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Enrollment
405
Elementary
DISTRICT 573 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREELEY-EVANS SCHOOL DISTRICT 6·NCES 080441000650
Shawsheen Elementary School
4020 WEST 7TH STREET, GREELEY, CO 80634 · (970) 348-2300 · Weld County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL405 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.0:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
308 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 65 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 61% larger than its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
52%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
16.3%
CO avg 44.9%
Math
10.5%
CO avg 36.1% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Math scores are down about 2 points since 2023.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 16.3% | 10.5% |
| 2023-24 | N/A | 12.5% |
% 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
14.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.6%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 Shawsheen Elementary School
Shawsheen Elementary School's state test result (14.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shawsheen Elementary School this school | 405 | 76.0% | 14.3% |
| Leroy Elementary NORTHGLENN | 435 | 78.9% | 16.8% |
| Union Colony Elementary School EVANS | 342 | 76.0% | 22.0% |
| Alicia Sanchez International School LAFAYETTE | 321 | 78.5% | 25.6% |
| Meadow Community School THORNTON | 378 | 74.9% | 16.5% |
| John E. Flynn A Marzano Academy WESTMINSTER | 354 | 76.0% | 24.8% |
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 Shawsheen Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Weld County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.3% | #875 of 931 | #51 of 53 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.5% | #881 of 940 ▼ 39 | #53 of 55 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.3% | #874 of 946 | #53 of 55 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 405 | #417 of 1,056 | #41 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #581 of 896 | #25 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.7% | #397 of 896 | #23 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.0% | #197 of 983 | #9 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.0% | #495 of 664 | #23 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
405
+26 (+7%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 462
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 405 | 24.9 | 16.3:1 | 76% (308) |
| 2023-24 | 380 | 23.3 | 16.3:1 | 76% (287) |
| 2022-23 | 366 | 19.7 | 18.6:1 | 79% (290) |
| 2020-21 | 379 | 22 | 17.2:1 | 78% (296) |
| 2017-18 | 445 | 24.8 | 17.9:1 | 73% (324) |
| 2015-16 | 396 | 22 | 18.0:1 | 79% (311) |
| 2010-11 | 457 | 24 | 19.0:1 | 67% (308) |
| 2000-01 | 501 | 30 | 16.7:1 | 18% (91) |
| 1990-91 | 462 | 21 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shawsheen Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (445 to 405); teachers unchanged (24.8 to 24.9).
About Shawsheen Elementary School
Shawsheen Elementary School is an elementary school in GREELEY, Colorado, reachable at (970) 348-2300. In all, 405 students attend the school in pre-K through 5.
Greeley-Evans School District 6 has 22,917 students in 34 schools, and Shawsheen Elementary School is one of those schools.
The share of Hispanic students at Shawsheen Elementary School is 66%, a majority. The remaining students are 21% White, 6% Asian, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. Census figures show Weld County is about 31% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 52, compared with 70 nationally.
There are about 16.3 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Shawsheen Elementary School, which has 24.9. The average for elementary schools in Colorado is about 16.6:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 76%. The rate at public schools in Weld County averages 47%, lower than here.
Compared with Colorado schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Shawsheen Elementary School's results are 6.3 points below predicted: 14.3% against 20.6%.
Looking at the county, Weld County, the median household earns about $97,097 a year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Shawsheen Elementary School, Weld County has 116 public schools.
Shawsheen Elementary School is about 0.7 miles from Franklin Middle School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Shawsheen Elementary School ranks 8th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 14.3% against a local average of 23.9%.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Mid-size. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 7% increase, from 379 to 405.
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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 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
Other Shawsheen Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Shawsheen Elementary. Shawsheen Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Shawsheen ElementaryWilmington, MA · 304 students
Nearby schools
- Franklin Middle School0.7 mi · 367
- S. Christa McAuliffe STEM Academy1.0 mi · 932
- Scott Elementary School1.1 mi · 566
- Early College Academy1.4 mi · 293
- James Madison STEAM Academy1.5 mi · 768
- Monfort Elementary School1.5 mi · 373
Frequently asked questions
About Shawsheen Elementary SchoolHow large is Shawsheen Elementary School?
Shawsheen Elementary School enrolls approximately 405 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Shawsheen Elementary School serve?
Shawsheen Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Shawsheen Elementary School?
Approximately 16.3:1 students per teacher at Shawsheen Elementary School.
How diverse is Shawsheen Elementary School?
Shawsheen Elementary School reports a student body of 21% White, 66% Hispanic, 3% Black, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Shawsheen Elementary School public or private?
Shawsheen Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Greeley-Evans School District 6.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.