Erie Elementary School

Erie Elementary School operates as an average-sized K-5 school in ERIE, Colorado, part of St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J. Current enrollment sits at 486 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 379 students per school, that is 28% bigger than typical.

Erie Elementary School is one of 54 schools operated by St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J, a district that teaches 31,607 students overall.

On demographics, Erie Elementary School logs that White students make up the majority at 69%. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 5% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 78%.

In terms of school funding signals, Erie Elementary School reports 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. Roughly 17% of students at Erie Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Boulder County (around 33%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Erie Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.1%; this one delivers 66.2%.

Around the school, Boulder County reports that 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%. Erie Elementary School is one of 86 public schools in Boulder County (combined enrollment of about 42,200 students).

The closest other public school is Erie Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Erie Elementary School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 54.5%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Erie Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 12% since 2018, when it stood at 551 (now 486). White enrollment moved from 81% to 69% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 in 2025.

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