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Lafayette Elementary School

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Lafayette Elementary School ranks 189 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

189^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 80% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Lafayette Elementary School is a highly-ranked public elementary school serving 480 students in grades PK-5 in the Boulder Valley School District in Colorado. The school has consistently been among the top-performing elementary schools in the state, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for several years.

Lafayette Elementary School's academic performance is exceptional, with students significantly outperforming state and district averages on CMAS assessments in English Language Arts, Math, and Science. In the 2024-2025 school year, 62.4% of students were proficient or better in ELA, and 54.1% were proficient or better in Math, compared to state averages of 44.8% and 35.9%, respectively. The school's 5th-grade Science performance was also strong, with 56.3% of students proficient or better, compared to the state average of 39%. While the school performs well across different student subgroups, its performance for low-income students has been more mixed, and its support for gifted and talented students could be improved.

Compared to nearby schools, Lafayette Elementary School stands out as a high-performing institution. It outperforms other schools in the Boulder Valley School District, such as Fireside Elementary and Meadowlark School, which also rank highly in the state. However, the school's performance is significantly better than that of Alicia Sanchez International School, which struggles academically and has a much higher percentage of low-income students. Nearby schools in the St. Vrain Valley School District, such as Red Hawk Elementary and Aspen Ridge Preparatory School, also perform well, with Red Hawk Elementary outperforming Lafayette Elementary in some areas.

497

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,424

Per pupil spending ?

20.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 North Bermont Avenue
Lafayette, CO 80026-1667

(720) 561-8900

District: Boulder Valley School District No. Re2

Students who attend Lafayette Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Angevine Middle School
High:	Centaurus High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

72.2%

Hispanic:

16.7%

Two or more races:

7.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2015 → 80th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (58% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 20% of Colorado elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school58%

District avg60%

Colorado avg40%

189^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 20%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 32Elementary Schools in the Boulder Valley School District No. Re2

8^th of 115Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 among Colorado districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	78.9	189 of 950	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.9	153 of 943	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	80.2	163 of 933	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	80.4	162 of 921	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	84.2	114 of 710	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	85.4	115 of 965	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	83.0	141 of 917	84.6%	★★★★☆
2017	77.6	186 of 929	80.0%	★★★★☆
2016	79.7	152 of 914	83.4%	★★★★☆
2015	83.2	131 of 938	86.0%	★★★★☆
2014	70.2	270 of 962	71.9%	★★★★☆
2013	74.3	234 of 954	75.5%	★★★★☆
2012	65.3	347 of 935	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.5	380 of 935	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.5	383 of 925	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	73.3	229 of 872	73.7%	★★★★☆
2008	66.6	291 of 849	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	57.6	402 of 852	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	52.0	444 of 829	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2005	29.8	614 of 823	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.2	644 of 808	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	209 of 694	69.9%	★★★★☆
2024	76.8	123 of 684	82.0%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	147 of 642	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	116 of 595	80.5%	★★★★☆
2021	75.0	94 of 351	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	81.2	110 of 758	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	73.7	151 of 690	78.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	61.4	44 of 91	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.7	85 of 110	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.5	65 of 84	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	180 of 337	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	86.7	18 of 365	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	67.7	70 of 332	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	70.7	48 of 308	84.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	136 of 700	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	181 of 683	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	183 of 649	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	68.6	175 of 594	70.5%	★★★★☆
2021	73.4	107 of 352	69.6%	★★★★☆
2019	78.7	134 of 764	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	120 of 693	82.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	183 of 551	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.3	119 of 539	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	77.8	83 of 525	84.2%	★★★★☆
2022	85.6	41 of 454	91.0%	★★★★★
2021	73.0	78 of 288	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	79.0	81 of 596	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	83.1	45 of 337	86.6%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Male (2025)81st percentile~ school

Female (2025)70th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)67th percentile-13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2024)52nd percentile-32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts62%+18 vs state

Science56%+17 vs state

Math54%+18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)							CMAS Math (2025)							CMAS Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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
Lafayette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 North Bermont Avenue	Lafayette	80026	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-8900	497	27	18.2	20.1%	359 (72.2%)	2 (0.4%)	83 (16.7%)	15 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (7.2%)	78.9	189^th of 950 public elementary schools	80.1%		81.9	153^rd of 943 public elementary schools	83.8%	36	63.0	58.8	65.0				62.4	56.1	51.5	54.3				54.1	56.3		$21,424
Pioneer Bilingual Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 E. Baseline Road	Lafayette	80026	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 561-7800	439	27	16.1	46.2%	127 (28.9%)	3 (0.7%)	300 (68.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	58.8	372^nd of 950 public elementary schools	60.8%		66.5	299^th of 943 public elementary schools	68.3%	73	52.4	72.3	46.2				56.7	34.9	46.9	36.5				39.7	45.3		$21,924
Alicia Sanchez International School	Public	PK, KG-5	655 Sir Galahad Drive	Lafayette	80026	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 561-7300	321	25	12.6	78.5%	73 (22.7%)	7 (2.2%)	210 (65.4%)	20 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	33.4	584^th of 950 public elementary schools	38.5%		20.6	736^th of 943 public elementary schools	22.0%	152			35.4				22.5	25.5						18.4	39.6		$26,499
Ryan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1405 Centaur Village Drive	Lafayette	80026	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-7000	436	26	16.9	34.9%	271 (62.2%)	4 (0.9%)	113 (25.9%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.8%)	63.6	330^th of 950 public elementary schools	65.3%		53.9	414^th of 943 public elementary schools	56.1%	84	39.5	46.0	64.5				49.5	47.4	41.2	52.5				47.3	54.1		$21,682
Meadowlark School	Public	PK, KG-8	2300 Sweet Meadow Lane	Erie	80516	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-5104	747	40	18.7	10.3%	503 (67.3%)	16 (2.1%)	76 (10.2%)	73 (9.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (10.3%)	86.9	110^th of 950 public elementary schools	88.4%		88.5	92^nd of 943 public elementary schools	90.2%	18	60.0	67.6	74.1	83.1	78.9	55.9	70.1	57.6	51.4	64.7	72.9	52.1	58.6	59.7	61.2	58.9	$19,194
Louisville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Hutchinson Street	Louisville	80027	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-7200	449	25	18.0	23.6%	342 (76.2%)	5 (1.1%)	75 (16.7%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	86.1	118^th of 950 public elementary schools	87.6%		86.8	107^th of 943 public elementary schools	88.7%	11	66.7	72.9	73.2				71.0	55.6	58.0	65.1				59.8	57.8		$20,927
Aspen Ridge Preparatory School	Public, Charter	K-8	705 Austin Avenue	Erie	80516	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 242-6225	581	38	15.2	10.8%	468 (80.6%)	5 (0.9%)	47 (8.1%)	28 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.5%)	57.8	385^th of 950 public elementary schools	59.5%		48.4	463^rd of 943 public elementary schools	50.9%	78	40.0	44.4	49.3	41.0	69.5	52.4	49.0	52.1	42.9	49.3	38.1	56.9	61.9	49.6	47.8	59.5	$13,299
Coal Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	801 West Tamarisk Street	Louisville	80027	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-4500	313	18	17.4	18.5%	227 (72.5%)	2 (0.6%)	33 (10.5%)	15 (4.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.5%)	85.6	119^th of 950 public elementary schools	87.5%		80	168^th of 943 public elementary schools	82.2%	49	70.2	70.2	62.0				67.5	76.6	54.4	56.3				61.8	61.2		$21,607
Thunder Vista P-8	Public	PK, KG-8	3461 Preble Creek Parkway	Broomfield	80023	Broomfield County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-2900	725	44	16.4	10.1%	511 (70.5%)	5 (0.7%)	108 (14.9%)	57 (7.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (5.7%)	91.8	54^th of 950 public elementary schools	94.3%		87.8	99^th of 943 public elementary schools	89.5%	45	73.0	68.2	69.8	77.2	65.9	64.3	69.6	78.9	78.0	56.4	64.6	36.6	45.2	60.2	61.8	57.8	$17,262
Red Hawk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Telleen Ave.	Erie	80516	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 774-2700	588	32	18.1	12.6%	469 (79.8%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.7%)	37 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (6.0%)	74.7	229^th of 950 public elementary schools	75.9%		72.9	236^th of 943 public elementary schools	75.0%	7	60.0	62.4	57.0				59.9	56.7	56.9	49.5				54.5	44.0		$17,291

Frequently Asked Questions about Lafayette Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Lafayette Elementary School?

Students at Lafayette Elementary School are 72% White, 17% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Lafayette Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 497 students attended Lafayette Elementary School.

What district is Lafayette Elementary School in?

Boulder Valley School District No. Re2

What schools do graduates of Lafayette Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Lafayette Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Angevine Middle School
High : Centaurus High School

Is Lafayette Elementary School a good school?

Lafayette Elementary School ranks 189^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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