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If you could change one rule at Mead Elementary School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
879
Elementary
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. VRAIN VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE1J·NCES 080537000914
Mead Elementary School
520 WELKER AVE., MEAD, CO 80542 · (970) 535-4488 · Weld County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL879 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
238 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 62 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 122 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 137 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 141 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 145 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 123 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 149 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (122) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (149).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
61.9%
CO avg 44.9% . +1.4pp since 2023
Math
58.0%
CO avg 36.1% . +1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.9% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.5% | 56.4% |
% 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
59.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Mead Elementary School
Mead Elementary School's state test result (59.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mead Elementary School this school | 879 | 27.1% | 59.3% |
| Riverview PK-8 JOHNSTOWN | 757 | 26.2% | 36.1% |
| Lincoln Charter Academy ARVADA | 824 | 28.4% | 50.4% |
| Bear Creek Elementary School MONUMENT | 869 | 20.4% | 58.4% |
| Aspen Creek K-8 School BROOMFIELD | 844 | 25.0% | 55.2% |
| Clear Sky Elementary CASTLE ROCK | 627 | 24.1% | 52.7% |
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 Mead Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Weld County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.3% | #161 of 931 | #6 of 53 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #166 of 940 ▼ 4 | #5 of 55 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.9% | #182 of 946 ▲ 20 | #5 of 55 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 879 | #22 of 1,056 | #5 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #825 of 896 | #46 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.5% | #500 of 896 | #33 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.1% | #744 of 983 | #47 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +53.1% | #12 of 200 | #1 of 17 |
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
879
+303 (+53%) vs 2020
+85% since 1990-91, when it was 474
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 879 | 46.7 | 18.8:1 | 27% (238) |
| 2023-24 | 873 | 44.7 | 19.5:1 | 24% (213) |
| 2022-23 | 833 | 41.4 | 20.1:1 | 19% (159) |
| 2020-21 | 576 | 33 | 17.4:1 | 15% (87) |
| 2017-18 | 574 | 27.3 | 21.0:1 | 17% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 521 | 25 | 20.8:1 | 15% (77) |
| 2010-11 | 507 | 26 | 19.5:1 | 17% (85) |
| 2000-01 | 763 | 34 | 22.4:1 | 8% (58) |
| 1990-91 | 474 | 22 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mead Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 53% (574 to 879); teachers up 71% (27.3 to 46.7).
About Mead Elementary School
In MEAD, Colorado, part of Weld County, Mead Elementary School is an elementary school. School enrollment was 879 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. The average among elementary schools in Colorado is roughly 379 students; this school is 132% above that.
The 54 schools in St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J enroll 31,607 students altogether, Mead Elementary School among them.
Roughly 67% of students at Mead Elementary School are White. The school is also 24% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The school's diversity index is 49%, meaning two students picked at random have a 49% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Mead Elementary School's 46.7 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 18.8:1. That is higher than the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 27%. The gap from the 47% average for public schools in Weld County is 20 points.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Mead Elementary School would score about 50.3%. It scores 59.3%, 9.0 points above that figure.
In Weld County (population about 350,396), the median household income is $97,097, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. There are 116 public schools in Weld County, enrolling about 61,274 students in all.
Mead Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Mead Elementary School, there are 4 other public schools. On proficiency, Mead Elementary School is ahead of the 35.6% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 9.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
Federal data put enrollment at 576 in 2020-21 and 879 in 2024-25; the school may have served different grades in those years. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.4:1 in 2020-21, and 18.8:1 in 2024-25.
The Mead Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J
- Erie High SchoolHigh · 1,727 students
- Niwot High SchoolHigh · 1,509 students
- Frederick Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,491 students
- Longmont High SchoolHigh · 1,268 students
- Soaring Heights PK-8Elementary · 1,211 students
- Silver Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,208 students
Other Mead Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Mead Elementary. Mead Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Mead Elementary SchoolSAN ANTONIO, TX · 887 students
- Mead ElementaryWisconsin Rapids, WI · 266 students
- MEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMEAD, NE · 141 students
Nearby schools
- Mead Middle School0.1 mi · 571
- Mead High School3.3 mi · 1,174
- Fall River Elementary School4.7 mi · 520
- Trail Ridge Middle School4.8 mi · 435
- Alpine Elementary School5.2 mi · 388
- Skyline High School5.4 mi · 1,082
Frequently asked questions
About Mead Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Mead Elementary School?
Mead Elementary School enrolls approximately 879 students in grades PK-05.
Is Mead Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mead Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Mead Elementary School have?
Mead Elementary School employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Mead Elementary School?
Student demographics at Mead Elementary School are roughly 67% White, 24% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Mead Elementary School in?
Mead Elementary School is part of St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.