Rice Elementary School

Elementary school·Grades PK-5 Wellington, Colorado·80549
Score
59.8/100
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#312
Among 775 Colorado elementary schools
#22
In Poudre School District R-1
#2
In Wellington
Top 41%
In Colorado

Score 59.8/100: better than 59% of Colorado elementary schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2025-26)

% met or exceeded expectations on state tests in Colorado, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Colorado schools.

English language arts
52%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 47%, better than 61% of them
176 students tested
Math
49%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 41%, better than 67% of them
177 students tested
Science
29%
Similar Colorado schools ≈ 38%, better than 39% of them
52 students tested
All Colorado schools (ELA / math)
45% / 38%
State average across every school type, 2025-26
All 9 published results by grade and test

As published by Colorado Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 3CMAS44.252
English language artsGrade 4CMAS43.771
English language artsGrade 5CMAS69.853
English language artsAll gradesCMAS51.7176
MathGrade 3CMAS55.852
MathGrade 4CMAS47.272
MathGrade 5CMAS45.353
MathAll gradesCMAS49.2177
ScienceGrade 5CMAS28.852

School profile

Grades
PK-5
Students
424
Type
Elementary school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
424
Typical elementary school: 346
Free or reduced-price lunch
30%
Typical elementary school: 48%

District and location

City
Larimer County

Contact

Address
7000 THIRD STREET
Wellington, CO 80549

"Typical" is the middle (median) elementary school in Colorado. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

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Rice Elementary School at a glance

Rice Elementary School is a public elementary school in Wellington, Colorado, serving grades PK-5. It is part of Poudre School District R-1. It has about 424 students (a typical Colorado elementary school has 346). About 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 48% at a typical Colorado elementary school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2025-26 state tests, 52% in English language arts (similar schools: 47%) and 49% in math (similar schools: 41%) reached the state standard (% met or exceeded expectations). On our score, which compares it only with other Colorado elementary schools, it scores 59.8 out of 100: better than 59% of them, ranking #312 of 775. Its English language arts result rose by 6 points from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.