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Fireside Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

79^th

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of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Fireside Elementary School is a PK–5 public elementary school in Louisville, Colorado, serving 431 students in the Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 — a district ranked 5 stars and in the 96th percentile statewide. The school has a long history of high performance, and in 2025–2026 it ranked 79th out of 943 schools (92nd percentile, 5 stars), placing it firmly in the top 10% of Colorado elementary schools. About 15.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and chronic absenteeism is remarkably low at just 6.1% — roughly one-third the district rate (17.5%) and one-fifth the state rate (28.4%). Only Douglass Elementary School and Superior Elementary School have lower absenteeism rates among nearby schools.

Academically, Fireside is one of the premier elementary options in the Louisville area. Math is a clear strength: 66.7% of students are proficient, which is 29.4 points above the state average (37.3%) and 10.6 points above the district (56.1%). ELA proficiency is similarly strong at 74%, nearly 30 points above the state. The 4th grade cohort is exceptionally strong, with 85% ELA and 82% math proficiency. While Superior Elementary School and Eldorado K-8 School rank slightly higher overall, Fireside outperforms close neighbors including Louisville Elementary School, Coal Creek Elementary School, and Monarch K-8 School. Science is the relative soft spot at 59.7% proficient — above district and state averages but below several peers.

Fireside also delivers exceptional results for specific student groups. In 2022–2023, its low-income students ranked 2nd in the entire state (99th percentile), and male students ranked 50th of 694 statewide in 2025–2026. Gifted students have also earned top rankings, including 1st in the state in 2018–2019. With a student-teacher ratio of 16.6 — about average for the area — the school achieves elite results, a sign of strong instructional efficiency. Overall, Fireside is a stable, high-performing school with strong math outcomes, excellent student engagement, and a track record of success across student subgroups.

431

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,097

Per pupil spending ?

15.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

845 West Dahlia
Louisville, CO 80027-9585

(720) 561-7900

District: Boulder Valley School District No. Re2

Students who attend Fireside Elementary School usually attend:

High:

Monarch High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

78.4%

Two or more races:

9.7%

Hispanic:

8.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 94th percentile in 2016 → 92nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (69% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Colorado elementary schools

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school69%

District avg60%

Colorado avg41%

79^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	89.0	79 of 946	91.6%	★★★★★
2025	86.3	114 of 950	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	87.8	100 of 943	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	90.8	68 of 933	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	91.8	53 of 921	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	95.4	33 of 710	95.4%	★★★★★
2019	91.3	61 of 965	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	90.8	63 of 917	93.1%	★★★★★
2017	88.3	82 of 929	91.2%	★★★★★
2016	92.0	53 of 914	94.2%	★★★★★
2015	92.4	59 of 938	93.7%	★★★★★
2014	81.8	150 of 962	84.4%	★★★★☆
2013	76.1	212 of 954	77.8%	★★★★☆
2012	77.8	185 of 935	80.2%	★★★★☆
2011	65.8	334 of 935	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	70.1	283 of 925	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	68.0	290 of 872	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	77.8	164 of 849	80.7%	★★★★☆
2007	72.9	226 of 852	73.5%	★★★★☆
2006	76.5	164 of 829	80.2%	★★★★☆
2005	77.5	176 of 823	78.6%	★★★★☆
2004	73.1	220 of 808	72.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	78.6	130 of 695	81.3%	★★★★☆
2025	77.4	123 of 694	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	99 of 684	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	84.9	72 of 642	88.8%	★★★★☆
2022	87.7	50 of 595	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	89.6	33 of 351	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	88.3	55 of 758	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	85.8	64 of 690	90.7%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	73.6	18 of 120	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	81.4	1 of 110	99.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	99.9	2 of 265	99.2%	★★★★★
2022	99.5	2 of 203	99.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	89.4	50 of 697	92.8%	★★★★★
2025	84.4	86 of 700	87.7%	★★★★☆
2024	82.0	97 of 683	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	86.2	70 of 649	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	87.6	57 of 594	90.4%	★★★★★
2021	94.0	21 of 352	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	87.9	66 of 764	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	85.8	77 of 693	88.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	74.1	111 of 547	79.7%	★★★★☆
2025	70.3	138 of 551	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	75.4	101 of 539	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	84 of 525	84.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.7	56 of 454	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	90.0	22 of 288	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	80.6	73 of 596	87.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)99th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)93rd percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)85th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)81st percentile-10 vs school

White (2026)80th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts74%+29 vs state

Math67%+29 vs state

Science60%+24 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
Fireside Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	845 West Dahlia	Louisville	80027	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-7900	431	26	16.6	15.3%	338 (78.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.6%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (9.7%)	89	79^th of 946 public elementary schools	91.6%		86.3	114^th of 950 public elementary schools	88.0%	35	57.4	85.0	80.3				74.0	59.7	82.0	61.0				66.7	59.7		$21,097
Coal Creek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	801 West Tamarisk Street	Louisville	80027	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-4500	313	18	17.4	18.5%	227 (72.5%)	2 (0.6%)	33 (10.5%)	15 (4.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.5%)	83.6	142^nd of 946 public elementary schools	85.0%		85.6	119^th of 950 public elementary schools	87.5%	23	62.9	77.3	71.9				71.3	51.4	70.5	50.9				57.4	56.1		$21,607
Louisville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Hutchinson Street	Louisville	80027	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-7200	449	25	18.0	23.6%	342 (76.2%)	5 (1.1%)	75 (16.7%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (4.5%)	87.8	95^th of 946 public elementary schools	90.0%		86.1	118^th of 950 public elementary schools	87.6%	23	72.7	78.3	72.1				74.5	61.8	68.6	57.4				62.7	53.7		$20,927
Monarch K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	263 Campus Drive	Louisville	80027	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-4000	698	46	15.3	23.9%	426 (61.0%)	9 (1.3%)	123 (17.6%)	85 (12.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	51 (7.3%)	76	210^th of 946 public elementary schools	77.8%		67.1	299^th of 950 public elementary schools	68.5%	89	54.8	57.4	61.4	61.3	71.5	61.8	63.1	59.5	52.1	50.0	53.8	60.5	60.8	57.2	34.1	56.8	$21,164
Superior Elementary School	Public	K-5	1800 South Indiana St.	Superior	80027	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-4100	418	22	18.7	7.7%	306 (73.2%)	2 (0.5%)	31 (7.4%)	51 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.5%)	94.2	34^th of 946 public elementary schools	96.4%		97.3	12^th of 950 public elementary schools	98.7%	22	61.2	82.6	88.2				77.8	70.3	71.6	85.5				76.3	65.8		$19,736
Douglass Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	840 75th Street	Boulder	80303	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-5541	313	20	15.8	14.1%	252 (80.5%)	4 (1.3%)	29 (9.3%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.7%)	84.4	139^th of 946 public elementary schools	85.3%		83.1	140^th of 950 public elementary schools	85.3%	1	64.2	71.7	90.2				74.3	56.6	41.3	70.7				55.7	68.3		$22,074
Ryan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1405 Centaur Village Drive	Lafayette	80026	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-7000	436	26	16.9	34.9%	271 (62.2%)	4 (0.9%)	113 (25.9%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34 (7.8%)	56.1	392^nd of 946 public elementary schools	58.6%		63.6	330^th of 950 public elementary schools	65.3%	62	49.4	47.1	46.9				48.0	51.3	54.2	29.4				46.8	28.0		$21,682
Eldorado K-8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	3351 South Indiana Street	Superior	80027	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-4400	529	32	16.5	15.1%	389 (73.5%)	12 (2.3%)	60 (11.3%)	37 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.9%)	92	56^th of 946 public elementary schools	94.1%		88.3	94^th of 950 public elementary schools	90.1%	38	71.4	76.7	79.6	75.0	75.0	83.3	77.5	59.5	67.4	74.1	59.6	62.9	71.2	66.4	63.0	67.7	$22,395
Lafayette Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 North Bermont Avenue	Lafayette	80026	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-8900	497	27	18.2	20.1%	359 (72.2%)	2 (0.4%)	83 (16.7%)	15 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (7.2%)	78.3	190^th of 946 public elementary schools	79.9%		78.9	189^th of 950 public elementary schools	80.1%	1	53.1	60.8	64.5				59.8	59.4	53.8	52.6				55.0	61.3		$21,424
Alicia Sanchez International School	Public	PK, KG-5	655 Sir Galahad Drive	Lafayette	80026	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 561-7300	321	25	12.6	78.5%	73 (22.7%)	7 (2.2%)	210 (65.4%)	20 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	21.4	722^nd of 946 public elementary schools	23.7%		33.4	584^th of 950 public elementary schools	38.5%	138	706.0	32.6	732.0				23.8	715.0	723.0	16.3				16.9	24.5		$26,499

Frequently Asked Questions about Fireside Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Fireside Elementary School attend?

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

High : Monarch High School

What is the racial makeup of Fireside Elementary School?

Students at Fireside Elementary School are 78% White, 10% Two or more races, 9% Hispanic, 3% Asian.

How many students attend Fireside Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 431 students attended Fireside Elementary School.

What district is Fireside Elementary School in?

Boulder Valley School District No. Re2

Is Fireside Elementary School a good school?

Yes. Fireside Elementary School ranks in the top 8.4% of Colorado elementary schools.

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