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High Peaks Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
3995 East Aurora Avenue
Boulder, CO 80303
Phone
(720) 561-6500
District
Boulder Valley School District No. Re2
County
BOULDER COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
266
Classroom Teachers
15

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Colorado

10

(10 is best)

Better than 99.7% of all CO schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

High Peaks Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

100 80 60 40 20 0
78%
41%
83%
40%
73%
41%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
89%
38%
93%
44%
85%
33%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

100 80 60 40 20 0
92%
42%
95%
48%
88%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
17
16
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 43 16.2%
Grade 1 43 16.2%
Grade 2 41 15.4%
Grade 3 45 16.9%
Grade 4 49 18.4%
Grade 5 45 16.9%
Total 266 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 61.2% 71.2% 53.6%
Black 1.3% 1.1% 4.9%
Hispanic 8.4% 21.3% 37.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 29.1% 6.0% 3.5%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.4% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 10.5% 25.4% 38.7%
Free lunch eligible 8.3% 21.1% 31.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.3% 4.4% 6.9%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 237,699 5,877,610
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 501.3 56
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.6% 5.4%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.1% 18.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 39.4% 36.6%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.8% 24.3%
65 OR OLDER 14.1% 15.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 98,069 2,325,576
Single Parent Households With Children 5.1% 6.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 97.2% 92.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 69.4% 44.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 33.2% 27.1%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.6% 19.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.1% 13.0%
$50,000 - $74,999 12.8% 15.0%
$30,000 - $49,999 10.2% 11.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 7.8% 7.7%
$15,000 or less 8.3% 6.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,350 $237,863,000 45.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,006 $28,669,000 5.4%
Staff $585 $16,661,000 3.2%
General Administration $210 $5,974,000 1.1%
School Administration $1,072 $30,541,000 5.8%
Operation $1,246 $35,492,000 6.7%
Transportation $466 $13,267,000 2.5%
Other $1,150 $32,771,000 6.2%
Total Support $5,735 $163,375,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,462 $127,114,000 24.1%
Total Expenditures $18,548 $528,352,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,644 $5,785,874,000 42.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $874 $761,220,000 5.6%
Staff $718 $624,884,000 4.6%
General Administration $235 $204,477,000 1.5%
School Administration $930 $810,034,000 5.9%
Operation $1,222 $1,064,273,000 7.8%
Transportation $313 $272,720,000 2.0%
Other $989 $861,569,000 6.3%
Total Support $5,281 $4,599,177,000 33.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,809 $3,316,801,000 24.2%
Total Expenditures $15,734 $13,701,852,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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