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Gilcrest Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1175 Birch Street, Gilcrest, CO 80623 · (970) 350-4201 · Part of Weld County School District RE-1

Gilcrest’s School Grade B better than 60% of Colorado school districts

Students
178
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Gilcrest Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 31% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 20 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 11.9% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Gilcrest kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

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

PK–5Gilcrest Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 47%

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

1175 Birch Street, Gilcrest

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K17
Kindergarten24
Grade 120
Grade 233
Grade 328
Grade 428
Grade 528
Enrollment over time
202’20
200’21
206’22
207’23
178’24

Down 11.9% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 69%White 30%Two or more races 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 Gilcrest Elementary School from Gilcrest families.

Other schools in Weld County School District RE-1

The district →

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; Gilcrest’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.