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Enrollment
602
Elementary
DISTRICT 573 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREELEY-EVANS SCHOOL DISTRICT 6·NCES 080441001988
Heiman Elementary School
3500 PALERMO, EVANS, CO 80620 · (970) 348-2400 · Weld County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL602 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.0:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
433 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 106 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 97 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (100).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
19.4%
CO avg 44.9% . +3.4pp since 2023
Math
22.9%
CO avg 36.1% . +2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.4% | 22.9% |
| 2023-24 | 16.0% | 20.5% |
% 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
19.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Heiman Elementary School
Heiman Elementary School's state test result (19.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heiman Elementary School this school | 602 | 71.9% | 19.3% |
| Southeast Elementary School BRIGHTON | 527 | 73.8% | 18.8% |
| Chappelow K-8 Magnet School EVANS | 693 | 67.2% | 32.4% |
| Meeker Elementary School GREELEY | 475 | 72.6% | 20.7% |
| Winograd K-8 Elementary School GREELEY | 691 | 65.6% | 26.6% |
| STEM Launch THORNTON | 677 | 78.6% | 27.1% |
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 Heiman Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Weld County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.3% | #776 of 931 | #43 of 53 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.9% | #664 of 940 ▲ 22 | #35 of 55 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.4% | #836 of 946 ▲ 30 | #48 of 55 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 602 | #106 of 1,056 | #13 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #821 of 896 | #45 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.8% | #568 of 896 | #38 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.9% | #248 of 983 | #13 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.7% | #480 of 664 | #21 of 30 |
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
602
-65 (-10%) vs 2020
-20% since 2010-11, when it was 749
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 602 | 32.1 | 18.8:1 | 72% (433) |
| 2023-24 | 584 | 32.9 | 17.7:1 | 76% (446) |
| 2022-23 | 591 | 33.2 | 17.8:1 | 67% (398) |
| 2020-21 | 667 | 38 | 17.6:1 | 70% (464) |
| 2017-18 | 667 | 35.8 | 18.6:1 | 58% (388) |
| 2015-16 | 715 | 36 | 19.9:1 | 58% (413) |
| 2010-11 | 749 | 35 | 21.4:1 | 55% (413) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heiman Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (667 to 602); teachers down 10% (35.8 to 32.1).
About Heiman Elementary School
Heiman Elementary School is a large elementary school with an address in EVANS, Colorado. It offers kindergarten through 5 and has 602 students enrolled. That is 59% larger than the average of about 379 students for elementary schools in Colorado.
A total of 34 schools make up Greeley-Evans School District 6, with 22,917 students enrolled.
Hispanic students are 70% of those enrolled at Heiman Elementary School. The next largest groups are 25% White and 2% multiracial. In Weld County overall, about 31% of residents are Hispanic. The diversity index for Heiman Elementary School is 45%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Heiman Elementary School has 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.8:1. The gap from the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado is 2.2 students per teacher. At Heiman Elementary School, 72% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Among public schools in Weld County, the average eligibility rate is 47%.
Compared with Colorado schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Heiman Elementary School's results are 3.8 points below predicted: 19.3% against 23.1%.
In Weld County, home to about 350,396 people, median household income comes to about $97,097, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Weld County's 116 public schools enroll about 61,274 students and include Heiman Elementary School.
Frontier Charter Academy is about 1.4 miles from Heiman Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Heiman Elementary School places 5th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Mid-size: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 65 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 18.8 students per teacher, compared with 17.6 in 2020-21.
The Heiman Elementary School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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 Greeley-Evans School District 6
- Greeley West High SchoolHigh · 1,936 students
- University SchoolsCombined · 1,784 students
- Greeley Central High SchoolHigh · 1,507 students
- Frontier Charter AcademyCombined · 1,432 students
- Northridge High SchoolHigh · 1,322 students
- Tointon Academy of Pre-EngineeringElementary · 1,127 students
Other schools in EVANS
- Chappelow K-8 Magnet SchoolElementary · 693 students
- Prairie Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 537 students
- Dos Rios Elementary SchoolElementary · 499 students
- Centennial Elementary SchoolElementary · 481 students
- Union Colony Elementary SchoolElementary · 342 students
Nearby schools
- Frontier Charter Academy1.4 mi · 1,432
- Greeley West High School1.4 mi · 1,936
- Meeker Elementary School1.7 mi · 475
- Brentwood Middle School1.7 mi · 564
- Monfort Elementary School1.7 mi · 373
- Dos Rios Elementary School1.9 mi · 499
Frequently asked questions
About Heiman Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Heiman Elementary School?
Heiman Elementary School enrolls approximately 602 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Heiman Elementary School serve?
Heiman Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Heiman Elementary School have?
Heiman Elementary School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
How diverse is Heiman Elementary School?
Heiman Elementary School reports a student body of 25% White, 70% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Heiman Elementary School public or private?
Heiman Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Greeley-Evans School District 6.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.