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Shawsheen Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
919th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools
Better than 3% of Colorado elementary schools
Summary

Shawsheen Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Greeley, Colorado, part of the Greeley School District No. 6. With 380 students, Shawsheen has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Colorado elementary schools over the past several years.

Shawsheen Elementary faces significant challenges, including low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and a predominantly low-income student population. On standardized tests, only 16.3% of Shawsheen students were proficient or better in CMAS English Language Arts, compared to 28.9% for the district and 44.8% for the state. In math, only 10.5% of Shawsheen students were proficient, compared to 19.8% for the district and 35.9% for the state. Shawsheen also has very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.7% to 34.4% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Shawsheen Elementary to nearby schools in the Greeley School District, it is clear that Shawsheen is one of the lower-performing schools. For example, Tointon Academy of Pre-Engineering and S. Christa McAuliffe STEM Academy both significantly outperform Shawsheen on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Math. Addressing the underlying issues of chronic absenteeism and socioeconomic challenges faced by Shawsheen's student population could be key to improving student outcomes at the school.

405
Students ?
16.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$15,442
Per pupil spending ?
76%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 4020 West 7th Street
       Greeley, CO  80634-1534

(970) 348-2300

District: GreeleySchool District No. 6


Students who attend Shawsheen Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Franklin Middle School
High:    Northridge High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
65.7%
White:
21.5%
Asian:
6.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 29th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Colorado average (13% vs 40% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 26 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school13%
District avg24%
Colorado avg40%
919th of 950
Colorado public elementary schools ?
Bottom 3%▼ down 25 pts since 2015
From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Colorado Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
17th of 19Elementary Schools in the GreeleySchool District No. 6
100th of 115GreeleySchool District No. 6 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
20258.1919 of 9503.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20249.6888 of 9435.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.6801 of 93314.1%★☆☆☆☆
202219.5731 of 92120.6%★☆☆☆☆
202114.3648 of 7108.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201910.6907 of 9656.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201812.2844 of 9178.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201714.4812 of 92912.6%★☆☆☆☆
201625.5659 of 91427.9%★☆☆☆☆
201526.6669 of 93828.7%★☆☆☆☆
201424.8744 of 96222.7%★☆☆☆☆
201331.0694 of 95427.3%★☆☆☆☆
201237.1629 of 93532.7%★★☆☆☆
201136.8634 of 93532.2%★★☆☆☆
201046.0550 of 92540.5%★★☆☆☆
200932.4644 of 87226.1%★☆☆☆☆
200841.9542 of 84936.2%★★☆☆☆
200732.8620 of 85227.2%★☆☆☆☆
200631.3610 of 82926.4%★☆☆☆☆
200543.2517 of 82337.2%★★☆☆☆
200431.6587 of 80827.4%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202314.0569 of 64211.4%★☆☆☆☆
202211.0554 of 5956.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202513.0234 of 2475.3%☆☆☆☆☆
202334.8130 of 19734.0%★★☆☆☆
202235.288 of 15342.5%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
20256.6680 of 7002.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.9582 of 64910.3%★☆☆☆☆
202217.9487 of 59418.0%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Female (2023)11th percentile-3 vs school
Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school
Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school
By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts16%-28 vs state
Math10%-25 vs state

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Shawsheen Elementary School ranks in the bottom 3.3% of Colorado elementary schools.

In the 2024-25 school year, 405 students attended Shawsheen Elementary School.

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

Middle : Franklin Middle School
High : Northridge High School

Students at Shawsheen Elementary School are 66% Hispanic, 21% White, 6% Asian, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.


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