Best Elementary Schools in Boulder, CO

Summary:

The city of Boulder, Colorado is home to 17 elementary schools that are part of the Boulder Valley School District No. Re2, a highly-ranked school district in the state. These schools serve students from kindergarten through 5th grade and offer a diverse range of educational opportunities in the Boulder area.

Among the standout elementary schools in Boulder are High Peaks Elementary School, which ranks 4th out of 943 Colorado elementary schools and has exceptional test scores, with over 88% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, Math, and Science. Bear Creek Elementary School and Foothill Elementary School also excel, ranking 6th and 43rd in the state, respectively, and boasting strong academic performance across multiple subjects.

While the elementary schools in Boulder demonstrate a range of academic outcomes, the data reveals a clear correlation between a school's socioeconomic status, as measured by free and reduced lunch rates, and its academic performance. Schools with higher percentages of students from low-income families, such as Columbine Elementary School and University Hill Elementary School, tend to have lower proficiency rates in core subjects. Nonetheless, the exceptional performance of certain schools, like High Peaks and Bear Creek, shows that it is possible to achieve outstanding academic results even in a diverse school district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CMAS English Language Arts (2024)							CMAS Math (2024)							CMAS Science (2024)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 8th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Bear Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 Table Mesa Drive	Boulder	80305	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-3500	315	19	16.7	8.9%	231 (73.3%)	2 (0.6%)	27 (8.6%)	20 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.1%)	98.8	6^th of 943 public elementary schools	99.4%		98.5	7^th of 933 public elementary schools	99.2%	1	86.4	84.6	89.5				86.9	82.2	83.0	94.8				87.2	87.9		$18,044
Columbine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3130 Repplier Drive	Boulder	80304	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 561-2500	394	25	15.9	68.0%	113 (28.7%)	7 (1.8%)	243 (61.7%)	15 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	26	660^th of 943 public elementary schools	30.0%		42.7	494^th of 933 public elementary schools	47.1%	166	57.9	44.4	32.8				40.4	23.6	15.3	23.4				20.8	21.3		$22,680
Crest View Elementary School	Public	K-5	1897 Sumac Avenue	Boulder	80304	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-5461	410	27	15.3	31.2%	245 (59.8%)	12 (2.9%)	103 (25.1%)	21 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.3%)	77.7	190^th of 943 public elementary schools	79.9%		74.7	212^th of 933 public elementary schools	77.3%	22	50.8	62.7	67.7				60.6	51.6	47.6	53.2				50.5	62.3		$20,255
Eisenhower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1220 Eisenhower Drive	Boulder	80303	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-6700	338	21	16.2	18.9%	250 (74.0%)	4 (1.2%)	33 (9.8%)	15 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (10.4%)	93.4	39^th of 943 public elementary schools	95.9%		92.5	53^rd of 933 public elementary schools	94.3%	14	83.9	82.5	62.5				75.7	89.3	69.0	72.9				77.7	64.4		$20,228
Flatirons Elementary School	Public	K-5	1150 7th Street	Boulder	80302	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-4600	164	10	17.2	14.6%	132 (80.5%)	1 (0.6%)	16 (9.8%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.9%)	86	113^th of 943 public elementary schools	88.0%		88	91^st of 933 public elementary schools	90.2%	22	72.0	58.6	68.2				65.8	64.0	55.2	62.5				60.3	59.1		$21,499
Foothill Elementary School	Public	K-5	1001 Hawthorne Avenue	Boulder	80304	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-2600	437	25	17.4	12.6%	342 (78.3%)	2 (0.5%)	43 (9.8%)	10 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (8.5%)	93	43^rd of 943 public elementary schools	95.4%		95.1	27^th of 933 public elementary schools	97.1%	16	83.3	66.2	85.9				78.8	74.2	50.0	76.3				67.1	76.0		$18,505
Creekside Elementary School at Martin Park	Public	PK, KG-5	3740 Martin Drive	Boulder	80305	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-3800	368	23	15.7	29.1%	250 (67.9%)	6 (1.6%)	54 (14.7%)	29 (7.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.3%)	94.2	31^st of 943 public elementary schools	96.7%		92.2	55^th of 933 public elementary schools	94.1%	24	66.0	80.0	79.6				75.2	81.1	66.0	71.7				73.0	65.4		$19,415
Mesa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1575 Lehigh Street	Boulder	80305	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-3000	246	16	15.2	16.7%	192 (78.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (8.5%)	8 (3.3%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (8.9%)	88.8	88^th of 943 public elementary schools	90.7%		94.2	37^th of 933 public elementary schools	96.0%	51	63.2	75.0	65.2				68.0	55.3	72.7	70.2				66.7	64.6		$21,824
University Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	956 16th Street	Boulder	80302	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 561-5416	408	27	15.2	58.6%	111 (27.2%)	2 (0.5%)	282 (69.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	54	413^th of 943 public elementary schools	56.2%		63.3	315^th of 933 public elementary schools	66.2%	98	69.0	65.7	42.2				56.0	42.4	40.0	33.3				38.4	31.8		$21,754
Whittier Elementary School	Public	K-5	2008 Pine Street	Boulder	80302	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-5431	293	21	13.8	45.7%	170 (58.0%)	3 (1.0%)	92 (31.4%)	14 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.8%)	49.6	454^th of 943 public elementary schools	51.9%		56.9	369^th of 933 public elementary schools	60.5%	85	37.8	38.2	53.4				43.7	37.5	29.1	44.1				37.0	42.1		$20,649
Community Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-6	805 Gillaspie Dr	Boulder	80305	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-3700	277	17	16.5	27.4%	196 (70.8%)	3 (1.1%)	42 (15.2%)	13 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (7.6%)	73.5	229^th of 943 public elementary schools	75.7%		69.1	261^st of 933 public elementary schools	72.0%	32	46.3	55.9	63.3				54.3	53.7	48.5	50.0				51.0	63.3		$20,064
High Peaks Elementary School	Public	K-5	3995 East Aurora Avenue	Boulder	80303	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-6500	247	16	15.9	11.7%	118 (47.8%)	2 (0.8%)	20 (8.1%)	66 (26.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (16.6%)	98.9	4^th of 943 public elementary schools	99.6%		98.7	5^th of 933 public elementary schools	99.5%	1	77.8	87.8	98.0				88.1	84.4	87.8	91.8				88.1	89.8		$17,400
Boulder Community School/Integrated Studies	Public	K-5	3995 East Aurora Avenue	Boulder	80303	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-6500	265	15	17.2		216 (81.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.4%)	93.7	35^th of 943 public elementary schools	96.3%		93.4	42^nd of 933 public elementary schools	95.5%	7	61.9	93.2	82.0				79.4	66.7	86.4	78.8				77.5	61.4		$17,998
Horizons K-8 School	Public, Charter	K-8	4545 Sioux Drive	Boulder	80303	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 561-5580	361	25	14.6	13.0%	295 (81.7%)	3 (0.8%)	20 (5.5%)	12 (3.3%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.5%)	77.2	194^th of 943 public elementary schools	79.4%		81.7	150^th of 933 public elementary schools	83.9%	44	60.5	65.0	57.1	73.0	71.0	76.3	66.8	61.5	50.0	35.7	64.9	41.4	62.2	52.7	47.6	53.8	$12,692
Mapleton Early Childhood Center	Public	PK	840 Mapleton Avenue	Boulder	80304	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-6200	63	4	15.7	25.4%	41 (65.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (19.0%)	6 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.3%)								(n/a)																	$21,387
Heatherwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7750 Concord Drive	Boulder	80301	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-5586	255	17	14.5	14.5%	205 (80.4%)	3 (1.2%)	18 (7.1%)	10 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.5%)	89.8	79^th of 943 public elementary schools	91.6%		84.3	125^th of 933 public elementary schools	86.6%	46	73.7	56.1	83.3				69.7	76.9	53.7	71.0				66.7	66.7		$21,508
Douglass Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	840 75th Street	Boulder	80303	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-5541	319	19	17.1	11.0%	262 (82.1%)	4 (1.3%)	22 (6.9%)	9 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.6%)	89.8	78^th of 943 public elementary schools	91.7%		73.1	221^st of 933 public elementary schools	76.3%	143	69.4	75.0	64.8				69.7	72.7	59.6	80.9				70.9	56.6		$18,817
Gold Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	890 Main Street	Boulder	80302	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-5940	12	2	5.0		8 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (16.7%)	1 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (8.3%)								(n/a)																	$32,567

Cities Near Boulder

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Niwot	5.1 mi	2
Louisville	5.24 mi	6	12^th
Lafayette	6.72 mi	8	42^nd
Erie	6.93 mi	9	20^th
Longmont	7.15 mi	30	85^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.