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Soaring Heights Pk-8

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Soaring Heights Pk-8 ranks 131 st of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

131^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 946 Colorado Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of Colorado elementary schools

Summary

Soaring Heights Pk-8 is a large school in Erie, CO, serving 1,211 students in grades PK through 8 within the St. Vrain Valley School District. It is consistently high-performing, earning 4-star ratings and ranking 131st out of 943 Colorado schools (86th percentile) in 2025-2026. In English Language Arts, 61.6% of students are proficient, and 61.1% are proficient in Math — well above district averages (51% and 46.9%) and state averages (44.7% and 37.3%). Chronic absenteeism is 13.8%, far better than the district (23.1%) and state (28.4%) averages. The school serves a relatively affluent population, with only 12.63% of students eligible for free/reduced-price lunch, and maintains a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.

Soaring Heights stands out for its exceptional math achievement, especially in 3rd grade (76.3% proficient) and 8th grade (66.4% proficient). It also delivers outstanding results for Hispanic students (92nd percentile statewide) and low-income students (91st percentile), making it one of the most effective schools in Colorado for these groups. Among nearby PK-8 schools, Soaring Heights is essentially tied with Thunder Vista P-8 and ranks ahead of Meadowlark School, Aspen Ridge Preparatory School, and Kenneth Homyak Pk-8. The contrast with Carbon Valley Academy, another St. Vrain PK-8 school, is striking: Soaring Heights posts 61.1% math proficiency versus just 25.7% at Carbon Valley, along with much lower chronic absenteeism.

The school has improved dramatically since the pandemic, climbing from the 55th percentile in 2020-2021 to the 86th percentile in 2025-2026. Elementary grades are very strong, but there is a noticeable dip in middle school scores — although 8th-grade math rebounds sharply. Two nearby elementary-only schools, Erie Elementary School and Highlands Elementary School, post slightly higher proficiency rates, but they don't serve middle school students, which adds complexity to the comparison. For families seeking a single PK-8 option, Soaring Heights offers a compelling combination of large size, strong academics, and continuity across eight grade levels in one stable school community.

1,211

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,217

Per pupil spending ?

12.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3280 County Road 5
Erie, CO 80516-8605

(303) 702-8020

District: St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J

Students who attend Soaring Heights Pk-8 usually attend:

High:

Erie High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.6%

Hispanic:

14.7%

Asian:

5.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 76th percentile in 2019 → 86th in 2026

Strengths

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

✓Ranks in the top 14% of Colorado elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school60%

District avg48%

Colorado avg40%

Elementary school

131^st of 946

Colorado public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 10 pts since 2019

From top 24% (2019) to top 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

80^th of 476

Colorado public middle schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 18 pts since 2019

From top 35% (2019) to top 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	85.3	131 of 946	86.2%	★★★★☆
2025	80.0	172 of 950	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	86.7	110 of 943	88.3%	★★★★☆
2023	82.4	144 of 933	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	206 of 921	77.6%	★★★★☆
2021	59.2	317 of 710	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.4	227 of 965	76.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	82.8	88 of 695	87.3%	★★★★☆
2025	74.1	146 of 694	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	81.1	103 of 684	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.1	118 of 642	81.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	124 of 595	79.2%	★★★★☆
2021	56.6	184 of 351	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.1	225 of 758	70.3%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	72.1	26 of 120	78.3%	★★★★☆
2025	48.6	85 of 119	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	65.4	35 of 91	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.0	18 of 110	83.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	84.4	19 of 251	92.4%	★★★★★
2022	79.5	13 of 153	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	82.8	24 of 270	91.1%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	83.3	29 of 322	91.0%	★★★★★
2025	64.9	82 of 337	75.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	76.3	144 of 697	79.3%	★★★★☆
2025	73.4	163 of 700	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	100 of 683	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	74.0	149 of 649	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	62.7	202 of 594	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.4	243 of 352	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.4	197 of 764	74.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	66.3	172 of 547	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	60.9	202 of 551	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.5	137 of 539	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	142 of 525	73.0%	★★★★☆
2022	57.4	195 of 454	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.2	211 of 288	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.7	279 of 596	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	79.9	80 of 476	83.2%	★★★★☆
2025	81.8	68 of 469	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	85.3	54 of 485	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	62.5	145 of 480	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.1	154 of 448	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.2	153 of 369	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.7	160 of 458	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	77.9	65 of 368	82.3%	★★★★☆
2025	77.7	66 of 347	81.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.4	42 of 350	88.0%	★★★★☆
2023	58.5	128 of 363	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.6	126 of 326	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.2	108 of 254	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.7	118 of 352	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	54.7	78 of 154	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.8	52 of 132	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.6	59 of 126	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.0	68 of 93	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	79.3	27 of 208	87.0%	★★★★☆
2025	67.9	42 of 218	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	25 of 199	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	60.0	69 of 198	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.4	35 of 169	79.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	70.1	46 of 231	80.1%	★★★★☆
2025	81.3	23 of 241	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	69.3	45 of 244	81.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	72.9	89 of 372	76.1%	★★★★☆
2025	77.8	59 of 352	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	51 of 357	85.7%	★★★★☆
2023	56.4	130 of 356	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	138 of 328	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.6	133 of 249	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.4	154 of 343	55.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Colorado percentile	Rating
2026	65.2	84 of 278	69.8%	★★★★☆
2025	68.0	70 of 275	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.3	51 of 273	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	44.2	152 of 286	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	162 of 265	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.9	133 of 203	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.6	168 of 283	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

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

Hispanic (2026)92nd percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)91st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)87th percentile~ school

Male (2026)79th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)78th percentile-8 vs school

White (2026)69th percentile-18 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2026)87th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)82nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)80th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)76th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)70th percentile-13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)49th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Colorado (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts62%+17 vs state

Math61%+24 vs state

Science51%+15 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
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
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
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
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
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
Kenneth Homyak Pk-8	Public	PK, KG-8	3927 York Street	Dacono	80514	Weld County	Weld re-8 schools	No	No	No	No	(303) 857-3380	311	21	15.0	18.6%	172 (55.3%)	3 (1.0%)	107 (34.4%)	10 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	13 (4.2%)	62.1	334^th of 946 public elementary schools	64.7%		59.4	367^th of 950 public elementary schools	61.4%	33	51.4	48.4	52.5		56.4	767.0	53.0	48.6	739.0	50.0		43.6	75.0	48.6	40.0	58.3	$14,504
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
Grand View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6601 Aggregate Blvd	Frederick	80516	Boulder 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%)	50.6	432^nd of 946 public elementary schools	54.3%		56.6	393^rd of 950 public elementary schools	58.6%	39	41.8	47.0	46.0				44.9	47.8	41.8	40.6				43.5	30.2		$17,180
Meadowlark School	Public	PK, KG-8	2300 Sweet Meadow Lane	Erie	80516	Boulder County	Boulder Valley School District No. Re2	No	No	No	No	(720) 561-5104	747	40	18.7	10.3%	503 (67.3%)	16 (2.1%)	76 (10.2%)	73 (9.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (10.3%)	80.1	174^th of 946 public elementary schools	81.6%		86.9	110^th of 950 public elementary schools	88.4%	64	55.4	68.8	69.1	62.0	76.4	75.0	67.6	48.6	48.8	61.8	63.3	64.4	64.7	58.4	51.5	65.7	$19,194
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Soaring Heights Pk-8

How many students attend Soaring Heights Pk-8?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,211 students attended Soaring Heights Pk-8.

What schools do graduates of Soaring Heights Pk-8 attend?

Students who attend Soaring Heights Pk-8 usually go on to attend:

High : Erie High School

What district is Soaring Heights Pk-8 in?

St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J

Is Soaring Heights Pk-8 a good school?

Soaring Heights Pk-8 ranks 131^st of 946 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Soaring Heights Pk-8?

Students at Soaring Heights Pk-8 are 74% White, 15% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

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