Original Research by School Decision on Tozer Elementary School
Tozer Elementary School serves the earliest grades in the Windsor area: prekindergarten through second grade. It is a regular public school within Weld County Reorganized School District No. Re-4, a growing district that covers the town of Windsor and parts of the surrounding region. Because the school’s grade span stops before the state testing window begins, there are no state assessment results to report. That is a function of the young age of the students, not a judgment on academic performance. A family looking for data on later-grade outcomes would need to look at the district’s elementary schools that serve third grade and above.
The school itself is one of the district’s primary buildings, enrolling a student body that is large for an early-grade campus. White students make up the majority, with a substantial Hispanic presence and small representations of Asian, Black, multiracial, Native American, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students. About one in three students qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a share that places the school in the middle range of economic diversity. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available from the source; a parent may want to follow up with the school directly to understand the supports in those areas.
Windsor is a fast-growing community in northern Colorado, located in the corridor between Fort Collins and Greeley, with easy access to Interstate 25. The town has experienced rapid suburban expansion, especially on its western edge, while maintaining a historic downtown core and a concentration of industrial and manufacturing employment. Major employers include wind turbine manufacturing, glass production, and other light industry. The housing market reflects the area’s growth: home values have been steady with a modest recent decline, and rents are typical for the region. For a family considering relocating, the town offers a range of parks, trails, a lake, and a recreation center, though much of the newer development is auto-oriented outside the historic center.
The district has invested significantly in facilities. In 2022, voters approved a large bond package that funds safety upgrades, additions, and the rebuilding of Tozer Elementary itself, among other projects. That means the school’s physical plant is being modernized, which can affect the daily experience for students and staff. The district also adopted a Graduate Profile outlining the skills it wants to develop in students from the earliest years through high school, and it has expanded career and technical education offerings at the secondary level. While those programs are not directly relevant to a prekindergarten-through-second-grade building, they signal a districtwide focus on structured skill-building and pathways.
Because Tozer serves only the youngest children, the peer environment is one of very early childhood and primary grades. There is no transition to middle or high school within the school; students will move on to another school in the district after second grade. Families living in Windsor and considering where to start their child’s education will find a campus that is being rebuilt, a student body that is economically and racially diverse, and a district that has committed to facility improvements and a defined set of graduate outcomes. Without test scores or other academic metrics at this grade level, the main considerations are the school’s setting, its district context, and the fit with a family’s priorities for the very early years.
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