Skyline High School

Skyline High School operates as a sizable four-year high school in LONGMONT, Colorado, part of St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J. Current enrollment sits at 1,082 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 627 students per school, that is 73% bigger than typical.

Skyline High School is one of 54 schools operated by St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J, a district that serves 31,607 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Skyline High School records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 69% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 25% White, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 15%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.9:1, putting Skyline High School higher than the state norm the norm. Around 64% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Boulder County runs at roughly 33%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Skyline High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 27.8%; actual is 13.2%, a gap of -14.6 points.

In the broader community, Boulder County reports that the typical household earns roughly $103,994 per year, about 64% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Boulder County's 86 public schools (combined enrollment of about 42,200 students), Skyline High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Timberline PK-8, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Skyline High School at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 28.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Skyline High School's enrollment has edged down 27% since 2018, when it stood at 1,480 (now 1,082). White enrollment moved from 36% to 25% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 22.6:1 in 2018 to 18.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.