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Enrollment
405
Elementary
DISTRICT 352 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOULDER VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE2·NCES 080249000135
University Hill Elementary School
956 16TH STREET, BOULDER, CO 80302 · (720) 561-5416 · Boulder County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL405 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 75% of Colorado public elementary schools
- BTest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
249 students
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 50%
Community
6
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 | 25 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
51.1%
CO avg 44.9% . -4.9pp since 2023
Math
40.6%
CO avg 36.1% . +2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.1% | 40.6% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 38.4% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
44.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.4%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 29% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in Colorado's top 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 University Hill Elementary School
University Hill Elementary School's state test result (44.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Hill Elementary School this school | 405 | 61.5% | 44.5% |
| Wamsley Elementary School RIFLE | 420 | 60.5% | 22.6% |
| Glenwood Springs Elementary School GLENWOOD SPRINGS | 452 | 63.7% | 23.7% |
| Homestake Peak School AVON | 421 | 57.7% | 32.5% |
| Highland Elementary School RIFLE | 451 | 57.2% | 22.6% |
| Twombly Elementary School FORT LUPTON | 473 | 65.1% | 21.3% |
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 University Hill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Boulder County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #379 of 931 | #34 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #402 of 940 ▲ 7 | #34 of 48 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #350 of 946 ▼ 79 | #33 of 48 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 405 | #416 of 1,056 | #19 of 52 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #484 of 896 | #22 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.6% | #597 of 896 | #27 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.5% | #354 of 983 | #10 of 48 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #417 of 664 | #31 of 44 |
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
-28 (-6%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 435
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 25.8 | 15.7:1 | 61% (249) |
| 2023-24 | 408 | 26.7 | 15.3:1 | 59% (239) |
| 2022-23 | 413 | 32.9 | 12.6:1 | 54% (225) |
| 2020-21 | 433 | 32 | 13.5:1 | 55% (237) |
| 2017-18 | 466 | 30.9 | 15.1:1 | 55% (257) |
| 2015-16 | 450 | 31 | 14.5:1 | 60% (272) |
| 2010-11 | 371 | 29 | 12.8:1 | 45% (167) |
| 2000-01 | 400 | 22 | 18.2:1 | 50% (201) |
| 1990-91 | 435 | 19 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for University Hill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (466 to 405); teachers down 16% (30.9 to 25.8).
About University Hill Elementary School
University Hill Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in BOULDER, Colorado. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 405 students.
University Hill Elementary School sits within Boulder Valley School District No. Re2, which has 56 schools and 27,988 students.
The share of Hispanic students at University Hill Elementary School is 70%, a majority. Other students are 27% White. That is higher than the 15% Hispanic share among all Boulder County residents. A diversity index of 44% means there is a 44% chance two randomly chosen students at University Hill Elementary School are from different groups.
There are 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at University Hill Elementary School, giving a ratio of 15.7:1. Elementary schools in Colorado average 16.6:1, 0.9 more students per teacher than here. A total of 249 students, or 61%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 33% average for public schools in Boulder County.
On the allk12 Grade, University Hill Elementary School lands at A-, ahead of 75% of Colorado public elementary schools.
University Hill Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 44.5%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Colorado are predicted to post 29.4%, so the school is 15.1 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
Looking at the county, Boulder County, median household income comes to about $103,994, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 64% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 4%. The county's public schools total 86, with about 42,200 students.
About 0.4 miles separate University Hill Elementary School from the closest public school, New Vista High School. The five-mile area around University Hill Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. University Hill Elementary School ranks 4th of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 44.5% against a local average of 49.4%.
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.
From 433 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 405 by 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 15.7:1, from 13.5:1.
The discussion board for University Hill Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Boulder Valley School District No. Re2
- Boulder High SchoolHigh · 1,939 students
- Fairview High SchoolHigh · 1,863 students
- Broomfield High SchoolHigh · 1,693 students
- Centaurus High SchoolHigh · 1,557 students
- Peak to Peak Charter SchoolCombined · 1,447 students
- Monarch High SchoolHigh · 1,431 students
Other schools in BOULDER
- Boulder High SchoolHigh · 1,939 students
- Fairview High SchoolHigh · 1,863 students
- Williamsburg Academy of ColoradoHigh · 622 students
- Centennial Middle SchoolMiddle · 598 students
- Southern Hills Middle SchoolMiddle · 502 students
- Nevin Platt Middle SchoolMiddle · 483 students
Nearby schools
- New Vista High School0.4 mi · 327
- Boulder High School0.6 mi · 1,939
- Flatirons Elementary School0.7 mi · 163
- Williamsburg Academy of Colorado1.0 mi · 622
- Whittier Elementary School1.2 mi · 269
- Mapleton Early Childhood Center1.3 mi · 68
Frequently asked questions
About University Hill Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at University Hill Elementary School?
University Hill Elementary School enrolls approximately 405 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does University Hill Elementary School serve?
University Hill Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at University Hill Elementary School?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at University Hill Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at University Hill Elementary School?
Student demographics at University Hill Elementary School are roughly 27% White, 70% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is University Hill Elementary School public or private?
University Hill Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Boulder Valley School District No. Re2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.