Longmont High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Longmont, Colorado

Longmont High School in Longmont, Colorado enrolled 1,268 students in 2024-25 with 62.8 full-time teachers, 20.2 students per teacher against the Colorado high-school median of 15.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 36% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Colorado: 33.1%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 94% (Colorado: 82.7%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

1,262 students in 2022-23, 1,254 students in 2023-24, 1,268 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 63.0 to 62.8.

Students enrolled at Longmont High School by school year2022-23: 1,262, 2023-24: 1,254, 2024-25: 1,26805001k1.5k2022-231,2622023-241,2542024-251,268
Students enrolled at Longmont High School by school year2022-23: 1,262, 2023-24: 1,254, 2024-25: 1,26805001k1.5k2022-231,2622023-241,2542024-251,268
Students enrolled at Longmont High School by school year2022-23: 1,262, 2023-24: 1,254, 2024-25: 1,26805001k1.5k2022-231,2622023-241,2542024-251,268
Students enrolled at Longmont High School by school year2022-23: 1,262, 2023-24: 1,254, 2024-25: 1,26805001k1.5k2022-231,2622023-241,2542024-251,268
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,26263.020.0
2023-241,25463.819.7
2024-251,26862.820.2

20.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 79 of every 100 Colorado high schools

Among the 429 Colorado high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.9; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Colorado high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 58.0; Longmont High School 20.2; state median 15.9.0204060students per full-time teacherLongmont High School 20.2state median 15.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Colorado high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 58.0; Longmont High School 20.2; state median 15.9.0204060students per full-time teacherLongmont High School 20.2state median 15.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Colorado high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 58.0; Longmont High School 20.2; state median 15.9.0204060students per full-time teacherLongmont High School 20.2state median 15.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Colorado high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.1 to 58.0; Longmont High School 20.2; state median 15.9.0204060students per full-time teacherLongmont High School 20.2state median 15.9U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

17 AP courses and one counselor per 213 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Longmont High School enrolled 1,275 students and had 6.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 67 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses17
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)6.0, one per 213 of the 1,275 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions67
  • Chronically absent36.9% (2022-23)

Who attends

52.6% of students were White, 41.2% Hispanic, 3.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White52.6%
  2. Hispanic41.2%
  3. Two or more races3.5%
  4. Asian1.5%
  5. Black0.6%
  6. American Indian0.3%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Longmont High School scored proficient or above: 36% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Colorado, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtColorado
Math36%37% (2021-22)33.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

94% of the 281 students in Longmont High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.7% across Colorado. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtColorado
Four-year graduation rate94%93%82.7%
Students in the class2812,35168,390

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Longmont

6 public high schools in Longmont report 2024-25 enrollment; Longmont High School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Longmont High School1,26820.239.4%
Silver Creek High School1,20823.023.5%
Mead High School1,17421.122.4%
Skyline High School1,08218.557.4%
New Meridian High School959.553.7%
St. Vrain Virtual High School693.513.0%

All public schools in Longmont →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Longmont High School

  1. Skyline High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 2.1 miles away: 1,082 students, 18.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
  2. New Meridian High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 2.1 miles away: 95 students, 9.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
  3. Compare Longmont High School with Skyline High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much St. Vrain Valley Schools spends per student$14,045 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,045
  5. The largest public schools in ColoradoLongmont High School is the number 83 by size of 436 Colorado high schools open in 2024-25.#83 of 436
  6. Colorado schools by students per teacher20.2 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.9 for high schools.20.2:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Longmont High School

  1. How many students attend Longmont High School?
    1,268 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,262 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Longmont, CO.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Longmont High School?
    20.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Colorado median for high schools is 15.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Longmont High School a Title I school?
    Longmont High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Longmont High School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Longmont High School scored proficient or above: 36% in math, against 33.1% in math across Colorado. Colorado's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Longmont High School?
    94% of the 281 students in Longmont High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 82.7% across Colorado. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Longmont High School in?
    St. Vrain Valley Schools, NCES district ID 0805370. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080537000909 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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