Avery/Parsons Elementary School

Avery/Parsons Elementary School, a moderately sized elementary campus in BUENA VISTA, Colorado, operated by Buena Vista School District No. R-31, enrolls 383 students, covering grades K through 5.

Buena Vista School District No. R-31 runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 925 students. Avery/Parsons Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Avery/Parsons Elementary School lists that the largest single group is White, at 79% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 15% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 87%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Avery/Parsons Elementary School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.4:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 39% of students at Avery/Parsons Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Avery/Parsons Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.3%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Chaffee County) records that the typical household earns roughly $84,132 per year, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Chaffee County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,462 students), Avery/Parsons Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is The Grove BVSD's Early Learning Program, roughly 0.0 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Avery/Parsons Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 49.6%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Avery/Parsons Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 21% since 2018, when it stood at 486 (now 383). The White share of enrollment edged down from 86% to 79% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.

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