Mead High School

Mead High School is one of the large senior highs in LONGMONT, Colorado, overseen by St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J, with 1,174 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. That puts it 87% above the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 627 students.

St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J runs 54 schools in total, collectively educating 31,607 students. Mead High School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Mead High School lists that 68% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school shows 26% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Mead High School shows 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.9:1, putting Mead High School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 26% of students at Mead High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Weld County (around 47%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Mead High School is in the bottom 10% of Colorado public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 50.9%; Mead High School posts 28.6%, -22.3 points below that line.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Weld County indicate median household earnings sit near $97,097, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Weld County runs 116 public schools (combined enrollment of about 61,274 students), of which Mead High School is one.

The closest other public school is Firestone Charter Academy, roughly 3.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Mead High School at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 47.1%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 5%: 1,115 students in 2018 compared to 1,174 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 76% to 68%.

Inside the community feed, members of the Mead High School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.