Meeker Elementary School

Meeker Elementary School serves 285 students in grades PK-5 in the rural town of Meeker, Colorado, and is part of Meeker School District Re1, which ranks in the top 20% of Colorado districts. With a low student-teacher ratio of 12.1 to 1, the school offers smaller class sizes than many schools in the state. About 42% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

One of the school's biggest strengths is math achievement. Meeker Elementary School has outperformed the state average in math for four consecutive years, with proficiency gaps ranging from roughly 11 to 19 percentage points above the statewide average. Perhaps even more notable, the school's economically disadvantaged students ranked 31st out of 337 elementary schools statewide in 2024-25 — a 5-star result in the 91st percentile. The school also beats both its district and the state on chronic absenteeism: 19.9% of students were chronically absent, compared to 22.5% for the district and 28.4% statewide. This suggests the school is doing particularly well at keeping students engaged and supporting its most vulnerable learners.

That said, the school faces real challenges. Its overall state ranking has slipped from the 80th percentile in 2021-22 to the 57th percentile in 2025-26. Science scores for 5th graders are volatile — just 28.3% proficient in 2025-26, down from 49% two years earlier — and 5th grade reading results (43.5% proficient) fall about 6 points below the state average. Results by grade also vary: 4th grade is a clear highlight, with math proficiency nearly 20 points above the state, while 3rd grade math lags behind. Scores for female and male students hover near the state average, suggesting the school's standout work with low-income students is not yet lifting every group. Meeker Elementary remains a solid above-average school, but it will need to focus on consistency — especially in upper-grade reading and science — to reverse its recent downward trend.