Elementary school (grades K-5) · Jamestown, CO

Jamestown Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Jamestown Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 56/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 080249000119
0/100100/10056/100
👥 S:T ratio
66
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
71
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Jamestown Elementary School earns 56/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of Colorado schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Colorado.

56
Resource Index · Higher
8.5:1
small classes for Colorado
17
students enrolled

Jamestown Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 96% of Colorado schools. Computed live against every Colorado school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

17

Colorado · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

2.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

8.5:1

vs 16.6:1 Colorado avg

-49% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Jamestown Elementary School compares with Colorado and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Jamestown Elementary School

Jamestown Elementary School is a small elementary school in Jamestown, Colorado, enrolling 17 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 8.5:1, Jamestown Elementary School is leaner than roughly 96% of Colorado schools and 49% under the state's 16.6:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 99% of Colorado schools, with 17 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 1,922 scored Colorado schools.

Its student body is predominantly White (82% of enrollment) (diversity index 29/100).

11.8% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 also operates Boulder High School (1,939 students) and Fairview High School (1,863 students) alongside Jamestown Elementary School.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Jamestown Elementary School compares

Jamestown Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against Colorado and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Colorado Colorado avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 8.5:1 ▼ 49% 16.6:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 17 top 99% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

8.5:1
Leaner classes than 94% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
17
Bigger than 2% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
8.5:1
students per teacher - 49% below state mean
Top 4% in Colorado - lower ratio than 96% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
11.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$15,316
per pupil, district-wide - below Colorado avg of $16,273
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 82.4%
Hispanic or Latino 17.6%

Largest group: White at 82.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 29.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 29.0, Jamestown Elementary School is less mixed than the Colorado school average of 47.1.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Boulder Valley School District No. Re2, which includes Jamestown Elementary School.

$15,316
Per student
-6%
vs Colorado
Avg $16,273
-8%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 80.6%
State 13.3%
Federal 6.1%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Jamestown Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Boulder High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Fairview High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Broomfield High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Centaurus High School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Peak to Peak Charter School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Jamestown Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Colorado, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Jamestown Elementary School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Jamestown Elementary School

How many students attend Jamestown Elementary School?

Jamestown Elementary School has 17 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Jamestown, CO.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Jamestown Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Jamestown Elementary School is 8.5:1, which is 49% lower than the Colorado average of 16.6:1 and 46% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Jamestown Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Jamestown Elementary School is White at 82.4% of enrollment, in Jamestown, CO.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Jamestown Elementary School?

Jamestown Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 56/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

Is Jamestown Elementary School a good school?

Jamestown Elementary School earns 56/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of Colorado schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Colorado. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Boulder Valley School District No. Re2?

Besides Jamestown Elementary School, Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 also operates Boulder High School (1,939 students), Fairview High School (1,863 students), and Broomfield High School (1,693 students). See the Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

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