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Indian Peaks Elementary School

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Indian Peaks Elementary School ranks 526 th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

526^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Indian Peaks Elementary School is a small PK-5 public school in Longmont, Colorado, serving 214 students as part of the St. Vrain Valley School District, and despite 84.6% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school has become a positive outlier among high-poverty schools in the area. Indian Peaks has climbed from the bottom 10% of Colorado elementary schools a decade ago to the 44th percentile today (526 out of 943 schools, 2 stars), a steady upward trajectory that has accelerated recently. Between 2024-25 and 2025-26 alone, ELA proficiency rose from 28.4% to 36.8% and math from 35.0% to 39.7%.

Math is the school's clear academic strength. At 39.7% proficiency, Indian Peaks is above the statewide average of 37.3% and far ahead of nearby high-poverty peers Rocky Mountain Elementary School (14.5%), Timberline Pk-8 (17.0%), and Columbine Elementary School (25.5%). The school even posts higher math scores than Burlington Elementary School (35.5%), which has a lower poverty rate, and approaches Flagstaff Charter Academy's 49.1% despite Flagstaff serving a far more affluent student body. ELA proficiency is 36.8% — below district (51.0%) and state (44.7%) averages — but 5th graders reach 46.2%, near the state average. Science is a clear weak point: 5th grade proficiency sits at 23.1% versus 36.1% statewide.

What really sets Indian Peaks apart are the supporting factors. Its chronic absenteeism rate is just 13.8% — less than half the state rate of 28.4% and far below similar schools like Timberline Pk-8 (26.0%) and Rocky Mountain Elementary School (24.7%). The school also has a 10.4-to-1 student-teacher ratio, the lowest among all nearby elementary schools, suggesting smaller class sizes and more individualized attention. For families weighing this school, the bottom line is encouraging: Indian Peaks is a small, high-poverty school that is beating the odds, making steady progress, and investing its resources effectively — with math and attendance as clear strengths and ELA and science as areas to watch.

214

Students ?

10.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,241

Per pupil spending ?

84.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in Colorado receive free school meals.

93.9%

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

Exemptions: 0% (MMR)

1335 South Judson
Longmont, CO 80501-6511

(303) 772-7240

District: St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J

Students who attend Indian Peaks Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Sunset Middle School
High:	Niwot High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.7%

White:

6.1%

Asian:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2016 → 44th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 35 percentile points since 2016

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Science scores 13 pts below the Colorado average

!Near the bottom of St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school36%

District avg49%

Colorado avg41%

526^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 36 pts since 2016

From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

27^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	38.7	526 of 946	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.8	625 of 950	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	635 of 943	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.2	706 of 933	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	638 of 921	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.6	528 of 710	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	597 of 965	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.6	685 of 917	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.5	700 of 929	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.0	833 of 914	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.1	817 of 938	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.4	833 of 962	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	8.5	888 of 954	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	10.2	851 of 935	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	20.1	761 of 935	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.9	733 of 925	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.1	670 of 872	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.9	578 of 849	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	29.1	647 of 852	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.9	613 of 829	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	37.4	561 of 823	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	26.4	623 of 808	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	482 of 695	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.4	558 of 758	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	512 of 690	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	37.5	410 of 697	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	490 of 764	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.0	591 of 693	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)41st percentile-3 vs school

Female (2026)31st percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

Math40%~ state avg

English Language Arts37%-8 vs state

Science23%-13 vs state

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by a citizen
Saturday, September 17, 2016

Indian Peaks Elementary School is an excellent school for diverse students and students who are learning English as a second language. The test scores do not reflect the growth in achievement of students who enter this school at preschool and leave at 5th grade. These students make remarkable achievements in literacy and math, while learning English as a second language. It is a Biliteracy Language immersion school. Instruction is differentiated to support literacy in a second language and students are immersed in the STEM framework to enrich and empower their skills and aptitudes in Science, Engineering, Technology and Math.
Students who leave Indian Peaks actually perform quite well as they transition into MS environment, having acquired English as their second language skill. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
Eagle Crest Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4444 Clover Basin Drive	Longmont	80503	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 485-6073	421	27	15.7	44.9%	211 (50.1%)	7 (1.7%)	159 (37.8%)	18 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.9%)	43.7	485^th of 946 public elementary schools	48.7%		59.6	365^th of 950 public elementary schools	61.6%	120	35.2	47.4	41.5				42.1	37.5	40.8	32.3				37.1	34.9		92.2%	3.9%	$18,898
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
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
Blue Mountain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1260 Mountain Drive	Longmont	80503	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 652-8220	542	32	17.0	17.2%	385 (71.0%)	7 (1.3%)	57 (10.5%)	56 (10.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (6.5%)	92.1	53^rd of 946 public elementary schools	94.4%		92.4	48^th of 950 public elementary schools	94.9%	5	64.9	65.1	84.6				71.4	66.2	67.4	85.9				73.1	84.4		93.2%	5.5%	$18,995

Frequently Asked Questions about Indian Peaks Elementary School

What district is Indian Peaks Elementary School in?

St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J

How many students attend Indian Peaks Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 214 students attended Indian Peaks Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Indian Peaks Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Indian Peaks Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sunset Middle School
High : Niwot High School

What is the racial makeup of Indian Peaks Elementary School?

Students at Indian Peaks Elementary School are 90% Hispanic, 6% White, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

Is Indian Peaks Elementary School a good school?

Indian Peaks Elementary School ranks 526^th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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