Meridian Elementary School

Meridian Elementary School operates as an average-sized K-5 school in BROOMFIELD, Colorado, operated by Adams 12 Five Star Schools. Current enrollment sits at 525 students spanning grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 379 students per school, that is 39% bigger than typical.

Meridian Elementary School is one of 54 schools operated by Adams 12 Five Star Schools, a district that serves 34,466 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Meridian Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment; the rest looks like 20% Hispanic, 9% multiracial, 6% Asian. By comparison, Broomfield County as a whole is about 76% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Meridian Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 23% of students at Meridian Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Meridian Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Colorado public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 52.9%; Meridian Elementary School posts 69.6%, +16.7 points above that line.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Broomfield County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $123,874 per year, roughly 60% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Meridian Elementary School is one of 16 public schools in Broomfield County (combined enrollment of about 11,844 students).

Legacy High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Meridian Elementary School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Meridian Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 50.3%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 33%: 783 students in 2018 compared to 525 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 76% to 64% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 21.0:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 in 2025.

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