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C+

Greeley School District 6

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Greeley, Evans and Garden City, and parts of Milliken and Kersey.

Greeley’s School Grade B better than 55% of Colorado school districts

Students
22,917
Schools
34
Spent per student
$14,735
CO $15,889
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
68%
Debt
$368.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Greeley School District 6

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 35% of Colorado districts
  • Math proficiency 15 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Spends 7% less per student than the CO average
  • 19 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 5.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $368.4M, about $16,076 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 35% 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.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Greeley. Grade by grade →

PK–512 elementary schoolsThis district
6–88 middle schoolsThis district
9–124 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. CO

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency17%
State average 31.8% · 10,779 students tested
Reading / language arts31%
State average 44.9% · 10,766 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)83%
State average 82.7% · 1,639 in the class

95% 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 2024
$14,735 per student · 7% below CO
Spending
Classroom instruction 50%Support & administration 45%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 45%State 44%Federal 11%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
21,784’20
21,847’21
22,090’22
22,505’23
22,917’24

Up 5.2% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 65%White 26%Asian 3%Black 3%Two or more races 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

34 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Colorado’s other public schools.

Tointon Academy of Pre-Engineering
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Greeley
1,127 students22:1
James Madison STEAM Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–7 · Greeley
C
768 students20:1
Winograd K-8 Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Greeley
B−
691 students18:1
Scott Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greeley
D
566 students19:1
Meeker Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greeley
D
475 students17:1
Martinez Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greeley
D
469 students16:1
Shawsheen Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Greeley
D
405 students16:1
University Schools
Other · Grades K–12 · Greeley
C
1,784 students18:1
Frontier Charter Academy
Other · Grades K–12 · Greeley
B+
1,432 students21:1
S. Christa McAuliffe STEM Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Greeley
B−
932 students19:1
Bella Romero Academy of Applied Technology
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Greeley
D
876 students17:1
Chappelow K-8 Magnet School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Evans
B
693 students19:1
Salida del Sol Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Greeley
C−
654 students17:1
Heiman Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Evans
D
602 students19:1
Maplewood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Greeley
D
544 students18:1
Jackson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Greeley
C−
508 students17:1
Dos Rios Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Evans
D−
499 students17:1
Centennial Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Evans
C−
481 students17:1
Monfort Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Greeley
C−
373 students17:1
Union Colony Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Evans
C−
342 students20:1
West Ridge Academy
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Greeley
B−
329 students16:1
District 6 Online Academy
Other · Grades K–12 · Greeley
257 students14:1
Fred Tjardes School of Innovation
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Greeley
D
124 students
Platte Valley Youth Services Center
High · Grades 5–12 · Greeley
14 students
Brentwood Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Greeley
C
564 students18:1
Prairie Heights Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Evans
C
537 students16:1
Heath Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Greeley
D
499 students15:1
Franklin Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Greeley
C−
367 students16:1
Union Colony Preparatory School
High · Grades 6–12 · Greeley
C
333 students20:1
Jefferson Junior/Senior High
High · Grades 7–12 · Greeley
D−
614 students17:1
Greeley West High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Greeley
C+
1,936 students21:1
Greeley Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Greeley
C+
1,507 students21:1
Northridge High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Greeley
C
1,322 students20:1
Early College Academy
High · Grades 9–12 · Greeley
A
293 students

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.