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Enrollment
1,431
High
DISTRICT 945 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOULDER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE2·NCES 080249001632
Monarch High School
329 CAMPUS DRIVE, LOUISVILLE, CO 80027 · (720) 561-4200 · Boulder County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,431 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
232 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 385 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 350 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 349 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 347 | 24% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
54.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Monarch High School
Monarch High School's state test result (54.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monarch High School this school | 1,431 | 16.2% | 54.4% |
| Erie High School ERIE | 1,727 | 13.1% | 31.2% |
| Legend High School PARKER | 2,206 | 13.2% | 38.0% |
| Cheyenne Mountain High School COLORADO SPRINGS | 1,275 | 18.0% | N/A |
| Fossil Ridge High School FORT COLLINS | 1,846 | 16.4% | 64.0% |
| Colorado Early Colleges Douglas County ENGLEWOOD | 1,035 | 19.2% | 54.0% |
Matched among Colorado high 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 Monarch High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Boulder County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #18 of 231 | #5 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,431 | #60 of 409 | #5 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.2:1 | #227 of 250 | #8 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.8% | #184 of 250 | #9 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.2% | #304 of 320 | #12 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.9% | #53 of 139 | #3 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,431
-149 (-9%) vs 2020
0% since 2000-01, when it was 1,430
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
was 21.1:1
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 | 1,431 | 64.5 | 22.2:1 | 16% (232) |
| 2023-24 | 1,447 | 67.9 | 21.3:1 | 14% (205) |
| 2022-23 | 1,523 | 73.7 | 20.7:1 | 23% (347) |
| 2020-21 | 1,580 | 75 | 21.1:1 | 9% (148) |
| 2017-18 | 1,723 | 80.4 | 21.4:1 | 7% (122) |
| 2015-16 | 1,757 | 76 | 23.1:1 | 8% (141) |
| 2010-11 | 1,531 | 73 | 21.0:1 | 5% (78) |
| 2000-01 | 1,430 | 73 | 19.6:1 | 1% (14) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monarch High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (1,723 to 1,431); teachers down 20% (80.4 to 64.5).
About Monarch High School
Monarch High School is a high-enrollment high school in LOUISVILLE, Colorado, one of the schools in Boulder Valley School District No. Re2. It had 1,431 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Colorado enroll about 627 students on average.
Besides Monarch High School, Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 runs 55 other schools. The district enrolls 27,988 students.
White students are 77% of those enrolled at Monarch High School. Other reported shares: 11% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. That is in line with Boulder County, where about 78% of residents are White. A diversity index of 39% means there is a 39% chance two randomly chosen students at Monarch High School are from different groups.
The school had 64.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 22.2:1. Across high schools in Colorado, the average ratio is 16.9:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 16%. The 33% average for public schools in Boulder County is 17 points higher.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Monarch High School is -2.5 points: 54.4% actual, 56.9% predicted.
The school's county is Boulder County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $103,994 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 64% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Monarch High School shares Boulder County with 85 other public schools.
A public school about 0.1 miles away, Monarch K-8 School, is the closest to Monarch High School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 54.4% is below the 62.7% average for nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Monarch High School's location as Rural: Fringe.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 1,431, down from 1,580 in 2020-21. The school's ratio increased from 21.1:1 to 22.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Boulder County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
328,961
Census ACS
Median income
$103,994
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
64%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
86
42,200 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Boulder Valley School District No. Re2
- Boulder High SchoolHigh · 1,939 students
- Fairview High SchoolHigh · 1,863 students
- Broomfield High SchoolHigh · 1,693 students
- Centaurus High SchoolHigh · 1,557 students
- Peak to Peak Charter SchoolCombined · 1,447 students
- Aspen Creek K-8 SchoolElementary · 844 students
Other schools in LOUISVILLE
- Monarch K-8 SchoolElementary · 698 students
- Louisville Middle SchoolMiddle · 626 students
- Louisville Elementary SchoolElementary · 449 students
- Fireside Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 students
- Coal Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 313 students
Other Monarch High schools
One other US public school is named Monarch High. Monarch High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- MONARCH HIGH SCHOOLCOCONUT CREEK, FL · 2,213 students
Nearby schools
- Monarch K-8 School0.1 mi · 698
- Superior Elementary School1.2 mi · 418
- Fireside Elementary School1.5 mi · 431
- Louisville Elementary School1.6 mi · 449
- Louisville Middle School2.3 mi · 626
- Coal Creek Elementary School2.3 mi · 313
Frequently asked questions
About Monarch High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Monarch High School?
Monarch High School enrolls approximately 1,431 students in grades 09-12.
Is Monarch High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Monarch High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Monarch High School have?
Monarch High School employs 64 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Monarch High School?
Student demographics at Monarch High School are roughly 77% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Monarch High School in?
Monarch High School is part of Boulder Valley School District No. Re2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.