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Enrollment
499
Elementary
DISTRICT 573 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREELEY-EVANS SCHOOL DISTRICT 6·NCES 080441001482
Dos Rios Elementary School
2201 34TH STREET, EVANS, CO 80620 · (970) 348-1300 · Weld County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL499 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.0:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
367 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
20.0%
CO avg 44.9% . +3.3pp since 2023
Math
20.0%
CO avg 36.1% . +4.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 are up about 5 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 20.0% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 16.7% | 15.4% |
% 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
15.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Dos Rios Elementary School
Dos Rios Elementary School's state test result (15.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dos Rios Elementary School this school | 499 | 73.5% | 15.4% |
| Monterey Community School DENVER | 440 | 78.6% | 18.7% |
| Southeast Elementary School BRIGHTON | 527 | 73.8% | 18.8% |
| Lasley Elementary School LAKEWOOD | 576 | 75.9% | 12.5% |
| Columbine Elementary School BOULDER | 369 | 73.2% | 29.3% |
| Heiman Elementary School EVANS | 602 | 71.9% | 19.3% |
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 Dos Rios Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Weld County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.4% | #853 of 931 | #48 of 53 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #711 of 940 ▲ 75 | #40 of 55 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #824 of 946 ▲ 31 | #46 of 55 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 499 | #235 of 1,056 | #28 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #707 of 896 | #38 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.0% | #657 of 896 | #46 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.5% | #230 of 983 | #11 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.0% | #567 of 664 | #26 of 30 |
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
499
+30 (+6%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 554
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 499 | 28.7 | 17.4:1 | 74% (367) |
| 2023-24 | 487 | 28.7 | 17.0:1 | 78% (381) |
| 2022-23 | 480 | 28.1 | 17.1:1 | 81% (387) |
| 2020-21 | 469 | 27 | 17.4:1 | 76% (357) |
| 2017-18 | 525 | 31.6 | 16.6:1 | 80% (419) |
| 2015-16 | 559 | 31 | 18.0:1 | 79% (443) |
| 2010-11 | 490 | 31 | 15.8:1 | 81% (399) |
| 2000-01 | 548 | 36 | 15.2:1 | 69% (378) |
| 1990-91 | 554 | 27 | 20.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dos Rios Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (525 to 499); teachers down 9% (31.6 to 28.7).
About Dos Rios Elementary School
Dos Rios Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Colorado, located in EVANS. It educates 499 students in kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 32% larger than the 379 average for elementary schools in Colorado.
The district for Dos Rios Elementary School is Greeley-Evans School District 6, with 34 schools and 22,917 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at Dos Rios Elementary School, with 75% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 17% White, 3% Asian, and 3% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 44 points above the 31% share among Weld County residents. The school's diversity index is 41%, meaning two students picked at random have a 41% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The ratio of students to teachers is 17.4:1, with 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has more students per teacher than the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Dos Rios Elementary School is 74%. It compares with 47% for public schools in Weld County.
After adjusting for student poverty, Dos Rios Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Colorado schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 15.4%; the prediction is 22.1%.
Among Weld County residents, the median household income is $97,097, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Besides Dos Rios Elementary School, Weld County has 115 other public schools.
Chappelow K-8 Magnet School is the public school closest to Dos Rios Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 23.4% on proficiency, and Dos Rios Elementary School is below that at 15.4%.
NCES assigns Dos Rios Elementary School the locale Suburb: Mid-size, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment at Dos Rios Elementary School grew 6% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 469 to 499 students.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Weld County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
350,396
Census ACS
Median income
$97,097
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
116
61,274 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greeley-Evans School District 6
- Greeley West High SchoolHigh · 1,936 students
- University SchoolsCombined · 1,784 students
- Greeley Central High SchoolHigh · 1,507 students
- Frontier Charter AcademyCombined · 1,432 students
- Northridge High SchoolHigh · 1,322 students
- Tointon Academy of Pre-EngineeringElementary · 1,127 students
Other schools in EVANS
- Chappelow K-8 Magnet SchoolElementary · 693 students
- Heiman Elementary SchoolElementary · 602 students
- Prairie Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 537 students
- Centennial Elementary SchoolElementary · 481 students
- Union Colony Elementary SchoolElementary · 342 students
Other Dos Rios Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Dos Rios Elementary. Dos Rios Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Dos Rios Elementary SchoolGRAND JUNCTION, CO · 293 students
- Dos Rios ElementaryTOLLESON, AZ · 614 students
Nearby schools
- Chappelow K-8 Magnet School0.2 mi · 693
- Centennial Elementary School0.6 mi · 481
- Frontier Charter Academy0.8 mi · 1,432
- Jackson Elementary School0.9 mi · 508
- Union Colony Elementary School1.0 mi · 342
- Brentwood Middle School1.0 mi · 564
Frequently asked questions
About Dos Rios Elementary SchoolHow large is Dos Rios Elementary School?
Dos Rios Elementary School enrolls approximately 499 students in grades KG-05.
Is Dos Rios Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dos Rios Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Dos Rios Elementary School?
Approximately 17.4:1 students per teacher at Dos Rios Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dos Rios Elementary School?
At Dos Rios Elementary School, the student body is approximately 17% White, 75% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Dos Rios Elementary School public or private?
Dos Rios Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Greeley-Evans School District 6.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.