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Mead Elementary School

Q: Is Mead Elementary School a good school?

Mead Elementary School ranks 162 nd of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

162^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Mead Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 873 students in grades PK-5 in Mead, Colorado. It is part of the St. Vrain Valley School District, which is ranked 27th out of 115 districts in Colorado and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Mead Elementary has consistently been ranked in the top 20-25% of Colorado elementary schools over the past 10 years, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mead Elementary School stands out for its strong academic performance, consistently outperforming the St. Vrain Valley School District and the state of Colorado on CMAS assessments across all grades and subjects. In 2024-2025, 61.9% of Mead students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 50.9% for the district and 44.8% for the state. In math, 58% of Mead students were proficient or better, compared to 45.4% for the district and 35.9% for the state. The school also excels in supporting various student subgroups, ranking in the top 30 in Colorado for Hispanic students and top 20 for students of low socioeconomic status.

While Mead Elementary has seen an increase in chronic absenteeism in recent years, it still performs better than many nearby schools in the St. Vrain Valley School District, such as Columbine Elementary, Sanborn Elementary, and Northridge Elementary, all of which have much lower academic proficiency rates. Mead Elementary also ranks in the top 35 in Colorado for its performance with gifted and talented students, indicating a strong program for advanced learners.

879

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,148

Per pupil spending ?

27.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

520 Welker Ave.
Mead, CO 80542-9602

(970) 535-4488

District: St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J

Students who attend Mead Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Mead Middle School
High:	Mead High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.5%

Hispanic:

23.8%

Two or more races:

4.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 76th percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (60% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Colorado elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg48%

Colorado avg40%

162^nd of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

27^th of 115St. 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
2025	81.2	162 of 950	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	81.2	161 of 943	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	158 of 933	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	211 of 921	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	65.3	262 of 710	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.5	172 of 965	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	58.8	339 of 917	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.4	270 of 929	70.9%	★★★★☆
2016	73.2	220 of 914	75.9%	★★★★☆
2015	72.7	221 of 938	76.4%	★★★★☆
2014	55.5	445 of 962	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	60.3	398 of 954	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.2	410 of 935	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.5	426 of 935	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.0	505 of 925	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	65.8	315 of 872	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.8	365 of 849	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.4	383 of 852	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.3	303 of 829	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	53.1	437 of 823	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2004	51.2	432 of 808	46.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	66.6	196 of 694	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	174 of 684	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	67.6	185 of 642	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	71.0	154 of 595	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	55.7	190 of 351	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	81.8	104 of 758	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	48.3	327 of 690	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	35 of 119	70.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	77.6	29 of 247	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	46 of 242	81.0%	★★★★☆
2023	77.9	27 of 197	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	65.2	35 of 153	77.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	81.9	19 of 337	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	75.1	50 of 365	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	88.0	12 of 265	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	78.5	38 of 332	88.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	81.3	114 of 700	83.7%	★★★★☆
2024	73.2	162 of 683	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	75.3	139 of 649	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	60.7	213 of 594	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.9	186 of 352	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.2	249 of 764	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.8	298 of 693	57.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	144 of 551	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.2	143 of 539	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	69.0	146 of 525	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	63.3	172 of 454	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	48.3	176 of 288	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.0	214 of 596	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.4	197 of 337	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)84th percentile~ school

White (2025)74th percentile-9 vs school

Female (2025)72nd percentile-11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)71st percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts62%+17 vs state

Science61%+22 vs state

Math58%+22 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, March 3, 2011

my daughter is bit of a Tom-boy. she likes to play rough and doesn't tolerate bullies. she fights for her rights and for other kids when they are bullied. she has been "written-up" for hitting, yelling at someone, and most recently "almost flipping another girl off." after talking with a few parents in this school system, there is definitely something amiss. if your child does not fit the mold, behave 100% of the time, and know the rules of polite society already, be prepared to keep a log book of contact with the principal's office and her staff. we have had social services called on us twice, both were deemed baseless, thank god, but what craziness our experience has been with Mead Elem. oh by the way, my daughter is 6 years old. first grader. yes, all this in just two years. we love the town, and most people here, but this school has a lot of problems right now. Close Quote

Schools Near Mead 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
Mead Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	520 Welker Ave.	Mead	80542	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(970) 535-4488	879	47	18.8	27.1%	593 (67.5%)	8 (0.9%)	209 (23.8%)	26 (3.0%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (4.7%)	81.2	162^nd of 950 public elementary schools	82.9%		81.2	161^st of 943 public elementary schools	82.9%	1	56.7	58.0	70.5				61.9	59.6	46.7	66.0				58.0	61.2		$15,148
Fall River Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Deerwood Drive	Longmont	80504	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 652-7920	520	29	17.9	30.2%	336 (64.6%)	1 (0.2%)	142 (27.3%)	18 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.2%)	86.6	111^th of 950 public elementary schools	88.3%		80.3	166^th of 943 public elementary schools	82.4%	55	68.4	68.9	75.4				70.5	65.8	57.3	55.9				60.0	57.9		$16,535
Alpine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2005 Alpine Street	Longmont	80504	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 652-8140	388	27	14.6	55.9%	180 (46.4%)	6 (1.5%)	186 (47.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.4%)	42.6	511^th of 950 public elementary schools	46.2%		47.4	473^rd of 943 public elementary schools	49.8%	38	36.1	38.1	47.4				39.7	35.5	38.1	42.5				38.2	28.9		$17,711
Firestone Charter Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5753 Twilight Avenue	Firestone	80504	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 772-3711	600	43	13.8	22.3%	425 (70.8%)	3 (0.5%)	123 (20.5%)	16 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	29 (4.8%)	52.7	428^th of 950 public elementary schools	54.9%		47.7	470^th of 943 public elementary schools	50.2%	42	40.5	62.9	39.2	72.3	62.2	36.2	51.0	33.8	54.3	24.3	51.1	30.4	30.6	37.2	27.4	36.2	$12,833
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%)	11.2	869^th of 950 public elementary schools	8.5%		12.1	851^st of 943 public elementary schools	9.8%	18	15.7	20.0	19.8	15.5	16.5	25.3	18.9	14.1	21.5		14.1		20.2	13.8	7.4	18.5	$19,257
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%)	15.6	799^th of 950 public elementary schools	15.9%		26.4	656^th of 943 public elementary schools	30.4%	143	11.3	6.4	43.2				19.4	7.4	8.5	29.5				14.5	23.3		$19,665
Centennial Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10290 Neighbors Parkway	Firestone	80504	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 652-8240	525	33	16.1	33.9%	318 (60.6%)	5 (1.0%)	152 (29.0%)	19 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	28 (5.3%)	53.3	423^rd of 950 public elementary schools	55.5%		51.1	433^rd of 943 public elementary schools	54.1%	10	34.1	47.7	45.1				41.8	47.1	46.3	41.3				44.7	44.4		$17,172
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%)	13.4	832^nd of 950 public elementary schools	12.4%		14.6	814^th of 943 public elementary schools	13.7%	18			22.0				13.1	15.3	10.5	22.0				15.9	22.0		$20,338
Ivy Stockwell Elementary School	Public	K-5	175 Fifth Street	Berthoud	80513	Larimer County	Thompson School District R-2j	No	No	No	No	(970) 613-6100	426	24	17.6	16.4%	324 (76.1%)	1 (0.2%)	70 (16.4%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.6%)	75	226^th of 950 public elementary schools	76.2%		69.5	270^th of 943 public elementary schools	71.4%	44	47.5	54.5	66.7				56.3	44.1	61.0	60.3				55.8	55.6		$13,298
Columbine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	111 Longs Peak Avenue	Longmont	80501	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%)	23.7	683^rd of 950 public elementary schools	28.1%		22.2	711^th of 943 public elementary schools	24.6%	28	29.0	13.3	41.2				26.4	31.3	8.9	38.2				24.3	23.5		$20,848

Frequently Asked Questions about Mead Elementary School

How many students attend Mead Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 879 students attended Mead Elementary School.

Is Mead Elementary School a good school?

Mead Elementary School ranks 162^nd of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Mead Elementary School in?

St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J

What schools do graduates of Mead Elementary School attend?

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

Middle : Mead Middle School
High : Mead High School

What is the racial makeup of Mead Elementary School?

Students at Mead Elementary School are 67% White, 24% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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