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Lyons Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

44^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Lyons Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Lyons, Colorado, serving grades PK-5 with 267 students. It is part of the St. Vrain Valley School District, which is ranked 27th out of 115 districts in Colorado and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Lyons Elementary School has consistently been ranked among the top elementary schools in Colorado, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Lyons Elementary School consistently outperforms the district and state averages on CMAS assessments in English Language Arts, Math, and Science. In the 2024-2025 school year, 73% of Lyons Elementary students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 50.9% for the district and 44.8% for the state. In Math, 72% of Lyons Elementary students were proficient or better, compared to 45.4% for the district and 35.9% for the state. The school also has particularly strong performance among female and white student subgroups, ranking 12th out of 684 Colorado elementary schools for female students and 10th out of 683 for male students in the 2023-2024 school year.

While Lyons Elementary School has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism over the past few years, it still performs better than the district and state averages. The school also has a relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 12.28% in 2021-2022 to 17.98% in 2023-2024, which is lower than many of the nearby schools in the St. Vrain Valley School District. Lyons Elementary School stands out as a high-performing school, with significantly higher academic achievement compared to schools like Mountain View Elementary, Northridge Elementary, and Sanborn Elementary.

255

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,298

Per pupil spending ?

19.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

338 High Street
Lyons, CO 80540

(303) 823-6915

District: St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J

Students who attend Lyons Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Lyons Middle/Senior High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

85.1%

Hispanic:

9.4%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 86th percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (74% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Colorado elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school74%

District avg48%

Colorado avg40%

44^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 32Elementary Schools in the St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J

27^th of 115St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J 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	93.0	44 of 950	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	28 of 943	97.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	44 of 933	95.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	49 of 921	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	91.6	55 of 710	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	91.6	58 of 965	94.0%	★★★★★
2018	88.3	83 of 917	90.9%	★★★★★
2017	88.7	80 of 929	91.4%	★★★★★
2016	89.3	73 of 914	92.0%	★★★★★
2015	82.9	135 of 938	85.6%	★★★★☆
2014	80.5	162 of 962	83.2%	★★★★☆
2013	79.7	171 of 954	82.1%	★★★★☆
2012	74.1	225 of 935	75.9%	★★★★☆
2011	71.5	270 of 935	71.1%	★★★★☆
2010	65.7	336 of 925	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.9	398 of 872	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.4	249 of 849	70.7%	★★★★☆
2007	64.3	330 of 852	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	65.6	313 of 829	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	57.9	379 of 823	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	66.8	283 of 808	65.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	96.3	12 of 684	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	98.5	2 of 642	99.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.0	30 of 595	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	90.4	29 of 351	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	86.6	70 of 758	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	80.1	100 of 690	85.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	96.5	9 of 683	98.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.8	10 of 649	98.5%	★★★★★
2022	81.0	95 of 594	84.0%	★★★★☆
2021	82.1	65 of 352	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	89.2	53 of 764	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	88.4	60 of 693	91.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	123 of 551	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	95.5	10 of 539	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	97.7	4 of 525	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	87.5	35 of 454	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	82.0	63 of 596	89.4%	★★★★☆

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 (2024)99th percentile~ school

Female (2024)98th percentile~ school

White (2025)78th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Science86%+47 vs state

English Language Arts73%+28 vs state

Math72%+36 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
Lyons Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	338 High Street	Lyons	80540	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 823-6915	255	17	14.5	19.6%	217 (85.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.7%)	93	44^th of 950 public elementary schools	95.4%		94.9	28^th of 943 public elementary schools	97.0%	16	82.1	60.0	77.8				73.0	82.5	65.0	68.4				72.0	86.1		$22,298
Hygiene Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11968 N. 75th Street	Longmont	80503	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 652-8021	313	19	16.7	30.4%	250 (79.9%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (13.7%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	89.5	77^th of 950 public elementary schools	91.9%		94.1	32^nd of 943 public elementary schools	96.6%	45	69.6	85.0	64.3				71.8	76.1	75.0	62.5				70.4	60.0		$18,652
Longmont Estates Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 Northwestern Road	Longmont	80503	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 652-8101	365	24	14.9	42.2%	250 (68.5%)	2 (0.5%)	86 (23.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.3%)	66.9	305^th of 950 public elementary schools	67.9%		70.4	258^th of 943 public elementary schools	72.6%	47	63.0	58.5	41.5				55.1	68.5	51.2	36.4				53.2	36.6		$21,230
Blue Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1260 Mountain Drive	Longmont	80503	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 652-8220	542	32	17.0	17.2%	385 (71.0%)	7 (1.3%)	57 (10.5%)	56 (10.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.5%)	92.4	48^th of 950 public elementary schools	94.9%		93.3	40^th of 943 public elementary schools	95.8%	8	66.3	69.2	71.1				68.9	73.5	66.7	76.7				72.5	75.0		$18,995
Eagle Crest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4444 Clover Basin Drive	Longmont	80503	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 485-6073	421	27	15.7	44.9%	211 (50.1%)	7 (1.7%)	159 (37.8%)	18 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)	59.6	365^th of 950 public elementary schools	61.6%		69	279^th of 943 public elementary schools	70.4%	86	50.0	43.1	56.3				50.3	43.7	49.2	38.9				43.6	45.1		$18,898
Sanborn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2235 Vivian Street	Longmont	80501	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 772-3838	209	17	12.2	62.7%	105 (50.2%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (44.5%)	3 (1.4%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	44.2	498^th of 950 public elementary schools	47.6%		41.6	507^th of 943 public elementary schools	46.2%	9	38.2	40.6	50.0				42.9	37.1	26.5	37.5				33.7	40.6		$23,443
Mountain View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1415 14th Street	Longmont	80501	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 652-8261	321	27	12.1	76.6%	85 (26.5%)	5 (1.6%)	213 (66.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	19.5	748^th of 950 public elementary schools	21.3%		14.2	817^th of 943 public elementary schools	13.4%	69	34.8	17.6					24.6	30.4	13.2					20.2			$22,616
Northridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 19th Avenue	Longmont	80501	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 772-3040	318	24	13.2	77.4%	41 (12.9%)	5 (1.6%)	264 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	13.4	832^nd of 950 public elementary schools	12.4%		14.6	814^th of 943 public elementary schools	13.7%	18			22.0				13.1	15.3	10.5	22.0				15.9	22.0		$21,276
Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1020 4th Avenue	Longmont	80501	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 776-3236	344	21	16.2	31.1%	254 (73.8%)	2 (0.6%)	67 (19.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.2%)	88.1	97^th of 950 public elementary schools	89.8%		93	45^th of 943 public elementary schools	95.2%	52	59.7	67.3	78.6				67.3	61.3	55.1	81.4				64.9	76.7		$19,680
Flagstaff Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2040 Miller Drive	Longmont	80501	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 651-7900	725	55	13.1	19.4%	476 (65.7%)	5 (0.7%)	123 (17.0%)	63 (8.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.9%)	68.6	281^st of 950 public elementary schools	70.4%		63.5	332^nd of 943 public elementary schools	64.8%	51	57.5	45.8	51.7	57.5	76.3	67.1	59.6	72.0	52.1	45.0	41.5	51.4	46.4	51.5	38.3	59.2	$14,685

Frequently Asked Questions about Lyons Elementary School

What district is Lyons Elementary School in?

St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J

What is the racial makeup of Lyons Elementary School?

Students at Lyons Elementary School are 85% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

Is Lyons Elementary School a good school?

Yes! Lyons Elementary School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 44^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Lyons Elementary School attend?

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

High : Lyons Middle/Senior High School

How many students attend Lyons Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 255 students attended Lyons Elementary School.

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