Weld re-8 schools

The Weld re-8 school district in Colorado consists of 5 schools, including 3 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The district as a whole is ranked 73 out of 116 districts in Colorado and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

The standout school in the Weld re-8 district is Kenneth Homyak PK-8, which consistently outperforms the district and state averages on CMAS test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. In 2023-2024, Kenneth Homyak PK-8 had 62.5% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 53.1% proficient or better in Math, compared to district averages of 29.6% and 22% respectively. The school also had very high proficiency rates in Science. In contrast, the other schools in the district have struggled and ranked in the bottom half of Colorado schools.

The schools in the Weld re-8 district have a majority Hispanic student population, ranging from 69.55% to 80.49% across the 5 schools. The free and reduced lunch rates are quite high, ranging from 13.92% at Kenneth Homyak PK-8 to 69.66% at Twombly Elementary. The student-teacher ratios are relatively high, from 15.2 at Twombly Elementary to 20.2 at Fort Lupton High School. These factors likely contribute to the low test score performance seen at many of the schools in the district, with the exception of the standout Kenneth Homyak PK-8.