Enrollment
178
Elementary
DISTRICT 284 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WELD COUNTY REORGANIZED SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-1·NCES 080420000575
Gilcrest Elementary School
1175 BIRCH STREET, GILCREST, CO 80623 · (970) 350-4201 · Weld County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL178 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
110 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 17 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 24 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (28).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
41.7%
CO avg 44.9% . -2.3pp since 2023
Math
34.9%
CO avg 36.1% . +2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.7% | 34.9% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
38.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 →
Schools most like Gilcrest Elementary School
Gilcrest Elementary School's state test result (38.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilcrest Elementary School this school | 178 | 61.8% | 38.9% |
| Marsh Elementary School MONTE VISTA | 166 | 63.9% | N/A |
| Valley View Innovation School DENVER | 183 | 57.9% | 41.2% |
| Edwards Elementary School EDWARDS | 269 | 63.9% | 25.1% |
| Lake County Intermediate School LEADVILLE | 259 | 66.8% | 16.6% |
| Pueblo School for Arts & Sciences at Fulton Heights PUEBLO | 221 | 74.2% | 21.7% |
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 Gilcrest Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Weld County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.9% | #448 of 931 | #23 of 53 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #469 of 940 ▲ 26 | #27 of 55 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #490 of 946 ▼ 50 | #24 of 55 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 178 | #919 of 1,056 | #58 of 62 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.8% | #350 of 983 | #22 of 57 |
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
178
-24 (-12%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 246
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 10.1:1
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 | 178 | 13.5 | 13.2:1 | 62% (110) |
| 2023-24 | 207 | 20 | 10.3:1 | 55% (114) |
| 2022-23 | 206 | 15.7 | 13.1:1 | 44% (91) |
| 2020-21 | 202 | 20 | 10.1:1 | 48% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 167 | 17.9 | 9.3:1 | 62% (104) |
| 2015-16 | 178 | 14 | 12.7:1 | 71% (127) |
| 2010-11 | 247 | 18 | 13.7:1 | 65% (161) |
| 2000-01 | 228 | 16 | 14.3:1 | 45% (103) |
| 1990-91 | 246 | 13 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gilcrest Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (167 to 178); teachers down 24% (17.9 to 13.5).
About Gilcrest Elementary School
Gilcrest Elementary School is a small elementary school in GILCREST, Colorado. It teaches 178 students in pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in Colorado have about 379 students on average; enrollment here is 53% lower.
Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1 enrolls 1,727 students, and its 6 schools include Gilcrest Elementary School.
Hispanic students are 69% of those enrolled at Gilcrest Elementary School. The next largest groups are 30% White. In Weld County overall, about 31% of residents are Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 44, compared with 70 nationally.
The school has 13.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 13.2 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Colorado average 16.6:1, 3.4 more students per teacher than here. Of all students at Gilcrest Elementary School, 62% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Weld County averages 47%, lower than here.
Gilcrest Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 38.9% is 9.7 points above the 29.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census data for Weld County show median household income comes to about $97,097, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. There are 116 public schools in the county, enrolling about 61,274, Gilcrest Elementary School among them.
Valley High School, about 0.1 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Gilcrest Elementary School is 1st on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment was 178 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 202. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 10.1:1 in 2020-21 to 13.2:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1
- Valley High SchoolHigh · 483 students
- Pete Mirich Elementary SchoolElementary · 358 students
- Platteville Elementary SchoolElementary · 317 students
- North Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 248 students
- South Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 143 students
Other schools in GILCREST
- Valley High SchoolHigh · 483 students
- North Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 248 students
Nearby schools
- Valley High School0.1 mi · 483
- Knowledge Quest Academy3.9 mi · 395
- CIVICA Colorado4.0 mi · 157
- Milliken Elementary School5.5 mi · 472
- Pete Mirich Elementary School5.8 mi · 358
- South Valley Middle School5.9 mi · 143
Frequently asked questions
About Gilcrest Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Gilcrest Elementary School?
Gilcrest Elementary School enrolls approximately 178 students in grades PK-05.
Is Gilcrest Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gilcrest Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Gilcrest Elementary School have?
Gilcrest Elementary School employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Gilcrest Elementary School?
Student demographics at Gilcrest Elementary School are roughly 30% White, 69% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is Gilcrest Elementary School in?
Gilcrest Elementary School is part of Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1.
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