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Meadowlark School

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Meadowlark School ranks 110 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

110^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Meadowlark School is an elementary and middle school (grades PK-8) located in Erie, Colorado, part of the highly-ranked Boulder Valley School District No. Re2. With 754 students enrolled, Meadowlark consistently outperforms state and district averages in academic assessments, ranking among the top elementary schools in Colorado.

Meadowlark's academic excellence is evident across grade levels and subject areas. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates were 70.1% in English Language Arts, 59.7% in Math, and 61.2% in 5th grade Science, significantly higher than the state and district averages. The school's performance is particularly strong in upper elementary and middle school grades, with 6th-8th grade ELA proficiency rates ranging from 55.9% to 83.1%. Meadowlark also maintains very low dropout rates, ranging from 0.7% to 2.2% over the past few years, well below state and district averages.

Compared to nearby schools, Meadowlark outperforms Ryan Elementary, Lafayette Elementary, and Alicia Sanchez International School (all in Boulder Valley) in CMAS proficiency rates. Meadowlark also outperforms the majority of schools in the neighboring St. Vrain Valley School District, such as Soaring Heights Pk-8, Black Rock Elementary, and Highlands Elementary. The only nearby school that appears to match or exceed Meadowlark's performance in certain areas is Erie Elementary.

747

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,797

Per pupil spending ?

10.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2300 Sweet Meadow Lane
Erie, CO 80516

(720) 561-5104

District: Boulder Valley School District No. Re2

Students who attend Meadowlark School usually attend:

High:

Centaurus High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.3%

Two or more races:

10.3%

Hispanic:

10.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 69th percentile in 2019 → 88th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (64% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Colorado elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg60%

Colorado avg40%

Elementary school

110^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 19 pts since 2019

From top 31% (2019) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

41^st of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 25 pts since 2021

From top 34% (2021) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	110 of 950	88.4%	★★★★☆
2024	88.5	92 of 943	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	82.6	140 of 933	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	88.2	85 of 921	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	75.8	184 of 710	74.1%	★★★★☆
2019	67.0	297 of 965	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	108 of 694	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	95 of 684	86.1%	★★★★☆
2023	74.7	146 of 642	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	77.9	107 of 595	82.0%	★★★★☆
2021	74.7	96 of 351	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	60.1	278 of 758	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	53 of 119	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	100 of 700	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	84.3	84 of 683	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	75.6	138 of 649	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	86.0	65 of 594	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	81.1	69 of 352	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	64.2	233 of 764	69.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	146 of 551	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	78 of 539	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	65.8	164 of 525	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.8	84 of 454	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	71.0	87 of 288	69.8%	★★★★☆
2019	42.8	339 of 596	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	41 of 469	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	39 of 485	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	79.8	83 of 480	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.9	60 of 448	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	59.1	126 of 369	65.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	39 of 347	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	91.4	21 of 350	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	67.6	103 of 363	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	71.0	77 of 326	76.4%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	92 of 132	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	38 of 352	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	83.6	44 of 357	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.9	53 of 356	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	40 of 328	87.8%	★★★★☆
2021	53.7	103 of 249	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.5	73 of 343	78.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	75.4	51 of 275	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	43 of 273	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	63.7	85 of 286	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	58 of 265	78.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Male (2025)86th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)84th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)74th percentile-15 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)55th percentile-33 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

White (2025)81st percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)30th percentile-61 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts70%+25 vs state

Science60%+23 vs state

Math60%+24 vs state

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Schools Near Meadowlark 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 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
Meadowlark School	Public	PK, KG-8	2300 Sweet Meadow Lane	Erie	80516	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-5104	747	40	18.7	10.3%	503 (67.3%)	16 (2.1%)	76 (10.2%)	73 (9.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (10.3%)	86.9	110^th of 950 public elementary schools	88.4%		88.5	92^nd of 943 public elementary schools	90.2%	18	60.0	67.6	74.1	83.1	78.9	55.9	70.1	57.6	51.4	64.7	72.9	52.1	58.6	59.7	61.2	58.9	$17,797
Red Hawk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Telleen Ave.	Erie	80516	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 774-2700	588	32	18.1	12.6%	469 (79.8%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.7%)	37 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (6.0%)	74.7	229^th of 950 public elementary schools	75.9%		72.9	236^th of 943 public elementary schools	75.0%	7	60.0	62.4	57.0				59.9	56.7	56.9	49.5				54.5	44.0		$15,329
Aspen Ridge Preparatory School	Public, Charter	K-8	705 Austin Avenue	Erie	80516	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 242-6225	581	38	15.2	10.8%	468 (80.6%)	5 (0.9%)	47 (8.1%)	28 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.5%)	57.8	385^th of 950 public elementary schools	59.5%		48.4	463^rd of 943 public elementary schools	50.9%	78	40.0	44.4	49.3	41.0	69.5	52.4	49.0	52.1	42.9	49.3	38.1	56.9	61.9	49.6	47.8	59.5	$12,210
Erie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4137 E County Line Rd.	Erie	80516	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 828-3395	486	28	17.2	17.5%	335 (68.9%)	3 (0.6%)	84 (17.3%)	37 (7.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.1%)	88.4	91^st of 950 public elementary schools	90.4%		88.7	89^th of 943 public elementary schools	90.6%	2	62.7	73.9	64.2				67.2	65.7	71.0	65.5				67.5	60.4		$16,463
Pioneer Bilingual Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 E. Baseline Road	Lafayette	80026	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 561-7800	439	27	16.1	46.2%	127 (28.9%)	3 (0.7%)	300 (68.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	58.8	372^nd of 950 public elementary schools	60.8%		66.5	299^th of 943 public elementary schools	68.3%	73	52.4	72.3	46.2				56.7	34.9	46.9	36.5				39.7	45.3		$21,057
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%)	78.9	189^th of 950 public elementary schools	80.1%		81.9	153^rd of 943 public elementary schools	83.8%	36	63.0	58.8	65.0				62.4	56.1	51.5	54.3				54.1	56.3		$19,536
Highlands Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	475 Highlands Circle	Erie	80516	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 776-6200	528	31	17.3	15.3%	350 (66.3%)	7 (1.3%)	84 (15.9%)	40 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (8.3%)	88.2	96^th of 950 public elementary schools	89.9%		84.8	123^rd of 943 public elementary schools	87.0%	27	65.2	66.7	68.9				66.7	75.3	54.7	70.0				67.6	60.0		$16,676
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%)	33.4	584^th of 950 public elementary schools	38.5%		20.6	736^th of 943 public elementary schools	22.0%	152			35.4				22.5	25.5						18.4	39.6		$25,423
Soaring Heights Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	3280 County Road 5	Erie	80516	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 702-8020	1,211	72	16.7	12.6%	891 (73.6%)	10 (0.8%)	178 (14.7%)	65 (5.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (5.4%)	80	172^nd of 950 public elementary schools	81.9%		86.7	110^th of 943 public elementary schools	88.3%	62	60.0	54.5	61.3	54.4	73.3	60.9	61.3	66.1	50.0	70.2	50.8	52.3	54.5	56.7	64.5	55.6	$15,282
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%)	63.6	330^th of 950 public elementary schools	65.3%		53.9	414^th of 943 public elementary schools	56.1%	84	39.5	46.0	64.5				49.5	47.4	41.2	52.5				47.3	54.1		$20,226

Frequently Asked Questions about Meadowlark School

What is the racial makeup of Meadowlark School?

Students at Meadowlark School are 67% White, 10% Two or more races, 10% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Meadowlark School attend?

Students who attend Meadowlark School usually go on to attend:

High : Centaurus High School

Is Meadowlark School a good school?

Meadowlark School ranks 110^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Meadowlark School in?

Boulder Valley School District No. Re2

How many students attend Meadowlark School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 747 students attended Meadowlark School.

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