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Black Rock Elementary

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Black Rock Elementary ranks 155 th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

155^th

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of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Black Rock Elementary is a PK-5 school in Erie, Colorado, serving 597 students in the St. Vrain Valley School District, a strong 4-star district ranked 23rd of 115 in Colorado. The school itself consistently earns 4 stars and currently ranks 155th of 943 Colorado elementary schools, placing it in the 84th percentile. Academically, Black Rock substantially outperforms both its district and the state: 67.7% of students are proficient in ELA (vs. 51.0% district and 44.7% state), 58.3% in math (vs. 46.9% and 37.3%), and 64.0% in 5th grade science (vs. 43.6% and 36.1%).

Black Rock's most distinctive pattern is a dramatic jump between 3rd and 4th grade. Third-grade ELA proficiency sits at just 47.4% — roughly 15 to 20 points below nearby schools like Erie Elementary and Highlands Elementary — yet 4th grade ELA soars to 78%, among the best in the area, and 5th grade remains strong at 73.3%. The school also posts standout results for Hispanic and male students, who rank in the 95th and 92nd percentiles statewide, and its 5th grade science scores are a hidden strength. Math is the relative weak spot: though well above state averages, it trails Black Rock's own ELA performance by a wider margin than at most peer schools.

Families comparing schools should note that Black Rock sits in a highly competitive cluster. Meridian Elementary, Erie Elementary, and Highlands all rank slightly higher statewide, while Thunder Vista P-8, the closest school, edges it out in math. However, Black Rock achieves these results while serving a higher-need population — its free/reduced lunch rate (19.3%) is nearly double Thunder Vista's (10.1%) — and with the area's largest student-teacher ratio at 20:1. Chronic absenteeism (15.0%) is above most high-performing peers but well below district and state averages. The school's demographics have shifted notably in two years, yet its performance has held steady — a positive sign of resilience.

597

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,381

Per pupil spending ?

19.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2000 Mountain View Blvd
Erie, CO 80516-4714

(720) 890-3995

District: St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J

Students who attend Black Rock Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Erie Middle School
High:	Erie High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.0%

Hispanic:

15.9%

Asian:

10.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 85th percentile in 2016 → 84th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Colorado average (63% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Colorado elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg49%

Colorado avg41%

155^th of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	82.8	155 of 946	83.6%	★★★★☆
2025	80.8	168 of 950	82.3%	★★★★☆
2024	86.7	111 of 943	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	88.4	87 of 933	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	76.4	192 of 921	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	85.6	95 of 710	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	144 of 965	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	84.1	130 of 917	85.8%	★★★★☆
2017	82.7	134 of 929	85.6%	★★★★☆
2016	81.5	137 of 914	85.0%	★★★★☆
2015	79.2	169 of 938	82.0%	★★★★☆
2014	85.8	101 of 962	89.5%	★★★★☆
2013	90.0	54 of 954	94.3%	★★★★★
2012	84.5	114 of 935	87.8%	★★★★☆
2011	83.3	132 of 935	85.9%	★★★★☆
2010	80.1	166 of 925	82.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	79.2	125 of 695	82.0%	★★★★☆
2025	73.8	150 of 694	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	71.6	177 of 684	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	152 of 642	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	62.4	212 of 595	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.9	81 of 351	76.9%	★★★★☆
2019	73.3	172 of 758	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	123 of 690	82.2%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	62.5	54 of 120	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	54.5	74 of 119	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	74.0	16 of 91	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	40.3	86 of 110	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	69.5	25 of 84	70.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2024	89.5	12 of 242	95.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	107 of 337	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	74.6	163 of 697	76.6%	★★★★☆
2025	74.8	154 of 700	78.0%	★★★★☆
2024	89.2	52 of 683	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.5	44 of 649	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	77.8	110 of 594	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	78.8	83 of 352	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	80.0	124 of 764	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	79.8	116 of 693	83.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	62.0	207 of 547	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.6	242 of 551	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.5	117 of 539	78.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.4	108 of 525	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	63.5	169 of 454	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.7	178 of 596	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	66.5	101 of 337	70.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Hispanic (2024)95th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)77th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile-14 vs school

White (2026)62nd percentile-21 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)55th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts68%+23 vs state

Science64%+28 vs state

Math58%+21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CMAS English Language Arts (2026)							CMAS Math (2026)							CMAS Science (2026)		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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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	Total
Black Rock Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2000 Mountain View Blvd	Erie	80516	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(720) 890-3995	597	30	20.0	19.3%	394 (66.0%)	7 (1.2%)	95 (15.9%)	63 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.4%)	82.8	155^th of 946 public elementary schools	83.6%		80.8	168^th of 950 public elementary schools	82.3%	13	47.4	78.0	73.3				67.7	46.1	62.0	64.4				58.3	64.0		$17,381
Thunder Vista P-8	Public	PK, KG-8	3461 Preble Creek Parkway	Broomfield	80023	Broomfield County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-2900	725	44	16.4	10.1%	511 (70.5%)	5 (0.7%)	108 (14.9%)	57 (7.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	41 (5.7%)	85.4	129^th of 946 public elementary schools	86.4%		91.8	54^th of 950 public elementary schools	94.3%	75	71.0	68.3	77.1	60.0	78.8	51.5	68.5	76.5	53.1	71.1	41.5	63.7	47.0	59.4	55.4	46.5	$17,262
Highlands Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	475 Highlands Circle	Erie	80516	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 776-6200	528	31	17.3	15.3%	350 (66.3%)	7 (1.3%)	84 (15.9%)	40 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	44 (8.3%)	88.7	83^rd of 946 public elementary schools	91.2%		88.2	96^th of 950 public elementary schools	89.9%	13	67.1	71.9	68.7				69.5	62.5	66.7	62.7				64.2	64.6		$18,103
Aspen Ridge Preparatory School	Public, Charter	K-8	705 Austin Avenue	Erie	80516	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	Yes	No	No	No	(720) 242-6225	581	38	15.2	10.8%	468 (80.6%)	5 (0.9%)	47 (8.1%)	28 (4.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (5.5%)	59.5	362^nd of 946 public elementary schools	61.7%		57.8	385^th of 950 public elementary schools	59.5%	23	68.3	42.9	52.5	38.3	39.1	65.4	50.4	65.6	46.4	46.8	37.7	42.4	53.7	48.5	24.1	35.8	$13,299
Soaring Heights Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	3280 County Road 5	Erie	80516	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 702-8020	1,211	72	16.7	12.6%	891 (73.6%)	10 (0.8%)	178 (14.7%)	65 (5.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	65 (5.4%)	85.3	131^st of 946 public elementary schools	86.2%		80	172^nd of 950 public elementary schools	81.9%	41	65.2	64.7	68.6	57.9	57.8	57.6	61.6	76.3	58.5	61.5	54.0	51.6	66.4	61.1	59.4	45.0	$17,217
Meridian Elementary School	Public	K-5	14256 McKay Park Circle	Broomfield	80020	Broomfield County	Adams 12 Five Star Schools	No	No	No	No	(720) 972-7880	525	30	17.5	22.9%	334 (63.6%)	6 (1.1%)	107 (20.4%)	29 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (9.1%)	91	62^nd of 946 public elementary schools	93.4%		90.1	72^nd of 950 public elementary schools	92.4%	10	62.6	81.2	74.7				72.3	72.7	71.8	59.0				68.2	64.6		$17,221
Red Hawk Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1500 Telleen Ave.	Erie	80516	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 774-2700	588	32	18.1	12.6%	469 (79.8%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.7%)	37 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (6.0%)	83.1	151^st of 946 public elementary schools	84.0%		74.7	229^th of 950 public elementary schools	75.9%	78	63.5	67.3	64.6				65.2	69.8	61.2	56.6				62.2	49.5		$17,291
Erie Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	4137 E County Line Rd.	Erie	80516	Boulder County	St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J	No	No	No	No	(303) 828-3395	486	28	17.2	17.5%	335 (68.9%)	3 (0.6%)	84 (17.3%)	37 (7.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.1%)	92.1	55^th of 946 public elementary schools	94.2%		88.4	91^st of 950 public elementary schools	90.4%	36	63.0	74.6	78.3				72.7	70.9	69.0	67.6				69.0	68.1		$18,412
Alicia Sanchez International School	Public	PK, KG-5	655 Sir Galahad Drive	Lafayette	80026	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 561-7300	321	25	12.6	78.5%	73 (22.7%)	7 (2.2%)	210 (65.4%)	20 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.1%)	21.4	722^nd of 946 public elementary schools	23.7%		33.4	584^th of 950 public elementary schools	38.5%	138	706.0	32.6	732.0				23.8	715.0	723.0	16.3				16.9	24.5		$26,499
Pioneer Bilingual Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 E. Baseline Road	Lafayette	80026	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	Yes	(720) 561-7800	439	27	16.1	46.2%	127 (28.9%)	3 (0.7%)	300 (68.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	60	357^th of 946 public elementary schools	62.3%		58.8	372^nd of 950 public elementary schools	60.8%	15	56.3	61.9	55.2				57.6	29.3	46.6	48.2				41.3	41.1		$21,924

Frequently Asked Questions about Black Rock Elementary

What schools do graduates of Black Rock Elementary attend?

Students who attend Black Rock Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Erie Middle School
High : Erie High School

How many students attend Black Rock Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 597 students attended Black Rock Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Black Rock Elementary?

Students at Black Rock Elementary are 66% White, 16% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What district is Black Rock Elementary in?

St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J

Is Black Rock Elementary a good school?

Black Rock Elementary ranks 155^th of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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