Other / mixed grade configuration · Franktown, CO

Franktown Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Franktown Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 46/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 080345003172
0/100100/10046/100
👥 S:T ratio
36
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
31
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Franktown Elementary School earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Colorado median.

46
Resource Index · Typical
16.1:1
students per teacher
4.7%
free-lunch eligible
354
students enrolled

Franktown Elementary School has class sizes near the Colorado median. Computed live against every Colorado school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

354

Colorado · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

22.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

16.1:1

vs 16.6:1 Colorado avg

-3% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

4.7%

vs 38.5% Colorado avg

-88% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Franktown Elementary School compares with Colorado and U.S. medians

At or below state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Franktown Elementary School

Franktown Elementary School is a lower-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Franktown, Colorado, enrolling 354 students.

At 16.1:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the Colorado median, within a few percentage points of the 16.6:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.

Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 4.7% free-meal eligibility runs 88% below the Colorado average.

With 354 students, its enrollment sits close to the Colorado median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 1,922 scored Colorado schools.

Against 201 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #93.

Its student body is predominantly White (84% of enrollment) (diversity index 29/100).

Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 344 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.

The surrounding Douglas County School District No. Re 1 spends $11,848 per pupil, 27% below the Colorado average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Douglas County School District No. Re 1 also operates American Academy (2,803 students) and Rock Canyon High School (2,325 students) alongside Franktown Elementary School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Franktown Elementary School compares

Franktown Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against Colorado and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Colorado Colorado avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 16.1:1 ▼ 3% 16.6:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 4.7% ▼ 88% 38.5% 51.7%
Enrollment 354 top 51% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

16.1:1
Leaner classes than 37% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
354
Bigger than 40% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
4.7%
free-lunch eligible - 88% below the Colorado average of 38.5%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
16.1:1
students per teacher - 3% below state mean
Top 54% in Colorado - lower ratio than 46% of state schools
Between 16:1 and 20:1, squarely in the typical U.S. public-school staffing range.
Funding equity
$11,848
per pupil, district-wide - below Colorado avg of $16,273
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 344 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 83.6%
Hispanic or Latino 10.2%
Two or More 3.1%
African American 1.1%
Asian 1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.8%

Largest group: White at 83.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 28.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 28.9, Franktown Elementary School is less mixed than the Colorado school average of 47.1.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Douglas County School District No. Re 1, which includes Franktown Elementary School.

$11,848
Per student
-27%
vs Colorado
Avg $16,273
-29%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 52.8%
State 40.8%
Federal 6.4%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Franktown Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
American Academy Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Rock Canyon High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Legend High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Mountain Vista High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Chaparral High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Franktown Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Douglas County School District No. Re 1 · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Colorado, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Franktown Elementary School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Franktown Elementary School

How many students attend Franktown Elementary School?

Franktown Elementary School has 354 students enrolled. It is a public school in Franktown, CO.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Franktown Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Franktown Elementary School is 16.1:1, which is 3% lower than the Colorado average of 16.6:1 and 3% higher than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Franktown Elementary School?

4.7% of students at Franktown Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Colorado average of 38.5%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Franktown Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Franktown Elementary School is White at 83.6% of enrollment, in Franktown, CO.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Franktown Elementary School?

Franktown Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 46/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Franktown Elementary School a good school?

Franktown Elementary School earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Colorado median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Douglas County School District No. Re 1?

Besides Franktown Elementary School, Douglas County School District No. Re 1 also operates American Academy (2,803 students), Rock Canyon High School (2,325 students), and Legend High School (2,206 students). See the Douglas County School District No. Re 1 district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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