Schools in Altona · St. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J
Altona’s public schools beat 77% of Colorado districts
The public schools Altona’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 77% of Colorado’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
31%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
51%
▲ 4 pts vs CO 47%
2020–21
Math proficiency
32%
▲ 2 pts vs CO 30%
2020–21
Graduate on time
88%
▲ 6 pts vs CO 82%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$15.3K
▼ 4% vs CO $15.9K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade
How Altona compares
A− Test scoresB+ Graduation
Colorado school districts we grade (161)Better than 77%
Lower resultsHigher results
Colorado towns with similar household incomes (80)Better than 31%
High confidence. Built on 7,475 tested students and a graduating class of 2,324; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Colorado’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Colorado only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Altona.
29 schools teach Pre-K in Altona’s district. Which one depends on your address: Soaring Heights PK-8, Thunder Valley PK-8, Mead Elementary School and Timberline PK-8 and more.
28 schools teach K in Altona’s district. Which one depends on your address: Soaring Heights PK-8, Thunder Valley PK-8, Mead Elementary School and Timberline PK-8 and more.
28 schools teach 1st grade in Altona’s district. Which one depends on your address: Soaring Heights PK-8, Thunder Valley PK-8, Mead Elementary School and Timberline PK-8 and more.
28 schools teach 2nd grade in Altona’s district. Which one depends on your address: Soaring Heights PK-8, Thunder Valley PK-8, Mead Elementary School and Timberline PK-8 and more.
28 schools teach 3rd grade in Altona’s district. Which one depends on your address: Soaring Heights PK-8, Thunder Valley PK-8, Mead Elementary School and Timberline PK-8 and more.
28 schools teach 4th grade in Altona’s district. Which one depends on your address: Soaring Heights PK-8, Thunder Valley PK-8, Mead Elementary School and Timberline PK-8 and more.
28 schools teach 5th grade in Altona’s district. Which one depends on your address: Soaring Heights PK-8, Thunder Valley PK-8, Mead Elementary School and Timberline PK-8 and more.
12 schools teach 6th grade in Altona’s district. Which one depends on your address: Soaring Heights PK-8, Thunder Valley PK-8, Timberline PK-8 and Erie Middle School and more.
12 schools teach 7th grade in Altona’s district. Which one depends on your address: Soaring Heights PK-8, Thunder Valley PK-8, Timberline PK-8 and Erie Middle School and more.
12 schools teach 8th grade in Altona’s district. Which one depends on your address: Soaring Heights PK-8, Thunder Valley PK-8, Timberline PK-8 and Erie Middle School and more.
8 schools teach 9th grade in Altona’s district. Which one depends on your address: Erie High School, Niwot High School, Frederick Senior High School and Longmont High School and more.
8 schools teach 10th grade in Altona’s district. Which one depends on your address: Erie High School, Niwot High School, Frederick Senior High School and Longmont High School and more.
8 schools teach 11th grade in Altona’s district. Which one depends on your address: Erie High School, Niwot High School, Frederick Senior High School and Longmont High School and more.
8 schools teach 12th grade in Altona’s district. Which one depends on your address: Erie High School, Niwot High School, Frederick Senior High School and Longmont High School and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–828 schoolsDepends on your address
9–1212 high schoolsDepends on your address
128 high schoolsDepends on your address
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Above the state in reading
Reading51%
State average 47%
Math32%
State average 30.4%
Every school in Altona
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Also serving Altona · in other towns
Soaring Heights PK-8
B+1,211 students17:1Rate it →
Thunder Valley PK-8
C−880 students16:1Rate it →
Mead Elementary School
B+879 students19:1Rate it →
Timberline PK-8
D−762 students14:1Rate it →
Black Rock Elementary
A597 students20:1Rate it →
Red Hawk Elementary
A588 students18:1Rate it →
Blue Mountain Elementary
A+542 students17:1Rate it →
Highlands Elementary School
528 students17:1Rate it →
Centennial Elementary
B525 students16:1Rate it →
Fall River Elementary School
B+520 students18:1Rate it →
Erie Elementary School
A−486 students17:1Rate it →
Grand View Elementary
C+446 students17:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Altona
There’s no college in Altona, but 12 are within 30 miles. The closest is Naropa University in Boulder, 7.6 miles away.
Naropa UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Boulder
7.6 mi738 students
University of Colorado BoulderUniversity or college · Public · Boulder
7.9 mi37,286 students
Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts-BoulderCommunity college · For-profit · Boulder
9.9 mi8,571 students
Institute of Taoist Education and AcupunctureUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Louisville
12.4 mi36 students
Spartan College of Aeronautics and TechnologyCommunity college · For-profit · Broomfield
17.1 mi321 students
Front Range Community CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Westminster
20.5 mi17,358 students
Pima Medical Institute-DenverCommunity college · For-profit · Sherrelwood
25.4 mi764 students
Colorado School of MinesUniversity or college · Public · Golden
25.9 mi7,376 students
Regis UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Denver
27 mi3,350 students
Colorado School of TradesCommunity college · For-profit · Lakewood
28.2 mi108 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Altona. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 2 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Colorado. Stars are from neighbors.