The top reported proficiency rate is 72% in English language arts. The lowest is 63% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Coyote Ridge Elementary School
Coyote Ridge Elementary School, a regular public school in the Adams 12 Five Star School District, serves students from kindergarten through fifth grade in the Broomfield area. This is a school where state testing results paint a picture of a student body that is, broadly, performing at a strong academic level. Proficiency rates in both math and English language arts were well above the midpoint for the state, and science proficiency, assessed at fifth grade, was also notably high. For a family looking at elementary options in the northern Denver metro, these results are a clear strength.
The school is home to a middle-sized elementary enrollment. Demographically, the student body is predominantly white, with a meaningful Hispanic population and smaller shares of Asian, multiracial, and Black students. A relatively modest share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing the school in a somewhat more affluent band, though the specific shares of students receiving special education services or English learner support were not available in the data. A parent may want to inquire directly with the school about the availability and structure of those programs.
The community context is Broomfield, a city that has seen steady new housing development in recent years, according to publicly reported information. The housing market reflects this growth, with home values in the zip code sitting above the state median. Rents are also elevated, and the ratio of rent to income suggests that renting here takes up a substantial share of a typical household budget. For a family looking to buy, the price-to-income ratio nationally is high, and that pattern holds locally. This is a high-cost area for elementary-age households.
The district, Adams 12 Five Star Schools, did not have any major recent changes that research flagged, such as a boundary reshuffle or a new strategic plan. That stability can be a neutral signal; there is no disruption to track, but also no publicly visible initiative to comment on.
Given that Coyote Ridge is a K-5 school, it does not offer high school programs like AP courses or career and technical education pathways, nor does it have a graduation rate to report. Those metrics simply do not apply here. The school’s academic focus is squarely on the elementary core subjects, and the available assessment data suggests that focus is producing results.
For a parent, the read is this. Coyote Ridge is a solid, academically performing elementary school in a growing, high-cost part of Broomfield. The student body is relatively affluent and not highly diverse. If a family is looking for a school with strong test scores in a suburban context with recent development, this fits. If a family is looking for a school with a high share of English learner supports or special education data to review, they would need to follow up with the school directly. The absence of that data should not be read as a weakness; it is simply a gap in what was reported. The school’s performance numbers are its most concrete offering, and on that front, it delivers.
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