Blue Mountain Elementary

Located at 1260 MOUNTAIN DRIVE, in LONGMONT, Colorado, Blue Mountain Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school that enrolls 542 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 379 students each, so Blue Mountain Elementary sits 43% above that benchmark.

Within St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J, which oversees 54 schools and 31,607 students, Blue Mountain Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Blue Mountain Elementary lists that 71% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school logs 11% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 6% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Blue Mountain Elementary has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.1:1. The state averages about 16.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 17% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Boulder County runs at roughly 33%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Blue Mountain Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 56.3%; this one delivers 74.5%, a residual of +18.1 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Boulder County indicate median household income runs about $103,994, roughly 64% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Boulder County's 86 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,200 students), Blue Mountain Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Altona Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Blue Mountain Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Blue Mountain Elementary at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 43.7%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 5%: 573 students in 2018 compared to 542 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 76% to 71%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.5:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Blue Mountain Elementary typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.