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Primero Elementary School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
251st
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 950 Colorado Elementary Schools
Better than 74% of Colorado elementary schools
Summary

Primero Elementary School is a public elementary school located in Weston, Colorado, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 132 students. The school is part of the Primero Reorganized School District No. 2, which is ranked 20 out of 115 school districts in Colorado and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Primero Elementary School consistently outperforms the state and district averages in various CMAS assessments, with 42.6% of students proficient or better in ELA and Math, compared to the state averages of 44.8% and 35.9%, respectively. The school's 5th-grade students also performed exceptionally well, with 58.8% proficient or better in both ELA and Math, significantly higher than the state averages. However, the school has experienced a concerning increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 20.5% in 2022-2023 to 27.7% in 2023-2024, which is an area of concern that the school should address.

Primero Elementary School has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 44.83% to 55.3% over the past three school years, suggesting a higher proportion of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds attending the school. In comparison, the nearby Fisher's Peak Elementary School, which is part of the Trinidad School District 1, performs significantly lower than Primero Elementary School across various CMAS assessments, highlighting the relative academic strength of Primero Elementary School.

111
Students ?
16.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$14,028
Per pupil spending ?
36%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 20200 State Highway 12
       Weston, CO  81091-9700

(719) 868-2715

District: Primero Reorganized School District No. 2


Students who attend Primero Elementary School usually attend:

High:    Primero Junior-Senior High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
50.5%
White:
44.1%
Two or more races:
4.5%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 54th percentile in 2008 → 74th in 2025
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2008
✓Above the Colorado median (74th percentile)
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school43%
District avg35%
Colorado avg40%
251st of 950
Colorado public elementary schools ?
Top 26%▼ down 10 pts since 2018
From top 17% (2018) to top 26% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
20th of 115Primero Reorganized School District No. 2 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
202572.6251 of 95073.6%★★★★☆
202459.0373 of 94360.4%★★★☆☆
202360.2345 of 93363.0%★★★☆☆
201972.6239 of 96575.2%★★★★☆
201881.6152 of 91783.4%★★★★☆
201454.9451 of 96253.1%★★★☆☆
201242.3591 of 93536.8%★★☆☆☆
201138.6619 of 93533.8%★★☆☆☆
200953.5444 of 87249.1%★★☆☆☆
200858.5389 of 84954.2%★★★☆☆
200668.9268 of 82967.7%★★★☆☆
200526.7637 of 82322.6%★☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Colorado (2024-2025) ?
Science47%+8 vs state
English Language Arts43%~ state avg
Math43%+7 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 111 students attended Primero Elementary School.

Primero Elementary School ranks 251st of 950 Colorado elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students who attend Primero Elementary School usually go on to attend:

High : Primero Junior-Senior High School

Students at Primero Elementary School are 50% Hispanic, 44% White, 5% Two or more races.


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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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