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Which teacher or staff member at Emerald Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
383
Elementary
DISTRICT 352 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOULDER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE2·NCES 080249000113
Emerald Elementary School
275 EMERALD ST, BROOMFIELD, CO 80020 · (720) 561-8500 · Broomfield County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL383 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
195 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 36 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 37% larger than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
64%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
53.8%
CO avg 44.9% . +3.8pp since 2023
Math
35.9%
CO avg 36.1% . -11.2pp 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 36 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 11 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.8% | 35.9% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 47.1% |
% 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
46.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Emerald Elementary School
Emerald Elementary School's state test result (46.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emerald Elementary School this school | 383 | 50.9% | 46.0% |
| Glacier Peak Elementary School BRIGHTON | 412 | 47.6% | 31.3% |
| Eagle Crest Elementary School LONGMONT | 421 | 44.9% | 48.8% |
| Hunters Glen Elementary School THORNTON | 491 | 53.0% | 39.3% |
| Semper Elementary School WESTMINSTER | 314 | 45.2% | 27.8% |
| Colorado STEM Academy WESTMINSTER | 415 | 51.8% | 49.1% |
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 Emerald Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Broomfield County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #356 of 931 | #8 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #456 of 940 ▼ 170 | #8 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #302 of 946 ▲ 61 | #8 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 383 | #469 of 1,056 | #6 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #250 of 896 | #2 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.1% | #127 of 896 | #1 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.9% | #464 of 983 | #2 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.6% | #550 of 664 | #8 of 8 |
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
383
-1 (0%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 510
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 383 | 27 | 14.2:1 | 51% (195) |
| 2023-24 | 404 | 29 | 13.9:1 | 51% (208) |
| 2022-23 | 413 | 28 | 14.8:1 | 44% (183) |
| 2020-21 | 384 | 28 | 13.7:1 | 45% (174) |
| 2017-18 | 410 | 28 | 14.6:1 | 53% (216) |
| 2015-16 | 392 | 25 | 15.7:1 | 57% (222) |
| 2010-11 | 355 | 28 | 12.7:1 | 47% (166) |
| 2000-01 | 481 | 27 | 17.8:1 | 30% (145) |
| 1990-91 | 510 | 24 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Emerald Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (410 to 383); teachers down 4% (28 to 27).
About Emerald Elementary School
Emerald Elementary School is an elementary school located in BROOMFIELD, Colorado, in Broomfield County. The school enrolls 383 students, from pre-K through 5.
District-wide, Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 has 56 schools and 27,988 students.
Emerald Elementary School's enrollment has no majority group, and White students are the largest at 47%. It is also 36% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 6% Asian, and 3% Black. Broomfield County's residents are about 76% White, 29 points above the school's share. By the diversity index, Emerald Elementary School comes in at 64%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.2:1, with 27 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Colorado, the typical ratio is 16.6:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Emerald Elementary School is 51%. That rate is above the 24% average among public schools in Broomfield County.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Emerald Elementary School is +10.2 points: 46.0% actual, 35.9% predicted.
Broomfield County has about 76,304 residents, and median household income is about $123,874, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 60% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 3%. Federal data list 16 public schools in Broomfield County, with a combined enrollment of about 11,844.
The school nearest to Emerald Elementary School is Kohl Elementary School, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. Within five miles of Emerald Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Emerald Elementary School places 8th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.
In 2020-21, Emerald Elementary School enrolled 384; in 2024-25, 383.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Broomfield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
76,304
Census ACS
Median income
$123,874
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
60%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
11,844 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 BROOMFIELD
- Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,052 students
- Broomfield High SchoolHigh · 1,693 students
- Prospect Ridge AcademyCombined · 1,478 students
- Westlake Middle SchoolMiddle · 853 students
- Aspen Creek K-8 SchoolElementary · 844 students
- Jefferson Academy ElementaryElementary · 737 students
Other Emerald Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Emerald Elementary. Emerald Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Emerald Elementary SchoolVancouver, WA · 440 students
- Emerald Elementary SchoolMANISTIQUE, MI · 267 students
Nearby schools
- Kohl Elementary School0.5 mi · 273
- Broomfield High School0.6 mi · 1,693
- Broomfield Heights Middle School1.1 mi · 490
- Birch Elementary School1.2 mi · 299
- Ryan Elementary School1.4 mi · 511
- Jefferson Academy1.4 mi · 331
Frequently asked questions
About Emerald Elementary SchoolHow large is Emerald Elementary School?
Emerald Elementary School enrolls approximately 383 students in grades PK-05.
Is Emerald Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Emerald Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Emerald Elementary School?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at Emerald Elementary School.
How diverse is Emerald Elementary School?
Emerald Elementary School reports a student body of 47% White, 36% Hispanic, 3% Black, 6% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Emerald Elementary School?
Emerald Elementary School is overseen by Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 in Broomfield County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.