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Leo William Butler Elementary School

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Leo William Butler Elementary School ranks 655 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

655^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Leo William Butler Elementary School is a public elementary school in Fort Lupton, Colorado, serving 371 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Weld re-8 school district, which is ranked 74 out of 115 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite its small size, Leo William Butler Elementary faces significant challenges. The school has consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.0% to 33.9% over the past few years - much higher than the state average and nearby schools like Twombly Elementary (27.7%) and Southeast Elementary (27.7%). Academically, the school's CMAS test scores in English Language Arts (32%) and Math (24.2%) lag behind both state and district averages.

When compared to other local schools, Leo William Butler Elementary underperforms. For example, Ascent Classical Academy of 27J and Thunder Valley Pk-8, which are in neighboring districts, have higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism. The school's statewide ranking has also steadily declined over the past few years, suggesting its performance is not keeping pace with other Colorado elementary schools. These challenges may be exacerbated by the school's high poverty rate, with 63-66% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

355

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,083

Per pupil spending ?

66.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

411 South McKinley
Fort Lupton, CO 80621-1333

(303) 857-7300

District: Weld re-8 schools

Students who attend Leo William Butler Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Fort Lupton Middle School
High:	Fort Lupton High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.0%

White:

23.7%

Asian:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (27% vs 40% meeting standards)

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

!Science scores 17 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school27%

District avg24%

Colorado avg40%

655^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3Elementary Schools in the Weld re-8 schools

74^th of 115Weld re-8 schools 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	26.2	655 of 950	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.4	647 of 943	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.3	768 of 933	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	797 of 921	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	645 of 710	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	882 of 965	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	735 of 917	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.0	747 of 929	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.4	661 of 914	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.1	724 of 938	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.2	668 of 962	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	18.5	791 of 954	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.3	787 of 935	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.7	733 of 935	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.1	728 of 925	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.6	643 of 872	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.7	596 of 849	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.5	612 of 852	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.6	670 of 829	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.0	665 of 823	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.5	652 of 808	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	386 of 694	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	424 of 684	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.4	550 of 642	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	713 of 758	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	97 of 247	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2022	20.8	180 of 203	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	626 of 700	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	597 of 649	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	556 of 594	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	714 of 764	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile+30 vs school

Female (2025)44th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-13 vs state

Math24%-12 vs state

Science22%-17 vs state

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Schools Near Leo William Butler 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 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 All Grades	CMAS Science 5th Grade	CMAS Science 8th Grade	Total
Leo William Butler Elementary School	Public	K-5	411 South McKinley	Fort Lupton	80621	Weld County	Weld re-8 schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 857-7300	355	25	14.1	66.5%	84 (23.7%)	4 (1.1%)	252 (71.0%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	26.2	655^th of 950 public elementary schools	31.1%		27.4	647^th of 943 public elementary schools	31.4%	8	15.7	39.4	37.9				32.0	13.2	31.3	25.9			24.2	22.4		$17,083
Twombly Elementary School	Public	K-5	1600 Ninth Street	Fort Lupton	80621	Weld County	Weld re-8 schools	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 857-7400	473	32	14.6	65.1%	121 (25.6%)	0 (0.0%)	345 (72.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	15.4	800^th of 950 public elementary schools	15.8%		18.7	757^th of 943 public elementary schools	19.7%	43		22.8	14.9					28.8	21.3	16.9			21.9	15.7		$15,813
Northeast Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1605 Longspeak	Brighton	80601	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 655-2550	470	31	15.3	78.7%	56 (11.9%)	5 (1.1%)	396 (84.3%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	11.8	859^th of 950 public elementary schools	9.6%		9.4	896^th of 943 public elementary schools	5.0%	37	18.8	14.9	25.8				19.7	16.7	9.0	22.6			15.9	13.1		$15,431
Ascent Classical Academy of Northern Denver	Public, Charter	K-8	1800 E Longs Peak St	Brighton	80601	Adams County	State Charter School Institute	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(720) 541-9809	305	17	18.0		200 (65.6%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (27.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.6%)	37.1	555^th of 950 public elementary schools	41.6%		32.9	580^th of 943 public elementary schools	38.5%	25	17.9	39.3	34.6	45.0	63.6	42.1	39.2	29.6	28.6	46.2		22.7	26.1	38.5	26.3	$11,889
Meadow Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	1501 Fletcher Avenue	Lochbuie	80603	Weld County	Weld County School District Re-3j	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 536-2400	440	28	15.5	56.1%	126 (28.6%)	8 (1.8%)	288 (65.5%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.7%)								(n/a)																$13,889
Thunder Valley Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	555 8th Street	Frederick	80530	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 833-2456	880	55	15.8	63.1%	280 (31.8%)	12 (1.4%)	542 (61.6%)	19 (2.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.7%)	15.2	802^nd of 950 public elementary schools	15.6%		17.4	776^th of 943 public elementary schools	17.7%	26	21.6	17.9	21.1	32.1	21.4	19.3	22.0	14.1	19.8		15.4	17.0	15.4	18.4	13.4	$16,456
South Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	305 South 5th Avenue	Brighton	80601	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 655-2600	337	23	14.6	85.5%	33 (9.8%)	3 (0.9%)	293 (86.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	12.6	848^th of 950 public elementary schools	10.7%					(n/a)	16.4	21.7	28.3				22.1	18.2	10.9	20.8			16.9	9.4		$17,108
Southeast Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1595 Southern Street	Brighton	80601	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 866-2650	527	32	16.4	73.8%	105 (19.9%)	5 (0.9%)	399 (75.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.8%)	11.9	857^th of 950 public elementary schools	9.8%		14.7	813^th of 943 public elementary schools	13.8%	44	16.9	21.6	22.2				20.1	15.4	10.8	17.5			14.4	18.8		$14,932
Mary E Pennock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3707 Estrella Street	Brighton	80601	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(720) 685-7500	592	38	15.7	59.8%	210 (35.5%)	7 (1.2%)	348 (58.8%)	12 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (1.9%)	37.6	550^th of 950 public elementary schools	42.1%		26.4	655^th of 943 public elementary schools	30.5%	105	35.0	33.6	32.3				33.6	41.3	35.2	37.6			37.7	30.1		$12,461
Elaine S. Padilla Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	5505 Longs Peak Street	Brighton	80601	Adams County	School District 27J	No	No	No	No	(303) 655-5100	672	35	19.1	48.2%	213 (31.7%)	15 (2.2%)	415 (61.8%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.8%)	39.4	530^th of 950 public elementary schools	44.2%		31.5	597^th of 943 public elementary schools	36.7%	67	38.5	33.3	43.9				38.4	36.5	39.8	27.2			34.8	31.7		$12,851

Frequently Asked Questions about Leo William Butler Elementary School

How many students attend Leo William Butler Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 355 students attended Leo William Butler Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Leo William Butler Elementary School?

Students at Leo William Butler Elementary School are 71% Hispanic, 24% White, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Leo William Butler Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Leo William Butler Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fort Lupton Middle School
High : Fort Lupton High School

Is Leo William Butler Elementary School a good school?

Leo William Butler Elementary School ranks 655^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Leo William Butler Elementary School in?

Weld re-8 schools

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