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Enrollment
600
Elementary
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. VRAIN VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE1J·NCES 080537006388
Firestone Charter Academy
5753 TWILIGHT AVENUE, FIRESTONE, CO 80504 · (303) 772-3711 · Weld County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY31-TOWNCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL600 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
134 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 70 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 49 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 52 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 35% larger than its 8th grade class (52).
Student demographics
45%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
51.0%
CO avg 44.9% . +7.7pp since 2023
Math
37.2%
CO avg 36.1% . +5.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 37.2% |
| 2023-24 | 43.3% | 31.9% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
40.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.2%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 53% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Firestone Charter Academy
Firestone Charter Academy's state test result (40.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Firestone Charter Academy this school | 600 | 22.3% | 40.9% |
| Clear Sky Elementary CASTLE ROCK | 627 | 24.1% | 52.7% |
| Orchard Hill Elementary WINDSOR | 548 | 21.4% | N/A |
| Powderhorn Elementary School LITTLETON | 522 | 25.7% | 39.2% |
| Grandview Elementary School WINDSOR | 542 | 20.7% | 54.2% |
| Edison Elementary School DENVER | 583 | 18.0% | 71.7% |
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 Firestone Charter Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Weld County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #423 of 931 | #20 of 53 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.2% | #435 of 940 ▲ 62 | #26 of 55 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #354 of 946 ▲ 95 | #14 of 55 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 600 | #109 of 1,056 | #14 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #212 of 896 | #5 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.3% | #559 of 896 | #37 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.3% | #799 of 983 | #48 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.3% | #120 of 200 | #12 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
600
-17 (-3%) vs 2020
-3% since 2010-11, when it was 617
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
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 | 600 | 43.2 | 13.9:1 | 22% (134) |
| 2023-24 | 615 | 46.7 | 13.2:1 | 22% (136) |
| 2022-23 | 637 | 48.7 | 13.1:1 | 18% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 617 | 45 | 13.7:1 | 13% (78) |
| 2017-18 | 559 | 42.6 | 13.1:1 | 16% (90) |
| 2015-16 | 597 | 42 | 14.2:1 | 16% (94) |
| 2010-11 | 617 | 36 | 17.1:1 | 15% (90) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Firestone Charter Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (559 to 600); teachers up 1% (42.6 to 43.2).
About Firestone Charter Academy
Firestone Charter Academy is a high-enrollment elementary school in FIRESTONE, Colorado, (ZIP code 80504). Students in pre-K through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 600 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Colorado average about 379 students.
St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J operates 54 schools. Combined enrollment is 31,607 students.
Firestone Charter Academy is 71% White by enrollment. Enrollment also includes 21% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. County-wide, about 73% of residents are White. Firestone Charter Academy's diversity index is 45%, against a US figure of 70%.
A ratio of 13.9:1 comes from the school's 43.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 2.7 students per teacher below the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 22% in 2024-25. Compared with the 47% average for public schools in Weld County, the school's rate is lower.
Test results at Firestone Charter Academy are 12.3 points below what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate on state tests is 40.9%, compared with a predicted 53.2%, which ranks in the bottom 10% in Colorado.
Federal survey data for Weld County show that the median household income is $97,097, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. There are 116 public schools in Weld County, enrolling about 61,274 students in all.
The closest public school to Firestone Charter Academy is Coal Ridge Middle School, about 0.9 miles away. Firestone Charter Academy is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Firestone Charter Academy comes in 3rd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Firestone Charter Academy in a town close to an urbanized area (Town: Fringe). The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
2024-25 enrollment was 600, a 3% decrease from 617 in 2020-21.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Firestone Charter Academy. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 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 FIRESTONE
- Coal Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle · 727 students
- Centennial ElementaryElementary · 525 students
- Prairie Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 387 students
Nearby schools
- Coal Ridge Middle School0.9 mi · 727
- Centennial Elementary1.1 mi · 525
- Prairie Ridge Elementary School1.2 mi · 387
- Mead High School3.0 mi · 1,174
- Legacy Elementary School3.6 mi · 430
- Carbon Valley Academy3.8 mi · 245
Frequently asked questions
About Firestone Charter AcademyHow large is Firestone Charter Academy?
Firestone Charter Academy enrolls approximately 600 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Firestone Charter Academy serve?
Firestone Charter Academy serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Firestone Charter Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Firestone Charter Academy is approximately 13.9:1 (43 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Firestone Charter Academy?
Firestone Charter Academy reports a student body of 71% White, 21% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Firestone Charter Academy public or private?
Firestone Charter Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.