Photo: Pleiades Two · CC BY-SA 3.0Superior’s public schools outscore 93% of Colorado districts
Math proficiency in Superior’s districts is 50%, above the Colorado average (32%). The grade covers the public school district serving Superior, 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.
Superior’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 74 Colorado towns with household incomes within a quarter of Superior’s, its schools beat 82%, 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 ↓
Two elementary schools, then seven high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. 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 Superior’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 Superior, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Superior · depends on your address
Eldorado K-8 School
Grades PK–8 · 529 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Superior Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 418 students · 19:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Superior · depends on your address
Eldorado K-8 School
Grades PK–8 · 529 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Superior Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 418 students · 19:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Superior · depends on your address
Eldorado K-8 School
Grades PK–8 · 529 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Superior Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 418 students · 19:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Superior · depends on your address
Eldorado K-8 School
Grades PK–8 · 529 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Superior Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 418 students · 19:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Superior · depends on your address
Eldorado K-8 School
Grades PK–8 · 529 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Superior Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 418 students · 19:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Superior · depends on your address
Eldorado K-8 School
Grades PK–8 · 529 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Superior Elementary School
Grades K–5 · 418 students · 19:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Superior
Eldorado K-8 School
Grades PK–8 · 529 students · 17:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Superior
Eldorado K-8 School
Grades PK–8 · 529 students · 17:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Superior
Eldorado K-8 School
Grades PK–8 · 529 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Superior’s public schools are run by Boulder Valley School District RE-2, which also serves Boulder, Broomfield, Jamestown and Lafayette and others. Parts of Superior (5% of its land) are served by Jefferson County School District R-1 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.
Well above the state in reading
Superior vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Colorado towns that share Superior’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Superior | A | Boulder Valley School District RE-2 |
| Broomfield | A− | Adams 12 Five Star Schools PK–12 · Boulder Valley School District RE-2 PK–12 |
Every school in Superior
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 Superior’s schools
Are Superior’s schools good?
By Colorado’s own tests, yes: the public schools Superior 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 82%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Superior in?
Boulder Valley School District RE-2, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 27,988 students in 56 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Superior are served by Jefferson County School District R-1.
Where do Superior kids go to high school?
One of 7 high schools, depending on your address: Boulder High School, Fairview High School, Broomfield High School, Centaurus High School, Monarch High School, New Vista High School and Nederland Middle-Senior High School.
What is Superior’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 Superior 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.
Parents talk
What Superior families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Superior → 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.