Enrollment
318
Elementary
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. VRAIN VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE1J·NCES 080537000920
Northridge Elementary School
1200 19TH AVENUE, LONGMONT, CO 80501 · (303) 772-3040 · Boulder County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL318 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 18% 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.
- 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
13.3:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
246 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 36 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 33% larger than its 5th grade class (40).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
13.1%
CO avg 44.9% . -11.5pp since 2023
Math
15.9%
CO avg 36.1% . +0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 12 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 13.1% | 15.9% |
| 2023-24 | 24.6% | 15.8% |
% 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
18.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 Northridge Elementary School
Northridge Elementary School's state test result (18.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northridge Elementary School this school | 318 | 77.4% | 18.6% |
| Rocky Mountain Elementary School LONGMONT | 315 | 82.9% | 20.8% |
| Metropolitan Arts Academy DENVER | 302 | 80.5% | 25.6% |
| Welby Community School of the Arts DENVER | 308 | 72.7% | 27.1% |
| Riverview School GLENWOOD SPRINGS | 383 | 71.8% | 21.9% |
| Avon Elementary School AVON | 242 | 79.8% | 21.8% |
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 Northridge Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Boulder County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.6% | #787 of 931 | #45 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.9% | #786 of 940 ▼ 4 | #46 of 48 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 13.1% | #909 of 946 ▼ 163 | #48 of 48 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 318 | #656 of 1,056 | #31 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #143 of 896 | #9 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.3% | #807 of 896 | #41 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.4% | #182 of 983 | #6 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.6% | #371 of 664 | #28 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
318
+31 (+11%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 394
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 318 | 24 | 13.3:1 | 77% (246) |
| 2023-24 | 307 | 25 | 12.3:1 | 67% (205) |
| 2022-23 | 304 | 24 | 12.7:1 | 76% (232) |
| 2020-21 | 287 | 22 | 13.1:1 | 84% (240) |
| 2017-18 | 377 | 27.2 | 13.9:1 | 82% (311) |
| 2015-16 | 377 | 26 | 14.5:1 | 85% (320) |
| 2010-11 | 392 | 28 | 14.0:1 | 88% (343) |
| 2000-01 | 477 | 26 | 18.4:1 | 19% (90) |
| 1990-91 | 394 | 18 | 21.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northridge Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (377 to 318); teachers down 12% (27.2 to 24).
About Northridge Elementary School
Northridge Elementary School operates as a small elementary school in LONGMONT, Colorado. It enrolls 318 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 5.
St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J serves 31,607 students across 54 schools.
At Northridge Elementary School, 83% of students are Hispanic. Other students are 13% White and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 15% Hispanic share among all Boulder County residents. The diversity index for Northridge Elementary School is 29%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 13.3 students per teacher. Compared with the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 77% of students at Northridge Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Boulder County, the average is 33%.
Northridge Elementary School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 18% of Colorado public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Northridge Elementary School would be expected to post about 19.8%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 18.6%.
In Boulder County, median household income comes to about $103,994, roughly 64% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. The county's public schools total 86, with about 42,200 students.
Sanborn Elementary School is about 0.7 miles from Northridge Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 18.6% average proficiency ranks 5th among 8 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Mid-size: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 318, up from 287 in 2020-21.
Northridge 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.
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 St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J
- Erie High SchoolHigh · 1,727 students
- Niwot High SchoolHigh · 1,509 students
- Frederick Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,491 students
- Longmont High SchoolHigh · 1,268 students
- Soaring Heights PK-8Elementary · 1,211 students
- Silver Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,208 students
Other schools in LONGMONT
- Longmont High SchoolHigh · 1,268 students
- Silver Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,208 students
- Mead High SchoolHigh · 1,174 students
- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 1,082 students
- Twin Peaks Classical AcademyCombined · 879 students
- Timberline PK-8Elementary · 762 students
Other Northridge Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 6 states are named Northridge Elementary. Northridge Elementary School is the 8th largest of the 8.
- Northridge Elementary SchoolHIGHLANDS RANCH, CO · 560 students
- Northridge Elementary SchoolDayton, OH · 796 students
- Northridge Elementary SchoolOklahoma City, OK · 700 students
- Northridge ElementaryJohnstown, OH · 546 students
- Northridge ElementaryFair Oaks, CA · 423 students
Nearby schools
- Sanborn Elementary School0.7 mi · 209
- Mountain View Elementary School0.8 mi · 321
- Longs Peak Middle School0.8 mi · 381
- Alpine Elementary School1.2 mi · 388
- Longmont High School1.3 mi · 1,268
- Timberline PK-81.5 mi · 762
Frequently asked questions
About Northridge Elementary SchoolHow large is Northridge Elementary School?
Northridge Elementary School enrolls approximately 318 students in grades PK-05.
Is Northridge Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Northridge Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Northridge Elementary School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Northridge Elementary School.
How diverse is Northridge Elementary School?
Northridge Elementary School reports a student body of 13% White, 83% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Northridge Elementary School public or private?
Northridge Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J.
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