Ellicott School District No. 22

The Ellicott School District No. 22 in Colorado operates three schools: Ellicott Elementary School, Ellicott Senior High School, and Ellicott Middle School. The district as a whole is ranked 95 out of 115 districts in Colorado and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger, indicating systemic challenges across the schools.

Ellicott Elementary School stands out with its relatively large enrollment of 534 students, but it consistently ranks in the bottom third of Colorado elementary schools and struggles with low proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math, as well as a high chronic absenteeism rate of 27.7% and a high free/reduced lunch rate of 62.55%. Ellicott Senior High School, with an enrollment of 252 students, also ranks in the bottom third of Colorado high schools and has low proficiency rates in Science, SAT Reading/Writing, and SAT Math, though it maintains a relatively high 4-year graduation rate of 84.2% and a low dropout rate of 1.9%.

Ellicott Middle School, with an enrollment of 204 students, is ranked in the bottom half of Colorado middle schools and has mixed performance on CMAS tests, with low proficiency rates in Math across all grades. All three schools in the district share high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.7% to 27.7%, and high free/reduced lunch rates, ranging from 62.55% to 64.71%, suggesting a high-need student population that may contribute to the academic challenges faced by the district.