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What's something Red Hawk Elementary does better than most schools?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
588
Elementary
DISTRICT 467 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. VRAIN VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE1J·NCES 080537006531
Red Hawk Elementary
1500 TELLEEN AVE., ERIE, CO 80516 · (303) 774-2700 · Boulder County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL588 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
74 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 50%
Community
5
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 | 51 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 16% |
Student demographics
35%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
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
59.9%
CO avg 44.9% . +0.7pp since 2023
Math
54.5%
CO avg 36.1% . +6.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.9% | 54.5% |
| 2023-24 | 59.2% | 48.1% |
% 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
53.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 →
Where Red Hawk Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Boulder County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #235 of 931 | #27 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #206 of 940 | #25 of 48 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #217 of 946 | #25 of 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 588 | #122 of 1,056 | #5 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #787 of 896 | #43 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.0% | #750 of 896 | #35 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.6% | #924 of 983 | #43 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.0% | #225 of 664 | #19 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
588
-20 (-3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
was 21.0:1
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 | 588 | 32.3 | 18.2:1 | 13% (74) |
| 2023-24 | 605 | 32.3 | 18.8:1 | 10% (63) |
| 2022-23 | 612 | 32.2 | 19.0:1 | 9% (53) |
| 2020-21 | 608 | 29 | 21.0:1 | 8% (50) |
| 2017-18 | 764 | 36.3 | 21.1:1 | 7% (56) |
| 2015-16 | 804 | 36 | 22.3:1 | 8% (63) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Red Hawk Elementary.
About Red Hawk Elementary
In ERIE, Colorado, Red Hawk Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school. Enrolled students number 588 students, in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 55% higher than the average for elementary schools in Colorado, which is about 379.
Red Hawk Elementary sits within St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J, which has 54 schools and 31,607 students.
White students account for 80% of enrollment at Red Hawk Elementary. Smaller groups are 8% Hispanic, 6% Asian, and 6% multiracial. For comparison, Boulder County is about 78% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Red Hawk Elementary belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 35%.
Its 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 18.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Colorado is 16.6:1, lower than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 13% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 20 points below the 33% average for public schools in Boulder County.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Red Hawk Elementary is -5.3 points: 53.8% actual, 59.1% predicted.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Boulder County show that median household income is about $103,994, about 64% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Red Hawk Elementary is one of 86 public schools in Boulder County, which together enroll about 42,200 students.
The shortest distance from Red Hawk Elementary to another public school is about 0.7 miles, to Erie Elementary School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Red Hawk Elementary ranks 6th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Small, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 588 was 3% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 608. Students per teacher fell from 21.0 in 2020-21 to 18.2 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Red Hawk Elementary can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 ERIE
- Erie High SchoolHigh · 1,727 students
- Soaring Heights PK-8Elementary · 1,211 students
- Erie Middle SchoolMiddle · 762 students
- Meadowlark SchoolElementary · 747 students
- Black Rock ElementaryElementary · 597 students
- Aspen Ridge Preparatory SchoolElementary · 581 students
Nearby schools
- Erie Elementary School0.7 mi · 486
- Erie Middle School0.8 mi · 762
- Aspen Ridge Preparatory School1.0 mi · 581
- Meadowlark School1.1 mi · 747
- Highlands Elementary School2.1 mi · 528
- Soaring Heights PK-82.7 mi · 1,211
Frequently asked questions
About Red Hawk ElementaryHow many students attend Red Hawk Elementary?
Red Hawk Elementary enrolls approximately 588 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Red Hawk Elementary serve?
Red Hawk Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Red Hawk Elementary?
Approximately 18.2:1 students per teacher at Red Hawk Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Red Hawk Elementary?
At Red Hawk Elementary, the student body is approximately 80% White, 8% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Red Hawk Elementary public or private?
Red Hawk Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.