📍 804 West Main Street, New Castle, Garfield County, 81647
Elk Creek Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in New Castle, Garfield County. The school has 246 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Garfield School District No. Re-2 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
Elk Creek Elementary enrolls 246 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 51% White, 45% Hispanic or Latino and 3.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 125 | 51% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 111 | 45% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 3.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
89 of the school's 246 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Elk Creek Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students.
Elk Creek Elementary is one of 10 schools in Garfield School District No. Re-2, based in RIFLE, Colorado. The district serves 4,695 students district-wide and employs 292 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 246 students, Elk Creek Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 470 students per school.
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