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Foothill Elementary School

Public Grades K-5

59^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Foothill Elementary School is a high-performing public elementary school in Boulder, Colorado, serving 437 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the Boulder Valley School District, which is ranked 8th out of 115 districts in the state and has a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Foothill Elementary School consistently outperforms the district and state in academic assessments, with 77.2% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 65.6% for the district and 44.8% for the state. In math, 65% of Foothill students are proficient or better, compared to 55.1% for the district and 35.9% for the state. The school also excels in science, with 65.1% of 5th-grade students proficient or better, compared to 58.7% for the district and 39% for the state. Foothill's performance across different student subgroups, including female, male, and white students, is also exceptional, with rankings in the top 100 Colorado elementary schools.

While Foothill Elementary School has relatively low chronic absenteeism rates compared to the state, the rates have been increasing over the past three school years, from 11.2% to 27.7%, a trend consistent with nearby schools. Additionally, Foothill has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 8.06% to 12.59%, indicating a higher socioeconomic status of the student population compared to some nearby schools, such as Columbine Elementary School and Whittier Elementary School, which have much higher free and reduced lunch rates.

419

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,228

Per pupil spending ?

12.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (70% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Colorado elementary schools

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg60%

Colorado avg40%

59^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 32Elementary Schools in the Boulder Valley School District No. Re2

8^th of 115Boulder 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
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
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
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
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
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)

Gifted and Talented (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)90th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)85th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts77%+32 vs state

Science65%+26 vs state

Math65%+29 vs state

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Schools Near Foothill Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)				CMAS Math (2025)				CMAS Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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	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%)	91.4	59^th of 950 public elementary schools	93.8%		93	43^rd of 943 public elementary schools	95.4%	16	75.0	83.3	73.0	77.2	67.1	62.1	65.6	65.0	65.1	$19,228
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%)	30	616^th of 950 public elementary schools	35.2%		26	660^th of 943 public elementary schools	30.0%	44	44.7			35.2	41.4	20.7	22.2	28.2	16.7	$23,003
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%)	69.3	273^rd of 950 public elementary schools	71.3%		77.7	190^th of 943 public elementary schools	79.9%	83	50.0	55.7	61.5	55.8	51.9	37.1	48.1	46.3	59.0	$20,934
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%)	48.4	455^th of 950 public elementary schools	52.1%		49.6	454^th of 943 public elementary schools	51.9%	1	50.0	39.0	41.2	43.1			43.1	32.6	35.3	$23,144
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%)	87.9	102^nd of 950 public elementary schools	89.3%		86	113^th of 943 public elementary schools	88.0%	11	85.0	76.2	62.5	73.8	80.0	50.0	76.0	68.7	57.7	$23,642
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%)	53.3	422^nd of 950 public elementary schools	55.6%		54	413^th of 943 public elementary schools	56.2%	9	38.2	67.4	46.9	51.1	33.3	43.8	44.6	40.6	36.9	$22,369
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%)	99.3	2^nd of 950 public elementary schools	99.8%		98.9	4^th of 943 public elementary schools	99.6%	2	93.0	91.7	100.0	94.7	95.3	87.5	95.2	92.5	81.0	$18,629
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%)	93.1	42^nd of 950 public elementary schools	95.6%		93.7	35^th of 943 public elementary schools	96.3%	7	68.9	84.6	93.0	81.9	52.2	80.0	95.1	74.8	90.2	$19,096
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%)	96.7	14^th of 950 public elementary schools	98.5%		93.4	39^th of 943 public elementary schools	95.9%	25	76.5	89.8	85.1	85.0	66.7	78.7	83.0	77.1	78.7	$20,732
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%)	95	30^th of 950 public elementary schools	96.8%		94.2	31^st of 943 public elementary schools	96.7%	1	71.2	71.2	90.2	77.4	69.8	75.0	80.4	75.0	74.0	$20,030

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.

How many students attend Foothill Elementary School?

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

Is Foothill Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Foothill Elementary School ranks in the top 6.2% 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

What district is Foothill Elementary School in?

Boulder Valley School District No. Re2

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