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Gilcrest Elementary School

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Gilcrest Elementary School ranks 489 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

489^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Gilcrest Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Gilcrest, Colorado, with 207 students enrolled. The school is part of the Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1, which is ranked 89 out of 115 school districts in Colorado and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gilcrest Elementary School consistently outperforms its district and the state average on CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) tests across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, 41.4% of 5th graders at Gilcrest Elementary School were proficient or better in CMAS Science, compared to 17.3% for the district and 39% for the state. However, the school faces challenges with a higher chronic absenteeism rate compared to the state average, ranging from 24.9% to 27.7% in recent years. Additionally, Gilcrest Elementary School has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 44.17% to 55.07% in recent years.

Gilcrest Elementary School generally outperforms the nearby schools in the Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1 and the Greeley School District No. 6 on CMAS test scores. For example, in 2024-2025, 34.9% of students at Gilcrest Elementary School were proficient or better in CMAS Math, compared to 21.5% for Pete Mirich Elementary, 14.4% for Platteville Elementary, and 18.1% for Monfort Elementary. However, Gilcrest Elementary School's statewide ranking has declined over the years, from 425 out of 917 Colorado elementary schools in 2017-2018 to 489 out of 950 in 2024-2025, a trend that warrants further investigation and action by the school and district.

178

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,910

Per pupil spending ?

61.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1175 Birch Street
Gilcrest, CO 80623

(970) 350-4201

District: Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1

Students who attend Gilcrest Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	North Valley Middle School
	South Valley Middle School
High:	Valley High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.5%

White:

29.8%

Two or more races:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 30 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg26%

Colorado avg40%

489^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 29 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 3Elementary Schools in the Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1

89^th of 115Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1 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	45.3	489 of 950	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.7	476 of 943	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	611 of 933	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.1	496 of 921	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	21.4	588 of 710	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.4	513 of 965	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.9	425 of 917	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	42.8	482 of 929	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	24.1	680 of 914	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.4	756 of 938	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.2	722 of 962	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.1	730 of 954	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	8.4	876 of 935	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	19.6	766 of 935	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.7	760 of 925	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.8	711 of 872	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.7	682 of 849	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	26.6	662 of 852	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.2	723 of 829	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.7	616 of 823	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	41.8	513 of 808	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	81.5	25 of 242	89.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	54.2	298 of 683	56.4%	★★★☆☆

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 (2024)90th percentile+40 vs school

Male (2024)56th percentile+7 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts42%-3 vs state

Science41%~ state avg

Math35%~ state avg

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by a parent
Tuesday, January 10, 2017

It may be small but my child is thriving at GES. She is pushed to endless possibilities of her academia and she is also acknowledged for her successes. The classroom sizes are small which allows more 1:1 attention. The Teachers are friendly and approachable and Mr. McDonald has really done a great job putting the children first. PTO is also extremely active at school and always working to better the school. 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 (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
Gilcrest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1175 Birch Street	Gilcrest	80623	Weld County	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 350-4201	178	14	13.1	61.8%	53 (29.8%)	0 (0.0%)	122 (68.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	45.3	489^th of 950 public elementary schools	48.5%		46.7	476^th of 943 public elementary schools	49.5%	13	22.2	42.9	58.6				41.7	24.1	35.7	44.8				34.9	41.4		$16,910
Knowledge Quest Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	705 South School House Drive	Milliken	80543	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-5J	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 587-5742	395	27	14.6	27.1%	261 (66.1%)	3 (0.8%)	104 (26.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (6.3%)	30.9	605^th of 950 public elementary schools	36.3%		39.9	529^th of 943 public elementary schools	43.9%	76	21.4	22.2	27.7	39.0	63.6	35.6	33.6		46.7	31.9		40.6	27.3	31.9	27.7	42.2	$11,453
Milliken Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Broad Street	Milliken	80543	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-5J	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 587-4667	472	32	14.7	49.4%	251 (53.2%)	0 (0.0%)	208 (44.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.1%)	20.9	727^th of 950 public elementary schools	23.5%		16.1	788^th of 943 public elementary schools	16.4%	61	18.2	28.2	35.7				28.1	16.4	18.3	20.2				18.5	31.0		$13,752
Pete Mirich Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 1st Ave	La Salle	80645	Weld County	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 350-4201	358	25	14.2	57.3%	139 (38.8%)	3 (0.8%)	199 (55.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	13 (3.6%)	24	679^th of 950 public elementary schools	28.5%		33.9	572^nd of 943 public elementary schools	39.3%	107	26.2	44.7	23.5				30.8	18.0	32.6	15.7				21.5			$17,156
Platteville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1202 Main Street	Platteville	80651	Weld County	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 350-4201	317	23	13.7	65.3%	112 (35.3%)	1 (0.3%)	195 (61.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.6%)	13.3	833^rd of 950 public elementary schools	12.3%		28.5	631^st of 943 public elementary schools	33.1%	202	20.4	29.3	18.8				22.5	12.2	21.4	10.4				14.4			$16,440
Heiman Elementary School	Public	K-5	3500 Palermo	Evans	80620	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(970) 348-2400	602	32	18.7	71.9%	153 (25.4%)	5 (0.8%)	420 (69.8%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	13 (2.2%)	15.8	796^th of 950 public elementary schools	16.2%		13.6	827^th of 943 public elementary schools	12.3%	31	24.3	14.1	18.9				19.4	26.9	17.4	23.7				22.9	18.3		$15,535
Pioneer Ridge Elementary School	Public	K-5	2300 Cinnamon Teal	Johnstown	80534	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-5J	No	No	No	No	(970) 587-8100	528	34	15.5	22.2%	367 (69.5%)	3 (0.6%)	140 (26.5%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.9%)	43.9	504^th of 950 public elementary schools	46.9%		45.7	483^rd of 943 public elementary schools	48.8%	21	36.0	39.0	42.4				39.1	58.1	26.8	36.0				40.6	31.4		$13,954
Dos Rios Elementary School	Public	K-5	2201 34th Street	Evans	80620	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(970) 348-1300	499	29	17.3	73.5%	85 (17.0%)	14 (2.8%)	373 (74.7%)	15 (3.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.4%)	13.2	835^th of 950 public elementary schools	12.1%		10.2	878^th of 943 public elementary schools	6.9%	43	19.6	17.1	23.9				20.0	19.6	13.4	28.2				20.0	5.6		$15,703
Centennial Elementary School	Public	K-5	1400 37th Street	Evans	80620	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 348-1100	481	28	17.3	80.0%	57 (11.9%)	48 (10.0%)	336 (69.9%)	25 (5.2%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	8.2	916^th of 950 public elementary schools	3.6%		14.3	816^th of 943 public elementary schools	13.5%	100	14.4	9.9	25.4				16.1	13.3	5.6	13.6				11.0	10.6		$16,749
Chappelow K-8 Magnet School	Public, Magnet	K-8	2001 34th Street	Evans	80620	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	Yes	No	No	(970) 348-1200	693	36	19.2	67.2%	184 (26.6%)	4 (0.6%)	492 (71.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.4%)	27	645^th of 950 public elementary schools	32.1%		30.3	612^th of 943 public elementary schools	35.1%	33	29.0	23.3	39.5	29.7	30.9	51.3	34.2	34.3	19.2	19.8	20.0	19.8	26.9	23.1	37.5	42.9	$15,043

Frequently Asked Questions about Gilcrest Elementary School

What district is Gilcrest Elementary School in?

Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1

How many students attend Gilcrest Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 178 students attended Gilcrest Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Gilcrest Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : North Valley Middle School
Middle : South Valley Middle School
High : Valley High School

Is Gilcrest Elementary School a good school?

Gilcrest Elementary School ranks 489^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Gilcrest Elementary School?

Students at Gilcrest Elementary School are 69% Hispanic, 30% White, 1% Two or more races.

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