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Foothill Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades K–5

1001 Hawthorne Avenue, Boulder, CO 80304 · (720) 561-2600 · Part of Boulder Valley School District RE-2

Boulder’s School Grade A better than 93% of Colorado school districts

Directions
Students
419
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
13%
Setting
City
Grades
K–5
The gist

What stands out about Foothill Elementary School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 22 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 30 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Boulder kids: 4 middle schools

On the path

Where Boulder kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–5Foothill Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–84 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency52%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts77%
State average 47%

Its own letter, A, places these results among Colorado’s 1,665 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1001 Hawthorne Avenue, Boulder

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten52
Grade 176
Grade 274
Grade 373
Grade 470
Grade 574
Enrollment over time
424’20
434’21
437’22
437’23
419’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 76%Hispanic 12%Two or more races 9%Asian 2%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Foothill Elementary School from Boulder families.

Other schools in Boulder Valley School District RE-2

The district →
Aspen Creek K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Broomfield
A−
844 students18:1
Meadowlark School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Erie
A−
747 students19:1
Monarch K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Louisville
A−
698 students15:1
Eldorado K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Superior
A
529 students17:1
Lafayette Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lafayette
A−
497 students18:1
Louisville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Louisville
A
449 students18:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Colorado’s other public schools; Boulder’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.