Mapleton Early Childhood Center

BOULDER, Colorado, is home to Mapleton Early Childhood Center, a very small elementary school. The school serves pre-K. Enrollment is 68 students. Elementary schools in Colorado have about 379 students on average; enrollment here is 82% lower.

Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 includes 56 schools. Together they enroll 27,988 students.

The biggest share of students at Mapleton Early Childhood Center, 50%, is White. Other reported shares: 41% Hispanic and 6% Asian. That compares with about 78% White among all Boulder County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 58%.

A staff of 3.5 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 19.4:1. Compared with the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado, this school's ratio is higher. By family income, 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

In Boulder County, home to about 328,961 people, the median household earns about $103,994 a year, roughly 64% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Boulder County number 86, with about 42,200 students.

A public school about 0.4 miles away, Williamsburg Academy of Colorado, is the closest to Mapleton Early Childhood Center. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Mapleton Early Childhood Center.

NCES assigns Mapleton Early Childhood Center the locale City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

Enrollment decreased by 26% across 4 years, from 92 in 2020-21 to 68 in 2024-25. The school's ratio dropped from 23.0:1 to 19.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.

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