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Boulder Valley School District RE-2
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 8 towns
Serves Boulder, Broomfield, Lafayette, Louisville, Superior, Nederland, Jamestown and Ward, and parts of Erie.
Students
27,988
Schools
56
Spent per student
$17,771
CO $15,889
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
27%
Debt
$881.4M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Boulder Valley School District RE-2
- School Grade A+: better than 95% of Colorado districts
- Math proficiency 19 pts above the state
- Reading / language arts 20 pts above the state
- Graduation rate (4-year) 9 pts above the state
- Spends 12% more per student than the CO average
- 18 students per teacher
- Debt of $881.4M, about $31,492 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Glendale.
PK–844 schoolsCherry Creek School District 5
812 middle schoolsCherry Creek School District 5
9–126 high schoolsCherry Creek School District 5
Test scores vs. CO
2020–21Math proficiency49%
State average 30.4%
Reading / language arts67%
State average 47%
Graduation rate (4-year)91%
State average 81.7%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$17,771 per student · 12% above CO
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 41%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 86%State 10%Federal 4%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
29,239’20
29,007’21
28,485’22
28,357’23
27,988’24
Down 4.3% since 2020.
Students
White 65%Hispanic 22%Two or more races 7%Asian 6%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%
Schools in the district
56 public schools.
Aspen Creek K-8 School
A−844 students18:1
Meadowlark School
A−747 students19:1
Monarch K-8 School
A−698 students15:1
Eldorado K-8 School
A529 students17:1
Lafayette Elementary School
A−497 students18:1
Louisville Elementary School
A449 students18:1
Pioneer Bilingual Elementary School
B−439 students16:1
Ryan Elementary School
B+436 students17:1
Fireside Elementary School
A+431 students17:1
Foothill Elementary School
A419 students17:1
Superior Elementary School
A+418 students19:1
University Hill Elementary School
B405 students16:1
Crest View Elementary School
B+390 students16:1
Emerald Elementary School
B−383 students14:1
Columbine Elementary School
C369 students15:1
Creekside Elementary School at Martin Park
A359 students17:1
Horizons K-8 School
A358 students14:1
Alicia Sanchez International School
D321 students13:1
Bear Creek Elementary School
A+318 students18:1
Coal Creek Elementary School
A−313 students17:1
Douglass Elementary School
A313 students16:1
Eisenhower Elementary School
A308 students15:1
Birch Elementary School
B+299 students15:1
Community Montessori School
A−277 students18:1
Kohl Elementary School
A273 students17:1
Whittier Elementary School
B269 students13:1
High Peaks Elementary School
A+257 students16:1
Boulder Community School/Integrated Studies
A+255 students17:1
Heatherwood Elementary School
A−252 students15:1
Mesa Elementary School
A250 students16:1
Nederland Elementary School
A−196 students16:1
Flatirons Elementary School
A+163 students14:1
Jamestown Elementary School
17 students7:1
Gold Hill Elementary School
10 students3:1
Louisville Middle School
A−626 students19:1
Angevine Middle School
B619 students15:1
Centennial Middle School
B+598 students19:1
Southern Hills Middle School
A+502 students19:1
Broomfield Heights Middle School
B+490 students17:1
Nevin Platt Middle School
A−483 students17:1
Manhattan Middle School of the Arts and Academics
B+482 students17:1
Summit Middle Charter School
A+366 students17:1
Casey Middle School
B363 students13:1
Boulder High School
A+1,939 students21:1
Fairview High School
A+1,863 students23:1
Broomfield High School
A1,693 students22:1
Centaurus High School
A1,557 students20:1
Monarch High School
A+1,431 students22:1
New Vista High School
A−327 students18:1
Nederland Middle-Senior High School
B235 students13:1
Arapahoe Ridge High School
C−184 students16:1
Boulder Prep Charter High School
114 students10:1
Justice High Charter School
C108 students20:1
Peak to Peak Charter School
A+1,447 students18:1
Boulder Universal
A+231 students14:1
Mapleton Early Childhood Center
68 students19:1
Towns served
Nearby districts
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District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.