Summary:
The city of Superior, Colorado, is served by two highly rated public schools within the Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 — a district ranked in the 96th percentile statewide — offering education from preschool through 8th grade to approximately 947 students in this Boulder County community.
Superior Elementary School stands out as the stronger academic performer and the more consistent of the two institutions. It currently ranks 34th among Colorado elementary schools, has finished in the top 34 for three consecutive years, and posts much higher math proficiency at 76.3% compared to Eldorado K-8 School's 66.4%. ELA proficiency is nearly identical at 77.8% versus 77.5%. Superior Elementary also has remarkably low chronic absenteeism at 5.2%, well below Eldorado's 12.5% and far below the state's 28.4%, which may help explain its academic edge.
Eldorado K-8 School is the only public school in Superior serving grades 6-8, providing a valuable PK-8 pathway with strong middle school results, including 8th grade ELA at 83.3% and science at 67.7%. Eldorado serves a more economically diverse student body, with 15.1% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch versus 7.7% at Superior Elementary. Both schools dramatically exceed state averages — the Colorado state average is 44.7% in ELA and 37.3% in math, meaning these schools are roughly 30 points higher in ELA, and Superior Elementary is nearly 40 points higher in math. While Eldorado's overall ranking has fluctuated between 30th and 94th over three years and Superior Elementary has ranged from 12th to 34th, both remain firmly in the top 10% of Colorado elementary schools, making either a strong choice for families in Superior.
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