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Schools in Ward

Ward’s public schools

Boulder Valley School District RE-2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ward. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?43/46schools above Colorado’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 89% of students in Colorado’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
63%
2021–22
Math proficiency
50%
2021–22
Graduate on time
91%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.8K
▲ 12% vs CO $15.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.7
CO 16.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
25,112 students on the public path
In brief

Ward’s schools, in brief

School by school

43 of Ward’s 46 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s 1,665 public schools. Fairview High School places highest (better than 100%); Alicia Sanchez International School lowest (11%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

33 elementary schools serve Ward, graded from D to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then 13 middle schools and seven high schools: 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. 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Ward, with each school’s own grade.

33 schools teach K in Ward’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from D to A+, so check the specific school.
Aspen Creek K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Broomfield
A−
844 students18:1Rate it →
Meadowlark School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Erie
A−
747 students19:1Rate it →
Monarch K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Louisville
A−
698 students15:1Rate it →
Eldorado K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Superior
A
529 students17:1Rate it →
Lafayette Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lafayette
A−
497 students18:1Rate it →
Louisville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Louisville
A
449 students18:1Rate it →
Pioneer Bilingual Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lafayette
B−
439 students16:1Rate it →
Ryan Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lafayette
B+
436 students17:1Rate it →
Fireside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Louisville
A+
431 students17:1Rate it →
Foothill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Boulder
A
419 students17:1Rate it →
Superior Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Superior
A+
418 students19:1Rate it →
University Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boulder
B
405 students16:1Rate it →
Crest View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Boulder
B+
390 students16:1Rate it →
Emerald Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Broomfield
B−
383 students14:1Rate it →
Columbine Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boulder
C
369 students15:1Rate it →
Creekside Elementary School at Martin Park
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boulder
A
359 students17:1Rate it →
Alicia Sanchez International School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lafayette
D
321 students13:1Rate it →
Bear Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boulder
A+
318 students18:1Rate it →
Douglass Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boulder
A
313 students16:1Rate it →
Coal Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Louisville
A−
313 students17:1Rate it →
Eisenhower Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boulder
A
308 students15:1Rate it →
Birch Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Broomfield
B+
299 students15:1Rate it →
Community Montessori School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Boulder
A−
277 students18:1Rate it →
Kohl Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Broomfield
A−
273 students17:1Rate it →
Whittier Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Boulder
B
269 students13:1Rate it →
High Peaks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Boulder
A+
257 students16:1Rate it →
Boulder Community School/Integrated Studies
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Boulder
A+
255 students17:1Rate it →
Heatherwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boulder
A−
252 students15:1Rate it →
Mesa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boulder
A
250 students16:1Rate it →
Nederland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Nederland
A−
196 students16:1Rate it →
Flatirons Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Boulder
A+
163 students14:1Rate it →
Jamestown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jamestown
17 students7:1Rate it →
Gold Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Gold Hill
10 students3:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–533 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD to A+
6–813 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB to A+
9–127 high schoolsDepends on your addressB to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Boulder Valley School District RE-2.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Boulder Valley School District RE-2Grades PK–12 · 56 schools · 27,988 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 17.7 per teacher (CO 16.3)
$17,771CO $15,889 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading63%
State average 44.9% · 13244 students tested
Math50%
State average 31.8% · 13301 students tested

Ward vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Colorado towns that share Ward’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ward—Boulder Valley School District RE-2

Every school in Ward

48 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).

Also serving Wardin other towns
Aspen Creek K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Broomfield
A−
844 students18:1Rate it →
Meadowlark School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Erie
A−
747 students19:1Rate it →
Monarch K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Louisville
A−
698 students15:1Rate it →
Eldorado K-8 School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Superior
A
529 students17:1Rate it →
Lafayette Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lafayette
A−
497 students18:1Rate it →
Louisville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Louisville
A
449 students18:1Rate it →
Pioneer Bilingual Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lafayette
B−
439 students16:1Rate it →
Ryan Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lafayette
B+
436 students17:1Rate it →
Fireside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Louisville
A+
431 students17:1Rate it →
University Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boulder
B
405 students16:1Rate it →
Emerald Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Broomfield
B−
383 students14:1Rate it →
Columbine Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boulder
C
369 students15:1Rate it →
Creekside Elementary School at Martin Park
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boulder
A
359 students17:1Rate it →
Alicia Sanchez International School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lafayette
D
321 students13:1Rate it →
Bear Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boulder
A+
318 students18:1Rate it →
Douglass Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boulder
A
313 students16:1Rate it →
Coal Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Louisville
A−
313 students17:1Rate it →
Eisenhower Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boulder
A
308 students15:1Rate it →
Birch Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Broomfield
B+
299 students15:1Rate it →
Community Montessori School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Boulder
A−
277 students18:1Rate it →
Kohl Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Broomfield
A−
273 students17:1Rate it →
Heatherwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boulder
A−
252 students15:1Rate it →
Mesa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Boulder
A
250 students16:1Rate it →
Nederland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Nederland
A−
196 students16:1Rate it →
Foothill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Boulder
A
419 students17:1Rate it →
Superior Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Superior
A+
418 students19:1Rate it →
Crest View Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Boulder
B+
390 students16:1Rate it →
Whittier Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Boulder
B
269 students13:1Rate it →
High Peaks Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Boulder
A+
257 students16:1Rate it →
Boulder Community School/Integrated Studies
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Boulder
A+
255 students17:1Rate it →
Flatirons Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Boulder
A+
163 students14:1Rate it →
Jamestown Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Jamestown
17 students7:1Rate it →
Gold Hill Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Gold Hill
10 students3:1Rate it →
Louisville Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Louisville
A−
626 students19:1Rate it →
Angevine Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lafayette
B
619 students15:1Rate it →
Centennial Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Boulder
B+
598 students19:1Rate it →
Southern Hills Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Boulder
A+
502 students19:1Rate it →
Broomfield Heights Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Broomfield
B
490 students17:1Rate it →
Nevin Platt Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Boulder
A−
483 students17:1Rate it →
Manhattan Middle School of the Arts and Academics
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Boulder
B
482 students17:1Rate it →
Casey Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Boulder
B
363 students13:1Rate it →
Nederland Middle-Senior High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Nederland
B
235 students13:1Rate it →
Boulder High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Boulder
A+
1,939 students21:1Rate it →
Fairview High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Boulder
A+
1,863 students23:1Rate it →
Broomfield High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Broomfield
A
1,693 students22:1Rate it →
Centaurus High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lafayette
A
1,557 students20:1Rate it →
Monarch High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Louisville
A+
1,431 students22:1Rate it →
New Vista High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Boulder
A−
327 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Ward’s schools

Are Ward’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ward. Boulder Valley School District RE-2 has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ward. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 43 of its 46 district schools with test results score above the middle of Colorado’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Ward in?

Boulder Valley School District RE-2.

Where do Ward kids go to high school?

One of seven 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.

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What Ward families are saying about school.

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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). Stars are from neighbors.