Enrollment
92
Combined
STATE 523
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CREEDE SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 080315000279
Creede School
308 LA GARITA AVENUE, CREEDE, CO 81130 · (719) 658-2220 · Mineral County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL92 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% of Colorado public K-12 schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
6.0:1
15 FTE teachers
STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
37 students
STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 6 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 6 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 7 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 8 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 11 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 6 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 6 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 8 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 8 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 8 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 8 | 9% |
| Grade 11 | 4 | 4% |
| Grade 12 | 6 | 7% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
58.7%
CO avg 44.9% . +17.0pp since 2023
Math
41.3%
CO avg 36.1% . +16.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.7% | 41.3% |
| 2023-24 | 41.7% | 25.0% |
% 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
41.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.3%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% 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 Creede School
Creede School's state test result (41.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creede School this school | 92 | 40.2% | 41.7% |
| Outer Range MONTROSE | 71 | 39.4% | N/A |
| Liberty School JOES | 76 | 43.4% | 49.3% |
| Lake City Community School LAKE CITY | 75 | 38.7% | 42.5% |
| Pawnee School PK-12 GROVER | 61 | 47.5% | N/A |
| Flagler Public School FLAGLER | 186 | 41.4% | 33.6% |
Matched among Colorado K-12 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 Creede School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 92 | #26 of 38 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
92
+11 (+14%) vs 2020
+136% since 1990-91, when it was 39
Student : Teacher
6.0:1
was 6.8:1
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 | 92 | 15.4 | 6.0:1 | 40% (37) |
| 2023-24 | 95 | 13.3 | 7.2:1 | 49% (47) |
| 2022-23 | 86 | 13.1 | 6.5:1 | 42% (36) |
| 2020-21 | 81 | 12 | 6.8:1 | 43% (35) |
| 2017-18 | 80 | 11 | 7.3:1 | 48% (38) |
| 2015-16 | 84 | 10 | 8.4:1 | 63% (53) |
| 2010-11 | 44 | 9 | 4.9:1 | 43% (19) |
| 2000-01 | 68 | 8 | 8.5:1 | 19% (13) |
| 1990-91 | 39 | 6 | 6.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Creede School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (80 to 92); teachers up 41% (11 to 15.4).
About Creede School
Students in CREEDE, Colorado, attend Creede School, a small combined-grade school. A federal count lists 92 students at the school, in pre-K through 12. An average school in this group (combined schools in Colorado) has about 523 students.
For district matters, Creede School falls under Creede School District.
At Creede School, White students make up 87% of the student body. The remaining students are 11% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The county population is about 91% White, within a few points of the school. Creede School has a diversity index of 23%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 6.0:1, with 15.4 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, combined schools in Colorado average 14.3:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 40%. That is close to the 40% average for public schools in Mineral County.
allk12 grades Creede School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Colorado public K-12 schools, because each state gives its own test.
Creede School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Colorado schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 41.7% and a predicted 42.3%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Mineral County, median household income is about $56,250, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
Nearest public school: Lake City Community School, about 25.6 miles away. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Creede School ranks 2nd of 4 on average proficiency.
Creede School is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
The student count in 2024-25 was 92, 14% above the 81 of 2020-21.
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Mineral County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
729
Census ACS
Median income
$56,250
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
1
92 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Lake City Community School25.6 mi · 75
- Del Norte Elementary School33.3 mi · 187
- Del Norte High Jr./Sr. High School33.3 mi · 173
Frequently asked questions
About Creede SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Creede School?
Creede School enrolls approximately 92 students in grades PK-12.
What age range does Creede School serve?
Creede School serves students from grade PK through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Creede School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Creede School is approximately 6.0:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Creede School?
At Creede School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 11% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Is Creede School public or private?
Creede School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Creede School District.
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