Strasburg Elementary School

Strasburg Elementary School serves 544 students in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in the rural community of Strasburg, Colorado, east of Denver, as part of Strasburg School District 31J, with about 39% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch and a moderate 16.5-to-1 student-teacher ratio.

Attendance is a clear bright spot. Chronic absenteeism stands at 19.0%, well below both the state average of 28.4% and the district's 27.3%, and it improved significantly from 24.6% the prior year. Academically, proficiency rates trail state averages but exceed the district's. On the 2025–2026 CMAS assessments, 35.6% of students were proficient in English Language Arts and 35.3% in Math, compared with district rates of 31% and 25.3%. Math is a relative strength — 5th-grade math proficiency reaches 39.4%, essentially matching the state average, and ELA proficiency climbs steadily from 28.6% in 3rd grade to 45.5% in 5th grade, suggesting students gain momentum as they progress. Science scores, however, are volatile, swinging from 21.8% to 49.4% to 31.8% over the past three years.

Compared with nearby schools, Strasburg outpaces Harmony Ridge P-8 (29.0%), Sky Ranch Academy (33.1%), Bennett Intermediate School (24.2%), and Deer Trail Elementary School (11.1%) in math. The most instructive benchmark is Byers Elementary School, just 6.1 miles away, which achieves far higher proficiency rates (49.2% ELA, 40.9% Math, 50.0% Science) despite serving a similar demographic profile. Local virtual options like Colorado Virtual Academy and Astravo Online Academy Elementary School have lower chronic absenteeism but much weaker academics, with math proficiency in the 9–14% range. Notably, the school serves its Hispanic students particularly well, with that group ranking in the 62nd percentile statewide. Overall, Strasburg Elementary is a solidly average rural school that has slipped from an earlier three-star rating but shows promise through improving attendance and steady math momentum.