Best Public Schools in Eaton, CO

The data covers four public schools in Eaton, Colorado, serving grades K-12 under the Weld County School District No. Re-2, a 4-star district ranked 18th of 115 districts statewide. With about 1,893 students across Eaton High School, Eaton Middle School, Eaton Elementary School, and Benjamin Eaton Elementary School, the city’s schools are generally strong on attendance, graduation, and elementary academics.

Benjamin Eaton Elementary School is the clear standout, earning a 79th-percentile state rank (4 stars) with the highest ELA (60.8%) and math (57.6%) proficiency in the city, plus the lowest chronic absenteeism (8.6%) and smallest class sizes (14.8:1). Eaton Elementary School also performs above state averages but trails Benjamin by double digits in reading and science. Eaton Middle School is the most improved school, jumping from the 47th to 59th percentile in two years, with strong 8th-grade science gains, though its overall math proficiency (36.6%) remains near the state average. Meanwhile, Eaton High School posts an excellent 92.7% graduation rate and a 0.8% dropout rate, with 65% of 11th graders proficient in SAT reading/writing—but its state rank has slipped to the 46th percentile (2 stars).

The biggest red flag is math: elementary students exceed state averages by wide margins, but proficiency falls sharply by middle school and drops to just 23% on the SAT math exam by 11th grade, a steep decline worth investigating. Chronic absenteeism is impressively low across all four schools, and the district’s overall performance is solid. However, the high school is the relative weak link, with weak math and science achievement dragging its ranking despite strong graduation outcomes. For parents, Benjamin Eaton Elementary offers the strongest academics in the city, while Eaton Middle shows promise, and Eaton High needs attention in math and science to match its otherwise strong record.