Enrollment
221
Elementary
DISTRICT 266 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUMMIT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE 1·NCES 080681001564
Upper Blue Elementary School
1200 AIRPORT ROAD, BRECKENRIDGE, CO 80424 · (970) 368-1800 · Summit County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL221 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% of Colorado public elementary 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
104 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 38 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 32 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 29 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (27).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Summit School District No. Re 1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
58.9%
CO avg 44.9% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
57.7%
CO avg 36.1% . +2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.9% | 57.7% |
| 2023-24 | 60.9% | 55.2% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
55.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.2%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 38% 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 17 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 Upper Blue Elementary School
Upper Blue Elementary School's state test result (55.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Blue Elementary School this school | 221 | 47.1% | 55.3% |
| Carbon Valley Academy FREDERICK | 245 | 49.8% | 26.6% |
| The Studio School NORTHGLENN | 215 | 47.4% | 33.0% |
| Truscott Elementary School LOVELAND | 194 | 50.5% | 14.9% |
| Bennett Intermediate School BENNETT | 256 | 43.4% | 30.3% |
| Elk Creek Elementary NEW CASTLE | 272 | 46.0% | 23.2% |
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 Upper Blue Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Summit County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #212 of 931 | #1 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #170 of 940 ▲ 6 | #1 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #228 of 946 ▼ 34 | #2 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 221 | #873 of 1,056 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #8 of 896 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.7% | #295 of 896 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.1% | #511 of 983 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.1% | #194 of 664 | N/A |
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
221
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
+2% since 2000-01, when it was 216
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 221 | 21.8 | 10.2:1 | 47% (104) |
| 2023-24 | 224 | 22.9 | 9.8:1 | 45% (100) |
| 2022-23 | 237 | 23.4 | 10.1:1 | 38% (89) |
| 2020-21 | 223 | 20 | 11.2:1 | 38% (85) |
| 2017-18 | 295 | 19.3 | 15.3:1 | 34% (100) |
| 2015-16 | 300 | 18 | 16.7:1 | 35% (104) |
| 2010-11 | 276 | 18 | 15.3:1 | 25% (69) |
| 2000-01 | 216 | 13 | 16.6:1 | 15% (32) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Upper Blue Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (295 to 221); teachers up 13% (19.3 to 21.8).
About Upper Blue Elementary School
Upper Blue Elementary School is a small elementary school in BRECKENRIDGE, Colorado, under Summit School District No. Re 1. The school reports 221 students in pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Colorado is about 379 students.
In Summit School District No. Re 1, 9 schools enroll a combined 3,473 students.
Upper Blue Elementary School's enrollment is 50% Hispanic. Other groups include 43% White and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Summit County residents are about 17% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Upper Blue Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 56%.
The school employs the equivalent of 21.8 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 10.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Colorado is 16.6:1, higher than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Upper Blue Elementary School is 47%. On average, public schools in Summit County report 38%.
The allk12 Grade for Upper Blue Elementary School is A. Compared with Colorado public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 87% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in Colorado with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate on state tests near 38.2%. Upper Blue Elementary School posts 55.3%, 17.1 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
Within Summit County, median household income is about $109,773, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 55%, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Summit County number 9 and enroll about 3,473.
The closest other public school is Breckenridge Elementary School, about 1.5 miles away. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 55.3% is above the 39.4% average for nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Upper Blue Elementary School is Town: Remote.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 223 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 221. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.2:1) than in 2020-21 (11.2:1).
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Summit County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
31,017
Census ACS
Median income
$109,773
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
55%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
3,473 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Summit School District No. Re 1
- Summit High SchoolHigh · 1,060 students
- Summit Middle SchoolMiddle · 737 students
- Dillon Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 395 students
- Silverthorne Elementary SchoolElementary · 339 students
- Summit Cove Elementary SchoolElementary · 222 students
- Frisco Elementary SchoolElementary · 215 students
Other schools in BRECKENRIDGE
- Summit High SchoolHigh · 1,060 students
- Breckenridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 205 students
Nearby schools
- Breckenridge Elementary School1.5 mi · 205
- Summit High School4.5 mi · 1,060
- Frisco Elementary School5.3 mi · 215
- Summit Middle School6.1 mi · 737
- Snowy Peaks Junior/Senior High School6.1 mi · 79
- Summit Cove Elementary School6.6 mi · 222
Frequently asked questions
About Upper Blue Elementary SchoolHow large is Upper Blue Elementary School?
Upper Blue Elementary School enrolls approximately 221 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Upper Blue Elementary School serve?
Upper Blue Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Upper Blue Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Upper Blue Elementary School is approximately 10.2:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Upper Blue Elementary School?
At Upper Blue Elementary School, the student body is approximately 43% White, 50% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Upper Blue Elementary School?
Upper Blue Elementary School is overseen by Summit School District No. Re 1 in Summit County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.