCES district ID 0803450. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080345001526 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.