Enrollment
275
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BYERS SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 32J·NCES 080270000163
Byers Elementary School
444 EAST FRONT STREET, BYERS, CO 80103 · (303) 822-5292 · Arapahoe County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL275 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 83% of Colorado public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 36.6:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
104 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 44 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 26 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 23% smaller than its 6th grade class (26).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Byers Elementary School→Byers Junior-Senior High School
Based on grade levels within Byers School District No. 32J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
54.1%
CO avg 44.9% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
48.1%
CO avg 36.1% . +0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.1% | 48.1% |
| 2023-24 | 51.6% | 47.5% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Byers Elementary School
Byers Elementary School's state test result (55.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byers Elementary School this school | 275 | 37.8% | 55.2% |
| Olander Elementary School FORT COLLINS | 310 | 37.7% | 50.6% |
| Running Creek Elementary School ELIZABETH | 292 | 34.9% | 32.2% |
| Bayfield Intermediate School BAYFIELD | 274 | 41.2% | 37.3% |
| Rim Rock Elementary School FRUITA | 292 | 39.7% | 49.9% |
| Dutch Creek Elementary School LITTLETON | 286 | 35.0% | 43.3% |
Matched among Colorado elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Byers Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Arapahoe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.2% | #214 of 931 | #27 of 96 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #291 of 940 ▼ 16 | #33 of 96 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #298 of 946 ▲ 35 | #32 of 96 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 275 | #776 of 1,056 | #92 of 104 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #769 of 896 | #80 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.7% | #704 of 896 | #88 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.8% | #614 of 983 | #66 of 101 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.1% | #398 of 664 | #39 of 70 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
275
+20 (+8%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 246
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 14.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 275 | 15.3 | 18.0:1 | 38% (104) |
| 2023-24 | 282 | 18.2 | 15.5:1 | 48% (134) |
| 2022-23 | 271 | 18.3 | 14.8:1 | 35% (94) |
| 2020-21 | 255 | 18 | 14.2:1 | 44% (111) |
| 2017-18 | 320 | 22 | 14.5:1 | 46% (146) |
| 2015-16 | 283 | 18 | 15.7:1 | 51% (143) |
| 2010-11 | 264 | 16 | 16.5:1 | 42% (110) |
| 2000-01 | 287 | 17 | 16.9:1 | 33% (96) |
| 1990-91 | 246 | 14 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Byers Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (320 to 275); teachers down 31% (22 to 15.3).
About Byers Elementary School
Byers Elementary School is a small elementary school in BYERS, Colorado. Students in pre-K through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 275 students. Elementary schools in Colorado average about 379 students, which makes this school 27% below average.
Byers Elementary School is one of the 10 schools that make up Byers School District No. 32J (6,853 students in total).
At Byers Elementary School, 76% of students are White. The school is also 20% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 59% White share among all Arapahoe County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 39%.
Its staff includes 15.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 18.0 students per teacher. The gap from the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado is 1.4 students per teacher. Roughly 38% of students at Byers Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is 12 points below the 50% average for public schools in Arapahoe County.
Byers Elementary School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 83% of Colorado public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Byers Elementary School would score about 43.8%. It scores 55.2%, 11.4 points above that figure.
The school's county is Arapahoe County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $101,087, 47% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 176 public schools in the county, enrolling about 115,502, Byers Elementary School among them.
Of the public schools around it, Byers Elementary School is closest to Colorado Virtual Academy Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Byers Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
Byers Elementary School is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 8%, from 255 to 275. The school's ratio increased from 14.2:1 to 18.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Byers Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Arapahoe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
659,844
Census ACS
Median income
$101,087
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
176
115,502 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Byers School District No. 32J
- Astravo Online Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,750 students
- Colorado Virtual Academy High SchoolHigh · 773 students
- Astravo Online Academy Middle SchoolMiddle · 762 students
- Astravo Online Academy Elementary SchoolElementary · 645 students
- Colorado Online High SchoolHigh · 539 students
- Colorado Virtual AcademyElementary · 493 students
Other schools in BYERS
- Astravo Online Academy High SchoolHigh · 2,750 students
- Colorado Virtual Academy High SchoolHigh · 773 students
- Astravo Online Academy Middle SchoolMiddle · 762 students
- Astravo Online Academy Elementary SchoolElementary · 645 students
- Colorado Online High SchoolHigh · 539 students
- Colorado Virtual AcademyElementary · 493 students
Nearby schools
- Colorado Virtual Academy Middle School0.0 mi · 170
- Colorado Virtual Academy High School0.0 mi · 773
- Colorado Virtual Academy0.0 mi · 493
- Byers Junior-Senior High School0.0 mi · 235
- Colorado Online High School0.0 mi · 539
- Astravo Online Academy High School0.0 mi · 2,750
Frequently asked questions
About Byers Elementary SchoolHow large is Byers Elementary School?
Byers Elementary School enrolls approximately 275 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Byers Elementary School serve?
Byers Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Byers Elementary School have?
Byers Elementary School employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Byers Elementary School?
Student demographics at Byers Elementary School are roughly 76% White, 20% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Byers Elementary School in?
Byers Elementary School is part of Byers School District No. 32J.
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