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What's the biggest difference between Martinez Elementary School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
469
Elementary
DISTRICT 573 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREELEY-EVANS SCHOOL DISTRICT 6·NCES 080441000633
Martinez Elementary School
341 14TH AVENUE, GREELEY, CO 80631 · (970) 348-1800 · Weld County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL469 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.0:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
377 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 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
22%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
21.3%
CO avg 44.9% . -1.7pp since 2023
Math
16.5%
CO avg 36.1% . +3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.3% | 16.5% |
| 2023-24 | 23.0% | 12.7% |
% 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
18.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 Martinez Elementary School
Martinez Elementary School's state test result (19.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martinez Elementary School this school | 469 | 80.4% | 19.3% |
| Clayton Partnership School THORNTON | 430 | 77.7% | 20.9% |
| Coronado Hills Elementary School THORNTON | 412 | 81.3% | 15.0% |
| Monterey Community School DENVER | 440 | 78.6% | 18.7% |
| Northeast Elementary School BRIGHTON | 470 | 78.7% | 15.6% |
| Rocky Mountain Prep Ruby Hill DENVER | 443 | 86.0% | 33.5% |
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 Martinez Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Weld County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.3% | #775 of 931 | #42 of 53 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.5% | #772 of 940 ▲ 63 | #45 of 55 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.3% | #807 of 946 ▼ 44 | #42 of 55 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 469 | #291 of 1,056 | #34 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #475 of 896 | #19 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.7% | #868 of 896 | #55 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.4% | #146 of 983 | #5 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.1% | #360 of 664 | #16 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
469
-18 (-4%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 610
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 469 | 30 | 15.6:1 | 80% (377) |
| 2023-24 | 492 | 32.1 | 15.3:1 | 81% (397) |
| 2022-23 | 463 | 29.1 | 15.9:1 | 93% (431) |
| 2020-21 | 487 | 30 | 16.2:1 | 95% (462) |
| 2017-18 | 559 | 35.3 | 15.8:1 | 89% (500) |
| 2015-16 | 575 | 39 | 14.7:1 | 96% (554) |
| 2010-11 | 558 | 38 | 14.7:1 | 97% (543) |
| 2000-01 | 716 | 51 | 14.0:1 | 94% (670) |
| 1990-91 | 610 | 35 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Martinez Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (559 to 469); teachers down 15% (35.3 to 30).
About Martinez Elementary School
Martinez Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in GREELEY, Colorado. The school's 469 students are in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Colorado average about 379 students each.
Enrollment across the 34 schools in Greeley-Evans School District 6 totals 22,917 students.
Martinez Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 88% Hispanic. It is also 5% White and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of Weld County is roughly 31% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Martinez Elementary School comes in at 22%.
The school reports 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 15.6 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in Colorado average 16.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 80% of students. Across public schools in Weld County, the average is 47%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Martinez Elementary School is 1.4 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 19.3% actual, 18.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Colorado.
In the county around the school, Weld County, median household income is about $97,097, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Martinez Elementary School is among the 116 public schools in Weld County.
The nearest public school is District 6 Online Academy, at about 0.7 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Martinez Elementary School ranks 2nd in a group of 6 nearby schools.
Locale: City: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Martinez Elementary School saw enrollment fall 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 GREELEY
- 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 Martinez Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Martinez Elementary. Martinez Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Martinez Elementary SchoolCOLORADO SPRINGS, CO · 354 students
- Martinez Elementary SchoolMartinez, GA · 731 students
- Martinez Elementary SchoolABILENE, TX · 371 students
Nearby schools
- District 6 Online Academy0.7 mi · 257
- James Madison STEAM Academy0.8 mi · 768
- Maplewood Elementary School0.8 mi · 544
- Fred Tjardes School of Innovation0.9 mi · 124
- Greeley Central High School1.0 mi · 1,507
- Heath Middle School1.2 mi · 499
Frequently asked questions
About Martinez Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Martinez Elementary School?
Martinez Elementary School enrolls approximately 469 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Martinez Elementary School serve?
Martinez Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Martinez Elementary School?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at Martinez Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Martinez Elementary School?
At Martinez Elementary School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 88% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Martinez Elementary School public or private?
Martinez 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.