Boulder Valley School District RE-2
Serves Boulder, Broomfield, Lafayette, Louisville, Superior, Nederland, Jamestown and Ward, and parts of Erie.
Boulder’s School Grade A better than 93% of Colorado school districts
What stands out about Boulder Valley School District RE-2
- Its letter, A: results better than 93% of Colorado districts
- Math proficiency 18 pts above the state
- Reading proficiency 18 pts above the state
- Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
- Spends 12% more per student than the CO average
- 18 students per teacher
- Debt of $881.4M, about $31,492 per student
What this district adds to its towns’ grade
A: better than 93% of the 169 Colorado school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Boulder. Grade by grade →
Test scores vs. CO
2021–22 · class of 202389% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.
Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Down 4.3% since 2020–21.
Schools in the district
56 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Colorado’s other public schools.
Nearby districts
Compare spending and schools next door.
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Colorado.