Flatirons Elementary School

As a low-enrollment elementary school in BOULDER, Colorado, Flatirons Elementary School educates 163 students from grades K through 5, overseen by Boulder Valley School District No. Re2. Compared to the state average of about 379 students per school, that is 57% leaner than typical.

Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 comprises 56 schools with combined enrollment of 27,988 students; Flatirons Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Flatirons Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 10% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Boulder County as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, Flatirons Elementary School has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Flatirons Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 18% of students at Flatirons Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Boulder County runs at roughly 33%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Flatirons Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.6%; this one delivers 65.6%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Boulder County put median household income runs about $103,994, roughly 64% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Flatirons Elementary School is one of 86 public schools in Boulder County (combined enrollment of about 42,200 students).

Boulder High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Flatirons Elementary School at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 42.5%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 33%: 245 students in 2018 compared to 163 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 87% to 77% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.

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