Enrollment
358
Elementary
DISTRICT 284 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WELD COUNTY REORGANIZED SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-1·NCES 080420000576
Pete Mirich Elementary School
300 1ST AVE, LASALLE, CO 80645 · (970) 350-4201 · Weld County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL358 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% 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.
- CBeats 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
14.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
205 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
30.8%
CO avg 44.9% . -4.1pp since 2023
Math
21.5%
CO avg 36.1% . -4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.8% | 21.5% |
| 2023-24 | 34.9% | 26.2% |
% 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
29.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Pete Mirich Elementary School
Pete Mirich Elementary School's state test result (29.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Mirich Elementary School this school | 358 | 57.3% | 29.9% |
| Alpine Elementary School LONGMONT | 388 | 55.9% | 38.3% |
| Desert Sage Elementary School PUEBLO WEST | 368 | 60.1% | 28.8% |
| Cottonwood Plains Elementary School FT COLLINS | 330 | 52.7% | 29.5% |
| Dillon Valley Elementary School DILLON | 395 | 51.1% | 35.9% |
| West Ridge Academy GREELEY | 329 | 52.3% | 35.6% |
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 Pete Mirich Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Weld County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #584 of 931 | #30 of 53 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #685 of 940 ▼ 97 | #39 of 55 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #641 of 946 ▼ 70 | #35 of 55 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 358 | #546 of 1,056 | #45 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #264 of 896 | #7 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.9% | #343 of 896 | #10 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.3% | #403 of 983 | #24 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.2% | #626 of 664 | #29 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
358
+9 (+3%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 337
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 358 | 25.1 | 14.3:1 | 57% (205) |
| 2023-24 | 347 | 28 | 12.4:1 | 52% (181) |
| 2022-23 | 366 | 27.1 | 13.5:1 | 45% (163) |
| 2020-21 | 349 | 27 | 12.9:1 | 52% (183) |
| 2017-18 | 366 | 26.1 | 14.1:1 | 50% (183) |
| 2015-16 | 400 | 24 | 16.7:1 | 55% (218) |
| 2010-11 | 348 | 21 | 16.6:1 | 58% (203) |
| 2000-01 | 296 | 19 | 15.6:1 | 31% (93) |
| 1990-91 | 337 | 16 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pete Mirich Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (366 to 358); teachers down 4% (26.1 to 25.1).
About Pete Mirich Elementary School
Pete Mirich Elementary School is an elementary school in LASALLE, Colorado, according to federal school records. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 358 students enrolled.
Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1 is the local district for Pete Mirich Elementary School. It runs 6 schools with 1,727 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Pete Mirich Elementary School, at 56%. The next largest groups are 39% White and 4% multiracial. In Weld County overall, about 31% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 54% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Pete Mirich Elementary School counts 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.3 students for each one. On average, elementary schools in Colorado have 16.6:1, compared with 14.3:1 here. About 57% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Weld County report 47%.
allk12 grades Pete Mirich Elementary School a C. The grade compares the school only with Colorado public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, Pete Mirich Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Colorado schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 29.9%; the prediction is 32.0%.
Pete Mirich Elementary School is located in Weld County, where the median household income is $97,097, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Pete Mirich Elementary School is one of 116 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Pete Mirich Elementary School is North Valley Middle School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Pete Mirich Elementary School is 4th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Mid-size).
Over 4 years, Pete Mirich Elementary School's enrollment grew 3%, to 358. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.9:1 in 2020-21 to 14.3:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Reorganized School District No. Re-1
- Valley High SchoolHigh · 483 students
- Platteville Elementary SchoolElementary · 317 students
- North Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 248 students
- Gilcrest Elementary SchoolElementary · 178 students
- South Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 143 students
Nearby schools
- North Valley Middle School0.1 mi · 248
- Centennial Elementary School1.9 mi · 481
- Chappelow K-8 Magnet School2.1 mi · 693
- Dos Rios Elementary School2.2 mi · 499
- Union Colony Elementary School2.7 mi · 342
- Frontier Charter Academy2.8 mi · 1,432
Frequently asked questions
About Pete Mirich Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Pete Mirich Elementary School?
Pete Mirich Elementary School enrolls approximately 358 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Pete Mirich Elementary School serve?
Pete Mirich Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Pete Mirich Elementary School have?
Pete Mirich Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Pete Mirich Elementary School?
Student demographics at Pete Mirich Elementary School are roughly 39% White, 56% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Pete Mirich Elementary School in?
Pete Mirich Elementary School is part of Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1.
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