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Does Fall River Elementary School have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
520
Elementary
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. VRAIN VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE1J·NCES 080537001737
Fall River Elementary School
1400 DEERWOOD DRIVE, LONGMONT, CO 80501 · (720) 652-7920 · Boulder County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL520 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
157 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 52 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 13% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
70.5%
CO avg 44.9% . +6.3pp since 2023
Math
60.0%
CO avg 36.1% . +4.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.5% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.2% | 55.8% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
61.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 48% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 13 points, placing it in Colorado's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Fall River Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Boulder County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #138 of 931 | #21 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #149 of 940 | #21 of 48 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.5% | #77 of 946 | #16 of 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 520 | #208 of 1,056 | #8 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #765 of 896 | #41 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.5% | #437 of 896 | #15 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.2% | #710 of 983 | #22 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.6% | #529 of 664 | #40 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
520
+32 (+7%) vs 2020
+5% since 2010-11, when it was 494
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 20.3:1
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 | 520 | 28.9 | 18.0:1 | 30% (157) |
| 2023-24 | 518 | 28 | 18.5:1 | 25% (132) |
| 2022-23 | 515 | 27.8 | 18.5:1 | 23% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 488 | 24 | 20.3:1 | 26% (127) |
| 2017-18 | 563 | 28.4 | 19.9:1 | 19% (105) |
| 2015-16 | 591 | 28 | 21.1:1 | 21% (127) |
| 2010-11 | 494 | 25 | 19.8:1 | 12% (61) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fall River Elementary School.
About Fall River Elementary School
Fall River Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in LONGMONT, Colorado. The school counts 520 students across pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 37% bigger than the 379 average for elementary schools in Colorado.
St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J has 31,607 students spread across 54 schools.
At 65%, White students outnumber all other groups at Fall River Elementary School combined. The remaining students are 27% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among people living in Boulder County, the White share is about 78%. By the diversity index, Fall River Elementary School comes in at 50%.
Fall River Elementary School's 28.9 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 18.0:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Colorado average 16.6:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 30%.
BeatsExpectations places Fall River Elementary School in the top 10% of Colorado schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 13.1 points above it (61.5% actual, 48.4% predicted).
Recent Census Bureau figures for Boulder County show that median household income is about $103,994, roughly 64% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 86 public schools in Boulder County, with a combined enrollment of about 42,200.
The school nearest to Fall River Elementary School is Trail Ridge Middle School, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Fall River Elementary School ranks 2nd in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Locale: Suburb: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The student count in 2024-25 was 520, 7% above the 488 of 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 20.3:1 to 18.0:1.
The Fall River Elementary School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J
- Erie High SchoolHigh · 1,727 students
- Niwot High SchoolHigh · 1,509 students
- Frederick Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,491 students
- Longmont High SchoolHigh · 1,268 students
- Soaring Heights PK-8Elementary · 1,211 students
- Silver Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,208 students
Other schools in LONGMONT
- Longmont High SchoolHigh · 1,268 students
- Silver Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,208 students
- Mead High SchoolHigh · 1,174 students
- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 1,082 students
- Twin Peaks Classical AcademyCombined · 879 students
- Timberline PK-8Elementary · 762 students
Nearby schools
- Trail Ridge Middle School0.5 mi · 435
- Skyline High School1.0 mi · 1,082
- Timberline PK-81.3 mi · 762
- Rocky Mountain Elementary School1.3 mi · 315
- Alpine Elementary School1.4 mi · 388
- Columbine Elementary School2.0 mi · 231
Frequently asked questions
About Fall River Elementary SchoolHow large is Fall River Elementary School?
Fall River Elementary School enrolls approximately 520 students in grades PK-05.
Is Fall River Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fall River Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Fall River Elementary School?
Approximately 18.0:1 students per teacher at Fall River Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fall River Elementary School?
At Fall River Elementary School, the student body is approximately 65% White, 27% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Fall River Elementary School in?
Fall River Elementary School is part of St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.