Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY-SA 3.0Mead’s public schools outscore 82% of Colorado districts
In Mead, 37% of tested students are proficient in math, above the Colorado average (32%). The grade covers the public school district serving Mead, 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.
Mead’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 112 Colorado towns with household incomes within a quarter of Mead’s, its schools beat 59%, 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 ↓
One elementary school, then one middle and one high school
From grade 6 the district’s path is Mead Middle School, then Mead High School. See the path ↓
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 Mead’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 Mead, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Mead
Mead Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 879 students · 19:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Mead
Mead High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,174 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Longmont
10th grade in Mead
Mead High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,174 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Longmont
Mead’s public schools are run by St. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J, which also serves Dacono, Erie, Firestone and Frederick and others. Parts of Mead (5% and 5% of its land) are served by Thompson School District R-2J and Johnstown-Milliken School District RE-5J instead. 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
Mead vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Colorado towns that share Mead’s borders.
Every school in Mead
3 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 Mead’s schools
Are Mead’s schools good?
By Colorado’s own tests, yes: the public schools Mead 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 59%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Mead in?
St. Vrain Valley School District RE 1J, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 31,607 students in 54 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Mead are served by Thompson School District R-2J and Johnstown-Milliken School District RE-5J.
Where do Mead kids go to high school?
Mead High School in Longmont, with 1,174 students; its own test results earn a B+.
What is Mead’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 Mead 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.
Parents talk
What Mead families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Mead → 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.