Enrollment
317
Elementary
DISTRICT 337 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTMINSTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 080723001242
Mesa Elementary School
9100 LOWELL BOULEVARD, WESTMINSTER, CO 80030 · (303) 428-2891 · Adams County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL317 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
285 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 18 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (46).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · 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
23.1%
CO avg 44.9% . -0.7pp since 2023
Math
15.4%
CO avg 36.1% . -1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.1% | 15.4% |
| 2023-24 | 23.8% | 16.9% |
% 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
19.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
12.2%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 12% 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 Mesa Elementary School
Mesa Elementary School's state test result (19.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mesa Elementary School this school | 317 | 89.9% | 19.7% |
| Rocky Mountain Elementary School WESTMINSTER | 318 | 90.9% | 14.9% |
| Tennyson Knolls Preparatory School ARVADA | 364 | 88.5% | 16.1% |
| Hillcrest Elementary School NORTHGLENN | 338 | 84.3% | 14.8% |
| Park View Elementary School PUEBLO | 285 | 91.9% | 16.1% |
| Irving Elementary School PUEBLO | 326 | 85.0% | 25.6% |
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 Mesa Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Adams County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.7% | #770 of 931 | #51 of 89 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.4% | #797 of 940 ▼ 33 | #57 of 89 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #772 of 946 ▼ 24 | #55 of 89 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 317 | #660 of 1,056 | #76 of 97 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #380 of 896 | #19 of 90 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.8% | #612 of 896 | #53 of 90 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.9% | #34 of 983 | #10 of 91 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.9% | #403 of 664 | #35 of 63 |
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
317
+23 (+8%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 419
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 317 | 21.2 | 15.0:1 | 90% (285) |
| 2023-24 | 295 | 20.1 | 14.7:1 | 91% (267) |
| 2022-23 | 307 | 20.6 | 14.9:1 | 85% (262) |
| 2020-21 | 294 | 17 | 17.3:1 | 83% (243) |
| 2017-18 | 368 | 20.2 | 18.3:1 | 77% (282) |
| 2015-16 | 355 | 19 | 18.7:1 | 79% (282) |
| 2010-11 | 432 | 22 | 19.6:1 | 78% (338) |
| 2000-01 | 456 | 23 | 19.8:1 | 49% (222) |
| 1990-91 | 419 | 21 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mesa Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (368 to 317); teachers up 5% (20.2 to 21.2).
About Mesa Elementary School
Mesa Elementary School operates as a small elementary school in WESTMINSTER, Colorado. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 317 students.
Mesa Elementary School is part of Westminster Public Schools, where 18 schools serve 7,724 students.
The student body at Mesa Elementary School is 73% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 19% White, 3% Black, 3% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Adams County, the Hispanic share is about 43%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 43%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 15.0:1. The school has 21.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Colorado is 16.6:1. Federal data show 90% of students (285) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 62% average for public schools in Adams County, the school's rate is higher.
Test results at Mesa Elementary School are 7.5 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (19.7% actual, 12.2% predicted).
In the surrounding county, Adams County, median household income comes to about $94,571, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 171, with about 87,938 students.
Shaw Heights Middle School, about 0.4 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Mesa Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 20.4%; Mesa Elementary School's is 19.7%, ranking 3rd of 7.
Mesa Elementary School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 23 students, from 294 to 317. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 15.0:1, from 17.3:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Mesa Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Adams County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
530,225
Census ACS
Median income
$94,571
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
171
87,938 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Westminster Public Schools
- Westminster High SchoolHigh · 2,010 students
- Josephine Hodgkins Leadership AcademyElementary · 597 students
- Orchard Park AcademyElementary · 531 students
- Sunset Ridge PK-8Elementary · 449 students
- Colorado Sports Leadership AcademyElementary · 425 students
- Colorado STEM AcademyElementary · 415 students
Other schools in WESTMINSTER
- Westminster High SchoolHigh · 2,010 students
- Academy of Charter SchoolsCombined · 1,887 students
- Mountain Range High SchoolHigh · 1,788 students
- Standley Lake High SchoolHigh · 1,123 students
- Colorado Preparatory Academy Elementary SchoolElementary · 933 students
- Colorado Preparatory Academy High SchoolHigh · 823 students
Other Mesa Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 4 states are named Mesa Elementary. Mesa Elementary School is the 6th largest of the 9.
- Mesa Elementary SchoolFOUNTAIN, CO · 668 students
- Mesa Elementary SchoolCORTEZ, CO · 359 students
- Mesa Elementary SchoolBOULDER, CO · 250 students
- Mesa ElementaryWest Covina, CA · 753 students
- Mesa ElementarySomis, CA · 597 students
Nearby schools
- Shaw Heights Middle School0.4 mi · 321
- John E. Flynn A Marzano Academy0.4 mi · 354
- Sunset Ridge PK-80.6 mi · 449
- Crown Pointe Charter Academy0.8 mi · 461
- Rocky Mountain Elementary School1.0 mi · 318
- Federal Heights Elementary School1.1 mi · 430
Frequently asked questions
About Mesa Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Mesa Elementary School?
Mesa Elementary School enrolls approximately 317 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Mesa Elementary School serve?
Mesa Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mesa Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mesa Elementary School is approximately 15.0:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Mesa Elementary School?
Student demographics at Mesa Elementary School are roughly 19% White, 73% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Mesa Elementary School?
Mesa Elementary School is overseen by Westminster Public Schools in Adams County.
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