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Enrollment
654
Elementary
DISTRICT 573 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREELEY-EVANS SCHOOL DISTRICT 6·NCES 080441006638
Salida del Sol Academy
111 E 26TH STREET, GREELEY, CO 80631 · (970) 347-8223 · Weld County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL654 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% of Colorado public elementary schools
- DTest 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
17.1:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.0:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
527 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 72 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 59 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 79 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 50 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 44% larger than its 8th grade class (50).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
19.7%
CO avg 44.9% . +0.8pp since 2023
Math
13.5%
CO avg 36.1% . -0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 20 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 19.7% | 13.5% |
| 2023-24 | 18.9% | 14.4% |
% 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
18.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
17.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 18% 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 Salida del Sol Academy
Salida del Sol Academy's state test result (18.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salida del Sol Academy this school | 654 | 80.6% | 18.0% |
| Timberline PK-8 LONGMONT | 762 | 83.6% | 15.8% |
| Kemp Elementary School COMMERCE CITY | 517 | 88.6% | 19.3% |
| Dupont Elementary School COMMERCE CITY | 488 | 87.1% | 13.5% |
| Alsup Elementary School COMMERCE CITY | 492 | 85.4% | 14.8% |
| Northeast Elementary School BRIGHTON | 470 | 78.7% | 15.6% |
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 Salida del Sol Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Weld County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #798 of 931 | #45 of 53 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.5% | #839 of 940 ▼ 35 | #49 of 55 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.7% | #830 of 946 ▲ 2 | #47 of 55 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 654 | #82 of 1,056 | #11 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #669 of 896 | #32 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.6% | #895 of 896 | #56 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.6% | #144 of 983 | #4 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #579 of 664 | #27 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
654
+45 (+7%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 654 | 38.3 | 17.1:1 | 81% (527) |
| 2023-24 | 631 | 39.8 | 15.9:1 | 86% (543) |
| 2022-23 | 602 | 37.6 | 16.0:1 | 86% (515) |
| 2020-21 | 609 | 40 | 15.2:1 | 88% (533) |
| 2017-18 | 686 | 42.4 | 16.2:1 | 86% (592) |
| 2015-16 | 706 | 42 | 16.8:1 | 91% (643) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Salida del Sol Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (686 to 654); teachers down 10% (42.4 to 38.3).
About Salida del Sol Academy
Salida del Sol Academy is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in GREELEY, Colorado. The grade span is kindergarten through 8, and enrollment is 654 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Colorado) has about 379 students.
Greeley-Evans School District 6 (34 schools, 22,917 students) runs Salida del Sol Academy.
The student body at Salida del Sol Academy is 97% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 3% White. Weld County's residents are about 31% Hispanic, 66 points below the school's share. The school's diversity index is 6%, meaning two students picked at random have a 6% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 38.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 17.1:1. That matches the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado fairly closely. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 81%. The average for public schools in Weld County is 47%.
Measured against Colorado public elementary schools, Salida del Sol Academy receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Salida del Sol Academy is within a point of the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 18.0% actual, 17.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Colorado.
In the county around the school, Weld County, the median household income is $97,097, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Weld County is home to 116 public schools and about 61,274 public school students.
The closest public school to Salida del Sol Academy is Union Colony Elementary School, about 1.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Salida del Sol Academy is behind the 20.3% nearby average, ranking 5th of 8.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Mid-size. Salida del Sol Academy is one of the charter schools in Colorado.
The school enrolled 654 students in 2024-25, 45 more than the 609 it had in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 15.2:1; by 2024-25 it was 17.1:1.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Greeley-Evans School District 6
- Greeley West High SchoolHigh · 1,936 students
- University SchoolsCombined · 1,784 students
- Greeley Central High SchoolHigh · 1,507 students
- Frontier Charter AcademyCombined · 1,432 students
- Northridge High SchoolHigh · 1,322 students
- Tointon Academy of Pre-EngineeringElementary · 1,127 students
Other schools in GREELEY
- Greeley West High SchoolHigh · 1,936 students
- University SchoolsCombined · 1,784 students
- Greeley Central High SchoolHigh · 1,507 students
- Frontier Charter AcademyCombined · 1,432 students
- Northridge High SchoolHigh · 1,322 students
- Tointon Academy of Pre-EngineeringElementary · 1,127 students
Nearby schools
- Union Colony Elementary School1.1 mi · 342
- Bella Romero Academy of Applied Technology1.3 mi · 876
- Jefferson Junior/Senior High1.5 mi · 614
- Jackson Elementary School1.8 mi · 508
- Centennial Elementary School1.8 mi · 481
- Fred Tjardes School of Innovation1.8 mi · 124
Frequently asked questions
About Salida del Sol AcademyHow many students attend Salida del Sol Academy?
Salida del Sol Academy enrolls approximately 654 students in grades KG-08.
Is Salida del Sol Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Salida del Sol Academy is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Salida del Sol Academy?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at Salida del Sol Academy.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Salida del Sol Academy?
At Salida del Sol Academy, the student body is approximately 3% White, 97% Hispanic.
What district is Salida del Sol Academy in?
Salida del Sol Academy is part of Greeley-Evans School District 6.
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