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Which teacher or staff member at Basalt Elementary School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
539
Elementary
DISTRICT 392 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROARING FORK SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-1·NCES 080426000582
Basalt Elementary School
151 EAST COTTONWOOD DRIVE, BASALT, CO 81621 · (970) 384-5800 · Eagle County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL539 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
249 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 50%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 73 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 118 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 16% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
49.6%
CO avg 44.9% . +5.5pp since 2023
Math
33.5%
CO avg 36.1% . -0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.6% | 33.5% |
| 2023-24 | 44.1% | 33.9% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.7%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Basalt Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Eagle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #431 of 931 | #4 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #491 of 940 | #4 of 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #376 of 946 | #4 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 539 | #174 of 1,056 | #1 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #214 of 896 | #10 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.1% | #449 of 896 | #5 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.2% | #517 of 983 | #5 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.5% | #533 of 664 | #7 of 8 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
539
+40 (+8%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 691
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 12.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 539 | 38.8 | 13.9:1 | 46% (249) |
| 2023-24 | 532 | 37.8 | 14.1:1 | 49% (262) |
| 2022-23 | 521 | 38 | 13.7:1 | 38% (196) |
| 2020-21 | 499 | 40 | 12.5:1 | 35% (175) |
| 2017-18 | 583 | 43.2 | 13.5:1 | 48% (277) |
| 2015-16 | 625 | 45 | 13.9:1 | 41% (257) |
| 2010-11 | 646 | 52 | 12.4:1 | 38% (247) |
| 2000-01 | 590 | 39 | 15.1:1 | 22% (129) |
| 1990-91 | 691 | 35 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Basalt Elementary School.
About Basalt Elementary School
Basalt Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school located in BASALT, Colorado. It had 539 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 4. That compares with an average of about 379 students for elementary schools in Colorado.
Basalt Elementary School is part of a district of 14 schools: Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1, with 5,839 students.
At Basalt Elementary School, 59% of students are Hispanic. Other students are 39% White. That is higher than the 30% Hispanic share among all Eagle County residents. The diversity index for Basalt Elementary School is 50%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 38.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 13.9:1. The school's 13.9:1 compares with an average of 16.6:1 for elementary schools in Colorado. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 46%. Public schools in Eagle County average a similar 44%.
Basalt Elementary School is 1.7 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (40.4% versus 38.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Colorado.
In the surrounding county, Eagle County, median household income comes to about $104,096, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 51% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county has 23 public schools and about 7,148 students.
Basalt Elementary School's nearest public school is Basalt Middle School (about 0.2 miles). There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, Basalt Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Remote.
From 499 students in 2020-21, enrollment increased to 539 by 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 13.9 students per teacher, compared with 12.5 in 2020-21.
This page is set up for the Basalt Elementary School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Eagle County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
55,135
Census ACS
Median income
$104,096
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
7,148 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1
- Glenwood Springs High SchoolHigh · 1,032 students
- Roaring Fork High SchoolHigh · 472 students
- Glenwood Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · 452 students
- Crystal River Elementary SchoolElementary · 445 students
- Basalt High SchoolHigh · 414 students
- Sopris Elementary SchoolElementary · 392 students
Other schools in BASALT
- Basalt High SchoolHigh · 414 students
- Basalt Middle SchoolMiddle · 367 students
Nearby schools
- Basalt Middle School0.2 mi · 367
- Basalt High School0.8 mi · 414
- Roaring Fork High School9.3 mi · 472
- Crystal River Elementary School9.4 mi · 445
- Carbondale Middle School9.5 mi · 362
- Bridges9.8 mi · 68
Frequently asked questions
About Basalt Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Basalt Elementary School?
Basalt Elementary School enrolls approximately 539 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Basalt Elementary School serve?
Basalt Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many teachers does Basalt Elementary School have?
Basalt Elementary School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
How diverse is Basalt Elementary School?
Basalt Elementary School reports a student body of 39% White, 59% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Basalt Elementary School?
Basalt Elementary School is overseen by Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1 in Eagle County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.