Summary:
Weld County School District No. Re-5J serves approximately 4,049 students across 7 schools in and around Johnstown and Milliken, Colorado, including four elementary schools, one middle school, and two high schools, with the district itself ranking at the 44th percentile statewide with a 2-star rating.
For parents, the standout schools are clear. Pioneer Ridge Elementary School is the district's top performer, with math proficiency of 44.6% that beats the state average of 37.3%, the lowest chronic absenteeism in the district at 8.2%, and a low free/reduced lunch rate of 22.2%. Elwell Elementary School is also strong in math at 42.2% proficiency, well above the district's 31.1%. Roosevelt Middle School is improving, now at the 51st percentile, and its 8th grade students exceed state averages in both ELA (44.4% vs. 42.2%) and science (35.8% vs. 35.4%). Roosevelt High School posts a standout 92.0% graduation rate, well above the state's 85.6%, though its SAT math proficiency of 19% is far below the state's 32%.
The biggest challenges sit at Milliken Elementary School and Knowledge Quest Academy. Milliken has the highest poverty rate in the district (49.4% free/reduced lunch) and the lowest math proficiency at 22.8%, though it has improved from the 16th to the 33rd percentile in two years. Knowledge Quest Academy, a K-8 school, has declined to the 28th percentile, with 5th grade science proficiency at just 11.9% versus 36.1% statewide. CIVICA Colorado is the district's smallest and weakest test performer in CMAS math (7.8%) and ELA (21.6%), with the highest chronic absenteeism at 27.5%, even though its older students post strong PSAT10 results. Overall, the district's biggest opportunity is improving math proficiency, especially at the middle and high school levels.
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