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Schools in Blue River

Blue River’s public schools

Summit School District RE-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Blue River. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?5/8schools above Colorado’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% 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
43%
2021–22
Math proficiency
28%
2021–22
Graduate on time
91%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.1K
▲ 14% vs CO $15.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.1
CO 16.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
3,394 students on the public path
In brief

Blue River’s schools, in brief

School by school

5 of Blue River’s 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s 1,665 public schools. Summit High School places highest (better than 75%); Silverthorne Elementary School lowest (3%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Six elementary schools serve Blue River, graded from D− to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Summit 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 Blue River, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD− to B+
6–8Summit Middle Schoolin FriscoB−
9–12Summit High Schoolin BreckenridgeA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Summit School District RE-1.

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

Below the state in reading

Reading43%
State average 44.9% · 1795 students tested
Math28%
State average 31.8% · 1806 students tested

Blue River vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Blue River—Summit School District RE-1

Every school in Blue River

8 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).

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Questions about Blue River’s schools

Are Blue River’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Blue River. Summit School District RE-1 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Blue River. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 8 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Blue River in?

Summit School District RE-1.

Where do Blue River kids go to high school?

Summit High School.

Parents talk

What Blue River 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.