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Salida del Sol Academy

Public, Charter Grades K-8

895^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Salida del Sol Academy is a public charter elementary and middle school in Greeley, Colorado, serving 631 students from kindergarten to 8th grade. The school is part of the Greeley School District No. 6, which is ranked 100 out of 115 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Salida del Sol Academy consistently underperforms the district and state averages in academic achievement. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 19.7% of Salida del Sol students were proficient or better in CMAS/English Language Arts, compared to 28.9% in the Greeley School District and 44.8% statewide. The school also has significantly higher chronic absenteeism and dropout rates than the district and state. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, Salida del Sol had a 34.4% chronic absenteeism rate, compared to 27.7% in the district and the state average.

When comparing Salida del Sol Academy to nearby schools within the Greeley School District, the performance gap becomes even more evident. For instance, Chappelow K-8 Magnet School, located just 1.96 miles away, consistently outperforms Salida del Sol Academy in both English Language Arts and Math proficiency rates. Additionally, the school's ranking for female students and Hispanic students is in the bottom 20% of Colorado elementary schools, indicating significant achievement gaps.

654

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,205

Per pupil spending ?

80.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

111 E 26th Street
Greeley, CO 80631-7300

(970) 347-8223

District: GreeleySchool District No. 6

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.1%

White:

2.8%

American Indian:

0.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2017 → 6th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (17% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 25 pts below the Colorado average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg24%

Colorado avg40%

Elementary school

895^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 2 pts since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

372^nd of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 11 pts since 2017

From bottom 10% (2017) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	9.5	895 of 950	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	893 of 943	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	892 of 933	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	763 of 921	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	676 of 710	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	929 of 965	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	917 of 917	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.1	892 of 929	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	688 of 694	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.7	683 of 684	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	559 of 595	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2023	17.6	179 of 197	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	331 of 337	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	662 of 700	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	587 of 683	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	625 of 649	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	495 of 594	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	372 of 469	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	370 of 485	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	401 of 480	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	303 of 448	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	6.5	411 of 418	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.3	381 of 424	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	327 of 347	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	319 of 350	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	298 of 363	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	237 of 326	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	95 of 218	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.2	149 of 198	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	154 of 165	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	239 of 352	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	233 of 357	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	14.6	309 of 356	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	218 of 328	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2023)9th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)1st percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+36 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Science20%-18 vs state

English Language Arts20%-25 vs state

Math14%-22 vs state

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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
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	$16,205
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		$13,171
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	$17,264
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		$16,085
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		$17,767
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			$20,764
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	$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%)	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		$17,607
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		$17,262
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		$17,600

Frequently Asked Questions about Salida del Sol Academy

Is Salida del Sol Academy a good school?

Salida del Sol Academy ranks in the bottom 5.8% of Colorado elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Salida del Sol Academy?

Students at Salida del Sol Academy are 97% Hispanic, 3% White.

What district is Salida del Sol Academy in?

GreeleySchool District No. 6

How many students attend Salida del Sol Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 654 students attended Salida del Sol Academy.

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