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Does Twin Peaks Classical Academy have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
879
Combined
DISTRICT 611 · STATE 523
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST. VRAIN VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE1J·NCES 080537001572
Twin Peaks Classical Academy
340 SOUTH SUNSET STREET, LONGMONT, CO 80501 · (303) 772-7286 · Boulder County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED22-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL879 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of Colorado public K-12 schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
341 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 83 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 79 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 85 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 59 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 80 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 51 | 6% |
| Grade 10 | 56 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 38 | 4% |
| Grade 12 | 30 | 3% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (80).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
53.5%
CO avg 44.9% . -0.4pp since 2023
Math
48.5%
CO avg 36.1% . +0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 | 53.5% | 48.5% |
| 2023-24 | 53.9% | 48.0% |
% 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
49.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.2%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
879
+71 (+9%) vs 2020
+82% since 2000-01, when it was 483
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 879 | 57.4 | 15.3:1 | 39% (341) |
| 2023-24 | 852 | 48.7 | 17.5:1 | 36% (310) |
| 2022-23 | 807 | 61.5 | 13.1:1 | 36% (294) |
| 2020-21 | 808 | 59 | 13.7:1 | 41% (333) |
| 2017-18 | 896 | 62.2 | 14.4:1 | 40% (356) |
| 2015-16 | 982 | 59 | 16.6:1 | 40% (395) |
| 2010-11 | 707 | 42 | 16.8:1 | 25% (177) |
| 2000-01 | 483 | 25 | 19.3:1 | 4% (18) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Twin Peaks Classical Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (896 to 879); teachers down 8% (62.2 to 57.4).
About Twin Peaks Classical Academy
Twin Peaks Classical Academy is a large combined-grade school that serves part of LONGMONT, Colorado. Students in kindergarten through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 879 students. For comparison, combined schools in Colorado average about 523 students.
Twin Peaks Classical Academy is one school in St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J, a system of 54 schools with 31,607 students.
White students make up a majority at Twin Peaks Classical Academy, at 61%. The remaining shares are 29% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Boulder County's population at about 78%. Twin Peaks Classical Academy's diversity index is 55%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 57.4 full-time equivalents, or about 15.3 students per teacher. On average, combined schools in Colorado have 14.3:1, compared with 15.3:1 here. About 39% of students, or 341, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
allk12 grades Twin Peaks Classical Academy an A. The grade compares the school only with Colorado public K-12 schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Twin Peaks Classical Academy is 6.0 points above its prediction. Actual: 49.2%. Predicted: 43.2%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Boulder County show that the median household income is $103,994, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Twin Peaks Classical Academy is one of 86 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to Twin Peaks Classical Academy is St. Vrain Community Montessori School, about 0.5 miles away. Twin Peaks Classical Academy is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 6 nearby schools that report test results, Twin Peaks Classical Academy ranks 3rd on proficiency.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Mid-size, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. Twin Peaks Classical Academy is a publicly funded charter school.
Over 4 years, Twin Peaks Classical Academy's enrollment grew 9%, to 879. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.7:1 to 15.3:1.
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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 St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J
- Erie High SchoolHigh · 1,727 students
- Niwot High SchoolHigh · 1,509 students
- Frederick Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,491 students
- Longmont High SchoolHigh · 1,268 students
- Soaring Heights PK-8Elementary · 1,211 students
- Silver Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,208 students
Other schools in LONGMONT
- Longmont High SchoolHigh · 1,268 students
- Silver Creek High SchoolHigh · 1,208 students
- Mead High SchoolHigh · 1,174 students
- Skyline High SchoolHigh · 1,082 students
- Timberline PK-8Elementary · 762 students
- Flagstaff Charter AcademyElementary · 725 students
Nearby schools
- St. Vrain Community Montessori School0.5 mi · 260
- New Meridian High School0.6 mi · 95
- St. Vrain Virtual High School0.6 mi · 69
- Sunset Middle School0.7 mi · 316
- Burlington Elementary School0.8 mi · 320
- Indian Peaks Elementary School0.8 mi · 214
Frequently asked questions
About Twin Peaks Classical AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Twin Peaks Classical Academy?
Twin Peaks Classical Academy enrolls approximately 879 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does Twin Peaks Classical Academy serve?
Twin Peaks Classical Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Twin Peaks Classical Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Twin Peaks Classical Academy is approximately 15.3:1 (57 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Twin Peaks Classical Academy?
Twin Peaks Classical Academy reports a student body of 61% White, 29% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Twin Peaks Classical Academy?
Twin Peaks Classical Academy is overseen by St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J in Boulder County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.