Photo: Mycro · CC BY-SA 4.0Dacono’s public schools outscore 80% of Colorado districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Dacono, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In Dacono, 93% of each class finishes high school in four years, above the Colorado average (83%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Colorado, not nationally.
From Colorado state tests taken in spring 2022, when 90% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Dacono’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 145 Colorado towns with household incomes within a quarter of Dacono’s, its schools beat 71%, lower than their 80% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 47% and math 36% across both districts in spring 2022, against 45% and 32% statewide; 93% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
St. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J spends $15,300 per student and Weld County School District RE-8 $14,431, against $15,889 across Colorado (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
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.
What’s behind Dacono’s grade
A−: better than 80% of Colorado school districts, #53 of 159 Colorado towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Colorado average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Dacono, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Dacono
Kenneth Homyak PK-8
Grades PK–8 · 311 students · 15:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Dacono
Kenneth Homyak PK-8
Grades PK–8 · 311 students · 15:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Dacono
Kenneth Homyak PK-8
Grades PK–8 · 311 students · 15:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Dacono
Kenneth Homyak PK-8
Grades PK–8 · 311 students · 15:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Dacono
Kenneth Homyak PK-8
Grades PK–8 · 311 students · 15:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Dacono
Kenneth Homyak PK-8
Grades PK–8 · 311 students · 15:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Dacono
Kenneth Homyak PK-8
Grades PK–8 · 311 students · 15:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Dacono
Kenneth Homyak PK-8
Grades PK–8 · 311 students · 15:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Dacono
Kenneth Homyak PK-8
Grades PK–8 · 311 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Dacono runs its own schools through grade 12 (St. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J). From grade PK, students attend the Weld County School District RE-8, shared with Fort Lupton. Its high school is in Erie. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Dacono
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Dacono vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Colorado towns that share Dacono’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Dacono | A− | St. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J PK–12 · Weld County School District RE-8 PK–12 |
| Frederick | A− | St. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J |
| Erie | A− | St. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J |
| Broomfield | A− | Adams 12 Five Star Schools PK–12 · Boulder Valley School District RE-2 PK–12 |
| Fort Lupton | C+ | Weld County School District RE-8 |
2 of the 4 neighbors share St. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J with Dacono for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Dacono
10 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).
Questions about Dacono’s schools
Are Dacono’s schools good?
By Colorado’s own tests, yes: the public schools Dacono children attend outscore 80% of Colorado’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #53 of 159 Colorado towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 71%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Dacono in?
Two districts: St. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J runs grades PK–12, and Weld County School District RE-8 runs grades PK–12, shared with Fort Lupton.
Where do Dacono kids go to high school?
One of 9 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, Fort Lupton High School and Lyons Middle/Senior High School.
What is Dacono’s graduation rate?
93% of the class of 2023 in St. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J graduated in four years, against 83% across Colorado.
How much does Dacono spend per student?
$15,300 in St. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J and $14,431 in Weld County School District RE-8 (FY2024), against $15,889 across Colorado. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Dacono 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Colorado. Stars are from neighbors.