Summary:
Zip code 80107 (Elizabeth, CO) is served by the Elizabeth School District and includes four schools spanning grades K–12: Elizabeth High School, Legacy Academy, Elizabeth Middle School, and Running Creek Elementary School.
Elizabeth High School stands out for its strong graduation rate (96.1% vs. 85.6% statewide) and excellent reading and writing scores, with SAT Reading & Writing at 68% proficient and PSAT 9/10 literacy at 76% — well above state averages. Its main weakness is math: only 24% proficient on SAT Math, compared to 32% statewide. Among the three K–8/middle schools, Legacy Academy is the top academic performer, with the highest CMAS ELA (40.9%) and math (33.1%) proficiency, plus above-average 6th and 7th grade math. It also has the lowest free/reduced lunch rate (19.4%). Running Creek Elementary School has the best attendance — only 20.5% chronic absenteeism — but the lowest test scores, with ELA at 34.1% and math at 26.8%, and the highest poverty rate (34.9%). Elizabeth Middle School falls in the middle academically but has shown the steepest ranking decline, dropping from the 66th to 47th percentile in two years.
Every school in the zip code is below the state average in math proficiency, making math the district’s most urgent area for improvement. Science scores are volatile — Legacy Academy’s 5th-grade science plummeted from 65.7% to 34.9% in one year — while chronic absenteeism is actually lower than the state average at every school. The district ranks 40th out of 115 in Colorado, yet all four schools have seen their percentile rankings decline since 2023–24. For parents, this is a district with bright spots in literacy and graduation, but one where a renewed focus on math and academic consistency is clearly needed.
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