Schools in Zip Code 81639

Zip code 81639 in Hayden, Colorado, is home to three schools—Hayden Valley Elementary School (PK-5), Hayden Middle School (6-8), and Hayden High School (9-12)—all part of Hayden School District No. Re 1 and sharing a single campus on Breeze Basin Blvd. The district ranks 62nd out of 115 Colorado districts, placing it squarely in the middle range statewide.

Hayden Valley Elementary School is the district's clear standout for momentum, climbing from the 18th to the 48th percentile in state rank over three years. Its ELA proficiency (43.8%) and math proficiency (39.2%) now nearly match or beat state averages, and its chronic absenteeism (18.4%) is well below the statewide rate. By contrast, Hayden Middle School is the weakest link in the feeder pattern, with ELA proficiency of just 20% and math proficiency of only 9.6%—far below state averages of 44.7% and 37.3%. This elementary-to-middle transition is a jarring drop-off. The middle school does offer two bright spots, however: 8th-grade science proficiency is 42.3%, well above the state's 35.4%, and chronic absenteeism is the district's best at 12.4%.

Hayden High School delivers its own success story: a 90.9% graduation rate, a dropout rate of just 0.7%, and a stunning one-year jump in SAT Reading/Writing proficiency from 36% to 65%, now above the state average. Yet math remains a persistent weakness in the secondary grades, with PSAT10 math proficiency at only 27% versus 39% statewide, and the high school has the district's highest chronic absenteeism rate at 33.6%. Free and reduced lunch eligibility also rises to 38.7% at the high school. For parents, the picture is a study in contrasts: a rising elementary school, a high school with solid graduation and literacy outcomes but math and attendance challenges, and a middle school that clearly needs the most urgent support.