Best Public Schools in Boulder, Colorado

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2019)				Ranking (2018)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2019)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2019)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2019)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2019)	SAT Reading and Writing (2019)	SAT Mathematics (2019)	CMAS English Language Arts (2019)							CMAS Math (2019)							CMAS Science (2019)				Spending Per Student (2019)
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 (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Statewide Rank (2018)	State Percentile (2018)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT10 Reading and Writing 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 10th Grade	PSAT9 Reading and Writing 9th Grade	PSAT9 Mathematics 9th Grade	SAT Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	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	CMAS Science End of Course	CMAS Science All Grades	Spending Per Student: Total	Total from Federal Funds	Total from State/Local Funds
Bear Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	2500 Table Mesa Drive	Boulder	80305	Boulder	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-3500	425	22	19.4	1.9%	332 (78.1%)	3 (0.7%)	19 (4.5%)	35 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.5%)	98.4	10^th of 965 public elementary schools	99.0%		97.2	14^th of 917 public elementary schools	98.5%	4							86.7	81.4	86.1				84.8	85.5	68.6	86.1				80.4	88.5			88.5	$13,104	$424	$12,680
Boulder High School	Public	9-12	1604 Arapahoe Avenue	Boulder	80302	Boulder	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-2200	2,103	106	19.7	23.5%	1,410 (67.0%)	20 (1.0%)	461 (21.9%)	93 (4.4%)	10 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	109 (5.2%)	92.3	25^th of 411 public high schools	93.9%		91.7	22^nd of 388 public high schools	94.3%	3	536.0	517.0	506.0	490.0	575.0	568.0																	50.0	50.0	$13,270	$272	$12,998
Manhattan Middle School Of The Arts And Academics	Public	6-8	290 Manhattan Drive	Boulder	80303	Boulder	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-6300	490	27	18.1	24.9%	320 (65.3%)	5 (1.0%)	102 (20.8%)	20 (4.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (8.0%)	67.5	121^st of 458 public middle schools	73.6%		55.1	162^nd of 418 public middle schools	61.2%	41										58.1	58.7	48.2	55.5				35.2	40.0	53.2	42.2		40.0		40.0	$15,098	$380	$14,718
Casey Middle School	Public	6-8	1301 High Street	Boulder	80304	Boulder	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-2700	668	40	16.6	43.3%	360 (53.9%)	4 (0.6%)	266 (39.8%)	16 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (3.1%)	49.7	210^th of 458 public middle schools	54.1%		48.5	191^st of 418 public middle schools	54.3%	19										39.0	40.5	49.2	42.2				33.5	32.1	38.8	34.4		40.7		40.7	$14,572	$278	$14,294
Centennial Middle School	Public	6-8	2205 Norwood Avenue	Boulder	80304	Boulder	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-5441	634	34	18.6	24.1%	416 (65.6%)	7 (1.1%)	151 (23.8%)	22 (3.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.5%)	71.2	104^th of 458 public middle schools	77.3%		66.5	120^th of 418 public middle schools	71.3%	16										58.0	54.8	52.1	55.2				45.7	46.1	47.8	46.4		40.4		40.4	$13,080	$176	$12,904
Columbine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3130 Repplier Drive	Boulder	80304	Boulder	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 561-2500	500	35	14.1	59.4%	184 (36.8%)	5 (1.0%)	277 (55.4%)	9 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.8%)	30	654^th of 965 public elementary schools	32.2%		28.9	634^th of 917 public elementary schools	30.9%	20							33.3	36.8	38.5				36.6	22.0	28.6	18.8				22.8	35.4			35.4	$16,444	$686	$15,759
Crest View Elementary School	Public	K-5	1897 Sumac Avenue	Boulder	80304	Boulder	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-5461	566	31	18.2	28.3%	367 (64.8%)	10 (1.8%)	121 (21.4%)	33 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.0%)	62.5	337^th of 965 public elementary schools	65.1%		64	293^rd of 917 public elementary schools	68.0%	44							48.5	43.5	55.0				49.3	41.0	46.7	45.9				44.6	45.5			45.5	$13,833	$392	$13,441
Douglass Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	840 75th Street	Boulder	80303	Boulder	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-5541	419	22	19.2	6.0%	348 (83.1%)	4 (1.0%)	23 (5.5%)	8 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.1%)	79	176^th of 965 public elementary schools	81.8%		84.6	124^th of 917 public elementary schools	86.5%	52							54.7	46.2	60.3				53.5	60.5	48.1	70.3				59.4	72.6			72.6	$13,536	$176	$13,360
Eisenhower Elementary School	Public	K-5	1220 Eisenhower Drive	Boulder	80303	Boulder	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-6700	408	23	18.0	19.4%	300 (73.5%)	5 (1.2%)	51 (12.5%)	18 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.3%)	93.1	44^th of 965 public elementary schools	95.4%		96.1	24^th of 917 public elementary schools	97.4%	20							71.4	75.4	76.4				74.5	76.2	56.9	59.7				64.0	69.4			69.4	$14,079	$214	$13,865
Fairview High School	Public	9-12	1515 Greenbriar Boulevard	Boulder	80305	Boulder	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-3100	2,179	97	22.3	11.4%	1,543 (70.8%)	11 (0.5%)	261 (12.0%)	217 (10.0%)	8 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	136 (6.2%)	98.8	5^th of 411 public high schools	98.8%		98.7	3^rd of 388 public high schools	99.2%	2	572.0	568.0	544.0	539.0	602.0	615.0																	54.5	54.5	$13,003	$289	$12,714
Flatirons Elementary School	Public	K-5	1150 7th Street	Boulder	80302	Boulder	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-4600	228	14	16.7	14.5%	201 (88.2%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.9%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	80.2	166^th of 965 public elementary schools	82.8%		87.4	94^th of 917 public elementary schools	89.7%	72							61.5	64.4	58.1				61.4	52.5	68.9	48.8				57.0	51.2			51.2	$14,685	$176	$14,510
Foothill Elementary School	Public	K-5	1001 Hawthorne Avenue	Boulder	80304	Boulder	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-2600	457	26	17.8	9.0%	381 (83.4%)	4 (0.9%)	42 (9.2%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.0%)	90.9	64^th of 965 public elementary schools	93.4%		94.3	37^th of 917 public elementary schools	96.0%	27							77.0	84.4	73.3				78.0	65.3	65.4	51.7				60.4	58.6			58.6	$14,040	$289	$13,751
Gold Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	890 Main Street	Boulder	80302	Boulder	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-5940	19	2	8.2	15.8%	17 (89.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (10.5%)								(n/a)																									$25,622	$176	$25,446
Heatherwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7750 Concord Drive	Boulder	80301	Boulder	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-5586	320	17	19.2	10.6%	269 (84.1%)	4 (1.3%)	26 (8.1%)	11 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	72.4	241^st of 965 public elementary schools	75.0%		69	247^th of 917 public elementary schools	73.1%	6							62.8	73.1	63.4				66.9	59.1	32.7	45.2				44.9	37.2			37.2	$14,337	$200	$14,136
Creekside Elementary School At Martin Park	Public	PK, KG-5	3740 Martin Drive	Boulder	80305	Boulder	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-3800	346	23	15.2	33.2%	233 (67.3%)	1 (0.3%)	60 (17.3%)	21 (6.1%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	24 (6.9%)	77.4	184^th of 965 public elementary schools	80.9%		83.2	139^th of 917 public elementary schools	84.8%	45							42.9	64.9	79.5				61.9	39.5	52.5	61.0				50.8	65.9			65.9	$16,120	$260	$15,860
Mesa Elementary School	Public	K-5	1575 Lehigh Street	Boulder	80305	Boulder	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-3000	260	15	17.7	1.5%	217 (83.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.9%)	10 (3.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (5.4%)	93.8	38^th of 965 public elementary schools	96.1%		94.3	36^th of 917 public elementary schools	96.1%	2							75.6	81.3	89.8				82.6	59.5	54.2	69.4				61.2	75.5			75.5	$14,970	$415	$14,554
Nevin Platt Middle School	Public	6-8	6096 Baseline Road	Boulder	80303	Boulder	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-5536	583	30	19.2	9.8%	471 (80.8%)	9 (1.5%)	46 (7.9%)	13 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (7.2%)	70.1	111^th of 458 public middle schools	75.8%		78.7	67^th of 418 public middle schools	84.0%	44										53.0	53.4	56.5	54.3				46.7	51.1	54.2	50.7		31.6		31.6	$13,927	$341	$13,586
Southern Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 Knox Drive	Boulder	80305	Boulder	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-3400	538	28	19.3	5.2%	434 (80.7%)	5 (0.9%)	34 (6.3%)	28 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (6.7%)	97.2	10^th of 458 public middle schools	97.8%		97	12^th of 418 public middle schools	97.1%	2										82.9	84.5	82.8	83.4				62.7	67.7	76.2	68.7		67.5		67.5	$13,583	$515	$13,068
University Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	956 16th Street	Boulder	80302	Boulder	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 561-5416	462	31	15.1	54.8%	122 (26.4%)	3 (0.6%)	317 (68.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (3.7%)	40.5	538^th of 965 public elementary schools	44.2%		39.2	531^st of 917 public elementary schools	42.1%	7							68.6	65.4	35.9				51.2	35.2	24.1	27.7				29.4	26.2			26.2	$16,524	$871	$15,654
Whittier Elementary School	Public	K-5	2008 Pine Street	Boulder	80302	Boulder	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 561-5431	400	27	14.7	32.0%	256 (64.0%)	3 (0.8%)	89 (22.3%)	29 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.8%)	77.3	188^th of 965 public elementary schools	80.5%		74.2	212^th of 917 public elementary schools	76.9%	24							60.9	67.6	65.5				64.7	52.3	44.9	46.6				47.9	47.5			47.5	$15,675	$458	$15,217
New Vista High School	Public	9-12	700 20th Street	Boulder	80302	Boulder	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-8700	318	17	19.0	18.9%	247 (77.7%)	2 (0.6%)	48 (15.1%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.3%)	68.2	111^th of 411 public high schools	73.0%		70.8	94^th of 388 public high schools	75.8%	17	508.0	459.0	469.0	429.0	560.0	496.0																	32.5	32.5	$16,074	$176	$15,898
Arapahoe Ridge High School	Public	9-12	6600 Arapahoe Avenue	Boulder	80303	Boulder	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 561-5220	144	25	5.7	73.6%	33 (22.9%)	2 (1.4%)	101 (70.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.6%)	7.1	376^th of 411 public high schools	8.5%		10.3	337^th of 388 public high schools	13.1%	39	390.0	385.0			417.0	376.0																			$25,194	$510	$24,684
Community Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-6	805 Gillaspie Dr	Boulder	80305	Boulder	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-3700	312	16	18.9	24.0%	210 (67.3%)	6 (1.9%)	53 (17.0%)	16 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (8.7%)	66.9	299^th of 965 public elementary schools	69.0%					(n/a)							43.9	63.4	65.7				57.3	31.0	45.0	52.8				42.4	48.6			48.6	$15,537	$176	$15,361
High Peaks Elementary School	Public	K-5	3995 East Aurora Avenue	Boulder	80303	Boulder	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-6500	291	15	19.9	5.8%	196 (67.4%)	3 (1.0%)	16 (5.5%)	48 (16.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.6%)	98.9	4^th of 965 public elementary schools	99.6%		98.5	8^th of 917 public elementary schools	99.1%	4							82.4	85.5	92.3				86.7	85.7	76.4	86.5				82.7	86.8			86.8	$12,514	$178	$12,336
Summit Middle Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	4655 Hanover Avenue	Boulder	80305	Boulder	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 561-3900	358	20	17.6	1.4%	226 (63.1%)	2 (0.6%)	19 (5.3%)	66 (18.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	44 (12.3%)	99.1	4^th of 458 public middle schools	99.1%		99.3	4^th of 418 public middle schools	99.0%											89.3	88.8	89.4	89.1				81.8	82.8	81.9	82.2		78.1		78.1	$8,939	$00	$8,939
Boulder Community School/Integrated Studies	Public	K-5	3995 East Aurora Avenue	Boulder	80303	Boulder	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-6500	308	16	19.5	14.0%	254 (82.5%)	2 (0.6%)	24 (7.8%)	7 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (6.5%)	93.8	37^th of 965 public elementary schools	96.2%		89.7	73^rd of 917 public elementary schools	92.0%	36							78.4	78.2	83.3				80.0	54.9	61.8	80.0				65.8	76.5			76.5	$13,224	$176	$13,048
Boulder Prep Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	5075 Chaparral Court #1	Boulder	80301	Boulder	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 545-6186	109	10	10.6	34.9%	77 (70.6%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (16.5%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	11 (10.1%)								(n/a)																									$10,156	$00	$10,156
Horizons K-8 School	Public, Charter	K-8	4545 Sioux Drive	Boulder	80303	Boulder	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 561-5580	348	21	16.9	6.9%	287 (82.5%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (8.0%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (6.6%)	88.3	91^st of 965 public elementary schools	90.6%		93.9	42^nd of 917 public elementary schools	95.4%	49							61.8	81.8	85.7	76.7	83.3	76.9	77.5	47.1	46.9	74.1	72.4	62.2	52.0	58.7	62.1	52.0		57.4	$10,193	$00	$10,193
Boulder Universal	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	6500 East Arapahoe Road	Boulder	80303	Boulder	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	Yes	No	(720) 561-6253	68	4	15.6	10.3%	55 (80.9%)	1 (1.5%)	6 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (8.8%)								(n/a)																									$22,481	$176	$22,305
Mapleton Early Childhood Center	Public	PK	840 Mapleton Avenue	Boulder	80304	Boulder	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-6200	114	4	31.1	22.8%	65 (57.0%)	1 (0.9%)	32 (28.1%)	7 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.9%)								(n/a)																									$13,319	$176	$13,143

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Longmont	2.95 mi	32	81^st
Louisville	5.24 mi	6	7^th
Lafayette	6.72 mi	8	43^rd
Erie	6.93 mi	8	33^rd
Superior	8.03 mi	2	5^th

Best Public Schools in Boulder, CO

Summit Middle Charter School

High Peaks Elementary School

Fairview High School

Bear Creek Elementary School

Southern Hills Middle School

Boulder Community School/Integrated Studies

Mesa Elementary School

Eisenhower Elementary School

Boulder High School

Foothill Elementary School

Horizons K-8 School

Flatirons Elementary School

Douglass Elementary School

Creekside Elementary School At Martin Park

Whittier Elementary School

Heatherwood Elementary School

Centennial Middle School

Nevin Platt Middle School

New Vista High School

Manhattan Middle School Of The Arts And Academics

Community Montessori School

Crest View Elementary School

Casey Middle School

University Hill Elementary School

Columbine Elementary School

Arapahoe Ridge High School

Boulder Prep Charter High School

Boulder Universal

Gold Hill Elementary School

Mapleton Early Childhood Center

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