Best Public Schools in Boulder, Colorado

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2018)				Ranking (2017)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2018)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2018)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2018)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2018)	SAT Reading and Writing (2018)	SAT Mathematics (2018)	CMAS English Language Arts (2018)							CMAS Math (2018)							CMAS Science (2018)
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 (2018)	Statewide Rank (2018)	State Percentile (2018)	SchoolDigger Rating (2018)	Average Standard Score (2017)	Statewide Rank (2017)	State Percentile (2017)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT10 Reading and Writing 10th Grade	PSAT10 Reading and Writing 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT9 Reading and Writing 9th Grade	PSAT9 Mathematics 11th Grade	SAT Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 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 English Language Arts 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 Math 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	CMAS Science End of Course	CMAS Science All Grades
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	441	21	21.0	3.0 %	343 (77.8 %)	2 (0.5 %)	22 (5.0 %)	30 (6.8 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	44 (10.0 %)	97.2	14^th of 917 public elementary schools	98.5 %		97.8	8^th of 929 public elementary schools	99.1 %	6							76.9	87.8	81.7				82.6	67.7	78.3	71.8				73.1	74.6			74.6
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	2,002	98	20.4	23.0 %	1,403 (70.1 %)	21 (1.0 %)	407 (20.3 %)	63 (3.1 %)	5 (0.2 %)	2 (0.1 %)	101 (5.0 %)	91.7	22^nd of 388 public high schools	94.3 %		64.1	50^th of 256 public high schools	80.5 %	28	534.0	513.0	509.0	492.0	580.0	559.0																	62.5	62.5
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	494	30	16.4	29.0 %	316 (64.0 %)	5 (1.0 %)	116 (23.5 %)	24 (4.9 %)	5 (1.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	28 (5.7 %)	55.1	162^nd of 418 public middle schools	61.2 %		65.4	113^th of 424 public middle schools	73.3 %	49										51.8	56.9	36.0	49.0				28.5	40.0	42.5	36.0		23.0		23.0
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	633	36	17.5	43.0 %	331 (52.3 %)	8 (1.3 %)	250 (39.5 %)	21 (3.3 %)	3 (0.5 %)	0 (0.0 %)	20 (3.2 %)	48.5	191^st of 418 public middle schools	54.3 %		42.1	220^th of 424 public middle schools	48.1 %	29										46.0	40.4	42.5	43.1				31.7	29.0	32.7	31.1		34.4		34.4
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	630	34	18.5	24.0 %	422 (67.0 %)	2 (0.3 %)	130 (20.6 %)	37 (5.9 %)	5 (0.8 %)	1 (0.2 %)	33 (5.2 %)	66.5	120^th of 418 public middle schools	71.3 %		71.1	95^th of 424 public middle schools	77.6 %	25										45.9	45.6	50.3	47.2				47.6	37.7	56.2	47.3		38.6		38.6
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	538	35	15.3	63.0 %	186 (34.6 %)	5 (0.9 %)	315 (58.6 %)	18 (3.3 %)	3 (0.6 %)	0 (0.0 %)	11 (2.0 %)	28.9	634^th of 917 public elementary schools	30.9 %		30.8	622^nd of 929 public elementary schools	33.0 %	12							27.5	63.8	27.1				38.2	18.9	24.7	24.6				22.7	27.1			27.1
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	580	33	17.5	27.0 %	377 (65.0 %)	8 (1.4 %)	130 (22.4 %)	23 (4.0 %)	3 (0.5 %)	0 (0.0 %)	39 (6.7 %)	64	293^rd of 917 public elementary schools	68.0 %		70.5	242^nd of 929 public elementary schools	74.0 %	51							49.4	42.5	60.0				50.8	39.1	34.3	56.8				43.8	50.5			50.5
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	399	20	19.9	16.0 %	291 (72.9 %)	8 (2.0 %)	44 (11.0 %)	20 (5.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (0.3 %)	35 (8.8 %)	96.1	24^th of 917 public elementary schools	97.4 %		95.3	28^th of 929 public elementary schools	97.0 %	4							71.4	85.1	84.6				80.1	69.8	65.8	69.2				68.0	71.1			71.1
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	2,192	95	23.0	12.0 %	1,581 (72.1 %)	16 (0.7 %)	239 (10.9 %)	210 (9.6 %)	12 (0.5 %)	3 (0.1 %)	131 (6.0 %)	98.7	3^rd of 388 public high schools	99.2 %		67.7	37^th of 256 public high schools	85.5 %	34	566.0	565.0	546.0	539.0	611.0	612.0																		64.7
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	274	14	19.5	8.0 %	230 (83.9 %)	3 (1.1 %)	16 (5.8 %)	6 (2.2 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	19 (6.9 %)	87.4	94^th of 917 public elementary schools	89.7 %		77.5	188^th of 929 public elementary schools	79.8 %	94							60.5	67.4	72.1				66.7	65.1	47.7	57.8				56.8	67.4			67.4
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	547	29	18.8	12.0 %	441 (80.6 %)	4 (0.7 %)	54 (9.9 %)	5 (0.9 %)	1 (0.2 %)	0 (0.0 %)	42 (7.7 %)	94.3	37^th of 917 public elementary schools	96.0 %		93.1	46^th of 929 public elementary schools	95.0 %	9							68.5	73.9	81.3				74.7	58.3	65.9	73.8				66.3	79.5			79.5
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	555	29	19.1	8.0 %	448 (80.7 %)	3 (0.5 %)	37 (6.7 %)	33 (5.9 %)	3 (0.5 %)	0 (0.0 %)	31 (5.6 %)	97	12^th of 418 public middle schools	97.1 %		96.7	10^th of 424 public middle schools	97.6 %	2										86.7	86.5	66.0	80.0				71.3	68.7	77.0	72.3		68.0		68.0
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	450	31	14.5	60.0 %	124 (27.6 %)	1 (0.2 %)	305 (67.8 %)	3 (0.7 %)	1 (0.2 %)	1 (0.2 %)	15 (3.3 %)	39.2	531^st of 917 public elementary schools	42.1 %		51.8	400^th of 929 public elementary schools	56.9 %	131									40.4				51.3	27.0	30.4	30.4				29.3	42.1			42.1
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	417	28	14.8	42.0 %	256 (61.4 %)	4 (1.0 %)	105 (25.2 %)	31 (7.4 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (0.2 %)	20 (4.8 %)	74.2	212^th of 917 public elementary schools	76.9 %		65.1	285^th of 929 public elementary schools	69.3 %	73							54.2	64.3	62.3				59.8	37.5	45.6	54.8				45.5	56.3			56.3
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	300	16	18.7	24.0 %	218 (72.7 %)	3 (1.0 %)	57 (19.0 %)	5 (1.7 %)	2 (0.7 %)	2 (0.7 %)	13 (4.3 %)	70.8	94^th of 388 public high schools	75.8 %		69.7	31^st of 256 public high schools	87.9 %	63	528.0	480.0	462.0	429.0	564.0	504.0																	37.8	37.8
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	329	14	23.5	14.0 %	232 (70.5 %)	4 (1.2 %)	49 (14.9 %)	14 (4.3 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	30 (9.1 %)								(n/a)								59.5					56.3		55.3					47.1				65.4
High Peaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3995 East Aurora Avenue	Boulder	80303	Boulder	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-6500	328	15	21.8	9.0 %	236 (72.0 %)	1 (0.3 %)	21 (6.4 %)	52 (15.9 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	18 (5.5 %)	98.5	8^th of 917 public elementary schools	99.1 %		99.1	4^th of 929 public elementary schools	99.6 %	4							80.4	76.4	92.6				83.1	78.4	78.2	88.9				81.9	94.4			94.4
Halcyon School (Special Education)	Public, Alternative	6-12	3100 Bucknell Court	Boulder	80303	Boulder	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-4700	19	4	4.7	58.0 %	14 (73.7 %)	0 (0.0 %)	5 (26.3 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)								(n/a)
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	353	19	18.5	5.0 %	220 (62.3 %)	0 (0.0 %)	22 (6.2 %)	78 (22.1 %)	1 (0.3 %)	0 (0.0 %)	32 (9.1 %)	99.3	4^th of 418 public middle schools	99.0 %		98.6	6^th of 424 public middle schools	98.6 %	2										87.3	97.4	81.3	88.9				83.1	80.3	88.0	83.7		79.6		79.6
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	301	16	18.8	19.0 %	245 (81.4 %)	4 (1.3 %)	31 (10.3 %)	3 (1.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	2 (0.7 %)	16 (5.3 %)	89.7	73^rd of 917 public elementary schools	92.0 %		95.1	30^th of 929 public elementary schools	96.8 %	43							62.7	70.4	86.0				72.9	49.0	53.7	84.0				61.9	78.0			78.0
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	122	7	17.4	25.0 %	74 (60.7 %)	3 (2.5 %)	29 (23.8 %)	4 (3.3 %)	2 (1.6 %)	1 (0.8 %)	9 (7.4 %)								(n/a)
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	16.5	7.0 %	290 (83.3 %)	2 (0.6 %)	21 (6.0 %)	15 (4.3 %)	2 (0.6 %)	1 (0.3 %)	17 (4.9 %)	93.9	42^nd of 917 public elementary schools	95.4 %					(n/a)							66.7		80.0		58.6	63.9	70.3			72.4		32.1	54.3	56.8	61.5	60.0		60.7
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	Yes	(720) 561-3800	341	22	15.5	36.0 %	200 (58.7 %)	8 (2.3 %)	80 (23.5 %)	30 (8.8 %)	5 (1.5 %)	2 (0.6 %)	16 (4.7 %)	83.2	139^th of 917 public elementary schools	84.8 %		68.3	261^st of 929 public elementary schools	71.9 %	122							55.6	66.7	72.1				65.2	41.5	56.4	66.0				55.1	59.6			59.6
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	320	17	18.8	8.0 %	271 (84.7 %)	1 (0.3 %)	18 (5.6 %)	11 (3.4 %)	1 (0.3 %)	0 (0.0 %)	18 (5.6 %)	94.3	36^th of 917 public elementary schools	96.1 %		95.4	27^th of 929 public elementary schools	97.1 %	9							69.4	76.0	88.7				78.3	62.5	57.7	72.2				64.3	73.6			73.6
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	116	4	29.0	25.0 %	66 (56.9 %)	1 (0.9 %)	29 (25.0 %)	13 (11.2 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	7 (6.0 %)								(n/a)
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	394	18	21.8	15.0 %	323 (82.0 %)	3 (0.8 %)	23 (5.8 %)	14 (3.6 %)	0 (0.0 %)	2 (0.5 %)	29 (7.4 %)	69	247^th of 917 public elementary schools	73.1 %		78.5	172^nd of 929 public elementary schools	81.5 %	75							64.9	47.9	60.3				58.3	48.2	32.0	52.4				45.0	44.4			44.4
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	89	2	44.5	15.0 %	69 (77.5 %)	0 (0.0 %)	10 (11.2 %)	3 (3.4 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	7 (7.9 %)								(n/a)
Boulder Explore	Public, Alternative	K-12	7690 East Baseline Rd	Boulder	80303	Boulder	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-5500	28	0	36.0	11.0 %	23 (82.1 %)	0 (0.0 %)	3 (10.7 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	2 (7.1 %)								(n/a)
Arapahoe Ridge High School	Public	9-12	6600 Arapahoe Avenue	Boulder	80303	Boulder	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-5220	141	24	5.8	77.0 %	41 (29.1 %)	3 (2.1 %)	89 (63.1 %)	2 (1.4 %)	2 (1.4 %)	0 (0.0 %)	4 (2.8 %)	10.3	337^th of 388 public high schools	13.1 %					(n/a)	404.0	388.0			434.0	415.0
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	490	23	21.3	8.0 %	389 (79.4 %)	5 (1.0 %)	31 (6.3 %)	15 (3.1 %)	1 (0.2 %)	0 (0.0 %)	49 (10.0 %)	84.6	124^th of 917 public elementary schools	86.5 %		87.9	86^th of 929 public elementary schools	90.7 %	38							65.2	57.9	55.3				59.1	62.3	68.4	63.5				64.8	57.0			57.0
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	602	29	20.7	11.0 %	485 (80.6 %)	4 (0.7 %)	54 (9.0 %)	18 (3.0 %)	1 (0.2 %)	3 (0.5 %)	37 (6.1 %)	78.7	67^th of 418 public middle schools	84.0 %		76.3	75^th of 424 public middle schools	82.3 %	8										53.6	54.2	61.1	56.3				49.7	45.9	64.4	53.2		44.6		44.6
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	26	2	13.0	12.0 %	25 (96.2 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	0 (0.0 %)	1 (3.8 %)								(n/a)

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Longmont	2.98 mi	33	81^st
Louisville	5.24 mi	6	5^th
Lafayette	6.72 mi	8	57^th
Erie	7.91 mi	6	27^th
Superior	8.05 mi	2	7^th

Best Public Schools in Boulder, CO

Summit Middle Charter School

Fairview High School

High Peaks Elementary School

Bear Creek Elementary School

Southern Hills Middle School

Eisenhower Elementary School

Mesa Elementary School

Foothill Elementary School

Horizons K-8 School

Boulder High School

Boulder Community School/Integrated Studies

Flatirons Elementary School

Douglass Elementary School

Creekside Elementary School At Martin Park

Nevin Platt Middle School

Whittier Elementary School

New Vista High School

Heatherwood Elementary School

Centennial Middle School

Crest View Elementary School

Manhattan Middle School Of The Arts And Academics

Casey Middle School

University Hill Elementary School

Columbine Elementary School

Arapahoe Ridge High School

Boulder Explore

Boulder Prep Charter High School

Boulder Universal

Community Montessori School

Gold Hill Elementary School

Halcyon School (Special Education)

Mapleton Early Childhood Center

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