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Enrollment
472
Elementary
DISTRICT 503 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WELD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-5J·NCES 080483000808
Milliken Elementary School
100 BROAD STREET, MILLIKEN, CO 80543 · (970) 587-4667 · Weld County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL472 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 6% of Colorado public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
233 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 48 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
28.1%
CO avg 44.9% . +5.6pp since 2023
Math
18.5%
CO avg 36.1% . +1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.1% | 18.5% |
| 2023-24 | 22.5% | 16.7% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
22.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 37% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Milliken Elementary School
Milliken Elementary School's state test result (22.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milliken Elementary School this school | 472 | 49.4% | 22.6% |
| Platte Valley Elementary School KERSEY | 528 | 50.0% | 49.1% |
| Sierra Vista Elementary School PUEBLO WEST | 443 | 48.3% | 43.1% |
| North Mesa Elementary School PUEBLO | 400 | 51.5% | 41.2% |
| Prairie Winds Elementary School PUEBLO WEST | 477 | 51.6% | 32.4% |
| Sopris Elementary School GLENWOOD SPRINGS | 392 | 42.6% | 41.3% |
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 Milliken Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Weld County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #722 of 931 | #37 of 53 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.5% | #735 of 940 ▲ 32 | #43 of 55 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #689 of 946 ▲ 76 | #37 of 55 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 472 | #287 of 1,056 | #33 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #339 of 896 | #11 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.3% | #381 of 896 | #18 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.4% | #485 of 983 | #31 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.0% | #301 of 664 | #12 of 30 |
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
472
-97 (-17%) vs 2020
+73% since 1990-91, when it was 273
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 472 | 32 | 14.8:1 | 49% (233) |
| 2023-24 | 464 | 31 | 15.0:1 | 58% (270) |
| 2022-23 | 448 | 31 | 14.4:1 | 35% (156) |
| 2020-21 | 569 | 36 | 15.8:1 | 40% (227) |
| 2017-18 | 583 | 30 | 19.4:1 | 37% (216) |
| 2015-16 | 575 | 31 | 18.6:1 | 45% (260) |
| 2010-11 | 568 | 29 | 19.6:1 | 47% (266) |
| 2000-01 | 513 | 27 | 19.0:1 | 40% (203) |
| 1990-91 | 273 | 13 | 21.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Milliken Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (583 to 472); teachers up 7% (30 to 32).
About Milliken Elementary School
At 100 BROAD STREET in MILLIKEN, Colorado, Milliken Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary school. It reported 472 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 379 students for elementary schools in Colorado.
Milliken Elementary School is among 7 schools run by Weld County School District No. Re-5J, which serves 4,049 students.
At Milliken Elementary School, 53% of students are White. Other students are 44% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. That is lower than the 73% White share among all Weld County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 52%.
There are about 14.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Milliken Elementary School, which has 32. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Colorado is 16.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Milliken Elementary School is about 49%. The figure for public schools in Weld County is close, at 47%.
Milliken Elementary School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 6% of Colorado public elementary schools.
Milliken Elementary School is 14.2 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in Colorado.
In Weld County, the median household earns about $97,097 a year, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Across Weld County, 116 public schools serve about 61,274 students.
About 1.6 miles separate Milliken Elementary School from the closest public school, Knowledge Quest Academy. Within five miles are 6 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Milliken Elementary School places 7th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Fringe.
Enrollment decreased 17% over 4 years, reaching 472 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 15.8:1 to 14.8:1.
Milliken Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Weld County School District No. Re-5J
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 1,184 students
- Roosevelt Middle SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- Elwell Elementary SchoolElementary · 618 students
- Pioneer Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 528 students
- Knowledge Quest AcademyElementary · 395 students
- CIVICA ColoradoHigh · 157 students
Other schools in MILLIKEN
- Knowledge Quest AcademyElementary · 395 students
- CIVICA ColoradoHigh · 157 students
Nearby schools
- Knowledge Quest Academy1.6 mi · 395
- CIVICA Colorado1.7 mi · 157
- Roosevelt Middle School2.6 mi · 695
- Pioneer Ridge Elementary School3.0 mi · 528
- Elwell Elementary School4.3 mi · 618
- Roosevelt High School4.4 mi · 1,184
Frequently asked questions
About Milliken Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Milliken Elementary School?
Milliken Elementary School enrolls approximately 472 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Milliken Elementary School serve?
Milliken Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Milliken Elementary School?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Milliken Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Milliken Elementary School?
Student demographics at Milliken Elementary School are roughly 53% White, 44% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Milliken Elementary School in?
Milliken Elementary School is part of Weld County School District No. Re-5J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.