Best Public Schools in Boulder, Colorado

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2021)				Ranking (2019)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2021)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2021)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2021)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2021)	SAT Reading and Writing (2021)	SAT Mathematics (2021)	CMAS English Language Arts (2021)			CMAS Math (2021)			CMAS Science (2021)	Per Pupil Expenditures (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 (2021)	Statewide Rank (2021)	State Percentile (2021)	SchoolDigger Rating (2021)	Average Standard Score (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	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 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 7th Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 6th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bear Creek Elementary School	Public	K-5	2500 Table Mesa Drive	Boulder	80305	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-3500	343	20	16.9	2.3%	257 (74.9%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (4.1%)	33 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (11.1%)	95.4	32^nd of 710 public elementary schools	95.5%		98.4	10^th of 965 public elementary schools	99.0%	22							62.9	98.4		64.9				$13,104	$424	$12,680
Boulder High School	Public	9-12	1604 Arapahoe Avenue	Boulder	80302	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-2200	2,131	108	19.6	23.4%	1,412 (66.3%)	16 (0.8%)	505 (23.7%)	69 (3.2%)	13 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	116 (5.4%)	81.9	33^rd of 210 public high schools	84.3%		92.3	25^th of 411 public high schools	93.9%	8	85.0	60.0	82.0	64.0	81.0	64.0								$13,270	$272	$12,998
Manhattan Middle School of the Arts and Academics	Public	6-8	290 Manhattan Drive	Boulder	80303	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-6300	439	25	17.3	24.1%	285 (64.9%)	7 (1.6%)	100 (22.8%)	12 (2.7%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	32 (7.3%)	65.4	110^th of 369 public middle schools	70.2%		67.5	121^st of 458 public middle schools	73.6%	11									44.3		30.0	45.6	46.3	$15,098	$380	$14,718
Casey Middle School	Public	6-8	1301 High Street	Boulder	80304	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-2700	506	37	13.6	42.7%	254 (50.2%)	7 (1.4%)	217 (42.9%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	19 (3.8%)	57.3	135^th of 369 public middle schools	63.4%		49.7	210^th of 458 public middle schools	54.1%	75									46.9		30.3	37.1	28.3	$14,572	$278	$14,294
Centennial Middle School	Public	6-8	2205 Norwood Avenue	Boulder	80304	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-5441	548	32	17.0	28.1%	348 (63.5%)	4 (0.7%)	143 (26.1%)	20 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.7%)	71.7	85^th of 369 public middle schools	77.0%		71.2	104^th of 458 public middle schools	77.3%	19									49.2		31.0	54.8	39.5	$13,080	$176	$12,904
Columbine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3130 Repplier Drive	Boulder	80304	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 561-2500	432	33	13.0	56.5%	153 (35.4%)	3 (0.7%)	244 (56.5%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.4%)	28.6	533^rd of 710 public elementary schools	24.9%		30	654^th of 965 public elementary schools	32.2%	121							42.9	32.6		8.3				$16,444	$686	$15,759
Crest View Elementary School	Public	K-5	1897 Sumac Avenue	Boulder	80304	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-5461	446	31	14.5	25.6%	279 (62.6%)	8 (1.8%)	104 (23.3%)	28 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.1%)	64.3	272^nd of 710 public elementary schools	61.7%		62.5	337^th of 965 public elementary schools	65.1%	65							42.3	49.4		45.3				$13,833	$392	$13,441
Eisenhower Elementary School	Public	K-5	1220 Eisenhower Drive	Boulder	80303	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-6700	336	23	14.4	16.7%	242 (72.0%)	5 (1.5%)	41 (12.2%)	15 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (9.8%)	88.3	74^th of 710 public elementary schools	89.6%		93.1	44^th of 965 public elementary schools	95.4%	30							75.0	74.4		44.0				$14,079	$214	$13,865
Fairview High School	Public	9-12	1515 Greenbriar Boulevard	Boulder	80305	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-3100	2,039	93	22.0	9.2%	1,455 (71.4%)	15 (0.7%)	221 (10.8%)	193 (9.5%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	145 (7.1%)	94.8	5^th of 210 public high schools	97.6%		98.8	5^th of 411 public high schools	98.8%		92.0	74.0	93.0	79.0	91.0	79.0								$13,003	$289	$12,714
Flatirons Elementary School	Public	K-5	1150 7th Street	Boulder	80302	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-4600	172	11	15.2	7.0%	150 (87.2%)	2 (1.2%)	5 (2.9%)	3 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.0%)	95.8	27^th of 710 public elementary schools	96.2%		80.2	166^th of 965 public elementary schools	82.8%	139							76.5	75.9		68.8				$14,685	$176	$14,510
Foothill Elementary School	Public	K-5	1001 Hawthorne Avenue	Boulder	80304	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-2600	424	25	16.8	7.5%	339 (80.0%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (9.0%)	7 (1.7%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.8%)	90.8	59^th of 710 public elementary schools	91.7%		90.9	64^th of 965 public elementary schools	93.4%	5							68.9	89.3		45.3				$14,040	$289	$13,751
Southern Hills Middle School	Public	6-8	1500 Knox Drive	Boulder	80305	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-3400	476	25	18.7	5.9%	378 (79.4%)	3 (0.6%)	31 (6.5%)	30 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.9%)	94.6	17^th of 369 public middle schools	95.4%		97.2	10^th of 458 public middle schools	97.8%	7									85.7		44.6	73.1	62.4	$13,583	$515	$13,068
University Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	956 16th Street	Boulder	80302	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 561-5416	433	33	13.2	54.7%	105 (24.2%)	0 (0.0%)	315 (72.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.8%)	45.8	411^th of 710 public elementary schools	42.1%		40.5	538^th of 965 public elementary schools	44.2%	127							66.7	40.0		23.3				$16,524	$871	$15,654
Whittier Elementary School	Public	K-5	2008 Pine Street	Boulder	80302	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-5431	330	23	14.2	36.1%	199 (60.3%)	3 (0.9%)	85 (25.8%)	21 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.7%)	54.4	346^th of 710 public elementary schools	51.3%		77.3	188^th of 965 public elementary schools	80.5%	158							44.3	58.3		15.0				$15,675	$458	$15,217
New Vista High School	Public	9-12	700 20th Street	Boulder	80302	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-8700	309	18	17.5	23.3%	230 (74.4%)	2 (0.6%)	55 (17.8%)	6 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.2%)	60.3	78^th of 210 public high schools	62.9%		68.2	111^th of 411 public high schools	73.0%	33	73.0		79.0	44.0	76.0									$16,074	$176	$15,898
Community Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-6	805 Gillaspie Dr	Boulder	80305	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-3700	242	16	15.3	23.1%	162 (66.9%)	3 (1.2%)	48 (19.8%)	10 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.9%)	82.7	128^th of 710 public elementary schools	82.0%		66.9	299^th of 965 public elementary schools	69.0%	171							79.2	75.0		33.3				$15,537	$176	$15,361
High Peaks Elementary School	Public	K-5	3995 East Aurora Avenue	Boulder	80303	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-6500	273	17	15.7	7.0%	155 (56.8%)	4 (1.5%)	22 (8.1%)	66 (24.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.5%)	98	7^th of 710 public elementary schools	99.0%		98.9	4^th of 965 public elementary schools	99.6%	3							75.7	86.7		75.0				$12,514	$178	$12,336
Summit Middle Charter School	Public, Charter	6-8	4655 Hanover Avenue	Boulder	80305	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 561-3900	356	20	17.6	4.5%	237 (66.6%)	3 (0.8%)	20 (5.6%)	57 (16.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.7%)	99.5	3^rd of 369 public middle schools	99.2%		99.1	4^th of 458 public middle schools	99.1%	1									90.9		66.4	84.7	75.0	$8,939	$00	$8,939
Boulder Community School/Integrated Studies	Public	K-5	3995 East Aurora Avenue	Boulder	80303	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-6500	285	17	16.8		234 (82.1%)	1 (0.4%)	29 (10.2%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.3%)	95.7	30^th of 710 public elementary schools	95.8%		93.8	37^th of 965 public elementary schools	96.2%	7							66.0	87.2		66.7				$13,224	$176	$13,048
Boulder Prep Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	5075 Chaparral Court #1	Boulder	80301	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 545-6186	106	8	13.0		65 (61.3%)	2 (1.9%)	27 (25.5%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (9.4%)								(n/a)														$10,156	$00	$10,156
Horizons K-8 School	Public, Charter	K-8	4545 Sioux Drive	Boulder	80303	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 561-5580	348	26	13.4	9.2%	280 (80.5%)	1 (0.3%)	29 (8.3%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (8.6%)	87.1	83^rd of 710 public elementary schools	88.3%		88.3	91^st of 965 public elementary schools	90.6%	8							70.0	75.0	57.1	41.2				$10,193	$00	$10,193
Creekside Elementary School at Martin Park	Public	PK, KG-5	3740 Martin Drive	Boulder	80305	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-3800	346	23	14.9	23.4%	223 (64.5%)	4 (1.2%)	53 (15.3%)	27 (7.8%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	35 (10.1%)	85.8	94^th of 710 public elementary schools	86.8%		77.4	184^th of 965 public elementary schools	80.9%	90							53.3	78.1		50.0				$16,120	$260	$15,860
Mesa Elementary School	Public	K-5	1575 Lehigh Street	Boulder	80305	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-3000	236	16	14.4	7.2%	191 (80.9%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.4%)	11 (4.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.2%)	93.8	43^rd of 710 public elementary schools	93.9%		93.8	38^th of 965 public elementary schools	96.1%	5							75.7	81.0		51.6				$14,970	$415	$14,554
Mapleton Early Childhood Center	Public	PK	840 Mapleton Avenue	Boulder	80304	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-6200	92	4	22.8	30.4%	53 (57.6%)	1 (1.1%)	18 (19.6%)	13 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (7.6%)								(n/a)														$13,319	$176	$13,143
Heatherwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7750 Concord Drive	Boulder	80301	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-5586	245	18	13.9	14.7%	201 (82.0%)	3 (1.2%)	18 (7.3%)	12 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)								(n/a)							53.3			34.8				$14,337	$200	$14,136
Boulder Universal	Public, Alternative	K-12	6500 East Arapahoe Road	Boulder	80303	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-6253	954	42	22.5	15.0%	709 (74.3%)	15 (1.6%)	115 (12.1%)	31 (3.2%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	77 (8.1%)								(n/a)	97.0				86.0	54.0								$22,481	$176	$22,305
Arapahoe Ridge High School	Public	9-12	6600 Arapahoe Avenue	Boulder	80303	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 561-5220	135	22	6.1	50.4%	56 (41.5%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (52.6%)	2 (1.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.7%)								(n/a)														$25,194	$510	$24,684
Douglass Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	840 75th Street	Boulder	80303	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-5541	318	21	14.9	5.0%	260 (81.8%)	4 (1.3%)	27 (8.5%)	5 (1.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.3%)	82.8	127^th of 710 public elementary schools	82.1%		79	176^th of 965 public elementary schools	81.8%	49							55.6	69.0		44.4				$13,536	$176	$13,360
Nevin Platt Middle School	Public	6-8	6096 Baseline Road	Boulder	80303	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-5536	473	26	18.1	12.1%	382 (80.8%)	6 (1.3%)	41 (8.7%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.0%)	77.6	67^th of 369 public middle schools	81.8%		70.1	111^th of 458 public middle schools	75.8%	44									63.0		31.3	51.6	42.2	$13,927	$341	$13,586
Gold Hill Elementary School	Public	K-5	890 Main Street	Boulder	80302	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-5940	25	4	6.2		22 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)								(n/a)														$25,622	$176	$25,446

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Longmont	5.1 mi	32	53^rd
Louisville	5.24 mi	6	8^th
Lafayette	6.72 mi	8	17^th
Erie	6.93 mi	8	23^rd
Superior	8.03 mi	2	3^rd

Best Public Schools in Boulder, CO

Summit Middle Charter School

High Peaks Elementary School

Flatirons Elementary School

Boulder Community School/Integrated Studies

Bear Creek Elementary School

Fairview High School

Southern Hills Middle School

Mesa Elementary School

Foothill Elementary School

Eisenhower Elementary School

Horizons K-8 School

Creekside Elementary School at Martin Park

Douglass Elementary School

Community Montessori School

Boulder High School

Nevin Platt Middle School

Centennial Middle School

Manhattan Middle School of the Arts and Academics

Crest View Elementary School

New Vista High School

Casey Middle School

Whittier Elementary School

University Hill Elementary School

Columbine Elementary School

Arapahoe Ridge High School

Boulder Prep Charter High School

Boulder Universal

Gold Hill Elementary School

Heatherwood Elementary School

Mapleton Early Childhood Center

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