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Which teacher or staff member at Elwell Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
618
Elementary
DISTRICT 503 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WELD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-5J·NCES 080483000807
Elwell Elementary School
155 SILVERBELL DR, JOHNSTOWN, CO 80534 · (970) 587-4605 · Weld County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL618 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
176 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 97 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
36.9%
CO avg 44.9% . -5.1pp since 2023
Math
42.9%
CO avg 36.1% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 up about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.9% | 42.9% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 39.6% |
% 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
40.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.5%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Elwell Elementary School
Elwell Elementary School's state test result (40.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elwell Elementary School this school | 618 | 28.5% | 40.0% |
| Riverview PK-8 JOHNSTOWN | 757 | 26.2% | 36.1% |
| Range View Elementary SEVERANCE | 584 | 32.7% | 45.5% |
| Clear Sky Elementary CASTLE ROCK | 627 | 24.1% | 52.7% |
| Fall River Elementary School LONGMONT | 520 | 30.2% | 61.5% |
| Woodmen Hills Elementary School FALCON | 613 | 33.0% | 44.6% |
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 Elwell Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Weld County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #440 of 931 | #21 of 53 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #374 of 940 ▲ 21 | #20 of 55 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #544 of 946 ▼ 75 | #27 of 55 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 618 | #99 of 1,056 | #12 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.6:1 | #875 of 896 | #55 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.5% | #406 of 896 | #24 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.5% | #724 of 983 | #44 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.9% | #68 of 200 | #9 of 17 |
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
618
+199 (+47%) vs 2020
+83% since 1990-91, when it was 338
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 618 | 30 | 20.6:1 | 28% (176) |
| 2023-24 | 568 | 31 | 18.4:1 | 37% (210) |
| 2022-23 | 625 | 31.2 | 20.1:1 | 20% (123) |
| 2020-21 | 419 | 26 | 16.1:1 | 25% (105) |
| 2017-18 | 524 | 26 | 20.1:1 | 30% (159) |
| 2015-16 | 518 | 29 | 17.9:1 | 31% (159) |
| 2010-11 | 404 | 25 | 16.2:1 | 33% (133) |
| 2000-01 | 417 | 26 | 16.0:1 | 36% (149) |
| 1990-91 | 338 | 14 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elwell Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (524 to 618); teachers up 15% (26 to 30).
About Elwell Elementary School
Elwell Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school in JOHNSTOWN, Colorado. It educates 618 students in pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 63% larger than the 379 average for elementary schools in Colorado.
Elwell Elementary School is run by Weld County School District No. Re-5J, whose 7 schools enroll 4,049 students.
At 63%, White students outnumber all other groups at Elwell Elementary School combined. Other students are 30% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. By comparison, Weld County residents are about 73% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Elwell Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 52%.
The count of teachers at Elwell Elementary School is 30 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 20.6:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Colorado is 16.6:1, lower than at this school. Around 28% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Weld County average 47%.
Test results at Elwell Elementary School are 9.5 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (40.0% actual, 49.5% predicted).
Weld County has these Census figures: median household income is about $97,097, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Elwell Elementary School is among the 116 public schools in Weld County.
Roosevelt High School is the closest public school, about 0.5 miles away in a straight line. Elwell Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 5 others within five miles. Elwell Elementary School comes in 1st of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale: Town: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Elwell Elementary School reported 419 students in 2020-21 and 618 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 20.6:1, from 16.1:1.
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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 Weld County School District No. Re-5J
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 1,184 students
- Roosevelt Middle SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- Pioneer Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 528 students
- Milliken Elementary SchoolElementary · 472 students
- Knowledge Quest AcademyElementary · 395 students
- CIVICA ColoradoHigh · 157 students
Other schools in JOHNSTOWN
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 1,184 students
- Riverview PK-8Elementary · 757 students
- Roosevelt Middle SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- Pioneer Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 528 students
Nearby schools
- Roosevelt High School0.5 mi · 1,184
- Roosevelt Middle School1.8 mi · 695
- Pioneer Ridge Elementary School3.1 mi · 528
- Riverview PK-83.8 mi · 757
- Milliken Elementary School4.3 mi · 472
- Knowledge Quest Academy5.9 mi · 395
Frequently asked questions
About Elwell Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Elwell Elementary School?
Elwell Elementary School enrolls approximately 618 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Elwell Elementary School serve?
Elwell Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Elwell Elementary School?
Approximately 20.6:1 students per teacher at Elwell Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Elwell Elementary School?
At Elwell Elementary School, the student body is approximately 63% White, 30% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Elwell Elementary School public or private?
Elwell Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Weld County School District No. Re-5J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.