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Firestone Charter Academy

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Firestone Charter Academy ranks 428 th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

428^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Firestone Charter Academy is an elementary and middle school (grades PK-8) located in Firestone, Colorado, with 615 students. It is part of the St. Vrain Valley School District, which is ranked 27th out of 115 school districts in Colorado and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Firestone Charter Academy generally performs below the district and state averages on CMAS (Colorado Measures of Academic Success) tests, with proficiency rates of 51% in ELA, 37.2% in Math, and 27.4% in 5th grade Science, the school's performance has been relatively consistent over the past few years, earning 3-star ratings from SchoolDigger. The school also has higher dropout rates and chronic absenteeism compared to the district average. Interestingly, Firestone Charter Academy has a lower percentage of free and reduced lunch recipients (around 22%) compared to the nearby schools, which range from 24% to 72%.

When compared to nearby schools in the St. Vrain Valley School District, such as Mead Elementary, Fall River Elementary, and Prairie Ridge Elementary, Firestone Charter Academy's performance is generally lower, with proficiency rates often 10-20 percentage points below these schools. However, Firestone Charter Academy has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of around 13, which is lower than the nearby schools (ranging from 15 to 21 students per teacher).

600

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,833

Per pupil spending ?

22.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5753 Twilight Avenue
Firestone, CO 80504-6481

(303) 772-3711

District: St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.8%

Hispanic:

20.5%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 58th percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Colorado median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg48%

Colorado avg40%

Elementary school

428^th of 950

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

162^nd of 469

Colorado public middle schools ?

Top 35%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to top 35% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Colorado Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	428 of 950	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	470 of 943	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.1	482 of 933	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.6	409 of 921	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.6	345 of 710	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.7	403 of 965	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.2	310 of 917	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	67.6	266 of 929	71.4%	★★★★☆
2016	55.5	365 of 914	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	54.0	391 of 938	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	59.8	399 of 962	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	70.4	277 of 954	71.0%	★★★★☆
2012	67.3	325 of 935	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	62.2	386 of 935	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	56.7	443 of 925	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	302 of 694	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.6	286 of 684	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.0	380 of 642	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.1	267 of 595	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.4	246 of 351	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.9	401 of 758	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.9	219 of 690	68.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	388 of 700	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.4	471 of 683	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	418 of 649	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	346 of 594	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.4	242 of 352	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.2	288 of 764	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.3	270 of 693	61.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	363 of 551	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.5	433 of 539	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	373 of 525	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.5	327 of 454	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.9	209 of 288	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.1	321 of 596	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	162 of 469	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.9	206 of 485	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.7	123 of 480	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	66.2	126 of 448	71.9%	★★★★☆
2021	55.1	147 of 369	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.3	162 of 458	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.7	94 of 418	77.5%	★★★★☆
2017	73.1	84 of 424	80.2%	★★★★☆
2016	65.4	109 of 400	72.8%	★★★★☆
2015	42.5	230 of 436	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	61.3	163 of 461	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2013	58.9	185 of 454	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.3	188 of 425	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	49.3	238 of 422	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.0	248 of 409	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	58.5	130 of 347	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.0	107 of 352	69.6%	★★★★☆
2018	77.3	52 of 315	83.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	150 of 352	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	79.8	49 of 328	85.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	59 of 275	78.5%	★★★★☆
2023	46.0	150 of 286	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.4	95 of 265	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.9	108 of 283	61.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2025)56th percentile~ school

Male (2025)45th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)34th percentile-21 vs school

Middle school

White (2025)79th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)63rd percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts51%+6 vs state

Math37%~ state avg

Science31%-7 vs state

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Schools Near Firestone Charter Academy

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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
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
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
Prairie Ridge Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6632 St Vrain Ranch Boulevard	Firestone	80504	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 494-3641	387	25	15.3	39.5%	244 (63.0%)	2 (0.5%)	105 (27.1%)	15 (3.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	19 (4.9%)	58	381^st of 950 public elementary schools	59.9%		62.2	342^nd of 943 public elementary schools	63.7%	39	44.4	35.4	47.9				42.7	55.6	38.5	52.1				48.8	46.5		$17,823
Legacy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	7701 Eagle Boulevard	Frederick	80504	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 652-8160	430	25	17.0	37.7%	280 (65.1%)	6 (1.4%)	109 (25.3%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.9%)	46	477^th of 950 public elementary schools	49.8%		49.2	456^th of 943 public elementary schools	51.6%	21	32.9	55.0	41.0				42.3	31.5	60.7	33.3				41.1	29.7		$16,810
Carbon Valley Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	4040 Coriolis Way	Frederick	80504	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Yes	No	No	No	(303) 774-9555	245	21	11.7	49.8%	112 (45.7%)	4 (1.6%)	124 (50.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	23	696^th of 950 public elementary schools	26.7%		25.2	674^th of 943 public elementary schools	28.5%	22	34.5	14.3	20.0		20.0		21.0	31.0		28.6		15.8	39.3	25.0	26.3		$12,597
Thunder Valley Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	555 8th Street	Frederick	80530	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 833-2456	880	55	15.8	63.1%	280 (31.8%)	12 (1.4%)	542 (61.6%)	19 (2.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.7%)	15.2	802^nd of 950 public elementary schools	15.6%		17.4	776^th of 943 public elementary schools	17.7%	26	21.6	17.9	21.1	32.1	21.4	19.3	22.0	14.1	19.8		15.4	17.0		15.4	18.4	13.4	$16,456
Grand View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6601 Aggregate Blvd	Frederick	80516	Weld County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 702-8000	446	26	17.4	31.8%	279 (62.6%)	4 (0.9%)	123 (27.6%)	25 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.4%)	56.6	393^rd of 950 public elementary schools	58.6%		60.2	364^th of 943 public elementary schools	61.4%	29	46.3	47.2	46.4				46.7	52.2	47.2	41.1				47.2	30.4		$15,982
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Firestone Charter Academy

How many students attend Firestone Charter Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 600 students attended Firestone Charter Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Firestone Charter Academy?

Students at Firestone Charter Academy are 71% White, 21% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Is Firestone Charter Academy a good school?

Firestone Charter Academy ranks 428^th of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Firestone Charter Academy in?

St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J

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