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Mead Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

520 Welker Ave., Mead, CO 80542 · (970) 535-4488 · Part of St. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J

Mead’s School Grade A− better than 82% of Colorado school districts

Directions
Students
879
Students per teacher
19:1
Free or reduced lunch
27%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Mead Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 64% of Colorado’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 52.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Mead kids: Mead Middle School

On the path

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

PK–5Mead Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8Mead Middle School571 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 30.5%
Reading / language arts57%
State average 47%

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

Location

Directions ↗

520 Welker Ave., Mead

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K62
Kindergarten122
Grade 1137
Grade 2141
Grade 3145
Grade 4123
Grade 5149
Enrollment over time
576’20
717’21
833’22
873’23
879’24

Up 52.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 67%Hispanic 24%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 Mead Elementary School from Mead families.

Other schools in St. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J

The district →
Soaring Heights PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Erie
B
1,211 students17:1
Thunder Valley PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Frederick
C−
880 students16:1
Timberline PK-8
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Longmont
D−
762 students14:1
Flagstaff Charter Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Longmont
B+
725 students13:1
Firestone Charter Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Firestone
B
600 students14:1
Black Rock Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Erie
A
597 students20:1

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