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Enrollment
431
Elementary
DISTRICT 352 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOULDER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE2·NCES 080249006154
Fireside Elementary School
845 WEST DAHLIA, LOUISVILLE, CO 80027 · (720) 561-7900 · Boulder County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL431 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
66 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 33 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 16% |
Student demographics
37%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
74.5%
CO avg 44.9% . +4.1pp since 2023
Math
61.7%
CO avg 36.1% . -0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.5% | 61.7% |
| 2023-24 | 70.4% | 62.6% |
% 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
66.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.4%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 →
Where Fireside Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Boulder County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #86 of 931 | #16 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #125 of 940 | #20 of 48 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.5% | #53 of 946 | #9 of 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 431 | #362 of 1,056 | #14 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #634 of 896 | #32 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.7% | #735 of 896 | #34 of 47 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.6% | #481 of 664 | #35 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
431
-46 (-10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.7:1
was 19.9:1
% White
78%
was 75%
% Hispanic
9%
was 12%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
3%
was 7%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 431 | 25.8 | 16.7:1 | 15% (66) |
| 2023-24 | 436 | 25.7 | 16.9:1 | 17% (74) |
| 2022-23 | 435 | 26.7 | 16.3:1 | 33% (143) |
| 2017-18 | 477 | 24 | 19.9:1 | 11% (54) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fireside Elementary School.
About Fireside Elementary School
Located in LOUISVILLE, Colorado, Fireside Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. The school's enrollment of 431 students covers pre-K through 5.
The 56 schools of Boulder Valley School District No. Re2, including Fireside Elementary School, enroll 27,988 students.
White students are the majority at Fireside Elementary School, with 78% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 10% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. County-wide, about 78% of residents are White. Fireside Elementary School's diversity index is 37%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 25.8 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 16.7:1. That matches the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado fairly closely. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Fireside Elementary School is 15%. On average, public schools in Boulder County report 33%.
Compared with Colorado schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Fireside Elementary School's results are 8.6 points above predicted: 66.0% against 57.4%.
Boulder County has about 328,961 residents, and the median household income is $103,994, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 86 public schools in Boulder County, enrolling about 42,200 students in all.
Coal Creek Elementary School is the public school closest to Fireside Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Fireside Elementary School places 3rd out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Small, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Fireside Elementary School's enrollment dropped from 477 in 2017-18 to 431 in 2024-25. The Asian share of enrollment dropped from 7% to 3% over the same period. Federal data show the ratio falling from 19.9:1 to 16.7:1.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Fireside Elementary School, you can post them here. 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 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 LOUISVILLE
- Monarch High SchoolHigh · 1,431 students
- Monarch K-8 SchoolElementary · 698 students
- Louisville Middle SchoolMiddle · 626 students
- Louisville Elementary SchoolElementary · 449 students
- Coal Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 313 students
Nearby schools
- Coal Creek Elementary School0.9 mi · 313
- Louisville Elementary School1.1 mi · 449
- Monarch K-8 School1.4 mi · 698
- Monarch High School1.5 mi · 1,431
- Louisville Middle School1.7 mi · 626
- Superior Elementary School2.2 mi · 418
Frequently asked questions
About Fireside Elementary SchoolHow large is Fireside Elementary School?
Fireside Elementary School enrolls approximately 431 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Fireside Elementary School serve?
Fireside Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Fireside Elementary School?
Approximately 16.7:1 students per teacher at Fireside Elementary School.
How diverse is Fireside Elementary School?
Fireside Elementary School reports a student body of 78% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Fireside Elementary School?
Fireside Elementary School is overseen by Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 in Boulder County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.