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Eaton High School

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Eaton High School ranks 182 nd of 340 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

182^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 340 Colorado High Schools

Better than 46% of Colorado high schools

Summary

Eaton High School is a comprehensive public high school in Eaton, Colorado, serving 567 students in grades 9–12 as part of the Weld County School District No. Re-2, a district ranked in the top 16% of Colorado districts. The school stands out for its strong graduation rate of 92.7%, a dropout rate of just 0.8%, and chronic absenteeism of 16.8%—far better than the state average of 28.4% and dramatically better than nearby Greeley schools like Greeley Central High School (43.7%) and Northridge High School (44.3%).

Academically, Eaton is a mixed picture. Reading and writing proficiency is solid: 65% of 11th graders met the SAT reading/writing benchmark, above the 60% state average and better than most nearby schools. Math is the clear weak spot, with only 23% proficient on SAT math versus 32% statewide—a gap that has persisted across multiple grade levels and years. Eaton ranks at the 46th percentile statewide for 2025–2026, which trails Severance High School (53rd percentile) in a similarly strong district. Eaton does beat Greeley Central High School (22nd percentile), Northridge High School (14th percentile), and Highland High School (27th percentile) in overall ranking.

The most striking nearby comparison is Early College Academy, just a few miles away, which serves a higher-poverty student body yet posts SAT math proficiency of 48%—more than double Eaton's—and ranks at the 82nd percentile. Eaton's subgroup results show uneven effectiveness, with male students at the 50th percentile and White students at the 29th percentile statewide. The school's state ranking has also drifted downward from the 61st percentile in 2023–2024 to 46th in 2025–2026. For parents, Eaton offers a supportive environment with strong attendance and graduation outcomes, but families should ask how the school plans to address its persistent math proficiency gap.

567

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,838

Per pupil spending ?

31.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1661 Collins Street
Eaton, CO 80615-3502

(970) 454-3374

District: Weld County School District No. Re-2

Feeder schools for Eaton High School:

Elementary:	Benjamin Eaton Elementary School
	Eaton Elementary School
	Galeton Elementary School
Middle:	Eaton Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

74.3%

Hispanic:

22.8%

Two or more races:

2.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 68th percentile in 2018 → 46th in 2026

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the Colorado average (86%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 68th-percentile peak (2018) to 46th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg45%

Colorado avg48%

182^nd of 340

Colorado public high schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 26 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 114Weld County School District No. Re-2 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	42.8	182 of 340	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.3	175 of 328	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.4	135 of 349	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.5	163 of 349	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.2	149 of 221	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.8	135 of 210	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.4	133 of 411	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.7	123 of 388	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	38.4	129 of 256	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	18.1	204 of 255	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.7	154 of 292	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	71.7	94 of 369	74.5%	★★★★☆
2013	73.0	83 of 349	76.2%	★★★★☆
2012	67.0	118 of 334	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.8	87 of 337	74.2%	★★★★☆
2010	70.9	94 of 327	71.3%	★★★★☆
2009	74.0	78 of 310	74.8%	★★★★☆
2008	65.2	111 of 301	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.5	157 of 298	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	60.3	114 of 286	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.9	101 of 280	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	52.7	142 of 279	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	36.2	151 of 246	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.1	131 of 247	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.3	107 of 257	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.7	119 of 254	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	115 of 257	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.2	113 of 239	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2021	31.0	117 of 181	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	36.7	136 of 209	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	25.5	151 of 194	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	158 of 211	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.0	132 of 200	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.0	127 of 203	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.6	113 of 188	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	45.2	122 of 244	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.2	144 of 246	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.4	118 of 256	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.3	146 of 252	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	145 of 253	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.6	136 of 240	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	26.0	157 of 221	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.7	155 of 209	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.1	126 of 229	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	166 of 234	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.5	144 of 228	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.2	147 of 225	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)50th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)39th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2021)35th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile-12 vs school

White (2026)29th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Reading and Writing65%~ state avg

Mathematics33%-7 vs state

Science24%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT10 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT10 Mathematics (2026)	PSAT9 Reading and Writing (2026)	PSAT9 Mathematics (2026)	SAT Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	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	PSAT10 Reading and Writing 10th Grade	PSAT10 Mathematics 10th Grade	PSAT9 Reading and Writing 9th Grade	PSAT9 Mathematics 9th Grade	SAT Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th 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 6th Grade	CMAS Math 7th Grade	CMAS Math 8th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	CMAS Science 8th Grade	CMAS Science 11th Grade	Total
Eaton High School	Public	9-12	1661 Collins Street	Eaton	80615	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-2	No	No	No	No	(970) 454-3374	567	31	18.1	31.4%	421 (74.3%)	2 (0.4%)	129 (22.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	42.8	182^nd of 340 public high schools	46.5%		44.3	175^th of 328 public high schools	46.6%	7	64.4	28.1	65.4	33.3	65.1	23.3										23.8	$16,838
Highland High School	Public	9-12	208 West 1st	Ault	80610	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-9	No	No	No	No	(970) 834-2816	299	22	13.7	28.8%	183 (61.2%)	2 (0.7%)	100 (33.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.0%)	26.7	249^th of 340 public high schools	26.8%		35.9	213^th of 328 public high schools	35.1%	36	56.5	21.7	58.8	20.6	50.7	14.9										20.5	$17,251
Platte Valley Academy	Public	7-12	2200 O Street	Greeley	80631	Weld County	Division of Youth Services	No	No	No	No	(303) 866-6600																			(n/a)																	$00
Platte Valley Youth Services Center	Public	5-12	2200 West O Street	Greeley	80631	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(970) 304-6220	14	0	3.1		6 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (57.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$00
Severance High School	Public	9-12	1200 Hidden Valley Parkway	Severance	80550	Weld County	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4	No	No	No	No	(970) 833-7100	943	53	17.8	28.3%	626 (66.4%)	15 (1.6%)	259 (27.5%)	13 (1.4%)	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.4%)	48.3	161^st of 340 public high schools	52.6%		45.8	171^st of 328 public high schools	47.9%	10	65.9	34.1	63.1	39.9	58.7	30.1										31.9	$16,620
Northridge High School	Public	9-12	100 71st Avenue	Greeley	80634	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(970) 348-5200	1,322	66	19.9	68.5%	232 (17.5%)	26 (2.0%)	1,011 (76.5%)	29 (2.2%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	19 (1.4%)	16.3	291^st of 340 public high schools	14.4%		14.4	287^th of 328 public high schools	12.5%	4	38.4	19.4	47.3	19.9	40.4	16.5										15.3	$17,282
Early College Academy	Public	9-12	5509 West 11th Street	Greeley	80631	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(970) 348-6295	293	1	281.7	62.1%	81 (27.6%)	5 (1.7%)	194 (66.2%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.7%)	82	58^th of 340 public high schools	82.9%		81.1	53^rd of 328 public high schools	83.8%	5	83.3	62.5	81.4	62.7	72.4	48.3										41.1	$13,100
Greeley Central High School	Public	9-12	1515 14th Avenue	Greeley	80631	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(970) 348-5000	1,507	71	21.2	69.6%	308 (20.4%)	79 (5.2%)	1,028 (68.2%)	50 (3.3%)	7 (0.5%)	11 (0.7%)	24 (1.6%)	22.1	265^th of 340 public high schools	22.1%		16.7	279^th of 328 public high schools	14.9%	14	50.0	24.0	42.8	21.4	48.6	22.2										16.4	$16,018
Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	235 14th Ave	Greeley	80631	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 348-1600	614	37	16.7	80.8%	93 (15.1%)	17 (2.8%)	469 (76.4%)	13 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.8%)	9 (1.5%)								(n/a)					361.0	347.0										703.0	$23,912
Union Colony Preparatory School	Public, Charter	6-12	2000 Clubhouse Drive	Greeley	80634	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 673-4546	333	16	20.2	61.3%	100 (30.0%)	8 (2.4%)	202 (60.7%)	9 (2.7%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.8%)	6 (1.8%)	48.5	159^th of 340 public high schools	53.2%		42.8	183^rd of 328 public high schools	44.2%	24	70.3	45.9	67.7	38.7	60.0	25.7	31.7	25.5	22.2	26.1	720.0	726.0	13.0	12.0	13.0	16.2	$13,856

Frequently Asked Questions about Eaton High School

What schools feed into Eaton High School?

Eaton High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Benjamin Eaton Elementary School
Elementary : Eaton Elementary School
Elementary : Galeton Elementary School
Middle : Eaton Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Eaton High School?

Students at Eaton High School are 74% White, 23% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

Is Eaton High School a good school?

Eaton High School ranks 182^nd of 340 Colorado high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Eaton High School in?

Weld County School District No. Re-2

How many students attend Eaton High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 567 students attended Eaton High School.

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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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