Heatherwood Elementary School

As a cozy elementary school in BOULDER, Colorado, Heatherwood Elementary School hosts 252 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under Boulder Valley School District No. Re2. That puts it 34% leaner than the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 379 students.

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

On the student-mix side, Heatherwood Elementary School lists that White students make up the majority at 77%; the rest breaks down as 10% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 5% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Heatherwood Elementary School has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Heatherwood Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 19% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Boulder County's rate of about 33%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Heatherwood Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 55.4%, the actual is 64.8%, a residual of +9.3 points.

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

The closest other public school is Boulder Prep Charter High School, roughly 1.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Heatherwood Elementary School at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 65.2%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 29%: 357 students in 2018 compared to 252 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 83% to 77% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.5:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.