High Peaks Elementary School

About High Peaks Elementary School

High Peaks Elementary is located in Boulder, Colorado, and is an excellent public school part of the Boulder Valley School District. Founded in 1995, it uses Core Knowledge Sequence, which gives student rich education that connects the subject areas of literature, history, science, and the arts. High Peaks Elementary is highly recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School, having been awarded this title in 2015 and 2021. High Peaks was also awarded the Governor's Distinguished Improvement Award, the John Irwin Award, and was in the top 1% of all elementary schools in Colorado. High Peaks Elementary students consistently excel academically with over 85% of students proficient in both Math and Reading. In addition, High Peaks offers a robust offerings of extra programs such as Science Fair, Robotics, Spelling Bee, and Math Olympiad. Through excellent academic reputation, smaller class sizes, and the welcoming community High Peaks Elementary provides, this is a great place learning and leadership for kids

Contact Information

Address

3995 EAST AURORA AVE BOULDER CO 80303

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Phone

(720) 561-6500

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Website

https://www.bvsd.org/Pages/default.aspx

Academic Performance

Subject Proficiency

Mathematics 50%

Reading 50%

State average proficiency is 50% in Math and 50% in Reading.

15

Full-time Teachers

17 : 1

Student-Teacher Ratio

266

Total Students

$91180

Avg. Teacher Salary

TOP [percent] IN STEM IN STATE

Robotics & STEM
at High Peaks Elementary School

2.5X

More likely to persue STEM Careers

80%

Jobs that will require STEM in 2030

🤖 Coding & Debugging
🧪 Hobby Electronics and Engineering
👩‍💻 Apply Math in Science and Engineering
🛠️ 3D Printing

Detailed program information coming Fall 2025!

School Ratings

Ranked

5

of 10 in colorado

Recent News & Updates

New Playground Name

We are so excited to announce the name of our new playground! Following a school-wide and Robinson community vote we narrowed a large list of names down to four. Since our students will be using the playground on a daily basis, we gave them the final vote! 476.....

School Timings

Regular School Hours

All Grades: 7:50 AM - 2:30 PM

Early Dismissal Days

Dismissal Time: 12:15 PM

Note: Doors open at 7:35 AM for student arrival. Please refer to the school calendar for specific early dismissal dates.

After School Activities

Information coming soon

School Session Dates

September to June

School session starts in September 1st week and ends in June 3rd week. For exact dates, please contact the school.

Student Demographics

White 52.3%

Asian 24.8%

Hispanic 7.1%

Black 1.1%

Two+ Races 14.7%

Native Am. 0%

White

52.3%

Asian

24.8%

Hispanic

7.1%

Black

1.1%

Two+ Races

14.7%

Native Am.

0%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 266

49.6%

132 Female

50.4%

134 Male

Student Population

266 Students

With a student-teacher ratio of 17 : 1

Minority Enrollment

25%

Percentage of minority students

Students per Counselor

546 : 1

Student to counselor ratio

Remarkable Alumni

Being Updated

Latest News

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Games & Extracurricular Activities

Sports

Soccer Club Grades 1-3 | Mon/Wed 3:30-4:30pm
Basketball Grades 2-4 | Tue/Thu 3:30-4:45pm
Track & Field Grades 3-5 | Fri 3:30-5:00pm

Arts

Art Club Grades K-2 | Mon 3:00-4:00pm
Drama Club Grades 3-5 | Wed 3:30-5:00pm
Choir Grades 2-5 | Thu 3:15-4:15pm

Clubs

Chess Club Grades 2-5 | Fri 3:15-4:15pm
Garden Club All Grades | Tue 3:15-4:00pm
Robotics Club Grades 3-5 | Thu 3:30-5:00pm

Note: Schedules may change during school holidays. Please contact School for exact Schedule.

Summer Suggested Reading

Horn Book Selections

Vocabulary.com +3 Horn Book +3 What to Read to Your Kids +3

ML

Maggie Lou, Firefox

by Arnolda Dufour Bowes

PS

The Puppets of Spelhorst

by Kate DiCamillo

MLV

The Mona Lisa Vanishes

by Nicholas Day

Vocabulary.com Top Picks

Penguin Random House +10 Vocabulary.com +10 Wikipedia +10

F

Frindle

by Andrew Clements

WR

The Wild Robot

by Peter Brown

JGP

James and the Giant Peach

by Roald Dahl

Penguin Random House Features

Horn Book +2 Penguin Random House +2 The Guardian +2

SLB

The Secret Language of Birds

by Lynne Kelly

S

The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels

by Beth Lincoln

What Parents Say