Enrollment
342
Elementary
DISTRICT 573 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREELEY-EVANS SCHOOL DISTRICT 6·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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 71 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 31% larger than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
55%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
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
18.7%
CO avg 44.9% . -10.9pp since 2023
Math
12.2%
CO avg 36.1% . -10.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.7% | 12.2% |
| 2023-24 | 29.6% | 22.2% |
% 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
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
What this means: About 22% 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 Union Colony Elementary School
Union Colony Elementary School's state test result (22.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Colony Elementary School this school | 342 | 76.0% | 22.0% |
| Shawsheen Elementary School GREELEY | 405 | 76.0% | 14.3% |
| Alicia Sanchez International School LAFAYETTE | 321 | 78.5% | 25.6% |
| Leroy Elementary NORTHGLENN | 435 | 78.9% | 16.8% |
| John E. Flynn A Marzano Academy WESTMINSTER | 354 | 76.0% | 24.8% |
| Meadow Community School THORNTON | 378 | 74.9% | 16.5% |
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 Union Colony Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Weld County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #734 of 931 | #38 of 53 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.2% | #861 of 940 ▼ 192 | #50 of 55 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.7% | #848 of 946 ▼ 188 | #51 of 55 ▼ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 342 | #585 of 1,056 | #48 of 62 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #873 of 896 | #54 of 56 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.8% | #315 of 896 | #7 of 56 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.0% | #198 of 983 | #10 of 57 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.7% | #215 of 664 | #6 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
342
-41 (-11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 342 | 16.7 | 20.5:1 | 76% (260) |
| 2023-24 | 329 | 16 | 20.6:1 | 78% (255) |
| 2022-23 | 325 | 14.3 | 22.8:1 | 73% (238) |
| 2020-21 | 383 | 25 | 15.3:1 | 77% (295) |
| 2017-18 | 448 | 25.4 | 17.6:1 | 68% (306) |
| 2015-16 | 438 | 25 | 17.5:1 | 68% (300) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Union Colony Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (448 to 342); teachers down 34% (25.4 to 16.7).
About Union Colony Elementary School
Union Colony Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in EVANS, Colorado, administered by Greeley-Evans School District 6. It teaches 342 students in kindergarten through 5.
Within Greeley-Evans School District 6, Union Colony Elementary School is one of 34 schools. The district enrolls 22,917 students.
More than half of enrollment at Union Colony Elementary School is Hispanic: 63%. The next largest groups are 23% White, 6% Asian, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 32 points above the 31% share among Weld County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 55%.
Its ratio of 20.5:1 is based on 16.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Colorado average 16.6:1, 3.9 fewer students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 76%. For comparison, public schools in Weld County average 47%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Union Colony Elementary School is 1.3 points above its prediction. Actual: 22.0%. Predicted: 20.6%.
In Weld County, median household income comes to about $97,097, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 116, with about 61,274 students.
Centennial Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Union Colony Elementary School ranks 4th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Locale: Suburb: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. Union Colony Elementary School is a publicly funded charter school.
The school's student count decreased 11% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. By 2024-25, the school had 20.5 students per teacher, compared with 15.3 in 2020-21.
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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 EVANS
- Chappelow K-8 Magnet SchoolElementary · 693 students
- Heiman Elementary SchoolElementary · 602 students
- Prairie Heights Middle SchoolMiddle · 537 students
- Dos Rios Elementary SchoolElementary · 499 students
- Centennial Elementary SchoolElementary · 481 students
Nearby schools
- Centennial Elementary School0.9 mi · 481
- Chappelow K-8 Magnet School0.9 mi · 693
- Jackson Elementary School0.9 mi · 508
- Dos Rios Elementary School1.0 mi · 499
- Salida del Sol Academy1.1 mi · 654
- Brentwood Middle School1.4 mi · 564
Frequently asked questions
About Union Colony Elementary SchoolHow 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 Greeley-Evans School District 6.
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