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Upper Blue Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
223rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools
Better than 77% of Colorado elementary schools
Summary

Upper Blue Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 224 students in grades PK-5 in Breckenridge, Colorado, which is part of the Summit School District No. Re 1. This high-performing school consistently outpaces the district and state averages in academic proficiency, particularly among its White and low-income student subgroups.

In the 2024-2025 school year, 58.9% of Upper Blue Elementary School's students were proficient or better in CMAS/English Language Arts, compared to 42.6% for the district and 44.8% for the state. The school's 5th-grade students stand out, with 80.8% proficient or better in CMAS/English Language Arts and 73.1% proficient or better in CMAS/Math, significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school's performance in CMAS/Science for 5th grade, with 53.8% of students proficient or better, is noteworthy compared to the district's 45.5% and the state's 39%.

While Upper Blue Elementary School outperforms nearby schools like Silverthorne Elementary School and Dillon Valley Elementary School, both within the Summit School District, it faces a challenge with fluctuating chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 24.0% to 40.8% in recent years. The school's relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.7 to 11.1, may contribute to its strong academic performance, but the growing population of economically disadvantaged students, with free or reduced-price lunch rates increasing from 33.48% in 2021-2022 to 44.64% in 2023-2024, is an area of concern that the school may need to address.

221
Students ?
10.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$21,442
Per pupil spending ?
47.1%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 1200 Airport Road
       Breckenridge, CO  80424

(970) 368-1800

District: Summit School District No. Re 1


Students who attend Upper Blue Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:    Summit Middle School
High:    Summit High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
50.2%
White:
43.4%
Two or more races:
4.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 75th percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the Colorado average (58% vs 40% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 23% of Colorado elementary schools
Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school58%
District avg40%
Colorado avg40%
223rd of 950
Colorado public elementary schools ?
Top 23%▲ up 2 pts since 2015
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SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 6Elementary Schools in the Summit School District No. Re 1
36th of 115Summit School District No. Re 1 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202575.3223 of 95076.5%★★★★☆
202469.2276 of 94370.7%★★★★☆
202348.9445 of 93352.3%★★★☆☆
202235.6562 of 92139.0%★★☆☆☆
202140.6445 of 71037.3%★★☆☆☆
201945.2499 of 96548.3%★★☆☆☆
201865.9276 of 91769.9%★★★★☆
201759.3333 of 92964.2%★★★☆☆
201670.1245 of 91473.2%★★★★☆
201570.5239 of 93874.5%★★★★☆
201479.2175 of 96281.8%★★★★☆
201368.5302 of 95468.3%★★★☆☆
201260.7379 of 93559.5%★★★☆☆
201186.595 of 93589.8%★★★★☆
201090.056 of 92593.9%★★★★★
200989.451 of 87294.2%★★★★★
200885.589 of 84989.5%★★★★☆
200782.2116 of 85286.4%★★★★☆
200668.8270 of 82967.4%★★★☆☆
200578.0166 of 82379.8%★★★★☆
200477.2177 of 80878.1%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202444.2375 of 68445.2%★★☆☆☆
201951.2343 of 75854.7%★★★☆☆
201856.9265 of 69061.6%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202482.923 of 36593.7%★★★★★

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202448.4338 of 68350.5%★★★☆☆
201936.2465 of 76439.1%★★☆☆☆
201856.4262 of 69362.2%★★★☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankColorado percentileRating
202469.3142 of 53973.7%★★★★☆
202360.1205 of 52561.0%★★★☆☆
202243.2281 of 45438.1%★★☆☆☆
201944.6330 of 59644.6%★★☆☆☆
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)
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)94th percentile+23 vs school
White (2024)74th percentile+3 vs school
Male (2024)51st percentile-20 vs school
Female (2024)45th percentile-26 vs school
By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts59%+14 vs state
Math58%+22 vs state
Science54%+15 vs state

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Students who attend Upper Blue Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Summit Middle School
High : Summit High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 221 students attended Upper Blue Elementary School.

Upper Blue Elementary School ranks 223rd of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Upper Blue Elementary School are 50% Hispanic, 43% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Colorado Department of Education.

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