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Platte Valley Elementary School

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Platte Valley Elementary School ranks 298 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

298^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 69% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Platte Valley Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Kersey, Colorado, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 513 students. The school is part of the Weld County School District No. Re-7, which is ranked 39 out of 115 school districts in Colorado and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Platte Valley Elementary School consistently performs above the state and district averages in CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) assessments for English Language Arts and Math across all grade levels. In 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in CMAS ELA and Math for all grades were 51.1% and 50.7%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 44.8% and 35.9%. The school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate of 49.5% in 2024-2025 was significantly higher than the state average of 39%. Additionally, the school has a strong performance among specific student subgroups, particularly female students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Despite the school's overall academic success, Platte Valley Elementary School has seen a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 7.1% in 2021-2022 to 27.7% in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average. The school outperforms the nearby Greeley School District No. 6 schools, which are generally lower-performing, with several schools ranked in the bottom 10% of Colorado elementary schools. For example, in 2024-2025, Platte Valley's ELA and Math proficiency rates were significantly higher than those of Centennial Elementary, the closest school in the Greeley district, which had proficiency rates of only 16.1% and 11%, respectively.

528

Students ?

16.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,708

Per pupil spending ?

50%

Free/discounted lunch ?

601 Clark Street
Kersey, CO 80644-9792

(970) 336-8520

District: Weld County School District No. Re-7

Students who attend Platte Valley Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Platte Valley Middle School
High:	Platte Valley High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.4%

Hispanic:

42.2%

Two or more races:

1.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 66th percentile in 2015 → 69th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (51% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Above the Colorado median (69th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg43%

Colorado avg40%

298^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 31%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

39^th of 115Weld County School District No. Re-7 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	67.1	298 of 950	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.7	345 of 943	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.5	459 of 933	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.8	471 of 921	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.3	505 of 710	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.4	462 of 965	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	373 of 917	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.4	331 of 929	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	65.0	289 of 914	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	61.6	315 of 938	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	56.7	428 of 962	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	45.2	555 of 954	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.4	551 of 935	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.9	656 of 935	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	46.8	546 of 925	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.0	493 of 872	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.2	494 of 849	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.6	475 of 852	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	51.5	450 of 829	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	47.9	474 of 823	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	58.5	362 of 808	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	6 of 7	14.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	168 of 694	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	50.9	317 of 684	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.4	375 of 642	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	417 of 595	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.0	311 of 351	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.9	400 of 758	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	379 of 690	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2018	62.5	48 of 172	72.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	57 of 337	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	70.3	72 of 365	80.3%	★★★★☆
2023	43.2	157 of 265	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.0	97 of 203	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.4	66 of 75	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.7	159 of 332	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.8	196 of 308	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	363 of 700	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.0	300 of 683	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.6	402 of 649	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	308 of 594	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.8	303 of 352	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	413 of 764	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.9	297 of 693	57.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	238 of 551	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.2	325 of 539	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	382 of 525	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	360 of 454	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	246 of 288	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.8	301 of 596	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.8	171 of 337	49.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)76th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2018)72nd percentile+13 vs school

White (2025)57th percentile-12 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile-20 vs school

Disabled (2025)14th percentile-54 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts51%+6 vs state

Math51%+15 vs state

Science50%+10 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, July 10, 2015

If you child has ANY needs due to behavioral neurological disorders, find a different school. In MY experience, they would not share behaviors with me or his private counsler about my child that we needed to help. This effected the other kids learning and his progress in behavioral controls. They would not recognize the issue and blamed parenting. Told me to take outside parenting classes.
Also mysteriously my child had injuries that resulted in emergency room visits both years he attend. "Cameras on the playground were not working" concussion one yr, broken ankle the next, which he was refused nurses attention by 3 different adults. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, November 28, 2013

They have helped my child get better in school. We moved to Kersey to get her in a better school from our school district in Florida. She was failing there. After getting here she has been helped tremendously. Close Quote

Schools Near Platte Valley Elementary School

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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
Platte Valley Elementary School	Public	K-5	601 Clark Street	Kersey	80644	Weld County	Weld County School District No. Re-7	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 336-8520	528	33	16.0	50.0%	287 (54.4%)	5 (0.9%)	223 (42.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.7%)	67.1	298^th of 950 public elementary schools	68.6%		61.7	345^th of 943 public elementary schools	63.4%	47	48.0	50.0	55.2				51.1	50.0	52.4	50.0				50.7	49.5		$15,708
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
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
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
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
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 Platte Valley Elementary School

How many students attend Platte Valley Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 528 students attended Platte Valley Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Platte Valley Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Platte Valley Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Platte Valley Middle School
High : Platte Valley High School

What is the racial makeup of Platte Valley Elementary School?

Students at Platte Valley Elementary School are 54% White, 42% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Platte Valley Elementary School in?

Weld County School District No. Re-7

Is Platte Valley Elementary School a good school?

Platte Valley Elementary School ranks 298^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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