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Enrollment
1,784
Combined
DISTRICT 1,158 · STATE 523
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREELEY-EVANS SCHOOL DISTRICT 6·NCES 080441001696
University Schools
6525 18TH STREET, GREELEY, CO 80634 · (970) 330-2221 · Weld County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,784 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of Colorado public K-12 schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
17.8:1
100 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.6:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
727 students
DISTRICT 70% · 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 | 110 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 107 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 6% |
| Grade 5 | 113 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 163 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 167 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 163 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 176 | 10% |
| Grade 10 | 171 | 10% |
| Grade 11 | 151 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 134 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (110) is 33% smaller than its 8th grade class (163).
Student demographics
54%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
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
34.5%
CO avg 44.9% . +3.2pp since 2023
Math
20.2%
CO avg 36.1% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.5% | 20.2% |
| 2023-24 | 31.3% | 16.2% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
25.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 42% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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
1,784
+42 (+2%) vs 2020
+179% since 2000-01, when it was 639
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 1,784 | 100.2 | 17.8:1 | 41% (727) |
| 2023-24 | 1,751 | 98.5 | 17.8:1 | 45% (786) |
| 2022-23 | 1,771 | 101.7 | 17.4:1 | 36% (631) |
| 2020-21 | 1,742 | 96 | 18.1:1 | 36% (633) |
| 2017-18 | 1,780 | 100 | 17.8:1 | 31% (552) |
| 2015-16 | 1,784 | 103 | 17.3:1 | 30% (527) |
| 2010-11 | 1,193 | 58 | 20.6:1 | 22% (264) |
| 2000-01 | 639 | 42 | 15.2:1 | 6% (38) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for University Schools.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (1,780 to 1,784); teachers unchanged (100 to 100.2).
About University Schools
University Schools sits in GREELEY, Colorado, and is classified as a school serving multiple grade levels. The school has 1,784 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 12. Combined schools in Colorado average about 523 students, which makes this school 241% above average.
In Greeley-Evans School District 6, 34 schools enroll a combined 22,917 students.
White students are 52% of those enrolled at University Schools. The rest of enrollment is 44% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Weld County's population at about 73%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 54%.
The school lists 100.2 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. The average for combined schools in Colorado is 14.3:1, so this school has more students per teacher. A total of 727 students, or 41%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, University Schools lands at F, ahead of 4% of Colorado public K-12 schools.
After accounting for student poverty, University Schools is in the bottom 10% of Colorado schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 25.0% is 17.1 points below the 42.0% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
For the population of Weld County, the median household earns about $97,097 a year, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Weld County, 116 public schools serve about 61,274 students.
University Schools's nearest public school is West Ridge Academy (about 0.9 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of University Schools. By average proficiency, University Schools is 5th among 8 schools close by.
Its NCES locale code is City: Mid-size: the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. University Schools is run as a public charter school.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 1,742 in 2020-21, 1,784 in 2024-25.
People who know University Schools can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- 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
- S. Christa McAuliffe STEM AcademyElementary · 932 students
Other schools in GREELEY
- Greeley West High SchoolHigh · 1,936 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
- S. Christa McAuliffe STEM AcademyElementary · 932 students
Nearby schools
- West Ridge Academy0.9 mi · 329
- Early College Academy1.0 mi · 293
- Tointon Academy of Pre-Engineering1.0 mi · 1,127
- Union Colony Preparatory School1.1 mi · 333
- Centennial BOCES High School1.1 mi · 82
- Northridge High School1.5 mi · 1,322
Frequently asked questions
About University SchoolsWhat is the total enrollment at University Schools?
University Schools enrolls approximately 1,784 students in grades KG-12.
Is University Schools an elementary, middle, or high school?
University Schools is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-12.
How many teachers does University Schools have?
University Schools employs 100 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at University Schools?
At University Schools, the student body is approximately 52% White, 44% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees University Schools?
University Schools is overseen by Greeley-Evans School District 6 in Weld County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.