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What's one thing Monarch K-8 School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
698
Elementary
DISTRICT 352 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOULDER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE2·NCES 080249001573
Monarch K-8 School
263 CAMPUS DRIVE, LOUISVILLE, CO 80027 · (720) 561-4000 · Boulder County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL698 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of Colorado public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
15.3:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
167 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 33 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 5% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 126 | 18% |
| Grade 7 | 132 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 141 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 71% smaller than its 8th grade class (141).
Student demographics
58%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
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
57.2%
CO avg 44.9% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
49.5%
CO avg 36.1% . +0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.2% | 49.5% |
| 2023-24 | 55.7% | 48.6% |
% 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
52.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.2%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 K-8 School
Monarch K-8 School's state test result (52.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monarch K-8 School this school | 698 | 23.9% | 52.6% |
| Black Rock Elementary ERIE | 597 | 19.3% | 61.4% |
| Mammoth Heights Elementary PARKER | 598 | 27.8% | 53.6% |
| Legacy Point Elementary School PARKER | 499 | 20.6% | 47.7% |
| Flagstaff Charter Academy LONGMONT | 725 | 19.4% | 52.2% |
| Northridge Elementary School HIGHLANDS RANCH | 560 | 15.4% | 73.7% |
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 Monarch K-8 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Boulder County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #256 of 931 | #28 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #275 of 940 ▼ 13 | #30 of 48 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.2% | #254 of 946 ▲ 22 | #28 of 48 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 698 | #65 of 1,056 | #4 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #429 of 896 | #19 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.6% | #249 of 896 | #5 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.9% | #773 of 983 | #25 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.1% | #334 of 664 | #26 of 44 |
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
698
+18 (+3%) vs 2020
-7% since 2000-01, when it was 753
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 698 | 45.6 | 15.3:1 | 24% (167) |
| 2023-24 | 738 | 44.3 | 16.7:1 | 24% (174) |
| 2022-23 | 715 | 45.4 | 15.8:1 | 34% (246) |
| 2020-21 | 680 | 42 | 16.2:1 | 16% (111) |
| 2017-18 | 842 | 45.9 | 18.4:1 | 14% (120) |
| 2015-16 | 906 | 46 | 19.7:1 | 14% (124) |
| 2010-11 | 792 | 45 | 17.6:1 | 10% (80) |
| 2000-01 | 753 | 42 | 17.9:1 | 3% (25) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monarch K-8 School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (842 to 698); teachers down 1% (45.9 to 45.6).
About Monarch K-8 School
Monarch K-8 School is a high-enrollment elementary school that serves part of LOUISVILLE, Colorado. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 698 students in pre-K through 8. The average for elementary schools in Colorado is about 379 students, so this school is 84% bigger than average.
Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 has 27,988 students spread across 56 schools.
White students make up a majority at Monarch K-8 School, at 61%. Other students are 18% Hispanic, 12% Asian, and 7% multiracial. That is lower than the 78% White share among all Boulder County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 58% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Monarch K-8 School's 45.6 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 15.3:1. That is lower than the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 24%. The gap from the 33% average for public schools in Boulder County is 9 points.
Monarch K-8 School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 63% of Colorado public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Monarch K-8 School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 52.6% is within a point of the 52.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Among Boulder County residents, the median household income is $103,994, roughly 64% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. Monarch K-8 School is one of 86 public schools in the county.
Monarch High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Monarch K-8 School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 52.6% is below the 62.9% average for nearby schools.
Monarch K-8 School has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
The school enrolled 698 students in 2024-25, 18 more than the 680 it had in 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Monarch High SchoolHigh · 1,431 students
Other schools in LOUISVILLE
- Monarch High SchoolHigh · 1,431 students
- Louisville Middle SchoolMiddle · 626 students
- Louisville Elementary SchoolElementary · 449 students
- Fireside Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 students
- Coal Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 313 students
Nearby schools
- Monarch High School0.1 mi · 1,431
- Superior Elementary School1.2 mi · 418
- Fireside Elementary School1.4 mi · 431
- Louisville Elementary School1.6 mi · 449
- Coal Creek Elementary School2.3 mi · 313
- Eldorado K-8 School2.3 mi · 529
Frequently asked questions
About Monarch K-8 SchoolHow large is Monarch K-8 School?
Monarch K-8 School enrolls approximately 698 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Monarch K-8 School serve?
Monarch K-8 School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Monarch K-8 School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Monarch K-8 School is approximately 15.3:1 (46 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Monarch K-8 School?
Monarch K-8 School reports a student body of 61% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Black, 12% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Monarch K-8 School in?
Monarch K-8 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.