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Best Public Schools in Firestone, CO

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Schools

2,239

Students

Top rankedFirestone Charter Academy355^th of 946 Colorado elementary schools

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Firestone Charter Academy up 73 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

Firestone, Colorado is home to four public schools in the St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J — a district ranked 23rd out of 115 statewide with a 4-star rating — serving about 2,239 students in grades PK-8, with no high school in the city. The schools are Centennial Elementary and Prairie Ridge Elementary School (both PK-5), Coal Ridge Middle School (grades 6-8), and Firestone Charter Academy, which serves grades PK-8 despite being classified as an elementary school.

Firestone Charter Academy is the city's academic leader: ELA proficiency is 59.6% versus the district's 51.0% and the state's 44.7%, and it posts the lowest chronic absenteeism (10.0%), lowest poverty rate (22.3% free/reduced lunch), and best student-teacher ratio (13.8). The concern is a 5th grade math proficiency of just 24.3%. Meanwhile, Coal Ridge Middle School is the biggest concern overall: its state rank dropped from the 60th to the 45th percentile, ELA fell from 44.4% to 34.3%, and chronic absenteeism reached 28.2% — nearly three times Firestone Charter Academy's rate. Prairie Ridge Elementary School leads the city in math at 47.3%, while Centennial Elementary is the steady middle performer, ranking near the 51st–55th percentile.

The three elementary-serving schools all post strong attendance (10–13%), and three of four Firestone schools beat the state average in math, but ELA and science are weak points. Science is the city's biggest challenge: every school is below the district average, and Centennial Elementary and Prairie Ridge Elementary School each saw 5th grade science proficiency fall by double digits. The K-8 model appears to help — Firestone Charter Academy's 7th grade ELA (75.0%) and math (47.5%) far exceed Coal Ridge Middle School's 7th grade scores (37.1% and 27.8%). Finally, all Firestone schools rank between the 45th and 62nd percentiles statewide, meaning they trail a district that sits in the 80th percentile, so the district's strong reputation is driven mainly by schools outside this community.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)							CMAS Math (2026)							CMAS Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Coal Ridge Middle School	Public	6-8	6201 Booth Drive	Firestone	80504	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 833-4176	727	37	19.6	31.9%	455 (62.6%)	4 (0.6%)	218 (30.0%)	18 (2.5%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	27 (3.7%)	37.5	262^nd of 476 public middle schools	45.0%		53.7	187^th of 469 public middle schools	60.1%	75				35.2	37.1	30.9	34.3				27.6	27.8	35.1	30.1		30.3			$17,104
Prairie Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6632 St Vrain Ranch Boulevard	Firestone	80504	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 494-3641	387	25	15.3	39.5%	244 (63.0%)	2 (0.5%)	105 (27.1%)	15 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (4.9%)	49.4	437^th of 946 public elementary schools	53.8%		58	381^st of 950 public elementary schools	59.9%	56	34.9	45.0	43.8				41.2	54.0	51.7	36.9				47.3	27.7		98.3%	0%	$19,977
Firestone Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5753 Twilight Avenue	Firestone	80504	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 772-3711	600	43	13.8	22.3%	425 (70.8%)	3 (0.5%)	123 (20.5%)	16 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.8%)	60.3	355^th of 946 public elementary schools	62.5%		52.7	428^th of 950 public elementary schools	54.9%	73	57.1	58.8	55.7	55.6	75.0	62.2	59.6	60.3	45.6	24.3	27.8	47.5	37.8	40.4	36.2	35.1	95.6%	4.4%	$13,547
Centennial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10290 Neighbors Parkway	Firestone	80504	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 652-8240	525	33	16.1	33.9%	318 (60.6%)	5 (1.0%)	152 (29.0%)	19 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	28 (5.3%)	45.6	465^th of 946 public elementary schools	50.8%		53.3	423^rd of 950 public elementary schools	55.5%	42	33.3	45.5	47.1				41.9	43.2	34.1	45.6				40.4	30.9		83.8%	6.8%	$18,665

Cities Near Firestone

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Longmont	2.34 mi	30	83^rd
Frederick	3.2 mi	6	121^st
Mead	5.36 mi	2	20^th
Dacono	7.06 mi	1	45^th
Erie	8.04 mi	9	19^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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