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Indian Peaks Elementary School

1335 SOUTH JUDSON, LONGMONT, CO 80501 · (303) 772-7240 · Boulder County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL214 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 59% of Colorado public elementary schools
  • CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools

Enrollment
214
Elementary
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 379
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
181 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K147%
Kindergarten3114%
Grade 13315%
Grade 23516%
Grade 33416%
Grade 43215%
Grade 53516%

This year's kindergarten class (31) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (35).

Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 62% · US 70%
White
136%
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 49% · US 43%
Hispanic
19290%
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 37% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 5% · US 15%
Asian
31%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3% · US 6%
Two+
31%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
10850%
Female
10650%

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Test scores

CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Expectations
English Language Arts
28.4%
CO avg 44.9% . -2.5pp since 2023
Math
35.0%
CO avg 36.1% . +10.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 28 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.

CMAS results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2528.4%35.0%
2023-2430.9%25.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
15.4%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 15% 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 Indian Peaks Elementary School

Indian Peaks Elementary School's state test result (28.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Indian Peaks Elementary School this school21484.6%28.0%
Pascual Ledoux Academy
DENVER
23685.2%N/A
Sherrelwood Elementary School
DENVER
20485.3%23.8%
Columbine Elementary School
LONGMONT
23189.2%24.7%
Avon Elementary School
AVON
24279.8%21.8%
Johnson Elementary School
DENVER
29487.1%16.3%
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 Indian Peaks Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn ColoradoIn Boulder County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
28.0%#617 of 931#40 of 46
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
35.0%#468 of 940
▲ 131
#37 of 48
▲ 3
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
28.4%#685 of 946
▼ 51
#42 of 48
no change
Enrollment
ranked largest first
214#881 of 1,056#46 of 52
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
10.4:1#12 of 896#1 of 47
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
19.1%#877 of 896#47 of 47
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
84.6%#110 of 983#2 of 48
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-29.4%#121 of 664#10 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 2024-25
Enrollment
214
-69 (-24%) vs 2020
-57% since 1990-91, when it was 494
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 12.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2521420.510.4:185% (181)
2023-2423621.810.8:176% (180)
2022-2325120.812.1:182% (205)
2020-212832212.9:189% (253)
2017-183032512.1:193% (282)
2015-163722614.3:195% (353)
2010-114943115.9:189% (442)
2000-014182814.9:153% (223)
1990-914942420.6:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Indian Peaks Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 29% (303 to 214); teachers down 18% (25 to 20.5).

About Indian Peaks Elementary School

Indian Peaks Elementary School is a small elementary school in Colorado, with an address in LONGMONT. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 214 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Colorado is about 379 students.

Within St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J, Indian Peaks Elementary School is one of 54 schools. The district enrolls 31,607 students.

Hispanic students make up 90% of enrollment at Indian Peaks Elementary School. The remaining students are 6% White. Census figures show Boulder County is about 15% Hispanic. Indian Peaks Elementary School's diversity index is 19%, against a US figure of 70%.

The teaching staff at Indian Peaks Elementary School is 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 10.4:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. About 85% of students, or 181, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 33% average among public schools in Boulder County.

Measured against Colorado public elementary schools, Indian Peaks Elementary School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

Indian Peaks Elementary School scores 28.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 15.4%.

Recent Census Bureau figures for Boulder County show that the median household income is $103,994, roughly 64% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Indian Peaks Elementary School is one of 86 public schools in the county.

Nearby, Sunset Middle School is about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Indian Peaks Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Indian Peaks Elementary School is 6th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.

NCES assigns Indian Peaks Elementary School the locale Suburb: Mid-size, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

Enrollment has fallen by 69 students since 2020-21, to 214. By 2024-25, the school had 10.4 students per teacher, compared with 12.9 in 2020-21.

Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Boulder County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Indian Peaks Elementary School
District
St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J
Address
1335 SOUTH JUDSON, LONGMONT, CO 80501
Phone
(303) 772-7240
County
Boulder County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
214
Teachers (FTE)
21
Student–teacher ratio
10.4:1
Free and reduced lunch
181 (85%)
Locale
22-Suburb: Mid-size
NCES ID
080537000904
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Indian Peaks Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Indian Peaks Elementary School?
Indian Peaks Elementary School enrolls approximately 214 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Indian Peaks Elementary School serve?
Indian Peaks Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Indian Peaks Elementary School?
Approximately 10.4:1 students per teacher at Indian Peaks Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Indian Peaks Elementary School?
At Indian Peaks Elementary School, the student body is approximately 6% White, 90% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Indian Peaks Elementary School?
Indian Peaks Elementary School is overseen by St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J in Boulder County.
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