Meadow Ridge Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 3 · Lochbuie, Colorado
Meadow Ridge Elementary School in Lochbuie, Colorado enrolled 440 students in 2024-25 with 28.3 full-time teachers, 15.5 students per teacher against the Colorado elementary-school median of 15.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 17% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 7%
376 students in 2022-23, 350 students in 2023-24, 440 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 26.5 to 28.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 376 | 26.5 | 14.2 |
| 2023-24 | 350 | 27.4 | 12.8 |
| 2024-25 | 440 | 28.3 | 15.5 |
15.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 55 of every 100 Colorado elementary schools
Among the 1,009 Colorado elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 15.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Meadow Ridge Elementary School enrolled 279 students and reported no counselor; it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions4
- Chronically absent30.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
65.5% of students were Hispanic, 28.6% White, 2.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic65.5%
- White28.6%
- Two or more races2.7%
- Black1.8%
- Asian1.1%
- American Indian0.2%
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.
What to look at next about Meadow Ridge Elementary School
- Elaine S. Padilla Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 672 students, 19.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
- Bromley East Charter SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.6 miles away: 1,214 students, 28.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
- Compare Meadow Ridge Elementary School with Elaine S. Padilla Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Weld County School District RE-3J spends per student$13,061 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,061
- The largest public schools in ColoradoMeadow Ridge Elementary School is the number 340 by size of 1,010 Colorado elementary schools open in 2024-25.#340 of 1,010
- Colorado schools by students per teacher15.5 students per teacher here against the Colorado median of 15.1 for elementary schools.15.5:1
- 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 Meadow Ridge Elementary School
How many students attend Meadow Ridge Elementary School?
440 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 376 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Lochbuie, CO.What is the student-teacher ratio at Meadow Ridge Elementary School?
15.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Colorado median for elementary schools is 15.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Meadow Ridge Elementary School a Title I school?
Meadow Ridge Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Meadow Ridge Elementary School in?
Weld County School District RE-3J, NCES district ID 0804920. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 080492006743 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
- 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.