Enrollment
139
Elementary
DISTRICT 247 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-1 VALLEY·NCES 080669001361
Caliche Elementary School
26308 COUNTY ROAD 65, ILIFF, CO 80736 · (970) 522-8330 · Logan County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL139 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.8:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
68 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 15 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 11 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 16 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 13 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 24 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is 38% smaller than its 6th grade class (24).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
Caliche Elementary School→Caliche Junior-Senior High School
Based on grade levels within School District No. Re-1 Valley. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
32.0%
CO avg 44.9% . +12.3pp since 2023
Math
20.0%
CO avg 36.1% . +1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 19.7% | 18.2% |
% 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
26.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Caliche Elementary School
Caliche Elementary School's state test result (26.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caliche Elementary School this school | 139 | 48.9% | 26.3% |
| Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School HESPERUS | 116 | 50.9% | 50.0% |
| Carlson Elementary School IDAHO SPRINGS | 144 | 43.1% | 32.1% |
| McClave Elementary School MC CLAVE | 126 | 42.1% | 56.6% |
| Gilpin County Elementary School BLACK HAWK | 192 | 47.9% | 41.1% |
| Custer County Elementary School WESTCLIFFE | 146 | 50.7% | 30.6% |
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 Caliche Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Logan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #648 of 931 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #712 of 940 ▲ 25 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #623 of 946 ▲ 191 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 139 | #960 of 1,056 | #4 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.9% | #488 of 983 | #3 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
139
+6 (+5%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 145
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 139 | 10.4 | 13.3:1 | 49% (68) |
| 2023-24 | 127 | 9.4 | 13.5:1 | 53% (67) |
| 2022-23 | 136 | 6.6 | 20.7:1 | 46% (63) |
| 2020-21 | 133 | 10 | 13.3:1 | 41% (54) |
| 2017-18 | 161 | 9.5 | 16.9:1 | 52% (84) |
| 2015-16 | 161 | 10 | 16.1:1 | 49% (79) |
| 2010-11 | 164 | 9 | 18.2:1 | 46% (76) |
| 2000-01 | 150 | 9 | 16.7:1 | 41% (61) |
| 1990-91 | 145 | 11 | 13.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Caliche Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (161 to 139); teachers up 9% (9.5 to 10.4).
About Caliche Elementary School
Caliche Elementary School is a small elementary school in Colorado, located in ILIFF. A total of 139 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 6. Against the 379-student average for elementary schools in Colorado, enrollment here is 63% lower.
School District No. Re-1 Valley enrolls 1,910 students in 7 schools, including Caliche Elementary School.
Caliche Elementary School is 76% White by enrollment. Other students are 21% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 38% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At Caliche Elementary School, 10.4 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 13.3:1. That is lower than the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. Roughly 49% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
Caliche Elementary School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 26.3% is 10.7 points below the 37.1% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Caliche Elementary School is located in Logan County, where the median household income is $51,829, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and roughly 12% of residents are in poverty. Besides Caliche Elementary School, Logan County has 12 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Caliche Junior-Senior High School, at less than a tenth of a mile. On state test proficiency, Caliche Elementary School ranks 5th in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Federal data place Caliche Elementary School in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal data show a 5% enrollment gain, from 133 in 2020-21 to 139 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Caliche Elementary School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Logan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,892
Census ACS
Median income
$51,829
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
2,649 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in School District No. Re-1 Valley
- Sterling High SchoolHigh · 421 students
- Sterling Middle SchoolMiddle · 397 students
- Ayres Elementary SchoolElementary · 385 students
- Campbell Elementary SchoolElementary · 347 students
- Hagen Early Education CenterElementary · 117 students
- Caliche Junior-Senior High SchoolHigh · 104 students
Nearby schools
- Caliche Junior-Senior High School0.0 mi · 104
- Fleming Elementary School11.4 mi · 131
- Fleming High School11.4 mi · 90
- Peetz Junior-Senior High School12.6 mi · 90
- Peetz Elementary School12.6 mi · 114
- Hagen Early Education Center17.5 mi · 117
Frequently asked questions
About Caliche Elementary SchoolHow large is Caliche Elementary School?
Caliche Elementary School enrolls approximately 139 students in grades PK-06.
Is Caliche Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Caliche Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Caliche Elementary School have?
Caliche Elementary School employs 10 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Caliche Elementary School?
Student demographics at Caliche Elementary School are roughly 76% White, 21% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Is Caliche Elementary School public or private?
Caliche Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by School District No. Re-1 Valley.
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