Best Public Schools in Zip Code 80645

Summary:

The 80645 zip code has only one elementary school, Pete Mirich Elementary School, which serves students in the Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1. The school has faced declining performance in recent years, ranking 679 out of 950 Colorado elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Pete Mirich Elementary School's proficiency rates in CMAS/English Language Arts and CMAS/Math are below the district and state averages, with only 30.8% and 21.5% of students meeting proficiency, respectively, compared to the district's 32.8% and 20.3% and the state's 44.8% and 35.9%. The school serves a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 52.16% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which may contribute to the academic challenges the school is facing.

Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.3 to 1, Pete Mirich Elementary School's academic performance has not translated into improved outcomes for its students. The school's declining ranking and low proficiency rates in core subjects suggest that further investigation and targeted interventions may be necessary to address the underlying issues and improve educational outcomes for the students in this community.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CMAS English Language Arts (2025)				CMAS Math (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CMAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	CMAS English Language Arts All Grades	CMAS Math 3rd Grade	CMAS Math 4th Grade	CMAS Math 5th Grade	CMAS Math All Grades	Total
Pete Mirich Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 1st Ave	La Salle	80645	Weld County	Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1	No	No	No	Yes	(970) 350-4201	358	25	14.2	57.3%	139 (38.8%)	3 (0.8%)	199 (55.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	13 (3.6%)	24	679^th of 950 public elementary schools	28.5%		33.9	572^nd of 943 public elementary schools	39.3%	107	26.2	44.7	23.5	30.8	18.0	32.6	15.7	21.5	$17,156

Cities Near Zip Code 80645

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
La Salle	1.46 mi	1	165^th
Evans	3.04 mi	6	185^th
Greeley	4.18 mi	31	167^th
Gilcrest	5.91 mi	3	131^st
Kersey	7.75 mi	4	87^th

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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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