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Enrollment
436
Elementary
DISTRICT 352 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOULDER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE2·NCES 080249001365
Ryan Elementary School
1405 CENTAUR VILLAGE DRIVE, LAFAYETTE, CO 80026 · (720) 561-7000 · Boulder County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY23-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL436 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Colorado public elementary schools
- BTest 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
17.0:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
152 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 25 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
54%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
49.5%
CO avg 44.9% . +2.4pp since 2023
Math
47.3%
CO avg 36.1% . +8.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.5% | 47.3% |
| 2023-24 | 47.1% | 38.4% |
% 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
46.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.6%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Ryan Elementary School
Ryan Elementary School's state test result (46.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Elementary School this school | 436 | 34.9% | 46.1% |
| Legacy Elementary School FREDERICK | 430 | 37.7% | 39.9% |
| Castle Rock Elementary School CASTLE ROCK | 440 | 32.0% | 45.3% |
| Hackberry Hill Elementary School ARVADA | 430 | 34.7% | 56.3% |
| Timnath Elementary School TIMNATH | 455 | 30.8% | 53.6% |
| Lukas Elementary School WESTMINSTER | 402 | 31.3% | 40.9% |
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 Ryan Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Boulder County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #355 of 931 | #33 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #295 of 940 ▲ 113 | #31 of 48 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #377 of 946 ▲ 19 | #35 of 48 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 436 | #352 of 1,056 | #13 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #657 of 896 | #35 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.9% | #342 of 896 | #9 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.9% | #647 of 983 | #18 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.0% | #423 of 664 | #32 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
436
-16 (-4%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 501
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 436 | 25.7 | 17.0:1 | 35% (152) |
| 2023-24 | 458 | 29.2 | 15.7:1 | 31% (144) |
| 2022-23 | 418 | 28.8 | 14.5:1 | 29% (121) |
| 2020-21 | 452 | 28 | 16.1:1 | 28% (126) |
| 2017-18 | 501 | 28 | 17.9:1 | 29% (144) |
| 2015-16 | 427 | 26 | 16.4:1 | 37% (157) |
| 2010-11 | 429 | 24 | 17.9:1 | 31% (135) |
| 2000-01 | 478 | 27 | 17.7:1 | 20% (96) |
| 1990-91 | 501 | 24 | 20.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ryan Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (501 to 436); teachers down 8% (28 to 25.7).
About Ryan Elementary School
Ryan Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in LAFAYETTE, Colorado. A federal count lists 436 students at the school, in pre-K through 5.
Ryan Elementary School is a school in Boulder Valley School District No. Re2. The district has 56 schools and 27,988 students.
White students make up a majority at Ryan Elementary School, at 62%. Next come 26% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That compares with about 78% White among all Boulder County residents. Ryan Elementary School's diversity index is 54%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at Ryan Elementary School is 25.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 17.0:1. That matches the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado fairly closely. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 35%. For comparison, public schools in Boulder County average 33%.
Measured against Colorado public elementary schools, Ryan Elementary School receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Ryan Elementary School is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (46.1% versus 45.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Colorado.
According to the American Community Survey, in Boulder County, the median household income is $103,994, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 64%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Ryan Elementary School is one of 86 public schools in the county.
Centaurus High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles away. The five-mile area around Ryan Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Ryan Elementary School ranks 6th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 46.1% against a local average of 51.1%.
The federal government classifies Ryan Elementary School's location as Suburb: Small.
Enrollment dropped 4% from its 2020-21 level of 452.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Ryan Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Peak to Peak Charter SchoolCombined · 1,447 students
- Monarch High SchoolHigh · 1,431 students
Other schools in LAFAYETTE
- Centaurus High SchoolHigh · 1,557 students
- Peak to Peak Charter SchoolCombined · 1,447 students
- Angevine Middle SchoolMiddle · 619 students
- Lafayette Elementary SchoolElementary · 497 students
- Pioneer Bilingual Elementary SchoolElementary · 439 students
- Alicia Sanchez International SchoolElementary · 321 students
Other Ryan Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Ryan Elementary. Ryan Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 7.
- Ryan Elementary SchoolWESTMINSTER, CO · 511 students
- Ryan Elementary SchoolLAREDO, TX · 834 students
- Ryan Elementary SchoolDENTON, TX · 551 students
- Ryan Elementary SchoolBRONSON, MI · 217 students
- Ryan Elementary SchoolBaton Rouge, LA · 205 students
Nearby schools
- Centaurus High School0.4 mi · 1,557
- Angevine Middle School0.7 mi · 619
- Louisville Middle School1.2 mi · 626
- Lafayette Elementary School1.4 mi · 497
- Alicia Sanchez International School1.5 mi · 321
- Louisville Elementary School1.5 mi · 449
Frequently asked questions
About Ryan Elementary SchoolHow large is Ryan Elementary School?
Ryan Elementary School enrolls approximately 436 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Ryan Elementary School serve?
Ryan Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ryan Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ryan Elementary School is approximately 17.0:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ryan Elementary School?
At Ryan Elementary School, the student body is approximately 62% White, 26% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Ryan Elementary School in?
Ryan Elementary School is part of Boulder Valley School District No. Re2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.