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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 Hidden Lake.
PK–533 elementary schoolsThis district
6–813 middle schoolsThis district
9–127 high schoolsThis district
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
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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.