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Enrollment
943
High
DISTRICT 824 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WELD COUNTY REORGANIZED SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-4·NCES 080735006783
Severance High School
1200 HIDDEN VALLEY PARKWAY, SEVERANCE, CO 80550 · (970) 833-7100 · Weld County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL943 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.5:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
267 students
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 287 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 243 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 220 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 193 | 20% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
28.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 50% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Severance High School
Severance High School's state test result (28.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severance High School this school | 943 | 28.3% | 28.9% |
| Mead High School LONGMONT | 1,174 | 26.1% | 28.6% |
| Thompson Valley High School LOVELAND | 1,005 | 31.5% | 27.4% |
| Loveland High School LOVELAND | 1,354 | 27.3% | 32.1% |
| Roosevelt High School JOHNSTOWN | 1,184 | 31.5% | N/A |
| Falcon High School PEYTON | 1,172 | 28.8% | 28.1% |
Matched among Colorado high 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 Severance High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Weld County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #123 of 231 | #7 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 943 | #116 of 409 | #9 of 23 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #127 of 250 | #6 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.3% | #127 of 250 | #8 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.3% | #257 of 320 | #14 of 19 |
Ranked against other public high 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
943
+439 (+87%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 943 | 52.8 | 17.9:1 | 28% (267) |
| 2023-24 | 880 | 45.1 | 19.5:1 | 24% (210) |
| 2022-23 | 879 | 46.9 | 18.7:1 | 19% (169) |
| 2020-21 | 504 | 31 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Severance High School.
About Severance High School
Severance High School is a high school in SEVERANCE, Colorado, reachable at (970) 833-7100. It teaches 943 students in grades 9 through 12. High schools in Colorado have about 627 students on average; enrollment here is 50% higher.
Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4 is responsible for 15 schools, Severance High School included, with 8,728 students in all.
About 66% of the student body at Severance High School is White. Smaller groups are 27% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. A diversity index of 48% means there is a 48% chance two randomly chosen students at Severance High School are from different groups.
The school had 52.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 17.9:1. The school's 17.9:1 compares with an average of 16.9:1 for high schools in Colorado. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 28%. The rate at public schools in Weld County averages 47%, higher than here.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results, 28.9%, is 20.7 points below the 49.6% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the bottom 10% of Colorado schools.
In Weld County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $97,097 a year, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Severance High School, Weld County has 116 public schools.
Severance High School's nearest public school is Severance Middle School (about 0.9 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Severance High School is 7th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 504 to 943. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served. The ratio was 16.3:1 in 2020-21 and 17.9:1 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-4
- Windsor High SchoolHigh · 1,094 students
- Windsor Middle SchoolMiddle · 785 students
- Windsor Charter Academy Elementary SchoolElementary · 780 students
- Severance Middle SchoolMiddle · 670 students
- Range View ElementaryElementary · 584 students
- Orchard Hill ElementaryElementary · 548 students
Nearby schools
- Severance Middle School0.9 mi · 670
- Range View Elementary1.2 mi · 584
- Hollister Lake Elementary2.1 mi · 529
- Windsor Charter Academy Elementary School2.6 mi · 780
- Windsor Charter Academy Early College High School3.0 mi · 435
- Windsor Charter Academy Middle School3.0 mi · 395
Frequently asked questions
About Severance High SchoolHow many students attend Severance High School?
Severance High School enrolls approximately 943 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Severance High School serve?
Severance High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Severance High School?
Approximately 17.9:1 students per teacher at Severance High School.
How diverse is Severance High School?
Severance High School reports a student body of 66% White, 27% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Severance High School in?
Severance High School is part of Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4.
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