High Peaks Elementary School

3995 East Aurora Ave, Boulder, CO, 80303
Tel: (720)561-6500
Grades: PK-5 | 317 students
SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:
  • High Peaks Elementary School serves 317 students in grades PK-5.
  • The school's student:teacher ratio of 19:1 is higher than the CO state average of 15:1.
  • Minority enrollment is 30% of the student body.
  • High Peaks Elementary School is one of 18 public elementary schools within Boulder, and operates within the Boulder Valley No. Re2 School District.
Source: 2011 NCES data, CO Dept. of Educ.
High Peaks Elementary School
Awards Honored for National Blue Ribbon Award Blue Ribbon School (2009)
Grades Offered Grades PK-5
Total Students 317 students
% Male / % Female 50% / 50%
Total Classroom Teachers 17 teachers
Students by Grade
 
 
This School
(CO) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio 19:1 15:1
 
This School
(CO) School Average
% American Indian
n/a 1%
% Asian
12% 3%
% Hispanic
12% 32%
% Black
1% 5%
% White
70% 57%
Unknown
5% 2%
 
 
This School
(CO) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 7% 33%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 2% 7%
School Statewide Performance View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name Boulder Valley No. Re2 School District

Nearby Schools:

High Peaks Elementary School
Grades: PK-5 | 0 mi. away
Eisenhower Elementary School
Grades: KG-5 | 0.5 mi. away
Horizons K-8 School
Grades: KG-8 | 0.8 mi. away
Creekside Elementary School At Martin Park
Grades: PK-5 | 0.9 mi. away

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