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Blue Mountain Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

48^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Blue Mountain Elementary is a high-performing public elementary school in Longmont, Colorado, serving 557 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the St. Vrain Valley School District, which is ranked 27th out of 115 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

Blue Mountain Elementary consistently ranks among the top 5% of elementary schools in Colorado, with impressive academic achievements. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 48th out of 950 Colorado elementary schools and received a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Its students significantly outperform the district and state averages on CMAS assessments in English Language Arts, Math, and Science, with 68.9% proficient or better in ELA, 72.5% in Math, and 75% in 5th-grade Science.

Compared to nearby schools, Blue Mountain Elementary stands out for its strong performance across different student groups, low chronic absenteeism rates, and relatively low percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. While many nearby schools have higher poverty levels and lower academic outcomes, Niwot Elementary is another high-performing school in the area. Blue Mountain Elementary's success can be attributed to its rigorous academic program, effective teaching practices, and supportive school community.

542

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,513

Per pupil spending ?

17.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1260 Mountain Drive
Longmont, CO 80503-2727

(720) 652-8220

District: St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J

Students who attend Blue Mountain Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Altona Middle School
High:	Silver Creek High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.0%

Hispanic:

10.5%

Asian:

10.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (71% vs 40% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of Colorado elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school71%

District avg48%

Colorado avg40%

48^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	92.4	48 of 950	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	93.3	40 of 943	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	41 of 933	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	32 of 921	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	96.8	15 of 710	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	94.0	33 of 965	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	91.9	53 of 917	94.2%	★★★★★
2017	90.7	64 of 929	93.1%	★★★★★
2016	93.4	42 of 914	95.4%	★★★★★
2015	94.4	37 of 938	96.1%	★★★★★
2014	92.7	32 of 962	96.7%	★★★★★
2013	89.1	64 of 954	93.3%	★★★★★
2012	86.8	95 of 935	89.8%	★★★★☆
2011	87.3	88 of 935	90.6%	★★★★★
2010	87.9	78 of 925	91.6%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	59 of 694	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	89.8	42 of 684	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	88.3	47 of 642	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	24 of 595	96.0%	★★★★★
2021	94.5	14 of 351	96.0%	★★★★★
2019	90.7	38 of 758	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	86.6	60 of 690	91.3%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	20 of 119	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	63.5	39 of 91	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.0	43 of 110	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.1	33 of 84	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	61 of 700	91.3%	★★★★★
2024	88.9	55 of 683	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	35 of 649	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	91.2	31 of 594	94.8%	★★★★★
2021	92.9	28 of 352	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	92.3	34 of 764	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	89.6	51 of 693	92.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	81.7	59 of 551	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	54 of 539	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	79.3	72 of 525	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	84.4	48 of 454	89.4%	★★★★☆
2021	89.4	24 of 288	91.7%	★★★★★
2019	80.3	76 of 596	87.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Female (2025)91st percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)91st percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)89th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)83rd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

Science75%+36 vs state

Math72%+37 vs state

English Language Arts69%+24 vs state

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Schools Near Blue Mountain Elementary

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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
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%)	92.4	48^th of 950 public elementary schools	94.9%		93.3	40^th of 943 public elementary schools	95.8%	8	66.3	69.2	71.1				68.9	73.5	66.7	76.7				72.5	75.0		$16,513
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%)	59.6	365^th of 950 public elementary schools	61.6%		69	279^th of 943 public elementary schools	70.4%	86	50.0	43.1	56.3				50.3	43.7	49.2	38.9				43.6	45.1		$17,440
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%)	68.6	281^st of 950 public elementary schools	70.4%		63.5	332^nd of 943 public elementary schools	64.8%	51	57.5	45.8	51.7	57.5	76.3	67.1	59.6	72.0	52.1	45.0	41.5	51.4	46.4	51.5	38.3	59.2	$13,205
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%)	28.8	625^th of 950 public elementary schools	34.2%		28.1	635^th of 943 public elementary schools	32.7%	10	35.5	30.0	20.6				28.4	51.5	28.1	25.7				35.0	8.6		$22,336
Longmont Estates Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 Northwestern Road	Longmont	80503	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 652-8101	365	24	14.9	42.2%	250 (68.5%)	2 (0.5%)	86 (23.6%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.3%)	66.9	305^th of 950 public elementary schools	67.9%		70.4	258^th of 943 public elementary schools	72.6%	47	63.0	58.5	41.5				55.1	68.5	51.2	36.4				53.2	36.6		$18,836
Hygiene Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	11968 N. 75th Street	Longmont	80503	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 652-8021	313	19	16.7	30.4%	250 (79.9%)	1 (0.3%)	43 (13.7%)	5 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	89.5	77^th of 950 public elementary schools	91.9%		94.1	32^nd of 943 public elementary schools	96.6%	45	69.6	85.0	64.3				71.8	76.1	75.0	62.5				70.4	60.0		$17,629
Niwot Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8778 Morton Road	Niwot	80503	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 652-2828	411	26	15.6	9.5%	346 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (10.0%)	7 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.9%)	96.7	15^th of 950 public elementary schools	98.4%		95.8	23^rd of 943 public elementary schools	97.6%	8	69.2	80.3	87.3				79.2	80.8	77.6	80.0				79.3	80.0		$17,734
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)							40.0							25.0			$13,441
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%)	37.1	554^th of 950 public elementary schools	41.7%		38.1	540^th of 943 public elementary schools	42.7%	14	28.9	36.4	50.0				37.5	34.2	27.3	40.0				33.0	30.0		$18,683
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%)	88.1	97^th of 950 public elementary schools	89.8%		93	45^th of 943 public elementary schools	95.2%	52	59.7	67.3	78.6				67.3	61.3	55.1	81.4				64.9	76.7		$17,544

Frequently Asked Questions about Blue Mountain Elementary

How many students attend Blue Mountain Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 542 students attended Blue Mountain Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Blue Mountain Elementary?

Students at Blue Mountain Elementary are 71% White, 11% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Blue Mountain Elementary attend?

Students who attend Blue Mountain Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Altona Middle School
High : Silver Creek High School

What district is Blue Mountain Elementary in?

St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J

Is Blue Mountain Elementary a good school?

Yes. Blue Mountain Elementary ranks in the top 5.1% of Colorado elementary schools.

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