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Milliken Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

727^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Milliken Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in Milliken, Colorado, with 464 students. The school faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates, low academic performance, and serving a population with high socioeconomic needs.

Milliken Elementary consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages on standardized tests, with only 28.1% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts and 18.5% in Math, compared to state averages of 44.8% and 35.9%, respectively. The school has also seen a sharp increase in free/reduced lunch recipients, from 15.45% in 2021-2022 to 58.19% in 2023-2024, much higher than nearby schools. Additionally, Milliken Elementary has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, ranking in the bottom quarter of Colorado elementary schools, lower than the nearby Tointon Academy of Pre-Engineering, West Ridge Academy, and Monfort Elementary School.

However, Milliken Elementary's low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.6 to 14.9 in recent years, could be an asset if the school is able to leverage it to provide more individualized attention and support for students. Addressing the root causes of the school's challenges, such as chronic absenteeism and socioeconomic factors, could lead to meaningful improvements in the school's outcomes and provide a better educational experience for its students.

472

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,752

Per pupil spending ?

49.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Broad Street
Milliken, CO 80543-8047

(970) 587-4667

District: Weld County School District No. Re-5J

Students who attend Milliken Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Roosevelt Middle School
High:	Roosevelt High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.2%

Hispanic:

44.1%

Two or more races:

2.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 25th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Colorado average (25% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg33%

Colorado avg40%

727^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Weld County School District No. Re-5J

67^th of 115Weld County School District No. Re-5J 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	20.9	727 of 950	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	788 of 943	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	864 of 933	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	794 of 921	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	684 of 710	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	896 of 965	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	761 of 917	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.7	754 of 929	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.7	702 of 914	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.9	706 of 938	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.3	721 of 962	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	43.9	570 of 954	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.9	650 of 935	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.8	657 of 935	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.2	604 of 925	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	35.7	618 of 872	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.4	664 of 849	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.5	634 of 852	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	33.0	590 of 829	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	2 of 7	71.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	529 of 694	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	587 of 684	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	609 of 642	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	574 of 595	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	719 of 758	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2018	24.0	140 of 172	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	232 of 337	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.1	321 of 365	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	331 of 332	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	296 of 308	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	602 of 700	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	632 of 683	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	561 of 649	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	537 of 594	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	742 of 764	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	10.7	516 of 551	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.9	532 of 539	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	487 of 525	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	438 of 454	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.7	595 of 596	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2025)71st percentile+48 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2018)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)14th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)6th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Science31%-8 vs state

English Language Arts28%-17 vs state

Math18%-17 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, May 3, 2020

I think this is an excellent school. We love the principal, he really care about the kids Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, April 17, 2018

Will not follow a simple 504 plan. Very overcrowded classrooms with the middle and high school at capacity. Will tell me to keep my son home instead of follow up with why the teacher won’t follow 504. This is not the first year and the first teacher to punish my son with running, sit-ups or pushups for his behavior-when it is them not taking the steps to follow the plan to keep him calm and safe.
Won’t post teacher information on the web site like pictures (so you can identify proper staff that SHOULD be in the school) they do not do background checks annually and some staff have been at the school for more than 20years. Superintendent told me personally “ we have to protect the teachers privacy” 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
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
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
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
Elwell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	155 Silverbell Dr	Johnstown	80534	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-5J	No	No	No	No	(970) 587-4605	618	30	20.6	28.5%	388 (62.8%)	6 (1.0%)	183 (29.6%)	11 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.9%)	45.7	482^nd of 950 public elementary schools	49.3%		50.6	444^th of 943 public elementary schools	52.9%	38	36.8	40.0	34.1				36.9	48.3	36.0	44.3				42.9	35.2		$12,998
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
Riverview Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	3550 Barkwood Drive	Johnstown	80534	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-7000	757	45	17.0	26.2%	493 (65.1%)	7 (0.9%)	201 (26.6%)	14 (1.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (5.2%)	44.3	495^th of 950 public elementary schools	47.9%		47.7	469^th of 943 public elementary schools	50.3%	26	44.4	32.4	40.3	58.5	43.2	39.7	43.7	31.1	23.2	38.8	36.6			26.2	32.8	20.6	$12,737
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
Tointon Academy of Pre-Engineering	Public	PK, KG-8	717 71st Ave	Greeley	80634	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(970) 348-4000	1,127	51	22.1	58.9%	415 (36.8%)	34 (3.0%)	604 (53.6%)	25 (2.2%)	9 (0.8%)	6 (0.5%)	34 (3.0%)	30.3	610^th of 950 public elementary schools	35.8%		35.4	560^th of 943 public elementary schools	40.6%	50	26.4	23.4	52.9	33.9	45.4	35.6	36.0	25.5	20.7	28.2	15.9	27.8	30.0	24.2	45.6	28.9	$12,778
West Ridge Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	6905 8th St	Greeley	80634	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	Yes	No	No	No	(970) 330-3671	329	21	15.7	52.3%	156 (47.4%)	1 (0.3%)	166 (50.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	38.7	540^th of 950 public elementary schools	43.2%		32	588^th of 943 public elementary schools	37.6%	48	16.7	53.7	21.9	41.4	61.9	48.0	38.4	16.7	58.5	36.4	27.6	23.8	40.0	34.6	30.3	57.7	$13,117
Monfort Elementary School	Public	K-5	2101 47th Avenue	Greeley	80634	Weld County	GreeleySchool District No. 6	No	No	No	No	(970) 348-2100	373	21	17.4	68.9%	122 (32.7%)	18 (4.8%)	213 (57.1%)	12 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	14.7	813^th of 950 public elementary schools	14.4%		16.4	785^th of 943 public elementary schools	16.8%	28	17.2	28.6	29.5				24.2	17.2	20.8	16.3				18.1	9.1		$16,555

Frequently Asked Questions about Milliken Elementary School

How many students attend Milliken Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 472 students attended Milliken Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Milliken Elementary School?

Students at Milliken Elementary School are 53% White, 44% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Milliken Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Roosevelt Middle School
High : Roosevelt High School

Is Milliken Elementary School a good school?

Milliken Elementary School ranks in the bottom 23.5% of Colorado elementary schools.

What district is Milliken Elementary School in?

Weld County School District No. Re-5J

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