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Enrollment
390
Elementary
DISTRICT 352 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOULDER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE2·NCES 080249000110
Crest View Elementary School
1897 SUMAC AVENUE, BOULDER, CO 80304 · (720) 561-5461 · Boulder County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL390 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% 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
15.7:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
139 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 50%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 48% smaller than its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
55.8%
CO avg 44.9% . -4.8pp since 2023
Math
46.3%
CO avg 36.1% . -4.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.8% | 46.3% |
| 2023-24 | 60.6% | 50.5% |
% 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
54.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Crest View Elementary School
Crest View Elementary School's state test result (54.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crest View Elementary School this school | 390 | 35.6% | 54.7% |
| Ryan Elementary School LAFAYETTE | 436 | 34.9% | 46.1% |
| Castle Rock Elementary School CASTLE ROCK | 440 | 32.0% | 45.3% |
| Legacy Elementary School FREDERICK | 430 | 37.7% | 39.9% |
| Green Gables Elementary School LAKEWOOD | 315 | 33.7% | 32.3% |
| Kendrick Lakes Elementary School LAKEWOOD | 443 | 30.0% | 52.2% |
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 Crest View Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Boulder County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #222 of 931 | #26 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #315 of 940 ▼ 76 | #32 of 48 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #280 of 946 ▼ 81 | #31 of 48 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 390 | #454 of 1,056 | #20 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #490 of 896 | #23 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.0% | #243 of 896 | #3 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.6% | #639 of 983 | #17 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.1% | #77 of 664 | #4 of 44 |
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
390
-56 (-13%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 604
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 390 | 24.8 | 15.7:1 | 36% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 410 | 26.7 | 15.4:1 | 31% (128) |
| 2022-23 | 435 | 27.2 | 16.0:1 | 32% (140) |
| 2020-21 | 446 | 30 | 14.9:1 | 26% (114) |
| 2017-18 | 583 | 33.3 | 17.5:1 | 26% (153) |
| 2015-16 | 580 | 33 | 17.6:1 | 27% (159) |
| 2010-11 | 627 | 35 | 17.9:1 | 22% (138) |
| 2000-01 | 517 | 29 | 17.8:1 | 12% (63) |
| 1990-91 | 604 | 30 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crest View Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (583 to 390); teachers down 26% (33.3 to 24.8).
About Crest View Elementary School
Crest View Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school in BOULDER, Colorado. Enrollment is 390 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5.
Federal data list 56 schools in Boulder Valley School District No. Re2, with 27,988 students enrolled.
White students are the majority at Crest View Elementary School, with 56% of enrollment. Other groups include 31% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 3% Black. The county population is about 78% White. Crest View Elementary School's diversity index is 58%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 24.8 full-time positions, a ratio of 15.7:1. On average, elementary schools in Colorado have 16.6:1, compared with 15.7:1 here. Around 36% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Boulder County average 33%.
allk12 grades Crest View Elementary School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Colorado public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, Crest View Elementary School is 9.6 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Colorado schools.
Crest View Elementary School is located in Boulder County, where the median household income is $103,994, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 64%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Besides Crest View Elementary School, Boulder County has 85 other public schools.
Centennial Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles away. The five-mile area around Crest View Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Crest View Elementary School's average proficiency of 54.7% compares with 47.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 56 fewer students in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Crest View Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Boulder County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
328,961
Census ACS
Median income
$103,994
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
64%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
42,200 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Boulder Valley School District No. Re2
- Boulder High SchoolHigh · 1,939 students
- Fairview High SchoolHigh · 1,863 students
- Broomfield High SchoolHigh · 1,693 students
- Centaurus High SchoolHigh · 1,557 students
- Peak to Peak Charter SchoolCombined · 1,447 students
- Monarch High SchoolHigh · 1,431 students
Other schools in BOULDER
- Boulder High SchoolHigh · 1,939 students
- Fairview High SchoolHigh · 1,863 students
- Williamsburg Academy of ColoradoHigh · 622 students
- Centennial Middle SchoolMiddle · 598 students
- Southern Hills Middle SchoolMiddle · 502 students
- Nevin Platt Middle SchoolMiddle · 483 students
Other Crest View Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Crest View Elementary. Crest View Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- CREST VIEW ELEMENTARYBROOKLYN PARK, MN · 193 students
Nearby schools
- Centennial Middle School0.6 mi · 598
- Foothill Elementary School1.2 mi · 419
- Columbine Elementary School1.4 mi · 369
- Casey Middle School2.0 mi · 363
- Whittier Elementary School2.1 mi · 269
- Mapleton Early Childhood Center2.3 mi · 68
Frequently asked questions
About Crest View Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Crest View Elementary School?
Crest View Elementary School enrolls approximately 390 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Crest View Elementary School serve?
Crest View Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Crest View Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Crest View Elementary School is approximately 15.7:1 (25 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Crest View Elementary School?
Crest View Elementary School reports a student body of 56% White, 31% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Crest View Elementary School?
Crest View Elementary School is overseen by Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 in Boulder County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.