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Pete Mirich Elementary School

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Pete Mirich Elementary School ranks 614 th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

614^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Pete Mirich Elementary School is a PK–5 school in La Salle, CO, serving 358 students as part of Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1. In 2025–2026, the school ranked 613th out of 943 Colorado elementary schools (35th percentile, 2 stars)—a modest improvement over the prior year and a notably higher standing than every nearby comparison school in Greeley School District No. 6. Its closest competitor, Chappelow K-8 Magnet School, came in at the 28th percentile, while most other area schools landed in the single digits or low teens.

Math is the school's clearest academic strength. Pete Mirich posted 31.1% math proficiency in 2025–2026, well above its district's 23.9% and far ahead of nearby schools like Heiman Elementary School (27.9%) and Chappelow K-8 Magnet School (23.4%), with most others ranging from 10% to 18%. Fourth-grade math proficiency reached 41.9%, exceeding the state average of 39.0%. Science results also stand out: 5th grade science proficiency was 27.7%, compared with 17.3% at Chappelow and 12.7% at Dos Rios Elementary School. In the prior year, Pete Mirich's 5th grade science proficiency was 39.6%, outpacing the state average of 37.9%.

Attendance and class size are additional bright spots. At 23.4%, chronic absenteeism is far below the rates at nearby schools like Jackson Elementary School (42.1%), Centennial Elementary School (39.2%), and Bella Romero Academy of Applied Technology (36.1%). The student–teacher ratio of 14.2 is also lighter than the 17–20 range typical among nearby schools. That said, ELA proficiency (30.1%) trails both the state average of 44.7% and the district's 33.3%, with 3rd grade reading scores a particular concern. The school has seen rising economic need—free/reduced lunch eligibility grew from 44.5% to 57.3% over three years—yet math improved significantly over the same period, a sign of resilience families may find encouraging.

358

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,839

Per pupil spending ?

57.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Colorado receive free school meals.

300 1st Ave
La Salle, CO 80645-3221

(970) 350-4201

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.6%

White:

38.8%

Two or more races:

3.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2016 → 35th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!English Language Arts scores 15 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg29%

Colorado avg41%

614^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 28% (2016) to bottom 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

82^nd of 114Weld 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
2026	30.6	614 of 946	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	24.0	679 of 950	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.9	572 of 943	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	577 of 933	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.2	376 of 921	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.9	389 of 710	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	539 of 965	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	453 of 917	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	30.9	621 of 929	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	25.3	662 of 914	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	38.2	537 of 938	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	42.0	586 of 962	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.4	567 of 954	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.7	576 of 935	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.5	574 of 935	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.2	566 of 925	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.2	515 of 872	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.5	565 of 849	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	21.7	696 of 852	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.7	705 of 829	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	15.4	712 of 823	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.3	612 of 808	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	30.6	465 of 695	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.3	487 of 694	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	495 of 684	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.8	452 of 642	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.8	300 of 595	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.9	238 of 351	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.0	452 of 758	40.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	47.1	110 of 251	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	37.6	215 of 322	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.7	269 of 337	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.6	239 of 365	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.6	153 of 265	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	79.0	18 of 203	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	69.0	60 of 332	81.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	28.0	476 of 697	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	16.0	587 of 700	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	478 of 683	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	465 of 649	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.8	278 of 594	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.8	415 of 764	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	10.5	523 of 547	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	422 of 539	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	385 of 525	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	60.0	186 of 454	59.0%	★★★☆☆

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 (2026)56th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)32nd percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)4th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Math31%-6 vs state

English Language Arts30%-15 vs state

Science28%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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	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
Pete Mirich Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	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%)	30.6	614^th of 946 public elementary schools	35.1%		24	679^th of 950 public elementary schools	28.5%	65	27.1	32.8	45.7	16.7			30.1	29.2	41.9	29.2	22.2			31.1	27.7		$14,839
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%)	6.9	925^th of 946 public elementary schools	2.2%		8.2	916^th of 950 public elementary schools	3.6%	9	17.3	9.8	17.2				14.3	13.6	709.0	716.0				10.6	703.0		$17,767
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%)	25.3	677^th of 946 public elementary schools	28.4%		27	645^th of 950 public elementary schools	32.1%	32	28.4	34.2	38.7	40.2	32.1	24.0	33.0	25.9	21.3	25.3	14.6	29.3	24.0	23.4	17.3	16.2	$16,655
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%)	10.8	878^th of 946 public elementary schools	7.2%		13.2	835^th of 950 public elementary schools	12.1%	43	20.9	21.5	25.3				22.4	16.3	13.2	10.1				13.3	12.7		$17,607
Union Colony Elementary School	Public, Charter	K-5	1051 29th Street Rd	Evans	80620	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 673-4997	342	17	20.5	76.0%	80 (23.4%)	15 (4.4%)	214 (62.6%)	20 (5.8%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	9 (2.6%)	11.8	863^rd of 946 public elementary schools	8.8%		12.6	850^th of 950 public elementary schools	10.5%	13	18.8	25.6	17.2				20.1	24.5	15.9	12.1				17.2	707.0		$13,171
Heiman Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-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%)	22.1	712^th of 946 public elementary schools	24.7%		15.8	796^th of 950 public elementary schools	16.2%	84	31.2	23.7	27.1				27.3	43.0	15.1	25.8				27.9	10.4		$17,220
Jackson Elementary School	Public	K-5	2002 25th Street	Greeley	80631	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 348-1500	508	30	17.0	83.3%	89 (17.5%)	32 (6.3%)	280 (55.1%)	92 (18.1%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	8 (1.6%)	11.9	860^th of 946 public elementary schools	9.1%		12.8	844^th of 950 public elementary schools	11.2%	16	8.1	22.9	19.7				17.1	8.1	26.5	16.9				17.5	15.7		$16,085
Salida del Sol Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	111 E 26th Street	Greeley	80631	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	Yes	No	No	Yes	(970) 347-8223	654	38	17.0	80.6%	18 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	635 (97.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8.3	910^th of 946 public elementary schools	3.8%		9.5	895^th of 950 public elementary schools	5.8%	15	9.3	22.4	15.3	11.7	21.6	32.4	18.9	6.5	14.9	12.5	11.5	9.6	25.0	13.5	9.7	25.0	$16,205
Meeker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2221 28th Avenue	Greeley	80634	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(970) 348-2000	475	28	17.2	72.6%	139 (29.3%)	2 (0.4%)	307 (64.6%)	7 (1.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	18.8	763^rd of 946 public elementary schools	19.3%		18.6	759^th of 950 public elementary schools	20.1%	4	34.0	22.2	40.4				31.3	29.8	11.1	14.0				17.0	15.5		$17,517
Fred Tjardes School of Innovation	Public	K-8	1424 13th Ave	Greeley	80631	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(970) 348-6000	124	2	77.5	43.5%	65 (52.4%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (39.5%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.3%)								(n/a)							30.2							18.8			$20,764

Frequently Asked Questions about Pete Mirich Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Pete Mirich Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Pete Mirich Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Valley Middle School
High : Valley High School

How many students attend Pete Mirich Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 358 students attended Pete Mirich Elementary School.

What district is Pete Mirich Elementary School in?

Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1

What is the racial makeup of Pete Mirich Elementary School?

Students at Pete Mirich Elementary School are 56% Hispanic, 39% White, 4% Two or more races.

Is Pete Mirich Elementary School a good school?

Pete Mirich Elementary School ranks 614^th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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2025–26 attendance dataNewOct 6, 2026

2025–26 CMAS, PSAT10, PSAT9 & SAT test scoresAug 19, 2026

2024–25 school spending dataJun 13, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesJan 13, 2026

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