Enrollment
274
Elementary
DISTRICT 248 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAYFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 10JT-R·NCES 080240000088
Bayfield Intermediate School
720 E OAK, BAYFIELD, CO 81122 · (970) 884-9571 · La Plata County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL274 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% of Colorado public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
113 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 90 | 33% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 30% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 37% |
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
45.3%
CO avg 44.9% . +9.6pp since 2023
Math
35.4%
CO avg 36.1% . +2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.3% | 35.4% |
| 2023-24 | 35.7% | 32.7% |
% 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
37.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.7%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 →
Schools most like Bayfield Intermediate School
Bayfield Intermediate School's state test result (37.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayfield Intermediate School this school | 274 | 41.2% | 37.3% |
| Byers Elementary School BYERS | 275 | 37.8% | 55.2% |
| Meeker Elementary School MEEKER | 285 | 42.5% | 49.0% |
| Rim Rock Elementary School FRUITA | 292 | 39.7% | 49.9% |
| Olander Elementary School FORT COLLINS | 310 | 37.7% | 50.6% |
| Summit Elementary School DIVIDE | 286 | 43.7% | 52.5% |
Matched among Colorado elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bayfield Intermediate School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In La Plata County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.3% | #479 of 931 | #7 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #463 of 940 ▲ 23 | #4 of 10 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #434 of 946 ▲ 121 | #7 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 274 | #780 of 1,056 | #6 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #48 of 896 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.3% | #560 of 896 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.2% | #567 of 983 | #7 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -60.5% | #2 of 664 | #1 of 7 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
274
-17 (-6%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 417
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 274 | 23.3 | 11.8:1 | 41% (113) |
| 2023-24 | 297 | 25.5 | 11.6:1 | 47% (141) |
| 2022-23 | 295 | 24.6 | 12.0:1 | 37% (110) |
| 2020-21 | 291 | 25 | 11.6:1 | 36% (105) |
| 2017-18 | 694 | 35.4 | 19.6:1 | 30% (211) |
| 2015-16 | 686 | 46 | 14.9:1 | 32% (219) |
| 2010-11 | 660 | 41 | 16.1:1 | 33% (220) |
| 2000-01 | 480 | 27 | 17.8:1 | 23% (112) |
| 1990-91 | 417 | 22 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bayfield Intermediate School.
Since 2017-18: students down 61% (694 to 274); teachers down 34% (35.4 to 23.3).
About Bayfield Intermediate School
Bayfield Intermediate School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Colorado, located in BAYFIELD. The school enrolls 274 students, from grades 3 through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Colorado is about 379, so this school runs 28% smaller than that.
Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R, which runs Bayfield Intermediate School, has 4 schools and 1,183 students.
A majority of students at Bayfield Intermediate School, 71%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 19% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Native American. Among all residents of La Plata County, the White share is about 82%. The chance that two students picked at random at Bayfield Intermediate School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 45%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.8:1, with 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Colorado is 16.6:1, higher than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 41% of enrollment. Across public schools in La Plata County, the average is about the same, 39%.
Measured against Colorado public elementary schools, Bayfield Intermediate School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Bayfield Intermediate School falls in the middle 80% of Colorado schools: 37.3% actual against 41.7% predicted.
Census Bureau estimates for La Plata County show that median household income is about $86,056, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 49% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Bayfield Intermediate School is one of 24 public schools in La Plata County, which together enroll about 7,504 students.
Bayfield Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Bayfield Intermediate School ranks 1st of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 37.3% against a local average of 26.2%.
Locale data from NCES put Bayfield Intermediate School in rural territory far from an urban area (Rural: Remote).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 291 to 274.
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La Plata County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
56,331
Census ACS
Median income
$86,056
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
49%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
7,504 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R
- Bayfield High SchoolHigh · 404 students
- Bayfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 283 students
- Bayfield Primary SchoolElementary · 222 students
Other schools in BAYFIELD
- Bayfield High SchoolHigh · 404 students
- Bayfield Middle SchoolMiddle · 283 students
- Bayfield Primary SchoolElementary · 222 students
Nearby schools
- Bayfield Middle School0.2 mi · 283
- Bayfield High School0.6 mi · 404
- Bayfield Primary School0.8 mi · 222
- Ignacio Early Learning Program8.4 mi · 28
- Ignacio High School8.5 mi · 182
- Ignacio Elementary School8.7 mi · 279
Frequently asked questions
About Bayfield Intermediate SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bayfield Intermediate School?
Bayfield Intermediate School enrolls approximately 274 students in grades 03-05.
Is Bayfield Intermediate School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bayfield Intermediate School is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many students per teacher at Bayfield Intermediate School?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Bayfield Intermediate School.
How diverse is Bayfield Intermediate School?
Bayfield Intermediate School reports a student body of 71% White, 19% Hispanic, 0% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Bayfield Intermediate School public or private?
Bayfield Intermediate School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Bayfield School District No. 10Jt-R.
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