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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
92
+12 (+15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
6.0:1
was 7.3:1
% White
87%
was 86%
% Hispanic
11%
was 11%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Creede School
Creede School is one of the tiny all-grades campuss in CREEDE, Colorado, part of Creede School District, with 92 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 12. That puts it 82% smaller than the typical public school in Colorado, which averages around 523 students.
Creede School sits inside Creede School District, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Creede School reports that nearly all students (87%) are White. The remainder looks like 11% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. Compared to Mineral County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 6.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.3:1, putting Creede School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Creede School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.3%; this one delivers 41.7%.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Mineral County put median household income runs about $56,250, roughly 52% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
Lake City Community School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 25.6 miles from this campus. Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Creede School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 33.8%.
Geographically, the school is in a rural area.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 15%: 80 students in 2018 compared to 92 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 7.3:1 in 2018 to 6.0:1 in 2025.
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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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.