Best Public Schools in Lochbuie, CO

Summary:

The city of Lochbuie, Colorado is home to two elementary schools - Meadow Ridge Elementary School and Lochbuie Elementary School, both part of the Weld County School District Re-3j. While Meadow Ridge serves pre-kindergarten through 2nd grade, Lochbuie covers 3rd through 5th grade, leading to differences in their student demographics and academic performance.

Lochbuie Elementary School stands out as the lower-performing of the two, ranking in the bottom 20% of Colorado elementary schools for the past three years. Its academic achievement across CMAS assessments in English Language Arts, Math, and Science is significantly below the district and state averages. For instance, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 20.2% of Lochbuie Elementary students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 26.6% for the district and 44.1% for the state. Additionally, Lochbuie Elementary has a higher percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch (54.14%) compared to Meadow Ridge Elementary (43.09%), indicating a larger economically disadvantaged student population.

In contrast, Meadow Ridge Elementary School appears to be the higher-performing school, though its exact statewide ranking is not provided. The school serves a more racially diverse student body, with a higher percentage of White and Asian students compared to Lochbuie Elementary. Additionally, Meadow Ridge has a slightly lower student-teacher ratio of 14.2 students per teacher, compared to 13.3 students per teacher at Lochbuie Elementary.

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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 All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Total
Lochbuie Elementary School	Public	3-5	201 Bonanza Boulevard	Lochbuie	80603	Weld County	Weld County School District Re-3j	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 536-2400	266	20	13.3	54.1%	96 (36.1%)	2 (0.8%)	162 (60.9%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	14.1	818^th of 943 public elementary schools	13.3%		20.3	727^th of 933 public elementary schools	22.1%	91	14.5	17.1	28.6	20.2	20.0	12.2	17.9	16.5	22.1	$14,769
Meadow Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1501 Fletcher Avenue	Lochbuie	80603	Weld County	Weld County School District Re-3j	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 536-2400	376	26	14.2	43.1%	133 (35.4%)	6 (1.6%)	216 (57.4%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)								(n/a)										$11,905

Cities Near Lochbuie

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Brighton	2.22 mi	18	152^nd
Hudson	6.23 mi	2	98^th
Commerce City	8.05 mi	22	174^th
Fort Lupton	8.41 mi	5	196^th
Henderson	8.97 mi	5	173^rd

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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.