Meadow Ridge Elementary School

Meadow Ridge Elementary School is one of the average-sized elementary-level communitys in LOCHBUIE, Colorado, operated by Weld County School District RE-3J, with 440 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 3.

Meadow Ridge Elementary School is one of 8 schools operated by Weld County School District RE-3J, a district that hosts 2,666 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Meadow Ridge Elementary School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 65% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 29% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Weld County as a whole is about 31% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Meadow Ridge Elementary School has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.6:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 56% of students at Meadow Ridge Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Weld County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, Weld County reports that median household earnings sit near $97,097, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Meadow Ridge Elementary School is one of 116 public schools in Weld County (combined enrollment of about 61,274 students).

Elaine S. Padilla Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

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