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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Boulder County, Colorado

This ranking covers the highest-performing public schools in reading in Boulder County, Colorado, drawn from 63 qualifying public schools. High Peaks Elementary School leads the list at 94.7%, against a median of 60.4% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Boulder County, Colorado

Top % Proficient (Reading)

94.7%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

60.4%

BEST IN READING · BOULDER COUNTY, COLORADO

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	High Peaks Elementary School	BOULDER, CO	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Elementary	257	94.7%
2	Summit Middle Charter School	BOULDER, CO	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Middle	366	89.2%
3	Southern Hills Middle School	BOULDER, CO	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Middle	502	85.9%
4	Bear Creek Elementary School	BOULDER, CO	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Elementary	318	85.8%
5	Eisenhower Elementary School	BOULDER, CO	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Elementary	308	85.0%
6	Superior Elementary School	SUPERIOR, CO	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Elementary	418	83.0%
7	Boulder Community School/Integrated Studies	BOULDER, CO	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Elementary	255	81.9%
8	Niwot Elementary School	NIWOT, CO	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Elementary	411	79.2%
9	Creekside Elementary School at Martin Park	BOULDER, CO	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Elementary	359	77.4%
10	Foothill Elementary School	BOULDER, CO	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Elementary	419	77.2%
11	Lyons Middle/Senior High School	LYONS, CO	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	High	344	76.8%
12	Fireside Elementary School	LOUISVILLE, CO	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Elementary	431	74.5%
13	Flatirons Elementary School	BOULDER, CO	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Elementary	163	73.8%
14	Eldorado K-8 School	SUPERIOR, CO	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Elementary	529	73.4%
15	Mesa Elementary School	BOULDER, CO	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Elementary	250	73.2%
16	Lyons Elementary School	LYONS, CO	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Elementary	255	73.0%
17	Altona Middle School	LONGMONT, CO	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Middle	715	71.9%
18	Hygiene Elementary School	LONGMONT, CO	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Elementary	313	71.8%
19	Louisville Elementary School	LOUISVILLE, CO	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Elementary	449	71.0%
20	Fall River Elementary School	LONGMONT, CO	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Elementary	520	70.5%
21	Meadowlark School	ERIE, CO	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Elementary	747	70.1%
22	Douglass Elementary School	BOULDER, CO	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Elementary	313	69.9%
23	Manhattan Middle School of the Arts and Academics	BOULDER, CO	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Middle	482	69.7%
24	Blue Mountain Elementary	LONGMONT, CO	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Elementary	542	68.9%
25	Louisville Middle School	LOUISVILLE, CO	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Middle	626	68.8%
26	Coal Creek Elementary School	LOUISVILLE, CO	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Elementary	313	67.5%
27	Central Elementary School	LONGMONT, CO	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Elementary	344	67.3%
28	Erie Elementary School	ERIE, CO	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Elementary	486	67.2%
29	Heatherwood Elementary School	BOULDER, CO	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Elementary	252	64.0%
30	Nevin Platt Middle School	BOULDER, CO	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Middle	483	63.4%
31	Lafayette Elementary School	LAFAYETTE, CO	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Elementary	497	62.4%
32	Centennial Middle School	BOULDER, CO	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Middle	598	60.4%
33	Red Hawk Elementary	ERIE, CO	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Elementary	588	59.9%
34	Flagstaff Charter Academy	LONGMONT, CO	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Elementary	725	59.6%
35	Nederland Elementary School	NEDERLAND, CO	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Elementary	196	58.6%
36	Westview Middle School	LONGMONT, CO	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Middle	621	57.7%
37	Monarch K-8 School	LOUISVILLE, CO	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Elementary	698	57.2%
38	Pioneer Bilingual Elementary School	LAFAYETTE, CO	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Elementary	439	56.7%
39	Community Montessori School	BOULDER, CO	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Elementary	277	56.3%
40	Crest View Elementary School	BOULDER, CO	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Elementary	390	55.8%
41	Nederland Middle-Senior High School	NEDERLAND, CO	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	High	235	55.7%
42	Longmont Estates Elementary School	LONGMONT, CO	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Elementary	365	55.1%
43	University Hill Elementary School	BOULDER, CO	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Elementary	405	51.1%
44	Angevine Middle School	LAFAYETTE, CO	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Middle	619	50.5%
45	Eagle Crest Elementary School	LONGMONT, CO	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Elementary	421	50.3%
46	Ryan Elementary School	LAFAYETTE, CO	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Elementary	436	49.5%
47	Sunset Middle School	LONGMONT, CO	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Middle	316	43.9%
48	Whittier Elementary School	BOULDER, CO	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Elementary	269	43.1%
49	Sanborn Elementary School	LONGMONT, CO	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Elementary	209	42.9%
50	St. Vrain Community Montessori School	LONGMONT, CO	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Elementary	260	40.0%

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