Ellicott School District No. 22

Ellicott School District No. 22 is a small Colorado district serving roughly 1,000 students across three schools: Ellicott Elementary School (PK–5, 520 students), Ellicott Middle School (6–8, 230 students), and Ellicott Senior High School (9–12, 259 students). The district ranks 98th out of 115 Colorado districts, placing it in the 15th percentile with a 1-star rating, and all three schools serve high-need populations, with 57–60% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch.

Ellicott Elementary School is the district's strongest performer, earning 2 stars and ranking in the 31st percentile of Colorado elementary schools. It is the only school in the district to beat its district average in both English Language Arts (32.4% vs. 30.8%) and math (25.4% vs. 18.5%), and its 4th-grade ELA proficiency of 47.5% essentially matches the state average of 47.0%. Ellicott Senior High School posts the best science results, with 28.6% of 11th graders proficient—above the state's 24.8%—along with an 86.8% graduation rate that also tops the state's 85.6%. Ellicott Middle School has the district's best attendance, with chronic absenteeism of 18.5% versus the state's 28.4%.

Math is a district-wide concern: proficiency is just 25.4% in elementary, 12.0% in middle school, and 11% on the high school SAT math—all far below state averages. The middle school's 6th-grade math proficiency is especially low at 7.9%, suggesting foundational gaps that compound by high school. Chronic absenteeism is also a problem at the high school, where 30.5% of students are chronically absent. Grade-level variability is striking as well, with elementary 4th-grade ELA nearly matching the state while 5th-grade ELA falls to 24.2%. Overall, Ellicott School District No. 22 faces serious academic hurdles, but parents will find bright spots in the elementary school's leadership, the high school's science and graduation outcomes, and the middle school's strong attendance.