Weld County School District RE-8

Public Regional · 2 towns Grades PK–12 CSchool Grade

Public schools for Fort Lupton and Dacono, and parts of Broomfield, Brighton, Northglenn and Frederick.

At a glance

2,503Students enrolled

7Schools

2Towns served

$14,431Spent per student

17:1Student–teacher ratio

55%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

Fort LuptonDacono

Grades K–5

Twombly Elementary School or Leo William Butler Elementary SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–8

Fort Lupton Middle School438 students · Fort LuptonThis district

Grades 9–12

Fort Lupton High School721 students · Fort LuptonThis district

Grades PK–8

Kenneth Homyak PK-8311 students · DaconoThis district

Grades 9–12

9 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listSt. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs CO

Math proficiency17%

State average 30.4%

Reading / language arts23%

State average 47%

Graduation rate (4-year)87%

State average 81.7%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$14,431

per student each year · 9% below the CO average

Spending

Classroom instruction54%

Support & administration42%

Other4%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)74%

State17%

Federal10%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

2,236’20

2,482’21

2,522’22

2,497’23

2,503’24

Students

Hispanic · 72%1,804

White · 24%597

Two or more races · 1%37

Asian · 1%29

Black · 1%18

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%9

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Fort Lupton8,897 people

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Dacono6,530 people

Also covers small parts of Broomfield, Brighton, Northglenn and Frederick.

Schools7 in district

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Twombly Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 473 students · Fort Lupton

DPublic 📚

Leo William Butler Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 355 students · Fort Lupton

C-Public 📚

Kenneth Homyak PK-8Elementary · Grades PK–8 · 311 students · Dacono

A-Public 📚

Fort Lupton Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 438 students · Fort Lupton

DPublic 🏫

Fort Lupton High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 721 students · Fort Lupton

C-Public 📚

Little Trappers PreschoolPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 157 students · Fort Lupton

Public 📚

Weld Re-8 Online AcademyOther · Grades K–12 · 48 students · Fort Lupton

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

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District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.