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Central Elementary School

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Central Elementary School ranks 120 th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

120^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Central Elementary School is a PK–5 school in Longmont, Colorado, serving 344 students within the St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J, and it currently ranks 120th out of 943 Colorado elementary schools (87th percentile, 4 stars). The school has shown a clear upward trajectory over the past decade, climbing from the 48th percentile in 2016–2017 to the 87th percentile today, with a peak at the 95th percentile in 2023–2024. This is not a one-year blip — Central has been at or above the 78th percentile for four consecutive reporting years.

Academically, Central significantly outperforms both district and state averages. On the 2025–2026 CMAS assessments, 66.3% of students were proficient in English Language Arts and 67.9% in math, compared to 51.0% and 46.9% for the district, and 44.7% and 37.3% for the state. Math is a particular strength, with 3rd grade math proficiency at 80%. Central also stands far above its immediate neighbors: Columbine Elementary School (22.7% ELA, 25.5% math), Timberline Pk-8 (16.6% ELA, 17.0% math), and Northridge Elementary School (12.5% ELA, 18.3% math) all trail by wide margins. Even the closest competitor, Flagstaff Charter Academy, trails by more than 10 points in ELA and nearly 19 points in math.

Beyond test scores, Central has a strong attendance culture with a 15.3% chronic absenteeism rate — roughly half the state average of 28.4%. The school also demonstrates notable success with male students, who ranked in the 92nd–93rd percentile statewide for three consecutive years. The student–teacher ratio of 16.2-to-1 is higher than nearby schools, yet outcomes remain strong. The only soft spot is 4th grade, where scores dip compared to 3rd and 5th grades, though they remain above district and state averages. For parents seeking a consistently high-performing school in Longmont, Central stands out as an academic leader.

344

Students ?

16.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,680

Per pupil spending ?

31.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Colorado receive free school meals.

91.9%

Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR) (2025-26)

Exemptions: 6.5% (MMR)

1020 4th Avenue
Longmont, CO 80501-5356

(303) 776-3236

District: St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J

Students who attend Central Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Westview Middle School
High:	Longmont High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.8%

Hispanic:

19.5%

Two or more races:

5.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 63rd percentile in 2016 → 87th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (65% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Colorado elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school65%

District avg49%

Colorado avg41%

120^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 25 pts since 2016

From top 37% (2016) to top 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 32Elementary Schools in the St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J

23^rd of 114St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J 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
2026	86.0	120 of 946	87.3%	★★★★☆
2025	88.1	97 of 950	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	93.0	45 of 943	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	85.4	114 of 933	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	205 of 921	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	79.4	159 of 710	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	68.1	278 of 965	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	66.0	275 of 917	70.0%	★★★★☆
2017	42.8	481 of 929	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	58.1	341 of 914	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	42.5	499 of 938	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	58.0	414 of 962	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	36.6	649 of 954	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.6	593 of 935	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.9	607 of 935	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	29.9	685 of 925	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.5	596 of 872	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.3	576 of 849	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.1	535 of 852	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	38.9	540 of 829	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	36.8	564 of 823	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	38.8	529 of 808	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	71.5	186 of 695	73.2%	★★★★☆
2025	74.1	148 of 694	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	88.5	51 of 684	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	77.7	123 of 642	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	69.6	164 of 595	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	61.7	160 of 351	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.8	283 of 758	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.9	166 of 690	75.9%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2018	69.2	26 of 84	69.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2018	35.4	219 of 308	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	88.6	56 of 697	92.0%	★★★★★
2025	89.4	50 of 700	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.0	48 of 683	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	80.2	109 of 649	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	63.6	199 of 594	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.6	101 of 352	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	64.5	229 of 764	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	58.6	238 of 693	65.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	73.8	115 of 547	79.0%	★★★★☆
2025	77.1	94 of 551	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	86.9	40 of 539	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	77.2	86 of 525	83.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Male (2026)92nd percentile+5 vs school

White (2026)79th percentile-8 vs school

Female (2026)73rd percentile-14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2018)69th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)29th percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Math68%+31 vs state

English Language Arts66%+22 vs state

Science54%+18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)							CMAS Math (2026)							CMAS Science (2026)		Vaccination (2025-26)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners fully immunized against measles (MMR)	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Total
Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1020 4th Avenue	Longmont	80501	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 776-3236	344	21	16.2	31.1%	254 (73.8%)	2 (0.6%)	67 (19.5%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.2%)	86	120^th of 946 public elementary schools	87.3%		88.1	97^th of 950 public elementary schools	89.8%	23	65.3	59.1	77.1				66.3	80.0	57.6	69.4				67.9	54.2		91.9%	6.5%	$19,680
Columbine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	111 Longs Peak Avenue	Longmont	80504	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 776-2840	231	19	12.0	89.2%	27 (11.7%)	1 (0.4%)	194 (84.0%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.2%)	20.9	730^th of 946 public elementary schools	22.8%		23.7	683^rd of 950 public elementary schools	28.1%	47	25.7	15.2	26.2				22.7	37.1	15.2	23.8				25.5	26.2		97%	3%	$22,941
St. Vrain Community Montessori School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1055 Delaware Ave.	Longmont	80501	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 682-4339	260	21	12.1	15.4%	209 (80.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (11.2%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (6.9%)								(n/a)	26.9						43.9	24.0						26.6			88.2%	11.8%	$14,741
Mountain View Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1415 14th Street	Longmont	80501	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 652-8261	321	27	12.1	76.6%	85 (26.5%)	5 (1.6%)	213 (66.4%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.0%)	43.8	482^nd of 946 public elementary schools	49.0%		19.5	748^th of 950 public elementary schools	21.3%	266	29.2	45.5					37.0	41.7	40.9					41.3			87%	2.2%	$22,616
Burlington Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1051 S. Pratt Parkway	Longmont	80501	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 776-8861	320	21	15.3	61.3%	131 (40.9%)	4 (1.3%)	161 (50.3%)	11 (3.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.8%)	39.5	517^th of 946 public elementary schools	45.3%		37.1	554^th of 950 public elementary schools	41.7%	37	35.1	38.9	44.4				39.8	35.9	29.7	40.0				35.5	31.1		88.9%	2.2%	$20,514
Timberline Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	233 East Mountain View Avenue	Longmont	80504	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 772-3900	762	56	13.7	83.6%	84 (11.0%)	9 (1.2%)	656 (86.1%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	13.1	842^nd of 946 public elementary schools	11.0%		11.2	869^th of 950 public elementary schools	8.5%	27	10.8	17.9	31.3	12.2	20.0	9.9	16.6	18.9	22.1	29.9	7.2	16.5	11.8	17.0	10.3	5.5	96.4%	0%	$21,212
Rocky Mountain Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	800 East 5th	Longmont	80504	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 772-6750	315	23	13.6	82.9%	32 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	277 (87.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	13.2	839^th of 946 public elementary schools	11.3%		15.6	799^th of 950 public elementary schools	15.9%	40	25.6	11.8	27.1				21.0	28.2	700.0	726.0				14.5	6.3		93.5%	3.2%	$21,231
Indian Peaks Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1335 South Judson	Longmont	80501	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 772-7240	214	21	10.4	84.6%	13 (6.1%)	1 (0.5%)	192 (89.7%)	3 (1.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	38.7	526^th of 946 public elementary schools	44.4%		28.8	625^th of 950 public elementary schools	34.2%	99	26.8	38.2	46.2				36.8	40.5	42.9	35.9				39.7	23.1		93.9%	0%	$25,241
Northridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1200 19th Avenue	Longmont	80501	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	Yes	(303) 772-3040	318	24	13.2	77.4%	41 (12.9%)	5 (1.6%)	264 (83.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	9.6	892^nd of 946 public elementary schools	5.7%		13.4	832^nd of 950 public elementary schools	12.4%	60	12.1	12.3	13.3				12.5	21.2	21.1	10.0				18.3	10.0		95.7%	0%	$21,276
Flagstaff Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2040 Miller Drive	Longmont	80501	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 651-7900	725	55	13.1	19.4%	476 (65.7%)	5 (0.7%)	123 (17.0%)	63 (8.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (7.9%)	62.7	330^th of 946 public elementary schools	65.1%		68.6	281^st of 950 public elementary schools	70.4%	49	39.7	52.0	60.0	41.0	63.7	77.3	55.6	48.7	49.3	56.6	30.6	43.2	64.7	49.1	50.0	62.1	97.1%	2.9%	$14,685

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Elementary School

Is Central Elementary School a good school?

Central Elementary School ranks 120^th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Central Elementary School?

Students at Central Elementary School are 74% White, 19% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Central Elementary School in?

St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J

What schools do graduates of Central Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Westview Middle School
High : Longmont High School

How many students attend Central Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 344 students attended Central Elementary School.

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