Photo: Aetheling · Public domainLouisville’s public schools outscore 93% of Colorado districts
In Louisville, 50% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Colorado average (32%). The grade covers the public school district serving Louisville, 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 89% 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.
Louisville’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 84 Colorado towns with household incomes within a quarter of Louisville’s, its schools beat 85%, lower than their 93% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 63% and math 50% in spring 2022, against 45% and 32% statewide; 91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 83%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $17,771 per student, against $15,889 across Colorado (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then two middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
St. Louis Catholic School (private), Fusion Academy, Boulder County (private) and Louisville Montessori School (private) are in town. 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 Louisville’s grade
A: better than 93% of Colorado school districts, #6 of 159 Colorado towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Colorado average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Louisville, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Louisville · depends on your address
Monarch K-8 School
Grades PK–8 · 698 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Louisville Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 626 students · 19:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Louisville · depends on your address
Monarch K-8 School
Grades PK–8 · 698 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Louisville Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 626 students · 19:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Louisville · depends on your address
Monarch K-8 School
Grades PK–8 · 698 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Louisville Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 626 students · 19:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Louisville
Monarch High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,431 students · 22:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Louisville
Monarch High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,431 students · 22:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Louisville
Monarch High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,431 students · 22:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Louisville
Monarch High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,431 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Louisville’s public schools are run by Boulder Valley School District RE-2, which also serves Boulder, Broomfield, Jamestown and Lafayette 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.
Well above the state in reading
Louisville vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Colorado towns that share Louisville’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Louisville | A | Boulder Valley School District RE-2 |
| Lafayette | A | Boulder Valley School District RE-2 |
| Broomfield | A− | Adams 12 Five Star Schools PK–12 · Boulder Valley School District RE-2 PK–12 |
All 2 neighbors share Boulder Valley School District RE-2 with Louisville, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Louisville
9 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 Louisville’s schools
Are Louisville’s schools good?
By Colorado’s own tests, yes: the public schools Louisville children attend outscore 93% of Colorado’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #6 of 159 Colorado towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 85%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Louisville in?
Boulder Valley School District RE-2, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 27,988 students in 56 schools (2024–25).
Where do Louisville kids go to high school?
Monarch High School, with 1,431 students; its own test results earn an A+.
What is Louisville’s graduation rate?
91% of the class of 2023 in Boulder Valley School District RE-2 graduated in four years, against 83% across Colorado.
How much does Louisville spend per student?
$17,771 in Boulder Valley School District RE-2 (FY2024), against $15,889 across Colorado. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Louisville?
Yes: St. Louis Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 116 students), Fusion Academy, Boulder County (nonsectarian, grades 6–12, 29 students) and Louisville Montessori School (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 28 students).
Parents talk
What Louisville families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Louisville → 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.