Enrollment
257
Elementary
DISTRICT 352 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOULDER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE2·NCES 080249001243
High Peaks Elementary School
3995 EAST AURORA AVENUE, BOULDER, CO 80303 · (720) 561-6500 · Boulder County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL257 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
25 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 43 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 43 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 47 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
94.7%
CO avg 44.9% . +6.6pp since 2023
Math
92.5%
CO avg 36.1% . +4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 95 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 93 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 94.7% | 92.5% |
| 2023-24 | 88.1% | 88.1% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
89.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+28.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 90% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 61% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 29 points, placing it in Colorado's top 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 High Peaks Elementary School
High Peaks Elementary School's state test result (89.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Peaks Elementary School this school | 257 | 9.7% | 89.8% |
| Parker Core Knowledge PARKER | 705 | 9.4% | 83.5% |
| Cherry Creek Charter Academy GREENWOOD VILLAGE | 594 | 16.5% | 81.8% |
| Heritage Elementary School CENTENNIAL | 302 | 23.5% | 61.1% |
| Traut Core Elementary School FORT COLLINS | 484 | 17.4% | 78.0% |
| Belleview Elementary School GREENWOOD VILLAGE | 577 | 29.6% | 58.0% |
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 High Peaks Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Boulder County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 89.8% | #2 of 931 | #1 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 92.5% | #2 of 940 ▲ 2 | #1 of 48 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 94.7% | #1 of 946 ▲ 4 | #1 of 48 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 257 | #815 of 1,056 | #40 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #591 of 896 | #29 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.7% | #100 of 896 | #1 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.7% | #957 of 983 | #45 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.4% | #331 of 664 | #25 of 44 |
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
257
-16 (-6%) vs 2020
-9% since 2000-01, when it was 281
Student : Teacher
16.4:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 257 | 15.7 | 16.4:1 | 10% (25) |
| 2023-24 | 247 | 15.5 | 15.9:1 | 12% (29) |
| 2022-23 | 266 | 15.3 | 17.4:1 | 11% (28) |
| 2020-21 | 273 | 17 | 16.1:1 | 7% (19) |
| 2017-18 | 311 | 13.8 | 22.6:1 | 5% (17) |
| 2015-16 | 328 | 14 | 23.4:1 | 9% (30) |
| 2010-11 | 317 | 16 | 19.8:1 | 9% (28) |
| 2000-01 | 281 | 14 | 20.1:1 | 5% (13) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for High Peaks Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (311 to 257); teachers up 14% (13.8 to 15.7).
About High Peaks Elementary School
High Peaks Elementary School is a small elementary school found in BOULDER, Colorado. It teaches 257 students in kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in Colorado have about 379 students on average; enrollment here is 32% lower.
Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 has a total of 56 schools and 27,988 students, High Peaks Elementary School among them.
Of every 100 students at High Peaks Elementary School, about 48 are White, the largest group. It is also 27% Asian, 18% multiracial, and 6% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Boulder County is roughly 78% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 66, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 16.4:1 is based on 15.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 10%. On average, public schools in Boulder County report 33%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, High Peaks Elementary School would score about 60.8%. It scores 89.8%, a top-10% result among Colorado schools on BeatsExpectations.
The county, Boulder County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $103,994, about 64% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The county has 86 public schools and about 42,200 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Boulder Community School/Integrated Studies, is the closest to High Peaks Elementary School. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of High Peaks Elementary School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, High Peaks Elementary School is 1st of 7 on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Mid-size. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school's student count decreased 6% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
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Boulder County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
328,961
Census ACS
Median income
$103,994
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
64%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
42,200 students
Quick facts
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- Boulder Community School/Integrated Studies0.0 mi · 255
- Eisenhower Elementary School0.6 mi · 308
- Horizons K-8 School0.8 mi · 358
- Creekside Elementary School at Martin Park1.0 mi · 359
- Manhattan Middle School of the Arts and Academics1.1 mi · 482
- New Vista High School1.3 mi · 327
Frequently asked questions
About High Peaks Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at High Peaks Elementary School?
High Peaks Elementary School enrolls approximately 257 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does High Peaks Elementary School serve?
High Peaks Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at High Peaks Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at High Peaks Elementary School is approximately 16.4:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at High Peaks Elementary School?
At High Peaks Elementary School, the student body is approximately 48% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 27% Asian, 18% Two or more.
What district is High Peaks Elementary School in?
High Peaks Elementary School is part of Boulder Valley School District No. Re2.
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