Summary:
The 80645 zip code is home to a single public elementary school, Pete Mirich Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 with 366 students. While the school has a diverse student population, with 44.26% White and 53.55% Hispanic students, its academic performance on CMAS tests consistently falls below the Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-1 and Colorado state averages in both English Language Arts and Math.
Pete Mirich Elementary's proficiency rates in CMAS/ELA and CMAS/Math were below the district and state averages across all grade levels in both the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years. However, the school performed better in 5th grade Science, with a 39.6% proficiency rate compared to the district's 33.1% and the state's 37.9%. Additionally, the school has a relatively high free/reduced lunch rate of 44.54%, indicating that a significant portion of the student population comes from low-income households, which may contribute to the academic challenges.
Despite having a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.5, the school's low academic performance suggests that simply having adequate staffing resources may not be enough to drive student success. The school should focus on improving instructional practices, providing targeted interventions, and exploring ways to optimize support for its diverse student population, particularly those from low-income backgrounds, in order to raise proficiency levels and close the achievement gap with the district and state.
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