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Kenneth Homyak Pk-8

Q: Is Kenneth Homyak Pk-8 a good school?

Kenneth Homyak Pk-8 ranks 367 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

367^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Kenneth Homyak Pk-8 is a public elementary school located in Dacono, Colorado, serving grades PK-8 and part of the Weld re-8 school district. This school consistently outperforms the district and state averages on standardized tests, with particularly strong results in science and math.

In the 2024-2025 school year, 83.3% of 8th graders at Kenneth Homyak Pk-8 were proficient or better in CMAS Science, compared to just 15% for the Weld re-8 district and 36.4% for Colorado. The school also had 53.2% of all grades proficient or better in CMAS English Language Arts, versus 25.1% for Weld re-8 and 44.8% for the state. Additionally, Kenneth Homyak Pk-8 maintains low dropout rates and a relatively low student-teacher ratio.

When compared to nearby schools in the St. Vrain Valley School District, such as Soaring Heights Pk-8 and Aspen Ridge Preparatory School, Kenneth Homyak Pk-8 generally outperforms them in test scores, particularly in science and math. The school has maintained a consistent level of excellence over the past several years, earning 3 to 4 stars from SchoolDigger.

311

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,504

Per pupil spending ?

18.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3927 York Street
Dacono, CO 80514-8536

(303) 857-3380

District: Weld re-8 schools

Students who attend Kenneth Homyak Pk-8 usually attend:

High:

Fort Lupton High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

55.3%

Hispanic:

34.4%

Two or more races:

4.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2017 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (54% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Above the Colorado median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2017

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg23%

Colorado avg40%

Elementary school

367^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 23 pts since 2017

From top 16% (2017) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

89^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Top 19%▼ down 16 pts since 2017

From top 3% (2017) to top 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	367 of 950	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.9	263 of 943	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	75.8	200 of 933	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	81.7	146 of 921	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	65.4	259 of 710	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.2	293 of 965	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	286 of 917	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	81.5	145 of 929	84.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	341 of 694	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	327 of 684	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	203 of 700	71.0%	★★★★☆
2024	65.1	222 of 683	67.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	387 of 551	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.1	399 of 539	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	69.7	128 of 454	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	46.9	313 of 596	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	89 of 469	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	92.6	30 of 485	93.8%	★★★★★
2023	88.3	46 of 480	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	80.9	62 of 448	86.2%	★★★★☆
2021	66.6	105 of 369	71.5%	★★★★☆
2019	91.8	27 of 458	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	86.1	39 of 418	90.7%	★★★★★
2017	93.8	14 of 424	96.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	82.3	41 of 286	85.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Male (2025)71st percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile-32 vs school

Middle school

White (2023)86th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Science83%+47 vs state

English Language Arts53%+8 vs state

Math52%+16 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, December 7, 2021

AMAZING SCHOOL! My kids love this school so much and the teachers really take care of the students. Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, February 8, 2020

The school is good for preparing children for high school. However, my child had a lot of mental breakdowns while she was here and she lost a lot of her motivation here. If you do bring your child here, please, constantly check up on their mental health. Close Quote

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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 (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	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
Kenneth Homyak Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	3927 York Street	Dacono	80514	Weld County	Weld re-8 schools	No	No	No	No	(303) 857-3380	311	21	15.0	18.6%	172 (55.3%)	3 (1.0%)	107 (34.4%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	13 (4.2%)	59.4	367^th of 950 public elementary schools	61.4%		69.9	263^rd of 943 public elementary schools	72.1%	104	37.5	38.5		56.4			53.2	42.4	56.4		41.0	68.2		52.3		83.3	$14,504
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	$17,217
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	$18,310
Grand View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6601 Aggregate Blvd	Frederick	80516	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 702-8000	446	26	17.4	31.8%	279 (62.6%)	4 (0.9%)	123 (27.6%)	25 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	56.6	393^rd of 950 public elementary schools	58.6%		60.2	364^th of 943 public elementary schools	61.4%	29	46.3	47.2	46.4				46.7	52.2	47.2	41.1				47.2	30.4		$17,180
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		$18,103
Legacy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7701 Eagle Boulevard	Frederick	80504	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 652-8160	430	25	17.0	37.7%	280 (65.1%)	6 (1.4%)	109 (25.3%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.9%)	46	477^th of 950 public elementary schools	49.8%		49.2	456^th of 943 public elementary schools	51.6%	21	32.9	55.0	41.0				42.3	31.5	60.7	33.3				41.1	29.7		$19,473
Carbon Valley Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4040 Coriolis Way	Frederick	80504	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 774-9555	245	21	11.7	49.8%	112 (45.7%)	4 (1.6%)	124 (50.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	23	696^th of 950 public elementary schools	26.7%		25.2	674^th of 943 public elementary schools	28.5%	22	34.5	14.3	20.0		20.0		21.0	31.0		28.6		15.8	39.3	25.0	26.3		$14,292
Black Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 Mountain View Blvd	Erie	80516	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 890-3995	597	30	20.0	19.3%	394 (66.0%)	7 (1.2%)	95 (15.9%)	63 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.4%)	80.8	168^th of 950 public elementary schools	82.3%		86.7	111^th of 943 public elementary schools	88.2%	57	57.1	60.2	71.8				62.2	58.9	52.6	61.3				57.5	55.7		$17,381
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		$18,412
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	$13,299

Frequently Asked Questions about Kenneth Homyak Pk-8

What is the racial makeup of Kenneth Homyak Pk-8?

Students at Kenneth Homyak Pk-8 are 55% White, 34% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Kenneth Homyak Pk-8?

In the 2024-25 school year, 311 students attended Kenneth Homyak Pk-8.

What district is Kenneth Homyak Pk-8 in?

Weld re-8 schools

Is Kenneth Homyak Pk-8 a good school?

Kenneth Homyak Pk-8 ranks 367^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Kenneth Homyak Pk-8 attend?

Students who attend Kenneth Homyak Pk-8 usually go on to attend:

High : Fort Lupton High School

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