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Birch Elementary School

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Birch Elementary School ranks 246 th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

246^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Birch Elementary School is a small PK–5 elementary school in Broomfield, CO, serving 299 students as part of the Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 — a district ranked 5th out of 115 in Colorado. Birch itself ranks in the 74th percentile statewide (247th of 943 elementary schools), earning 4 stars, and it has hovered near that level for the past decade, making it a consistently solid and dependable choice. The school serves a moderately high-need population, with about 37.5% of students qualifying for free/reduced lunch, and maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 15.1.

Birch's strongest recent highlight is its work with economically disadvantaged students: in 2024–2025, its low-income students ranked 25th out of 337 schools statewide — the 93rd percentile, earning 5 stars. Chronic absenteeism is another strength, falling from 19.3% to 13.2% last year, well below the district rate of 17.5% and far better than nearby Centennial Elementary School (33.7%) and Arapahoe Ridge Elementary School (33.9%). Science achievement (54.5% proficient) essentially matches the district average and far exceeds the state. ELA scores have climbed steadily, from 50.7% in 2022–2023 to 58.8% in 2025–2026.

The main challenges are math and a specific 4th-grade dip. While 3rd-grade math proficiency (57.5%) beats the district average, 4th-grade math drops to 38.5% — essentially the state average and far below the district's 55.9%. Overall math slipped to 49.3% in 2025–2026, and Birch also lags its own district's ELA and math averages by about 6–7 points. Compared with nearby schools, Birch sits in the middle of the pack: ranked higher than Ryan Elementary School and Mountain View Elementary School, and well above Centennial Elementary School, but below Meridian Elementary School and Coyote Ridge Elementary School. With strong attendance and proven support for low-income students, Birch has the pieces in place to become top-tier if it can close the 4th-grade gap.

299

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,292

Per pupil spending ?

37.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1035 Birch
Broomfield, CO 80020-1442

(720) 561-8800

District: Boulder Valley School District No. Re2

Students who attend Birch Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Broomfield High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

64.9%

Hispanic:

24.4%

Two or more races:

5.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 73rd percentile in 2016 → 74th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (54% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Above the Colorado median (74th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school54%

District avg60%

Colorado avg41%

246^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 31Elementary Schools in the Boulder Valley School District No. Re2

5^th of 114Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 among Colorado districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	71.7	246 of 946	74.0%	★★★★☆
2025	72.8	247 of 950	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	72.1	244 of 943	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	61.9	328 of 933	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.7	242 of 921	73.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.6	211 of 710	70.3%	★★★★☆
2019	74.9	206 of 965	78.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.8	233 of 917	74.6%	★★★★☆
2017	66.3	274 of 929	70.5%	★★★★☆
2016	70.0	246 of 914	73.1%	★★★★☆
2015	69.9	245 of 938	73.9%	★★★★☆
2014	53.7	469 of 962	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.8	405 of 954	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.5	481 of 935	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.0	547 of 935	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.5	504 of 925	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	62.0	355 of 872	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.6	292 of 849	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	76.0	188 of 852	77.9%	★★★★☆
2006	75.6	183 of 829	77.9%	★★★★☆
2005	75.3	206 of 823	75.0%	★★★★☆
2004	73.8	213 of 808	73.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	63.9	229 of 695	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	67.1	193 of 694	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	64.9	219 of 684	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.0	330 of 642	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.7	226 of 595	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.7	199 of 758	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	61.2	232 of 690	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	25 of 337	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	40.5	222 of 365	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.4	66 of 265	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	27 of 203	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	64.1	78 of 308	74.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	64.9	229 of 697	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.4	225 of 700	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.1	243 of 683	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	241 of 649	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.5	191 of 594	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.0	210 of 764	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	63.7	204 of 693	70.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	61.6	212 of 547	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.8	175 of 551	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.4	152 of 539	71.8%	★★★★☆
2023	49.2	267 of 525	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.9	179 of 454	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.6	207 of 596	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.1	111 of 337	67.1%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile+19 vs school

Male (2026)67th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)67th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)61st percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts59%+14 vs state

Science55%+18 vs state

Math49%+12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)							CMAS Math (2026)							CMAS Science (2026)		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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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	Total
Birch Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1035 Birch	Broomfield	80020	Broomfield County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-8800	299	20	15.1	37.5%	194 (64.9%)	2 (0.7%)	73 (24.4%)	12 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)	71.7	246^th of 946 public elementary schools	74.0%		72.8	247^th of 950 public elementary schools	74.0%	1	55.0	53.8	68.2				58.8	57.5	38.5	54.5				49.3	54.5		$23,292
Mountain View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12401 Perry Street	Broomfield	80020	Broomfield County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5520	517	32	16.4	38.5%	291 (56.3%)	2 (0.4%)	153 (29.6%)	30 (5.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	38 (7.4%)	70.7	259^th of 946 public elementary schools	72.6%		65.6	313^th of 950 public elementary schools	67.1%	54	54.0	66.2	56.1				58.7	57.1	57.4	47.5				53.6	38.5		$19,130
Aspen Creek K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	5500 Aspen Creek Drive	Broomfield	80020	Broomfield County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-8000	844	47	18.0	25.0%	603 (71.4%)	7 (0.8%)	144 (17.1%)	46 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	42 (5.0%)	81.9	162^nd of 946 public elementary schools	82.9%		76.5	215^th of 950 public elementary schools	77.4%	53	69.7	69.6	78.8	60.5	61.5	58.0	65.4	60.0	51.9	47.7	51.1	30.8	43.4	46.5	53.6	41.6	$20,191
Kohl Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 West 10th Avenue	Broomfield	80020	Broomfield County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-8600	273	16	17.0	26.7%	188 (68.9%)	1 (0.4%)	46 (16.8%)	6 (2.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (11.0%)	81.7	163^rd of 946 public elementary schools	82.8%		73.2	244^th of 950 public elementary schools	74.3%	81	64.3	65.7	79.4				69.4	66.7	48.6	60.0				58.9	42.9		$22,712
Emerald Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	275 Emerald St	Broomfield	80020	Broomfield County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 561-8500	383	27	14.1	50.9%	180 (47.0%)	11 (2.9%)	137 (35.8%)	23 (6.0%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.3%)	51.9	419^th of 946 public elementary schools	55.7%		54.3	412^th of 950 public elementary schools	56.6%	7	43.6	50.7	60.6				52.1	42.1	36.8	35.5				38.0	32.3		$24,114
Coyote Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	13770 Broadlands Drive	Broomfield	80020	Broomfield County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5780	392	25	16.0	16.6%	278 (70.9%)	3 (0.8%)	62 (15.8%)	21 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (7.1%)	87	107^th of 946 public elementary schools	88.7%		91.6	55^th of 950 public elementary schools	94.2%	52	61.0	69.4	71.0				67.2	71.7	61.9	60.7				64.7	57.4		$18,279
Ryan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5851 West 115th Avenue	Westminster	80020	Broomfield County	Jefferson County School District No. R-1	No	No	No	No	(303) 982-3105	511	32	16.1	29.9%	309 (60.5%)	1 (0.2%)	131 (25.6%)	37 (7.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (6.1%)	70.8	258^th of 946 public elementary schools	72.7%		64.1	325^th of 950 public elementary schools	65.8%	67	58.4	52.9	58.5				56.6	65.9	42.0	45.7				51.4	51.2		$17,806
Centennial Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13200 Westlake Drive	Broomfield	80020	Broomfield County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 972-5280	293	23	13.0	76.1%	74 (25.3%)	1 (0.3%)	206 (70.3%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	17	789^th of 946 public elementary schools	16.6%		21.5	717^th of 950 public elementary schools	24.5%	72	26.8	31.3	25.4				27.7	27.5	18.8	19.0				21.2	13.3		$22,569
Meridian Elementary School	Public	K-5	14256 McKay Park Circle	Broomfield	80020	Broomfield County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-7880	525	30	17.5	22.9%	334 (63.6%)	6 (1.1%)	107 (20.4%)	29 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.1%)	91	62^nd of 946 public elementary schools	93.4%		90.1	72^nd of 950 public elementary schools	92.4%	10	62.6	81.2	74.7				72.3	72.7	71.8	59.0				68.2	64.6		$17,221
Arapahoe Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	13095 Pecos Street	Westminster	80030	Adams County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-5740	465	27	17.5	56.6%	176 (37.8%)	4 (0.9%)	242 (52.0%)	20 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.3%)	39.7	516^th of 946 public elementary schools	45.5%		61	351^st of 950 public elementary schools	63.1%	165	33.3	39.2	49.1				40.9	34.6	37.7	33.3				35.2	29.8		$18,225

Frequently Asked Questions about Birch Elementary School

What district is Birch Elementary School in?

Boulder Valley School District No. Re2

Is Birch Elementary School a good school?

Birch Elementary School ranks 246^th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Birch Elementary School?

Students at Birch Elementary School are 65% White, 24% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

How many students attend Birch Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 299 students attended Birch Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Birch Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Birch Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Broomfield High School

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2025–26 attendance dataNewOct 6, 2026

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