Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0Longmont’s public schools outscore 82% of Colorado districts
37% of students in Longmont’s public schools are proficient in math, above the Colorado average (32%). The grade covers the public school district serving Longmont, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 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.
Longmont’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 149 Colorado towns with household incomes within a quarter of Longmont’s, its schools beat 77%, lower than their 82% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 49% and math 37% 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
The district spends $15,300 per student, against $15,889 across Colorado (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
14 elementary schools, then six middle and three high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Twin Peaks Classical Academy, Flagstaff Charter Academy, St. Vrain Community Montessori School, St. John the Baptist Catholic School (private), Primrose School of Longmont (private), Longmont Christian School (private), Gateway Montessori School (private), Crossroads School (private) and Hopewell Baptist Academy (private) are in town. St. Vrain Virtual High School and St. Vrain LaunchED Virtual Academy, online schools, are based here too; they aren’t counted as local schools. Every school ↓
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 Longmont’s grade
A−: better than 82% of Colorado school districts, #46 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 Longmont, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Longmont · depends on your address
Longmont High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,268 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Silver Creek High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,208 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Skyline High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,082 students · 18:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Longmont · depends on your address
Longmont High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,268 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Silver Creek High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,208 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Skyline High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,082 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Longmont’s public schools are run by St. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J, which also serves Dacono, Erie, Firestone and Frederick and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
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
Longmont vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Colorado towns that share Longmont’s borders.
Every school in Longmont
34 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 Longmont’s schools
Are Longmont’s schools good?
By Colorado’s own tests, yes: the public schools Longmont children attend outscore 82% of Colorado’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade, #46 of 159 Colorado towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 77%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Longmont in?
St. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 31,607 students in 54 schools (2024–25).
Where do Longmont kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Longmont High School, Silver Creek High School and Skyline High School.
What is Longmont’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 Longmont spend per student?
$15,300 in St. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J (FY2024), against $15,889 across Colorado. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Longmont?
Yes: St. John the Baptist Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 213 students), Primrose School of Longmont (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 139 students), Longmont Christian School (religious, grades PK–8, 68 students), Gateway Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 63 students), Crossroads School (religious, grades 7–12, 30 students) and Hopewell Baptist Academy (religious, grades 5–12, 5 students). Longmont also has 3 charter schools, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Longmont families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Longmont → They have their own page.
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.