The top reported proficiency rate is 19% in English language arts. The lowest is 8% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Union Colony Elementary School
Union Colony Elementary School is a public charter school in Evans, Colorado, serving kindergarten through fifth grade. It operates as part of Greeley-Evans School District 6. The school occupies a moderately sized, single-building campus in a suburban residential area of Evans, a city that has grown rapidly in recent decades and now functions as a working-class, family-oriented community within the larger Greeley metropolitan area.
The student body is diverse, with a majority of students identifying as Hispanic, followed by a substantial white population and smaller groups of Asian, Black, multiracial, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students. A very large share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing the school in a high-poverty context. Evans itself has a significant Hispanic population and a family-residential character, with many households having children under 18. The local economy is tied to energy production, construction, and manufacturing, and the city has a working, industrial edge. Charter status means the school operates with some autonomy from the district while remaining publicly funded.
State assessment results for the most recent year show that proficiency rates in both math and English language arts were low. The percentage of students scoring proficient or above was in the lower teens for math and under a fifth for English language arts. Science proficiency for fifth graders was similarly low. Compared to other schools in Weld County, the school's overall proficiency index placed it in the bottom quartile. These are soft spots that a parent may want to look into further with the school, especially given that the district has recently implemented new literacy and math intervention programs to address low scores districtwide. Participation rates on all three assessments were high, meaning the results reflect nearly the entire tested population.
Because the school serves only elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to report, and data on chronic absenteeism and special education or English learner populations were not available. The school does not serve high school grades, so the academic metrics that apply are limited to the state assessments for tested grades.
The community context provides some relevant factors for families. Evans is car-dependent, with commercial life along highway corridors, though there is a small historic downtown core called Old Town East Evans. The city has grown substantially, and new residential and commercial areas are developing to the west and south. Housing values in the area are below the state median, and rents have seen a modest decline recently, making the area relatively more affordable than much of Colorado. The district itself passed a major bond and mill levy override a few years ago, funding safety upgrades, facility repairs, mental health support, and a new K-12 STEM-focused school. That bond is funding capital improvements that will affect all district schools.
For a parent or resident, Union Colony Elementary presents as a neighborhood school serving a high-need population in a growing, working-class suburb of Greeley. The academic results on state assessments are low, which is a clear area of concern, though the district has acknowledged this and invested in intervention programs. The charter designation may offer families a different structure or approach than traditional district schools, though specific program details beyond that were not available. The school's size is modest for its grade band, and the student body is predominantly Hispanic with a high poverty rate. Families considering this school should weigh the low test scores against the school's specific programming and the district's broader improvement efforts, and should seek out current information on the school's academic approach and any charter-specific curriculum.
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