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Best public schools in Boulder, CO

30 public schools in Boulder: 16 elementary · 6 middle · 5 high · 1 K-8 · 2 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

High school ELA and math results (PSAT/SAT) are not in our data yet, so Colorado high schools have no score.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Colorado.

Elementary schools

16 schools in Boulder, best first
1
Eisenhower Elementary School 99.7
Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 · Grades PK-5 · 338 students
ELA 88%Math 84%Science 87%
#3 of 775 in Colorado
2
Bear Creek Elementary School 99.5
Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 · Grades PK-5 · 315 students
ELA 87%Math 91%Science 86%
#4 of 775 in Colorado
3
High Peaks Elementary School 99.4
Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 · Grades K-5 · 247 students
ELA 88%Math 87%Science 83%
#5 of 775 in Colorado
4
Boulder Community School/Integrated Studies 98.3
Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 · Grades K-5 · 265 students
ELA 81%Math 77%Science 76%
#14 of 775 in Colorado
5
Foothill Elementary School 93.5
Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 · Grades K-5 · 437 students
ELA 72%Math 68%Science 68%
#51 of 775 in Colorado
6
Creekside Elementary School at Martin Park 92.3
Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 · Grades PK-5 · 368 students
ELA 71%Math 67%Science 68%
#60 of 775 in Colorado
7
Flatirons Elementary School 90.6
Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 · Grades K-5 · 164 students
ELA 79%Math 62%Science 52%
#73 of 775 in Colorado
8
Douglass Elementary School 89.1
Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 · Grades PK-5 · 319 students
ELA 74%Math 56%Science 68%
#85 of 775 in Colorado
9
Heatherwood Elementary School 86.3
Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 · Grades PK-5 · 255 students
ELA 67%Math 59%Science 64%
#107 of 775 in Colorado
10
Mesa Elementary School 83.4
Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 · Grades PK-5 · 246 students
ELA 59%Math 60%Science 73%
#129 of 775 in Colorado
11
Community Montessori School 70.0
Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 · Grades PK-6 · 277 students
ELA 57%Math 52%Science 47%
#233 of 775 in Colorado
12
Crest View Elementary School 68.7
Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 · Grades K-5 · 410 students
ELA 58%Math 48%Science 46%
#243 of 775 in Colorado
13
Whittier Elementary School 64.7
Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 · Grades K-5 · 293 students
ELA 61%Math 42%Science 41%
#274 of 775 in Colorado
14
University Hill Elementary School 58.3
Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 · Grades PK-5 · 408 students
ELA 52%Math 37%Science 44%
#324 of 775 in Colorado
15
Columbine Elementary School 26.0
Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 · Grades PK-5 · 394 students
ELA 31%Math 21%
#574 of 775 in Colorado
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Mapleton Early Childhood Center —
Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 · Grades PK · 63 students
No published test results

Middle schools

6 schools in Boulder, best first
1
Summit Middle Charter School 99.8
Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 · Grades 6-8 · Charter · 361 students
ELA 83%Math 86%Science 79%
#1 of 255 in Colorado
2
Southern Hills Middle School 98.2
Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 · Grades 6-8 · 493 students
ELA 78%Math 72%Science 74%
#5 of 255 in Colorado
3
Manhattan Middle School of the Arts and Academics 93.9
Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 · Grades 6-8 · 418 students
ELA 73%Math 56%Science 71%
#16 of 255 in Colorado
4
Nevin Platt Middle School 88.0
Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 · Grades 6-8 · 503 students
ELA 65%Math 53%Science 62%
#31 of 255 in Colorado
5
Centennial Middle School 84.5
Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 · Grades 6-8 · 619 students
ELA 61%Math 51%Science 62%
#40 of 255 in Colorado
6
Casey Middle School 35.1
Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 · Grades 6-8 · 393 students
ELA 30%Math 22%Science 30%
#166 of 255 in Colorado

High schools

5 schools in Boulder
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Arapahoe Ridge High School —
Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 · Grades 9-12 · 245 students
No published test results
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Boulder High School —
Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 · Grades 9-12 · 2,022 students
No published test results
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Boulder Prep Charter High School —
Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 115 students
No published test results
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Fairview High School —
Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 · Grades 9-12 · 1,847 students
No published test results
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New Vista High School —
Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 · Grades 9-12 · 319 students
No published test results

K-8 schools

1 school in Boulder
1
Horizons K-8 School 90.2
Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 · Grades K-8 · Charter · 361 students
ELA 68%Math 60%Science 63%
#17 of 169 in Colorado

Combined schools

2 schools in Boulder
1
Williamsburg Academy of Colorado 52.7
Education Reenvisioned Boces · Grades 6-12 · 223 students
ELA 38%Math 27%
#54 of 113 in Colorado
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Boulder Universal —
Boulder Valley School District No. Re2 · Grades K-12 · 226 students
No published test results

School districts serving Boulder

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