Best Public Schools in Boulder, Colorado & Rankings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2022)				Ranking (2021)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2022)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2022)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2022)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2022)	SAT Reading and Writing (2022)	SAT Mathematics (2022)	CMAS English Language Arts (2022)							CMAS Math (2022)							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 (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	SchoolDigger Rating (2022)	Average Standard Score (2021)	Statewide Rank (2021)	State Percentile (2021)	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	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	346	20	17.3	4.3%	261 (75.4%)	3 (0.9%)	18 (5.2%)	24 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (11.6%)	96.5	17^th of 921 public elementary schools	98.2%		95.4	32^nd of 710 public elementary schools	95.5%	15							78.4	68.9	93.8				80.0	78.8	66.2	93.8				79.1	$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	2,139	105	20.3	24.7%	1,428 (66.8%)	15 (0.7%)	512 (23.9%)	68 (3.2%)	14 (0.7%)	1 (0.0%)	101 (4.7%)	81.2	31^st of 221 public high schools	86.0%		81.9	33^rd of 210 public high schools	84.3%	2	87.0	64.0	79.0	67.0	80.0	56.0															$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	430	26	16.8	24.9%	290 (67.4%)	5 (1.2%)	90 (20.9%)	9 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.1%)	73	99^th of 448 public middle schools	77.9%		65.4	110^th of 369 public middle schools	70.2%	11										72.5	54.7	52.5	59.3				36.0	35.2	49.7	41.2	$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	499	37	13.5	49.5%	241 (48.3%)	4 (0.8%)	222 (44.5%)	9 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.0%)	44.8	228^th of 448 public middle schools	49.1%		57.3	135^th of 369 public middle schools	63.4%	93										40.1	41.8	48.2	43.5				20.0	22.2	34.6	25.7	$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	596	33	18.0	27.7%	388 (65.1%)	5 (0.8%)	149 (25.0%)	19 (3.2%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.4%)	61.6	145^th of 448 public middle schools	67.6%		71.7	85^th of 369 public middle schools	77.0%	60										59.5	47.0	49.7	52.5				36.7	28.8	36.2	34.2	$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	412	34	12.2	59.5%	146 (35.4%)	5 (1.2%)	228 (55.3%)	10 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.6%)	44.6	473^rd of 921 public elementary schools	48.6%		28.6	533^rd of 710 public elementary schools	24.9%	60							48.3	49.0	50.8				49.7	26.9	27.7	24.2				26.3	$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	448	29	15.5	27.7%	282 (62.9%)	7 (1.6%)	107 (23.9%)	22 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (6.3%)	67.6	276^th of 921 public elementary schools	70.0%		64.3	272^nd of 710 public elementary schools	61.7%	4							45.5	51.5	48.8				48.6	56.1	41.4	50.6				49.3	$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	353	22	16.0	16.4%	255 (72.2%)	3 (0.8%)	45 (12.7%)	12 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (10.8%)	89.8	72^nd of 921 public elementary schools	92.2%		88.3	74^th of 710 public elementary schools	89.6%	2							57.4	74.0	76.1				69.6	61.8	70.0	58.0				62.6	$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	1,977	91	21.6	8.9%	1,394 (70.5%)	13 (0.7%)	208 (10.5%)	192 (9.7%)	2 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	163 (8.2%)	93	9^th of 221 public high schools	95.9%		94.8	5^th of 210 public high schools	97.6%	4	90.0	75.0	92.0	80.0	86.0	72.0															$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	182	11	16.1	9.9%	158 (86.8%)	2 (1.1%)	7 (3.8%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.1%)	90.9	59^th of 921 public elementary schools	93.6%		95.8	27^th of 710 public elementary schools	96.2%	32							65.5	76.9	65.2				70.3	62.1	55.0	87.5				65.6	$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	434	26	17.0	8.1%	340 (78.3%)	5 (1.2%)	47 (10.8%)	10 (2.3%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (6.2%)	95.3	29^th of 921 public elementary schools	96.9%		90.8	59^th of 710 public elementary schools	91.7%	30							78.9	77.1	78.3				78.1	68.4	59.8	78.3				68.7	$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	482	26	18.8	6.0%	379 (78.6%)	1 (0.2%)	30 (6.2%)	39 (8.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.6%)	96.7	10^th of 448 public middle schools	97.8%		94.6	17^th of 369 public middle schools	95.4%	7										84.2	79.7	86.5	83.3				58.3	55.9	82.4	64.8	$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	431	33	13.0	55.2%	117 (27.1%)	1 (0.2%)	298 (69.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (3.0%)	61.3	327^th of 921 public elementary schools	64.5%		45.8	411^th of 710 public elementary schools	42.1%	84							61.9	72.7	42.9				55.8	37.3	49.1	33.3				39.6	$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	325	22	14.6	31.7%	199 (61.2%)	4 (1.2%)	87 (26.8%)	13 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.8%)	48.8	440^th of 921 public elementary schools	52.2%		54.4	346^th of 710 public elementary schools	51.3%	94							27.3	54.8	44.7				41.7	28.8	48.4	32.6				36.8	$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	286	17	16.8	20.3%	217 (75.9%)	3 (1.0%)	45 (15.7%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.9%)	71.3	61^st of 221 public high schools	72.4%		60.3	78^th of 210 public high schools	62.9%	17	83.0		81.0	48.0	77.0																$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	260	17	14.9	18.1%	173 (66.5%)	3 (1.2%)	49 (18.8%)	12 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (8.5%)	67.4	277^th of 921 public elementary schools	69.9%		82.7	128^th of 710 public elementary schools	82.0%	149							48.6	87.5	66.7				67.0	24.2	37.5	50.0				36.8	$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	259	16	15.7	5.0%	143 (55.2%)	4 (1.5%)	14 (5.4%)	64 (24.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (13.1%)	99.1	3^rd of 921 public elementary schools	99.7%		98	7^th of 710 public elementary schools	99.0%	4							84.0	84.1	97.9				88.7	82.0	84.1	91.5				85.8	$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	21	17.2	5.3%	231 (64.9%)	2 (0.6%)	27 (7.6%)	58 (16.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (10.1%)	99.3	3^rd of 448 public middle schools	99.3%		99.5	3^rd of 369 public middle schools	99.2%											92.6	89.5	89.7	90.7				82.0	80.7	82.2	81.6	$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	286	17	16.9	15.7%	227 (79.4%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (11.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (8.4%)	82.9	134^th of 921 public elementary schools	85.5%		95.7	30^th of 710 public elementary schools	95.8%	104							63.8	67.3	85.7				71.7	44.9	41.7	76.7				53.6	$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	107	13	8.3		62 (57.9%)	1 (0.9%)	34 (31.8%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	7 (6.5%)								(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	25	14.1	8.0%	282 (81.0%)	2 (0.6%)	26 (7.5%)	9 (2.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	27 (7.8%)	78.2	185^th of 921 public elementary schools	79.9%		87.1	83^rd of 710 public elementary schools	88.3%	102							46.2	63.9	61.8	78.6	74.3	62.5	64.8	44.7	58.3	37.1	73.8	41.2	56.5	52.4	$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	343	24	14.2	25.1%	221 (64.4%)	4 (1.2%)	55 (16.0%)	32 (9.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.7%)	91.1	55^th of 921 public elementary schools	94.0%		85.8	94^th of 710 public elementary schools	86.8%	39							66.0	81.4	62.2				70.1	68.0	55.6	69.2				64.2	$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	247	17	14.2	8.9%	203 (82.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.5%)	7 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (8.1%)	89	77^th of 921 public elementary schools	91.6%		93.8	43^rd of 710 public elementary schools	93.9%	34							60.5	58.5	86.5				68.1	59.0	61.9	73.7				64.7	$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	23.0	19.6%	49 (53.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (26.1%)	13 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.5%)								(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	263	19	14.1	16.0%	213 (81.0%)	3 (1.1%)	19 (7.2%)	11 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.5%)	62.9	319^th of 921 public elementary schools	65.4%					(n/a)							51.6	50.0	51.4				50.9	48.4	35.0	42.9				41.5	$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	382	29	13.2		263 (68.8%)	7 (1.8%)	57 (14.9%)	18 (4.7%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	31 (8.1%)								(n/a)					86.0								58.1							32.3	$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	134	22	5.9	60.4%	48 (35.8%)	2 (1.5%)	74 (55.2%)	3 (2.2%)	2 (1.5%)	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	313	20	15.6	4.8%	261 (83.4%)	2 (0.6%)	25 (8.0%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.4%)	74.5	218^th of 921 public elementary schools	76.3%		82.8	127^th of 710 public elementary schools	82.1%	91							50.9	60.0	51.4				54.8	44.4	52.2	57.9				50.9	$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	453	27	17.0	10.8%	370 (81.7%)	10 (2.2%)	40 (8.8%)	7 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.7%)	67.1	121^st of 448 public middle schools	73.0%		77.6	67^th of 369 public middle schools	81.8%	54										57.6	48.3	52.7	52.9				29.1	35.1	59.3	39.8	$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	17	3	6.3		14 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.9%)								(n/a)																					$25,622	$176	$25,446

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Longmont	5.1 mi	33	75^th
Louisville	5.24 mi	6	7^th
Lafayette	6.72 mi	8	39^th
Erie	6.93 mi	9	19^th
Superior	8.03 mi	2	3^rd

Best Public Schools in Boulder, CO

Summit Middle Charter School

High Peaks Elementary School

Southern Hills Middle School

Bear Creek Elementary School

Foothill Elementary School

Fairview High School

Creekside Elementary School at Martin Park

Flatirons Elementary School

Eisenhower Elementary School

Mesa Elementary School

Boulder Community School/Integrated Studies

Boulder High School

Horizons K-8 School

Douglass Elementary School

Manhattan Middle School of the Arts and Academics

New Vista High School

Crest View Elementary School

Community Montessori School

Nevin Platt Middle School

Heatherwood Elementary School

Centennial Middle School

University Hill Elementary School

Whittier Elementary School

Casey Middle 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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