Range View Elementary

Range View Elementary operates as a high-enrollment K-5 school in SEVERANCE, Colorado, run under Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4. Current enrollment sits at 584 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 379 students per school, that is 54% bigger than typical.

Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4 runs 15 schools in total, collectively educating 8,728 students. Range View Elementary is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Range View Elementary records that White students make up the majority at 67%. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 6% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Range View Elementary has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.2:1. The state averages about 16.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 33% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Weld County (around 47%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Range View Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.5%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Weld County shows median household income runs about $97,097, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Range View Elementary is one of 116 public schools in Weld County (combined enrollment of about 61,274 students).

The closest other public school is Severance High School, roughly 1.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Range View Elementary. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Range View Elementary at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 45.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Range View Elementary's enrollment has declined 18% since 2018, when it stood at 714 (now 584). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 84% to 67%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 19.6:1 in 2018 to 17.2:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.