Central Elementary School

Central Elementary School is one of the mid-tier primary schools in LONGMONT, Colorado, one of the schools within St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J, with 344 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J comprises 54 schools with combined enrollment of 31,607 students; Central Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Central Elementary School records that White students make up the majority at 74%. Beyond that, the school lists 19% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 31% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Central Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Colorado schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 47.9%; actual is 70.2%, +22.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Boulder County put median household income runs about $103,994, about 64% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Boulder County's 86 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,200 students), Central Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

St. Vrain LaunchED Virtual Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Central Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Central Elementary School at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 30.5%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Central Elementary School's enrollment has fell 14% since 2018, when it stood at 402 (now 344). Class-load math has fell: from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Central Elementary School community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.