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Bella Romero Academy of Applied Technology

Public Grades K-8

922^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 3% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Bella Romero Academy of Applied Technology is an elementary school serving grades K-8 in Greeley, Colorado, with 910 students and a student-teacher ratio of around 16-18. The school is part of the Greeley School District No. 6, which is ranked 100 out of 115 school districts in Colorado and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bella Romero Academy consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of Colorado elementary schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates on CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) tests are significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grades and subjects, with only 10.2% of Bella Romero students proficient in CMAS Math in 2024-2025, compared to 19.8% for the district and 35.9% for the state. The school also has extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 27.7% to 41.3% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the district and state averages.

Nearby schools in the Greeley School District, such as James Madison STEAM Academy, Martinez Elementary, and Jackson Elementary, also perform poorly on academic measures, but generally outperform Bella Romero Academy. However, Chappelow K-8 Magnet School, also in the Greeley district, stands out as the highest-performing school in the area, with significantly higher proficiency rates and a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

876

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,896

Per pupil spending ?

79.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1400 East 20th Street
Greeley, CO 80631-6248

(970) 348-2500

District: GreeleySchool District No. 6

Students who attend Bella Romero Academy of Applied Technology usually attend:

Middle:

Heath Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.9%

White:

9.5%

African American:

8.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2015 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (14% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 28% Colorado)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg24%

Colorado avg40%

Elementary school

922^nd of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

419^th of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^th of 19Elementary Schools in the GreeleySchool District No. 6

100^th 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	922 of 950	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	926 of 943	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	897 of 933	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	888 of 921	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	689 of 710	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	850 of 965	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	827 of 917	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.1	820 of 929	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.8	769 of 914	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.9	808 of 938	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.8	840 of 962	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.3	851 of 954	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	9.1	865 of 935	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.5	845 of 935	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.8	837 of 925	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.5	785 of 872	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	7.1	802 of 849	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.2	806 of 852	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.5	771 of 829	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	4.0	794 of 823	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	2.8	791 of 808	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	689 of 694	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	682 of 684	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	637 of 642	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.8	587 of 595	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	348 of 351	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	736 of 758	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	653 of 690	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	227 of 247	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	232 of 242	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	182 of 197	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	143 of 153	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	184 of 270	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	98 of 172	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	309 of 337	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	363 of 365	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	197 of 203	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	288 of 332	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	279 of 308	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	674 of 700	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.0	681 of 683	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	640 of 649	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	587 of 594	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	349 of 352	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	667 of 764	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	640 of 693	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	419 of 469	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	434 of 485	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	366 of 480	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	343 of 448	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	333 of 369	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	366 of 458	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	364 of 418	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.7	341 of 424	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.2	327 of 400	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.0	393 of 436	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.8	402 of 461	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.9	395 of 454	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	11.8	324 of 347	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	324 of 350	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	299 of 363	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	263 of 326	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	276 of 352	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	279 of 315	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	172 of 218	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	159 of 199	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	120 of 198	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.4	90 of 169	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.6	120 of 220	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	108 of 165	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	189 of 241	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	205 of 244	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.6	123 of 241	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	109 of 197	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.4	120 of 240	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.2	158 of 222	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	312 of 352	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	316 of 357	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	265 of 356	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	272 of 328	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	289 of 343	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	280 of 317	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)22nd percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts19%-26 vs state

Science11%-27 vs state

Math10%-26 vs state

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Schools Near Bella Romero Academy of Applied Technology

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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
Bella Romero Academy of Applied Technology	Public	K-8	1400 East 20th Street	Greeley	80631	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 348-2500	876	51	17.1	79.7%	83 (9.5%)	70 (8.0%)	691 (78.9%)	14 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	14 (1.6%)	7.9	922^nd of 950 public elementary schools	2.9%		6.6	926^th of 943 public elementary schools	1.8%	4	7.3	15.2	17.4	17.3	31.4	27.8	19.0	9.1	15.0	11.8	8.3	10.6	7.3	10.2	7.6	15.0	$14,896
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%)	9.5	895^th of 950 public elementary schools	5.8%		9.6	893^rd of 943 public elementary schools	5.3%	2	14.9	20.8	12.8	9.4	31.1	28.3	19.7	16.9		13.9		12.0	25.5	13.5	16.5	25.5	$15,679
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%)	12.6	850^th of 950 public elementary schools	10.5%		23.6	690^th of 943 public elementary schools	26.8%	160	28.6	11.8	16.0				18.7	25.0						12.2	8.2		$13,386
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)							33.8							14.1			$17,041
Martinez Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	341 14th Avenue	Greeley	80631	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 348-1800	469	30	15.6	80.4%	23 (4.9%)	9 (1.9%)	414 (88.3%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.5%)	4 (0.9%)	13.4	831^st of 950 public elementary schools	12.5%		15.6	798^th of 943 public elementary schools	15.4%	33	15.8	17.5	29.3				21.3	20.8	15.5	13.3				16.5	19.3		$15,251
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%)	12.8	844^th of 950 public elementary schools	11.2%		21.3	727^th of 943 public elementary schools	22.9%	117	27.4	13.9	18.0				20.0	21.3	18.9	15.6				18.6	10.1		$14,997
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
Maplewood Elementary School	Public	K-5	1201 21st Avenue	Greeley	80631	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 348-3800	544	31	17.6	87.3%	97 (17.8%)	44 (8.1%)	349 (64.2%)	35 (6.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	11 (2.0%)	7.2	927^th of 950 public elementary schools	2.4%		5.8	934^th of 943 public elementary schools	1.0%	7	15.3	8.2	19.5				14.6	12.1						8.1	9.6		$15,460
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Bella Romero Academy of Applied Technology

What schools do graduates of Bella Romero Academy of Applied Technology attend?

Students who attend Bella Romero Academy of Applied Technology usually go on to attend:

Middle : Heath Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Bella Romero Academy of Applied Technology?

Students at Bella Romero Academy of Applied Technology are 79% Hispanic, 9% White, 8% African American, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Bella Romero Academy of Applied Technology?

In the 2024-25 school year, 876 students attended Bella Romero Academy of Applied Technology.

Is Bella Romero Academy of Applied Technology a good school?

Bella Romero Academy of Applied Technology ranks in the bottom 2.9% of Colorado elementary schools.

What district is Bella Romero Academy of Applied Technology in?

GreeleySchool District No. 6

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