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Centaurus High School
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Centaurus High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

10300 South Boulder Road, Lafayette, CO 80026 · (720) 561-7500 · Part of Boulder Valley School District RE-2

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

Directions
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Students
1,557
Students per teacher
20:1
Free or reduced lunch
31%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Centaurus High School

  • Its own letter, A: reading and math results near the top of Colorado’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 24 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 27 pts above the state
  • Larger classes: 20 students per teacher

On the path

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

6–8Angevine Middle School619 students
9–12Centaurus High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency54%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts74%
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 ↗

10300 South Boulder Road, Lafayette

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9392
Grade 10413
Grade 11343
Grade 12409
Enrollment over time
1,482’20
1,594’21
1,525’22
1,561’23
1,557’24

Up 5.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 64%Hispanic 27%Two or more races 5%Asian 3%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 Centaurus High School from Lafayette 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; Lafayette’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.