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Which teacher or staff member at Peak to Peak Charter School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
1,447
Combined
DISTRICT 839 · STATE 523
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOULDER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE2·NCES 080249001792
Peak to Peak Charter School
800 MERLIN DRIVE, LAFAYETTE, CO 80026 · (303) 453-4600 · Boulder County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED23-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL1,447 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of Colorado public K-12 schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
82 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
255 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 70 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 5% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 5% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 5% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 5% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 5% |
| Grade 6 | 135 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 134 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 134 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 149 | 10% |
| Grade 10 | 146 | 10% |
| Grade 11 | 159 | 11% |
| Grade 12 | 145 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 48% smaller than its 8th grade class (134).
Student demographics
61%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
69.8%
CO avg 44.9% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
60.9%
CO avg 36.1% . +1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.8% | 60.9% |
| 2023-24 | 64.8% | 59.3% |
% 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
63.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,447
-6 (0%) vs 2020
+638% since 2000-01, when it was 196
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 20.2:1
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 | 1,447 | 81.8 | 17.7:1 | 18% (255) |
| 2023-24 | 1,452 | 78.5 | 18.5:1 | 16% (233) |
| 2022-23 | 1,450 | 75.8 | 19.1:1 | 13% (194) |
| 2020-21 | 1,453 | 72 | 20.2:1 | 8% (114) |
| 2017-18 | 1,445 | 67.1 | 21.5:1 | 8% (119) |
| 2015-16 | 1,446 | 67 | 21.6:1 | 7% (98) |
| 2010-11 | 1,444 | 75 | 19.3:1 | 8% (118) |
| 2000-01 | 196 | 11 | 17.8:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Peak to Peak Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (1,445 to 1,447); teachers up 22% (67.1 to 81.8).
About Peak to Peak Charter School
Peak to Peak Charter School is a combined-grade school in LAFAYETTE, Colorado, according to federal school records. The school reports 1,447 students in kindergarten through 12. The typical figure for combined schools in Colorado is about 523 students.
The Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 system has 56 schools and 27,988 students.
At 56%, White students outnumber all other groups at Peak to Peak Charter School combined. The remaining students are 23% Asian, 13% Hispanic, and 7% multiracial. Among people living in Boulder County, the White share is about 78%. By the diversity index, Peak to Peak Charter School comes in at 61%.
With 81.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Peak to Peak Charter School was 17.7:1. The 14.3:1 average for combined schools in Colorado is lower than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 18%. Public schools in Boulder County average 33%.
Peak to Peak Charter School is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 95% of Colorado public K-12 schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in Colorado with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 56.0%. Peak to Peak Charter School scores 63.5%.
Boulder County has these Census figures: median household income is 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 public schools of Boulder County number 86 and enroll about 42,200.
The school nearest to Peak to Peak Charter School is Justice High Charter School, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. Within five miles of Peak to Peak Charter School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Peak to Peak Charter School is 1st of 8 nearby schools with test data.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Small). The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (1,453) to 2024-25 (1,447). From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 20.2:1 to 17.7:1.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- Monarch High SchoolHigh · 1,431 students
- Aspen Creek K-8 SchoolElementary · 844 students
Other schools in LAFAYETTE
- Centaurus High SchoolHigh · 1,557 students
- Angevine Middle SchoolMiddle · 619 students
- Lafayette Elementary SchoolElementary · 497 students
- Pioneer Bilingual Elementary SchoolElementary · 439 students
- Ryan Elementary SchoolElementary · 436 students
- Alicia Sanchez International SchoolElementary · 321 students
Nearby schools
- Justice High Charter School0.3 mi · 108
- Alicia Sanchez International School0.3 mi · 321
- Pioneer Bilingual Elementary School0.9 mi · 439
- Lafayette Elementary School1.1 mi · 497
- Angevine Middle School1.4 mi · 619
- Ryan Elementary School1.8 mi · 436
Frequently asked questions
About Peak to Peak Charter SchoolHow many students attend Peak to Peak Charter School?
Peak to Peak Charter School enrolls approximately 1,447 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does Peak to Peak Charter School serve?
Peak to Peak Charter School serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Peak to Peak Charter School?
Approximately 17.7:1 students per teacher at Peak to Peak Charter School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Peak to Peak Charter School?
At Peak to Peak Charter School, the student body is approximately 56% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 23% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Peak to Peak Charter School public or private?
Peak to Peak Charter School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Boulder Valley School District No. Re2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.