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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREELEYSCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 6 IN THE COUNTY OF WELD AND STA·NCES 080441006552

Union Colony Elementary School

1051 29TH STREET RD, EVANS, CO 80620 · (970) 673-4997 · Weld County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL342 STUDENTS
Enrollment
342
Elementary
DISTRICT 573 · STATE 379
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.0:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
260 students
DISTRICT 70% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten
71
Grade 1
59
Grade 2
52
Grade 3
53
Grade 4
53
Grade 5
54
Student demographics
White
8023%
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 49%
Hispanic
21463%
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 37%
Black
154%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 5%
Asian
206%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 3%
Two+
93%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5%
Native American
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1%
Pacific Islander
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
15946%
Female
18354%

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Test scores

CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded Expectations
English Language Arts
18.7%
CO avg 44.9% . -10.9pp since 2023
Math
12.2%
CO avg 36.1% . -10.0pp since 2023
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
22.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.6%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
342
-106 (-24%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 17.6:1
% White
23%
was 34%
% Hispanic
63%
was 55%
% Black
4%
was 2%
% Asian
6%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Union Colony Elementary School

Union Colony Elementary School is one of the moderately sized elementary-level communitys in EVANS, Colorado, operated by GreeleySchool District No. 6 in the county of Weld and Sta, with 342 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Within GreeleySchool District No. 6 in the county of Weld and Sta, which oversees 34 schools and 22,917 students, Union Colony Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Union Colony Elementary School logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 63%. Beyond that, the school logs 23% White, 6% Asian, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 31%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. Around 76% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Weld County (around 47%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Union Colony Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 20.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 22.0%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Weld County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $97,097 per year, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Weld County runs 116 public schools (combined enrollment of about 61,274 students), of which Union Colony Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Centennial Elementary School, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Union Colony Elementary School comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 22.1%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site. Union Colony Elementary School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 24%: 448 students in 2018 compared to 342 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 34% to 23%. Class-load math has grew: from 17.6:1 in 2018 to 20.5:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.

Weld County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Union Colony Elementary School
District
GreeleySchool District No. 6 in the county of Weld and Sta
Address
1051 29TH STREET RD, EVANS, CO 80620
Phone
(970) 673-4997
County
Weld County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
342
Teachers (FTE)
17
Student–teacher ratio
20.5:1
Free/Reduced lunch
260 (76%)
Locale
22-Suburb: Mid-size
NCES ID
080441006552
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Union Colony Elementary School
How large is Union Colony Elementary School?
Union Colony Elementary School enrolls approximately 342 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Union Colony Elementary School serve?
Union Colony Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Union Colony Elementary School?
Approximately 20.5:1 students per teacher at Union Colony Elementary School.
How diverse is Union Colony Elementary School?
Union Colony Elementary School reports a student body of 23% White, 63% Hispanic, 4% Black, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Union Colony Elementary School in?
Union Colony Elementary School is part of GreeleySchool District No. 6 in the county of Weld and Sta.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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