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Schools in Altona

Altona’s public schools

St. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Altona. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?29/43schools above Colorado’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 90% of students in Colorado’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
49%
2021–22
Math proficiency
37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
93%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.3K
▼ 4% vs CO $15.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.0
CO 16.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
27,537 students on the public path
In brief

Altona’s schools, in brief

School by school

29 of Altona’s 43 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s 1,665 public schools. Blue Mountain Elementary places highest (better than 96%); Timberline PK-8 lowest (2%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

28 elementary schools serve Altona, graded from D− to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then 12 middle schools and eight high schools: Erie High School, Niwot High School, Frederick Senior High School, Longmont High School, Silver Creek High School, Mead High School, Skyline High School and Lyons Middle/Senior High School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Altona, with each school’s own grade.

28 schools teach K in Altona’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D− to A+, so check the specific school.
Soaring Heights PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Erie
B
1,211 students17:1Rate it →
Thunder Valley PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Frederick
C−
880 students16:1Rate it →
Mead Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mead
B
879 students19:1Rate it →
Timberline PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Longmont
D−
762 students14:1Rate it →
Black Rock Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Erie
A
597 students20:1Rate it →
Red Hawk Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Erie
A
588 students18:1Rate it →
Blue Mountain Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Longmont
A+
542 students17:1Rate it →
Highlands Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Erie
528 students17:1Rate it →
Centennial Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Firestone
B
525 students16:1Rate it →
Fall River Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Longmont
B+
520 students18:1Rate it →
Erie Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Erie
A−
486 students17:1Rate it →
Grand View Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Frederick
C+
446 students17:1Rate it →
Legacy Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Frederick
B−
430 students17:1Rate it →
Eagle Crest Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Longmont
B−
421 students16:1Rate it →
Niwot Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Niwot
A
411 students16:1Rate it →
Alpine Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Longmont
C+
388 students15:1Rate it →
Prairie Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Firestone
B−
387 students15:1Rate it →
Longmont Estates Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Longmont
B+
365 students15:1Rate it →
Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Longmont
A−
344 students16:1Rate it →
Mountain View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Longmont
C−
321 students12:1Rate it →
Burlington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Longmont
B−
320 students15:1Rate it →
Northridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Longmont
D
318 students13:1Rate it →
Rocky Mountain Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Longmont
D
315 students14:1Rate it →
Hygiene Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Longmont
A−
313 students17:1Rate it →
Lyons Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lyons
A
255 students15:1Rate it →
Columbine Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Longmont
D
231 students12:1Rate it →
Indian Peaks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Longmont
C
214 students10:1Rate it →
Sanborn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Longmont
B−
209 students12:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–528 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A+
6–812 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD− to A
9–128 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the St. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading49%
State average 44.9% · 14434 students tested
Math37%
State average 31.8% · 14506 students tested

Altona vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Colorado towns that share Altona’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Altona—St. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J

Every school in Altona

44 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Colorado’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Altonain other towns
Soaring Heights PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Erie
B
1,211 students17:1Rate it →
Thunder Valley PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Frederick
C−
880 students16:1Rate it →
Mead Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mead
B
879 students19:1Rate it →
Timberline PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Longmont
D−
762 students14:1Rate it →
Black Rock Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Erie
A
597 students20:1Rate it →
Red Hawk Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Erie
A
588 students18:1Rate it →
Blue Mountain Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Longmont
A+
542 students17:1Rate it →
Highlands Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Erie
528 students17:1Rate it →
Centennial Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Firestone
B
525 students16:1Rate it →
Fall River Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Longmont
B+
520 students18:1Rate it →
Erie Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Erie
A−
486 students17:1Rate it →
Grand View Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Frederick
C+
446 students17:1Rate it →
Legacy Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Frederick
B−
430 students17:1Rate it →
Eagle Crest Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Longmont
B−
421 students16:1Rate it →
Niwot Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Niwot
A
411 students16:1Rate it →
Alpine Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Longmont
C+
388 students15:1Rate it →
Prairie Ridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Firestone
B−
387 students15:1Rate it →
Longmont Estates Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Longmont
B+
365 students15:1Rate it →
Central Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Longmont
A−
344 students16:1Rate it →
Mountain View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Longmont
C−
321 students12:1Rate it →
Burlington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Longmont
B−
320 students15:1Rate it →
Northridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Longmont
D
318 students13:1Rate it →
Rocky Mountain Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Longmont
D
315 students14:1Rate it →
Hygiene Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Longmont
A−
313 students17:1Rate it →
Lyons Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lyons
A
255 students15:1Rate it →
Columbine Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Longmont
D
231 students12:1Rate it →
Indian Peaks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Longmont
C
214 students10:1Rate it →
Sanborn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Longmont
B−
209 students12:1Rate it →
Longs Peak Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Longmont
D
381 students12:1Rate it →
Erie Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Erie
B+
762 students20:1Rate it →
Coal Ridge Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Firestone
B−
727 students20:1Rate it →
Altona Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Longmont
A
715 students19:1Rate it →
Westview Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Longmont
B+
621 students18:1Rate it →
Mead Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mead
B+
571 students18:1Rate it →
Trail Ridge Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Longmont
C
435 students15:1Rate it →
Lyons Middle/Senior High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Lyons
A
344 students14:1Rate it →
Sunset Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Longmont
C
316 students12:1Rate it →
Erie High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Erie
A
1,727 students23:1Rate it →
Niwot High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Niwot
A
1,509 students23:1Rate it →
Frederick Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Frederick
B
1,491 students22:1Rate it →
Longmont High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Longmont
B+
1,268 students20:1Rate it →
Silver Creek High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Longmont
A+
1,208 students23:1Rate it →
Mead High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Longmont
B+
1,174 students21:1Rate it →
Skyline High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Longmont
B−
1,082 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Altona’s schools

Are Altona’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Altona. St. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Altona. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 29 of its 43 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Altona in?

St. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J.

Where do Altona kids go to high school?

One of eight high schools, depending on your address: Erie High School, Niwot High School, Frederick Senior High School, Longmont High School, Silver Creek High School, Mead High School, Skyline High School and Lyons Middle/Senior High School.

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What Altona families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.