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Ryan Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Lafayette, Colorado, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 418. It is part of the Boulder Valley School District, which is ranked 4 out of 116 districts in Colorado and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.
While Ryan Elementary has a higher percentage of White students (68.66%) compared to the surrounding schools, which range from 23.62% to 77.86% White students, it also has a higher percentage of Hispanic students (18.9%) compared to most nearby schools. Academically, Ryan Elementary's test scores are generally lower than the district and state averages across CMAS English Language Arts, Math, and Science assessments. For example, in 2023-2024, Ryan's proficiency rates were 47.1% in ELA, 38.4% in Math, and 42.5% in 5th grade Science, compared to the Boulder Valley School District's 63.2%, 53.5%, and 57.4% respectively. The school's rankings for specific student subgroups, such as female, male, White, and low socioeconomic status students, are generally in the middle to lower range compared to other Colorado elementary schools, and its ranking for gifted and talented students is particularly low, in the bottom 10% of schools.
Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Boulder Valley School District generally perform better than Ryan Elementary across various metrics, including state rankings, test scores, and student subgroup performance. Schools like Superior Elementary, Fireside Elementary, and Louisville Elementary consistently rank in the top 20-25% of Colorado elementary schools and have significantly higher proficiency rates in ELA, Math, and Science. This suggests that Ryan Elementary may need to re-evaluate its identification and support for high-achieving students, as well as address the needs of its diverse student population to improve its overall academic performance.
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