Basalt Elementary School

Basalt Elementary School is a primary school of middle-of-the-pack scale in BASALT, Colorado, overseen by Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1, serveing 539 students in grades pre-K through 4. Compared to the state average of about 379 students per school, that is 42% bigger than typical.

Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1 comprises 14 schools with combined enrollment of 5,839 students; Basalt Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Basalt Elementary School reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 59%. Other groups include 39% White. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. An estimated 46% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Basalt Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.4%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Eagle County put median household income runs about $104,096, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Basalt Elementary School is one of 23 public schools in Eagle County (combined enrollment of about 7,148 students).

Basalt Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Basalt Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Basalt Elementary School at 1st of 6; the average score across the group is 31.2%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Basalt Elementary School has shrank 8%, going from 583 students in 2018 to 539 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Basalt Elementary School community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.