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Mesa Elementary School

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Mesa Elementary School ranks 177 th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

177^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Mesa Elementary School is a small, highly regarded PK-5 school in Boulder, CO, serving 250 students as part of the Boulder Valley School District No. Re2. For the past decade, Mesa has been one of Colorado's top-performing elementary schools, and while its most recent ranking of 177th in the state marks a step down from its usual top-100 finishes, it remains solidly in the top 20% of all Colorado elementary schools.

Mesa's greatest academic strength is science, where 73.3% of 5th graders are proficient, far exceeding the state average and outperforming nearby schools like Flatirons Elementary School and Whittier Elementary School. The school also boasts exceptionally low chronic absenteeism at just 8.4%, a major asset compared with Whittier's 29.3% or University Hill Elementary School's 22.2%. However, recent test scores reveal a clear weak spot in the 4th-grade cohort, where both ELA and math proficiency lagged district averages by more than 15 points. This appears to be a cohort-specific issue rather than a schoolwide problem, since 3rd and 5th graders continue to perform at or above district levels.

While Mesa remains ahead of several nearby schools, the academic gap with its highest-performing neighbor, Bear Creek Elementary School, is significant—particularly in math and reading. Families considering Mesa should weigh its strong science instruction, excellent attendance, and tight-knit community against a recent dip in core subject scores. With such a long track record of excellence, the big question is whether this year's results are a temporary blip or the start of a new trend worth monitoring.

250

Students ?

15.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,408

Per pupil spending ?

13.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1575 Lehigh Street
Boulder, CO 80305-6941

(720) 561-3000

District: Boulder Valley School District No. Re2

Students who attend Mesa Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Southern Hills Middle School
High:	Fairview High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.2%

Hispanic:

10.4%

Two or more races:

8.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 94th percentile in 2016 → 81st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (62% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Colorado elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2016

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg60%

Colorado avg41%

177^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From top 6% (2016) to top 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^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	79.7	177 of 946	81.3%	★★★★☆
2025	92.2	51 of 950	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	88.8	88 of 943	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	94.2	37 of 933	96.0%	★★★★★
2022	89.0	77 of 921	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	93.8	43 of 710	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	93.8	38 of 965	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	94.3	36 of 917	96.1%	★★★★★
2017	95.4	27 of 929	97.1%	★★★★★
2016	91.7	57 of 914	93.8%	★★★★★
2015	97.0	18 of 938	98.1%	★★★★★
2014	90.6	46 of 962	95.2%	★★★★★
2013	88.0	74 of 954	92.2%	★★★★★
2012	89.3	71 of 935	92.4%	★★★★★
2011	83.9	123 of 935	86.8%	★★★★☆
2010	90.7	45 of 925	95.1%	★★★★★
2009	92.9	25 of 872	97.1%	★★★★★
2008	88.8	52 of 849	93.9%	★★★★★
2007	88.1	54 of 852	93.7%	★★★★★
2006	92.7	18 of 829	97.8%	★★★★★
2005	93.5	8 of 823	99.0%	★★★★★
2004	92.8	23 of 808	97.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	78.6	131 of 695	81.2%	★★★★☆
2025	96.4	13 of 694	98.1%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	33 of 684	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	92.3	29 of 642	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	77.8	109 of 595	81.7%	★★★★☆
2019	94.4	20 of 758	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	93.1	27 of 690	96.1%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	58 of 119	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.5	39 of 110	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	67.0	210 of 697	69.9%	★★★★☆
2025	91.7	32 of 700	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	85.7	71 of 683	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	89.3	49 of 649	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	88.9	46 of 594	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	85.3	78 of 764	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	84.9	81 of 693	88.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	64.7	181 of 547	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	79.1	81 of 551	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	73.6	110 of 539	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	64 of 525	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	70.6	120 of 454	73.6%	★★★★☆
2021	78.4	59 of 288	79.5%	★★★★☆
2019	83.1	55 of 596	90.8%	★★★★★

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)

Female (2026)81st percentile~ school

Male (2026)70th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)67th percentile-14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)51st percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Science73%+37 vs state

Math60%+23 vs state

English Language Arts59%+15 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, April 25, 2021

This school is amazing. The talented and nurturing staff have done so much for our children. Great communication with parents from teachers and the principal. Warm and welcoming community. Close Quote

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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
Mesa Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1575 Lehigh Street	Boulder	80305	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-3000	250	16	15.7	13.6%	193 (77.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.4%)	7 (2.8%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (8.8%)	79.7	177^th of 946 public elementary schools	81.3%		92.2	51^st of 950 public elementary schools	94.6%	126	59.5	47.6	70.5				59.3	64.9	43.2	73.3				60.3	73.3		$24,408
Bear Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2500 Table Mesa Drive	Boulder	80305	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-3500	318	17	18.5	7.5%	239 (75.2%)	2 (0.6%)	23 (7.2%)	24 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.4%)	98.8	5^th of 946 public elementary schools	99.5%		98.4	8^th of 950 public elementary schools	99.2%	3	81.1	93.2	87.3				87.4	90.4	91.4	91.1				91.0	85.5		$21,495
Community Montessori School	Public	PK, KG-6	805 Gillaspie Dr	Boulder	80305	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-3700	277	16	17.7	29.2%	185 (66.8%)	3 (1.1%)	52 (18.8%)	13 (4.7%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	21 (7.6%)	69.9	266^th of 946 public elementary schools	71.9%		74.6	230^th of 950 public elementary schools	75.8%	36	39.4	68.2	67.7				57.0	42.4	60.9	56.3				52.3	46.7		$21,966
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		$22,038
Horizons K-8 School	Public, Charter	K-8	4545 Sioux Drive	Boulder	80303	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 561-5580	358	25	14.0	17.6%	296 (82.7%)	4 (1.1%)	21 (5.9%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.5%)	88.1	93^rd of 946 public elementary schools	90.2%		79.2	186^th of 950 public elementary schools	80.4%	93	79.5	68.3	71.4	63.2	62.1	62.8	68.4	72.1	61.9	54.8	61.5	43.3	62.8	60.3	58.5	67.4	$13,946
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		$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		$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		$21,012
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		$26,008
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		$24,126

Frequently Asked Questions about Mesa Elementary School

What district is Mesa Elementary School in?

Boulder Valley School District No. Re2

Is Mesa Elementary School a good school?

Mesa Elementary School ranks 177^th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Mesa Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Southern Hills Middle School
High : Fairview High School

How many students attend Mesa Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 250 students attended Mesa Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Mesa Elementary School?

Students at Mesa Elementary School are 77% White, 10% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 13, 2026

2024–25 attendance dataAug 27, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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