Top Rankings
Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Colorado for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 5%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 5%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 5%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 5%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 10%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there are 47 public elementary schools serving 19,115 students in Boulder Valley School District No. Re2. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 5% of public elementary schools in Colorado.
Public Elementary Schools in Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 have an average math proficiency score of 49% (versus the Colorado public elementary school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 61% (versus the 43% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 34% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Colorado public elementary school average of 49% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CO)
# Schools
56 Schools
1,487 Schools
# Students
28,485 Students
603,019 Students
# Teachers
1,685 Teachers
38,264 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
17:1
17:1
District Rank
Boulder Valley School District No. Re2, which is ranked within the top 5% of all 179 school districts in Colorado (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 92% has increased from 91% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#5 out of 179 school districts
(Top 5%)
(Top 5%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
50%
32%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
63%
45%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)50%
29%
Graduation Rate
92%
82%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.52
0.62
# American Indian Students
79 Students
3,673 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
1,606 Students
20,272 Students
% Asian Students
6%
3%
# Hispanic Students
5,669 Students
210,905 Students
% Hispanic Students
20%
35%
# Black Students
288 Students
28,178 Students
% Black Students
1%
5%
# White Students
18,930 Students
306,029 Students
% White Students
66%
51%
# Hawaiian Students
33 Students
1,897 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
1,880 Students
32,094 Students
% of Two or more races Students
7%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
808
24,967
# Students in K Grade:
1,662
58,273
# Students in 1st Grade:
1,781
62,146
# Students in 2nd Grade:
1,788
59,838
# Students in 3rd Grade:
1,897
61,252
# Students in 4th Grade:
1,940
61,109
# Students in 5th Grade:
2,022
61,844
# Students in 6th Grade:
2,081
63,103
# Students in 7th Grade:
2,103
59,612
# Students in 8th Grade:
2,149
61,186
# Students in 9th Grade:
2,459
7,553
# Students in 10th Grade:
2,523
7,313
# Students in 11th Grade:
2,625
6,902
# Students in 12th Grade:
2,647
7,921
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $17,738 is higher than the state median of $15,418. The school district revenue/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,548 is higher than the state median of $15,735. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$505 MM
$13,426 MM
Spending
$528 MM
$13,702 MM
Revenue / Student
$17,738
$15,418
Spending / Student
$18,548
$15,735
Best Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 Public Elementary Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Summit Middle Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 82% | Reading: 91%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
4655 Hanover Avenue
Boulder, CO 80305
(720) 561-3900
Boulder, CO 80305
(720) 561-3900
Grades: 6-8
| 359 students
Rank: #22.
High Peaks Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
3995 East Aurora Avenue
Boulder, CO 80303
(720) 561-6500
Boulder, CO 80303
(720) 561-6500
Grades: K-5
| 266 students
Rank: #33.
Bear Creek Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
2500 Table Mesa Drive
Boulder, CO 80305
(720) 561-3500
Boulder, CO 80305
(720) 561-3500
Grades: K-5
| 342 students
Rank: #4 - 54. - 5.
Foothill Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
1001 Hawthorne Avenue
Boulder, CO 80304
(720) 561-2600
Boulder, CO 80304
(720) 561-2600
Grades: K-5
| 437 students
Rank: #4 - 54. - 5.
Southern Hills Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 64% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
1500 Knox Drive
Boulder, CO 80305
(720) 561-3400
Boulder, CO 80305
(720) 561-3400
Grades: 6-8
| 456 students
Rank: #66.
Superior Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 77% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
1800 South Indiana St.
Louisville, CO 80027
(720) 561-4100
Louisville, CO 80027
(720) 561-4100
Grades: K-5
| 420 students
Rank: #77.
Fireside Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
845 West Dahlia
Louisville, CO 80027
(720) 561-7900
Louisville, CO 80027
(720) 561-7900
Grades: PK-5
| 435 students
Rank: #88.
Flatirons Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
1150 7th Street
Boulder, CO 80302
(720) 561-4600
Boulder, CO 80302
(720) 561-4600
Grades: K-5
| 182 students
Rank: #99.
Mesa Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 65-69% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
1575 Lehigh Street
Boulder, CO 80305
(720) 561-3000
Boulder, CO 80305
(720) 561-3000
Grades: K-5
| 246 students
Rank: #10 - 1110. - 11.
Creekside Elementary School At Martin Park
Magnet School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
3740 Martin Drive
Boulder, CO 80305
(720) 561-3800
Boulder, CO 80305
(720) 561-3800
Grades: PK-5
| 378 students
Rank: #10 - 1110. - 11.
Eisenhower Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
1220 Eisenhower Drive
Boulder, CO 80303
(720) 561-6700
Boulder, CO 80303
(720) 561-6700
Grades: K-5
| 304 students
Rank: #1212.
Eldorado K-8 School
Magnet School
(Math: 59% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
3351 South Indiana Street
Louisville, CO 80027
(720) 561-4400
Louisville, CO 80027
(720) 561-4400
Grades: PK-8
| 612 students
Rank: #1313.
Boulder Community School/integrated Studies
Magnet School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
3995 East Aurora Avenue
Boulder, CO 80303
(720) 561-6500
Boulder, CO 80303
(720) 561-6500
Grades: K-5
| 284 students
Rank: #1414.
Meadowlark School
Magnet School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
2300 Sweet Meadow Lane
Erie, CO 80516
(720) 561-5104
Erie, CO 80516
(720) 561-5104
Grades: PK-8
| 725 students
Rank: #1515.
Peak To Peak Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
Charter School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
800 Merlin Drive
Lafayette, CO 80026
(303) 453-4600
Lafayette, CO 80026
(303) 453-4600
Grades: K-12
| 1,450 students
Rank: #1616.
Horizons K-8 School
Alternative School
Magnet School
Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
4545 Sioux Drive
Boulder, CO 80303
(720) 561-5580
Boulder, CO 80303
(720) 561-5580
Grades: K-8
| 348 students
Rank: #1717.
Lafayette Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
101 North Bermont Avenue
Lafayette, CO 80026
(720) 561-8900
Lafayette, CO 80026
(720) 561-8900
Grades: PK-5
| 483 students
Rank: #1818.
Monarch K-8 School
Magnet School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
263 Campus Drive
Louisville, CO 80027
(720) 561-4000
Louisville, CO 80027
(720) 561-4000
Grades: PK-8
| 715 students
Rank: #1919.
Louisville Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
400 Hutchinson Street
Louisville, CO 80027
(720) 561-7200
Louisville, CO 80027
(720) 561-7200
Grades: K-5
| 451 students
Rank: #2020.
Louisville Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 50% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
1341 Main Street
Louisville, CO 80027
(720) 561-7400
Louisville, CO 80027
(720) 561-7400
Grades: 6-8
| 595 students
Rank: #21 - 2321. - 23.
Coal Creek Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
801 West Tamarisk Street
Louisville, CO 80027
(720) 561-4500
Louisville, CO 80027
(720) 561-4500
Grades: K-5
| 330 students
Rank: #21 - 2321. - 23.
Douglass Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
840 75th Street
Boulder, CO 80303
(720) 561-5541
Boulder, CO 80303
(720) 561-5541
Grades: PK-5
| 335 students
Rank: #21 - 2321. - 23.
Kohl Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
1000 West 10th Avenue
Broomfield, CO 80020
(720) 561-8600
Broomfield, CO 80020
(720) 561-8600
Grades: PK-5
| 297 students
Rank: #2424.
Aspen Creek K-8 School
Magnet School
(Math: 47% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
5500 Aspen Creek Drive
Broomfield, CO 80020
(720) 561-8000
Broomfield, CO 80020
(720) 561-8000
Grades: PK-8
| 748 students
Rank: #25 - 2625. - 26.
Birch Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
1035 Birch
Broomfield, CO 80020
(720) 561-8800
Broomfield, CO 80020
(720) 561-8800
Grades: PK-5
| 337 students
Rank: #25 - 2625. - 26.
Boulder Universal
Magnet School
(Math: 30-39% | Reading: 70-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
6500 East Arapahoe Road
Boulder, CO 80303
(720) 561-6253
Boulder, CO 80303
(720) 561-6253
Grades: K-12
| 206 students
Rank: #2727.
Community Montessori School
Magnet School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
805 Gillaspie Dr
Boulder, CO 80305
(720) 561-3700
Boulder, CO 80305
(720) 561-3700
Grades: PK-6
| 274 students
Rank: #2828.
Jamestown Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: ≥50% | Reading: ≥50%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
111 Mesa Street
Jamestown, CO 80455
(720) 561-6020
Jamestown, CO 80455
(720) 561-6020
Grades: K-5
| 17 students
Rank: #2929.
Gold Hill Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: <50% | Reading: ≥50%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
890 Main Street
Boulder, CO 80302
(720) 561-5940
Boulder, CO 80302
(720) 561-5940
Grades: K-5
| 15 students
Rank: #3030.
Manhattan Middle School Of The Arts And Academics
Magnet School
(Math: 40% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
290 Manhattan Drive
Boulder, CO 80303
(720) 561-6300
Boulder, CO 80303
(720) 561-6300
Grades: 6-8
| 400 students
Rank: #3131.
Justice High Charter School
Alternative School
Magnet School
Charter School
Magnet School
Charter School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
805 Excalibur
Lafayette, CO 80026
(720) 935-1337
Lafayette, CO 80026
(720) 935-1337
Grades: 6-12
| 102 students
Rank: #3232.
Ryan Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 44% | Reading: 54%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
1405 Centaur Village Drive
Lafayette, CO 80026
(720) 561-7000
Lafayette, CO 80026
(720) 561-7000
Grades: PK-5
| 418 students
Rank: #3333.
Heatherwood Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 40-44% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
7750 Concord Drive
Boulder, CO 80301
(720) 561-5586
Boulder, CO 80301
(720) 561-5586
Grades: PK-5
| 261 students
Rank: #3434.
Crest View Elementary School
Magnet School
(Math: 49% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
1897 Sumac Avenue
Boulder, CO 80304
(720) 561-5461
Boulder, CO 80304
(720) 561-5461
Grades: K-5
| 435 students
Rank: #3535.
Nevin Platt Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 40% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
6096 Baseline Road
Boulder, CO 80303
(720) 561-5536
Boulder, CO 80303
(720) 561-5536
Grades: 6-8
| 466 students
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