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Foothill Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

68^th

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of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Foothill Elementary School is a K–5 elementary school in Boulder, CO that serves 419 students and belongs to the Boulder Valley School District No. Re2. The school has earned a 5-star rating on SchoolDigger and ranked 67th out of 943 Colorado elementary schools for 2025–2026, placing it in the 93rd percentile statewide. On the 2025–2026 CMAS assessments, Foothill's proficiency rates were substantially above both district and state averages: 72.4% of students were proficient in English Language Arts and 67.8% in Math, compared to state averages of 44.7% and 37.3%, respectively. Fifth-grade science proficiency reached 68.1%, also well above the state's 36.1%.

Foothill stands out among nearby Boulder elementary schools in several ways. Its chronic absenteeism rate of 13.4% is well below the district's 17.5% and the state's 28.4%, and only High Peaks Elementary School and Flatirons Elementary School have lower rates among its neighbors. Foothill also has the largest enrollment of the nearby schools at 419 students, yet still produces strong results. The school's academic growth from 3rd to 5th grade is especially notable: math proficiency jumps from 58.3% in 3rd grade to 78.6% in 5th grade, far outpacing the district's progression. While Foothill's results are much stronger than some nearby schools — Columbine Elementary School, for example, has 31.1% ELA proficiency just 0.8 miles away — it serves a comparatively advantaged population, with only 12.65% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch.

However, a few trends are worth watching. Foothill's ELA proficiency has declined from 78.8% in 2023–2024 to 72.4% in 2025–2026, narrowing its advantage over the district. The school's Gifted and Talented subgroup also dropped sharply in statewide rankings, falling from the 92nd percentile to the 43rd percentile. While Foothill remains a strong choice — it outperforms several close neighbors, including Crest View Elementary School and Whittier Elementary School — it has slipped in relative standing and now trails High Peaks Elementary School and Eisenhower Elementary School within the same district.

419

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,583

Per pupil spending ?

12.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Colorado receive free school meals.

98.5%

Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR) (2025-26)

Exemptions: 1.5% (MMR)

1001 Hawthorne Avenue
Boulder, CO 80304-2145

(720) 561-2600

District: Boulder Valley School District No. Re2

Students who attend Foothill Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Centennial Middle School
High:	Boulder High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.9%

Hispanic:

12.4%

Two or more races:

8.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2016 → 93rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (70% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of Colorado elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Boulder Valley School District No. Re2

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school70%

District avg60%

Colorado avg41%

68^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th 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	90.4	68 of 946	92.8%	★★★★★
2025	91.4	59 of 950	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	93.0	43 of 943	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	27 of 933	97.1%	★★★★★
2022	95.3	29 of 921	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	90.8	59 of 710	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	90.9	64 of 965	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	37 of 917	96.0%	★★★★★
2017	93.1	46 of 929	95.0%	★★★★★
2016	89.3	72 of 914	92.1%	★★★★★
2015	91.6	63 of 938	93.3%	★★★★★
2014	88.7	73 of 962	92.4%	★★★★★
2013	88.1	73 of 954	92.3%	★★★★★
2012	88.5	81 of 935	91.3%	★★★★★
2011	91.3	39 of 935	95.8%	★★★★★
2010	89.1	63 of 925	93.2%	★★★★★
2009	90.7	39 of 872	95.5%	★★★★★
2008	92.2	28 of 849	96.7%	★★★★★
2007	91.5	30 of 852	96.5%	★★★★★
2006	90.8	38 of 829	95.4%	★★★★★
2005	90.2	38 of 823	95.4%	★★★★★
2004	92.4	26 of 808	96.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	82.9	84 of 695	87.9%	★★★★☆
2025	86.6	69 of 694	90.1%	★★★★★
2024	89.1	47 of 684	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	37 of 642	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	90.2	40 of 595	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	88.4	40 of 351	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	86.6	69 of 758	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	89.5	46 of 690	93.3%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	59.1	68 of 120	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	76.9	9 of 119	92.4%	★★★★☆
2024	65.4	36 of 91	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.3	9 of 84	89.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	89.1	51 of 697	92.7%	★★★★★
2025	88.4	56 of 700	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	89.2	53 of 683	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.3	31 of 649	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	93.4	21 of 594	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	79.8	76 of 352	78.4%	★★★★☆
2019	86.3	73 of 764	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	93.0	31 of 693	95.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	74.5	107 of 547	80.4%	★★★★☆
2025	78.5	84 of 551	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	52 of 539	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.6	28 of 525	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.8	20 of 454	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	79.9	54 of 288	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	86.2	41 of 596	93.1%	★★★★★

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)

Male (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)88th percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)80th percentile-12 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)43rd percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts72%+28 vs state

Science68%+32 vs state

Math68%+31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)				CMAS Math (2026)				CMAS Science (2026)	Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	Vaccination: Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Foothill Elementary School	Public	K-5	1001 Hawthorne Avenue	Boulder	80304	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-2600	419	25	16.6	12.6%	318 (75.9%)	2 (0.5%)	52 (12.4%)	9 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.6%)	90.4	68^th of 946 public elementary schools	92.8%		91.4	59^th of 950 public elementary schools	93.8%	9	60.6	72.6	84.3	72.4	58.3	66.7	78.6	67.8	68.1	98.5%	1.5%	$21,583
Columbine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3130 Repplier Drive	Boulder	80304	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 561-2500	369	25	14.9	73.2%	95 (25.7%)	6 (1.6%)	245 (66.4%)	9 (2.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.5%)								(n/a)	715.0	40.0	722.0	31.1	721.0	23.2	719.0	21.2	709.0	92.9%	0%	$23,155
Crest View Elementary School	Public	K-5	1897 Sumac Avenue	Boulder	80304	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-5461	390	25	15.7	35.6%	220 (56.4%)	11 (2.8%)	121 (31.0%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (6.2%)	68.4	278^th of 946 public elementary schools	70.6%		69.3	273^rd of 950 public elementary schools	71.3%	5	50.0	61.0	60.3	57.8	45.3	53.8	43.1	48.1	45.8	95.9%	4.1%	$22,412
Whittier Elementary School	Public	K-5	2008 Pine Street	Boulder	80302	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-5431	269	20	13.1	42.0%	150 (55.8%)	2 (0.7%)	91 (33.8%)	8 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.7%)	63.5	320^th of 946 public elementary schools	66.2%		48.4	455^th of 950 public elementary schools	52.1%	135	64.4	63.6	53.8	60.7	46.7	41.2	36.6	41.7	40.5	92.1%	7.9%	$26,097
Flatirons Elementary School	Public	K-5	1150 7th Street	Boulder	80302	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-4600	163	12	13.8	18.4%	125 (76.7%)	1 (0.6%)	18 (11.0%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (9.8%)	88.3	91^st of 946 public elementary schools	90.4%		87.9	102^nd of 950 public elementary schools	89.3%	11	75.0	90.9	72.7	79.2	57.1	68.2	61.9	62.0	52.4	92.3%	7.7%	$26,008
University Hill Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	956 16th Street	Boulder	80302	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 561-5416	405	26	15.6	61.5%	111 (27.4%)	1 (0.2%)	283 (69.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.7%)	52.6	413^th of 946 public elementary schools	56.3%		53.3	422^nd of 950 public elementary schools	55.6%	9	43.9	64.7	50.0	51.8	35.3	28.3	46.8	36.8	43.5	95%	1.7%	$24,174
High Peaks Elementary School	Public	K-5	3995 East Aurora Avenue	Boulder	80303	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-6500	257	16	16.3	9.7%	124 (48.2%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.2%)	70 (27.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (17.9%)	98.2	7^th of 946 public elementary schools	99.3%		99.3	2^nd of 950 public elementary schools	99.8%	5	75.6	92.0	95.8	88.1	73.9	92.0	93.8	86.8	82.6	95.7%	4.3%	$19,548
Boulder Community School/Integrated Studies	Public	K-5	3995 East Aurora Avenue	Boulder	80303	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-6500	255	15	16.7	—	210 (82.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.6%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (7.1%)	93.8	36^th of 946 public elementary schools	96.2%		93.1	42^nd of 950 public elementary schools	95.6%	6	59.4	84.8	92.5	80.5	58.1	72.3	95.1	76.5	75.6	75.7%	24.3%	$21,012
Eisenhower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1220 Eisenhower Drive	Boulder	80303	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-6700	308	20	15.2	22.4%	215 (69.8%)	6 (1.9%)	40 (13.0%)	14 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (10.4%)	98	10^th of 946 public elementary schools	98.9%		96.7	14^th of 950 public elementary schools	98.5%	4	92.1	75.7	93.3	88.1	89.7	76.3	85.2	84.1	86.9	95.1%	2.4%	$24,126
Creekside Elementary School at Martin Park	Public	PK, KG-5	3740 Martin Drive	Boulder	80305	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-3800	359	21	17.3	30.1%	237 (66.0%)	6 (1.7%)	63 (17.5%)	26 (7.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.2%)	90.2	69^th of 946 public elementary schools	92.7%		95	30^th of 950 public elementary schools	96.8%	39	72.3	67.3	72.0	70.5	70.2	59.6	72.9	67.3	68.0	91.2%	5.9%	$22,038

Frequently Asked Questions about Foothill Elementary School

What is the racial makeup of Foothill Elementary School?

Students at Foothill Elementary School are 76% White, 12% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Is Foothill Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Foothill Elementary School ranks in the top 7.2% of Colorado elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Foothill Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Centennial Middle School
High : Boulder High School

How many students attend Foothill Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 419 students attended Foothill Elementary School.

What district is Foothill Elementary School in?

Boulder Valley School District No. Re2

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2017–18 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)NewOct 19, 2026

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2025–26 CMAS, PSAT10, PSAT9 & SAT test scoresAug 19, 2026

2024–25 school spending dataJun 13, 2026

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