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Susana Cordova Commissioner of education at Colorado Department of Education
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Enrollment in 2024-25 School Year: 1,211 students welcomed in Soaring Heights PK-8

Published 06/11/25

There were 1,211 students enrolled in Soaring Heights PK-8 during the 2024-25 school year, 3.4% less than the previous year's 1,254 students welcomed, according to the Colorado Department of Education.

Among the student body, 52% were boys and 48% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white (891), representing 73.6% of the Soaring Heights PK-8 total enrollment. Hispanic or latino students comprised the second-largest ethnic group, with 178 students (14.7%).

The grade level with the highest enrollment was seventh grade, with 195 students enrolled that year, accounting for 16.1% of the total student body.

The school is located in St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J, and has a central office in Erie.

In total, there were 881,065 students enrolled in Colorado during the 2024-25 school year.

Colorado’s K–12 enrollment has gradually declined each year since the pandemic, with about 3–4% fewer students in 2024 than the state’s peak enrollment in 2019.

The declines are concentrated in the early grades and certain rural areas, while some metro districts are holding steady or growing. Lower birth rates and pandemic disruptions are driving the trend. Colorado’s public schools are now serving the smallest number of students in a decade, a shift that has implications for funding and planning even as per-pupil resources increase to compensate.

Colorado’s teacher workforce faces persistent shortages and pay challenges. In the 2023–24 school year, nearly 7,000 teaching positions were vacant statewide at some point. Districts managed to fill only about 75% of those openings with fully qualified hires, leaving many to be filled by short-term substitutes, retirees, or emergency credentials for the rest, while 9% remained unfilled for the entire school year.

Enrollment in Soaring Heights PK-8 Over 4 Years
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School Enrollment Breakdown in St. Vrain Valley School District No. Re1J in 2024-25 School Year
SchoolTotal Enrollment
Erie High School1,728
Niwot High School1,510
Frederick Senior High School1,494
Longmont High School1,269
Soaring Heights PK-81,211
Silver Creek High School1,209
Mead High School1,175
Skyline High School1,083
Twin Peaks Charter Academy881
Thunder Valley PK-8880
Mead Elementary School879
Apex Home School Enrichment Program789
Erie Middle School763
Timberline PK-8762
Coal Ridge Middle School727
Flagstaff Charter Academy725
Altona Middle School715
Westview Middle School622
Firestone Charter Academy600
Black Rock Elementary597
Red Hawk Elementary588
Aspen Ridge Preparatory School581
Mead Middle School571
Blue Mountain Elementary542
Highlands Elementary School528
Centennial Elementary525
Fall River Elementary School520
Erie Elementary School486
Grand View Elementary446
Trail Ridge Middle School435
Legacy Elementary School430
Eagle Crest Elementary School421
Niwot Elementary School411
Alpine Elementary School388
Prairie Ridge Elementary School387
Longs Peak Middle School382
Longmont Estates Elementary School365
Lyons Middle/Senior High School347
Central Elementary School344
St. Vrain LaunchED Virtual Academy343
Mountain View Elementary School321
Burlington Elementary School320
Northridge Elementary School318
Sunset Middle School316
Rocky Mountain Elementary School315
Hygiene Elementary School313
Spark! Discovery Preschool274
St. Vrain Community Montessori School260
Lyons Elementary School255
Carbon Valley Academy245
Columbine Elementary School231
Indian Peaks Elementary School214
Sanborn Elementary School209
New Meridian High School95
St. Vrain Virtual High School69

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