Top Ranked Lafayette 草榴社区 Schools (2026-27)

Dawson School

Gr: K-12 | 477 students

Avg. class size: 15 students

Sports: 11 | Extracurriculars: 7

10455 Dawson Drive

Lafayette, CO 80026

(303) 665-6679

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Adventure Montessori Learning Center

Gr: K-6 | 85 students

Avg. class size: 20 students

Extracurriculars: 6

Montessori School

250 South Cherrywood Dr

Lafayette, CO 80026

(303) 665-6789

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Forest Park Montessori School

Gr: PK-K | 30 students

Montessori School

2687 Northpark Dr

Lafayette, CO 80026

(303) 928-9990

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Hope Montessori Academy

Gr: PK-K | 12 students

Montessori School

250 S. Cherrywood Dr.

Lafayette, CO 80026

(303) 255-8151

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Primrose School Of Lafayette

Gr: NS-K | 67 students

Daycare / Preschool

411 Homestead St

Lafayette, CO 80026

(770) 529-4100

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Wee Folk Forest Kindergarten

Gr: NS-PK | 12 students

Avg. class size: 8 students

Daycare / Preschool

11272 Billings Avenue

Lafayette, CO 80026

(720) 383-4406

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Lafayette, CO 草榴社区 School Trends (10-Year)

草榴社区 Schools

683

Students

+9.3% (+58 students) 10-yr

$19,750

Avg. Tuition

+26.0% (+$4,073) 10-yr

Avg. Class Size

+16.7% (+2 students) 10-yr

14%

Students of Color

8:1

Student-Teacher Ratio

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Enrollment & Diversity

Category

This Town (Lafayette)

This State (CO)

# Schools

6 Schools

501 Schools

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Trends in Total Number of 草榴社区 Schools
Year	Lafayette, CO Total Schools
2025	6
2024	6
2023	5
2022	6
2021	6
2020	6
2019	6
2018	8
2017	5
2016	5
2015	6

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# Students

683 Students

71,255 Students

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Trends in the Average Number of Students Per 草榴社区 School
Year	Lafayette, CO Avg	Colorado (CO)	National
2025	114	160	179
2024	120	153	172
2023	162	155	174
2022	155	155	185
2021	155	153	180
2020	155	148	171
2019	134	148	175
2018	112	157	172
2017	134	158	180
2016	134	157	178
2015	125	138	167

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% Students of Color

14%

25%

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Percentage of Students of Color Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Lafayette, CO Avg	Colorado (CO)	National
2025	14%	25%	34%
2024	14%	25%	34%
2023	16%	25%	33%
2022	18%	25%	33%
2021	18%	25%	32%
2020	17%	25%	32%
2019	17%	24%	31%
2018	16%	23%	31%
2017	15%	27%	32%
2016	15%	27%	32%
2015	14%	27%	32%

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0.46

0.62

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Diversity Score Trends
Year	Lafayette, CO Avg	Colorado (CO)	National
2025	0.46	0.63	0.65
2024	0.46	0.63	0.65
2023	0.42	0.62	0.65
2022	0.52	0.62	0.64
2021	0.52	0.63	0.64
2020	0.52	0.63	0.64
2019	0.51	0.62	0.63
2018	0.53	0.62	0.63
2017	0.46	0.62	0.61
2016	0.46	0.62	0.61
2015	0.46	0.62	0.61

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# American Indian Students

n/a

404 Students

% American Indian Students

n/a

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Percentage of 草榴社区 School Students of American Indian Trends
Year	Lafayette, CO Avg	Colorado (CO)	National
2017	5%	1%	1%
2016	5%	1%	1%
2015	5%	1%	1%

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# Asian Students

33 Students

1,604 Students

% Asian Students

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Asian Student Percentage Trends
Year	Lafayette, CO Avg	Colorado (CO)	National
2025	5%	2%	5%
2024	5%	2%	5%
2023	5%	2%	5%
2022	4%	3%	4%
2021	4%	3%	4%
2020	4%	3%	4%
2019	5%	2%	4%
2018	4%	3%	4%
2017	1%	2%	4%
2016	1%	2%	4%
2015	1%	2%	4%

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# Hispanic Students

34 Students

5,866 Students

% Hispanic Students

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Hispanic Student Percentage Trends
Year	Lafayette, CO Avg	Colorado (CO)	National
2025	5%	9%	9%
2024	5%	9%	9%
2023	5%	8%	9%
2022	5%	9%	8%
2021	5%	9%	9%
2020	5%	9%	9%
2019	5%	9%	8%
2018	5%	8%	8%
2017	2%	8%	8%
2016	2%	8%	8%
2015	2%	8%	8%

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# Black Students

15 Students

1,900 Students

% Black Students

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Black Student Percentage Trends
Year	Lafayette, CO Avg	Colorado (CO)	National
2025	2%	3%	7%
2024	2%	3%	7%
2023	2%	3%	8%
2022	2%	2%	7%
2021	2%	2%	7%
2020	2%	3%	8%
2019	2%	3%	7%
2018	2%	2%	7%
2017	1%	3%	7%
2016	1%	3%	7%
2015	1%	3%	8%

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# White Students

506 Students

33,658 Students

% White Students

71%

48%

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White Student Percentage Trends
Year	Lafayette, CO Avg	Colorado (CO)	National
2025	71%	48%	52%
2024	71%	48%	52%
2023	75%	48%	52%
2022	65%	47%	54%
2021	65%	47%	54%
2020	65%	47%	54%
2019	66%	48%	56%
2018	64%	45%	56%
2017	71%	46%	58%
2016	71%	46%	58%
2015	71%	50%	58%

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# Hawaiian Students

n/a

65 Students

% Hawaiian Students

n/a

# Two or more races Students

n/a

% of Two or more races Students

n/a

# Others Students

122 Students

26,007 Students

% of Others Students

17%

37%

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Other Races Student Percentage Trends
Year	Lafayette, CO Avg	Colorado (CO)	National
2025	17%	37%	26%
2024	17%	37%	26%
2023	13%	38%	25%
2022	24%	39%	25%
2021	24%	39%	25%
2020	24%	38%	24%
2019	22%	38%	24%
2018	25%	42%	23%
2017	20%	40%	22%
2016	20%	40%	22%
2015	20%	36%	21%

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All Ethnic Groups

Academics

# Teachers

87 Teachers

6,323 Teachers

Average Student-Teacher Ratio

8:1

11:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Lafayette, CO Avg	Colorado (CO)	National
2025	8:1	11:1	11:1
2024	8:1	12:1	11:1
2023	7:1	12:1	11:1
2022	8:1	12:1	11:1
2021	8:1	12:1	11:1
2020	8:1	12:1	12:1
2019	10:1	12:1	12:1
2018	10:1	12:1	12:1
2017	7:1	12:1	12:1
2016	7:1	12:1	12:1
2015	8:1	12:1	12:1

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% Average Faculty w/Advanced Degree

73%

57%

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Percentage of Faculty With Advanced Degrees Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Lafayette, CO Avg	Colorado (CO)	National
2025	75%	56%	55%
2024	75%	57%	54%
2023	78%	57%	54%
2022	78%	56%	54%
2021	78%	56%	54%
2020	78%	56%	54%
2019	78%	57%	53%
2018	79%	57%	53%
2017	80%	53%	53%
2016	80%	51%	52%
2015	80%	50%	52%

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Average Class Size

14 students

15 students

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Class Size Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Lafayette, CO Avg	Colorado (CO)	National
2025	14	15	15
2024	14	15	15
2023	14	15	15
2022	14	15	15
2021	14	15	15
2020	14	15	15
2019	13	15	15
2018	12	15	15
2017	13	15	15
2016	13	15	15
2015	12	15	15

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Average Number of AP Courses

15 courses

12 courses

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Trends in Average Number of AP Courses Offered
Year	Lafayette, CO Avg	Colorado (CO)	National
2025	16	12	13
2024	16	12	12
2023	16	12	11
2022	16	13	11
2021	16	12	11
2020	16	12	11
2019	13	12	11
2018	13	12	11
2017	13	11	10
2016	13	11	10
2015	13	9	10

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Average SAT score

1385

(Out of 1600)

1257

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SAT Score Trends (2017-2025)
Year	Lafayette, CO Avg	Colorado (CO)	National
2025	1385	1245	1233
2024	1385	1242	1230
2020	1280	1283	1226
2019	1280	1274	1226
2018	1280	1229	1226
2017	1280	1262	1233

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Average ACT score

(Out of 36)

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ACT Score Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Lafayette, CO Avg	Colorado (CO)	National
2025	31	25	26
2024	31	25	26
2020	27	26	25
2019	27	25	25
2018	27	25	25
2017	27	25	25
2016	27	24	25
2015	27	24	25

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Tuition & Aid

Average Yearly Tuition Cost

$19,750

$14,790

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Tuition Cost Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Lafayette, CO Avg	Colorado (CO)	National
2025	$19,066	$14,827	$15,012
2024	$21,437	$13,632	$13,254
2023	$20,322	$12,981	$12,626
2022	$20,322	$12,703	$12,187
2021	$20,322	$12,363	$11,800
2020	$18,322	$11,771	$11,512
2019	$15,647	$11,296	$11,293
2018	$14,443	$11,384	$11,017
2017	$15,677	$10,593	$10,708
2016	$14,008	$10,223	$10,356
2015	$15,677	$9,876	$9,939

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Average % on Financial Aid

18%

29%

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Percent on Financial Aid Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Lafayette, CO Avg	Colorado (CO)	National
2025	18%	29%	34%
2024	18%	28%	34%
2023	18%	28%	34%
2022	18%	28%	33%
2021	18%	28%	33%
2020	18%	29%	32%
2019	18%	29%	31%
2018	33%	29%	30%
2017	33%	29%	30%
2016	33%	29%	29%
2015	33%	28%	28%

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Average Endowment Size

$4 million

$32.81 million

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Endowment Trends (2020-2025)
Year	Lafayette, CO Avg	Colorado (CO)	National
2025	$4 M	$31 M	$39 M
2024	$4 M	$25 M	$39 M
2023	$4 M	$21 M	$39 M
2022	$4 M	$21 M	$40 M
2021	$4 M	$21 M	$40 M
2020	$4 M	$19 M	$40 M

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Admissions & Athletics

Average Acceptance Rate

90%

84%

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Acceptance Rate Trends (2015-2025)
Year	Lafayette, CO Avg	Colorado (CO)	National
2025	90%	84%	81%
2024	90%	91%	85%
2023	90%	91%	85%
2022	90%	90%	85%
2021	90%	90%	85%
2020	90%	90%	85%
2019	90%	91%	85%
2018	82%	90%	85%
2017	78%	91%	85%
2016	78%	91%	85%
2015	78%	92%	85%

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Average Number of Extracurriculars

7 extracurriculars

Average Number of Sports

11 sports

6 sports

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked private schools in Lafayette, CO?

The private schools in Lafayette, CO is Dawson School.

How many private schools are located in Lafayette?

6 private schools are located in Lafayette.

How diverse are private schools in Lafayette?

Lafayette private schools are approximately 14% minority students, which is lower than the Colorado private school average of 25%.

What percentage of students in Lafayette go to private school?

11% of all K-12 students in Lafayette are educated in private schools (compared to the CO state average of 8%).

Which private schools in Lafayette are often viewed compared to one another?

Popular comparisons of private schools in Lafayette include: Forest Park Montessori School vs. Adventure Montessori Learning Center

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