Enrollment
136
Elementary
DISTRICT 149 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CRIPPLE CREEK-VICTOR SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-1·NCES 080318000280
Cresson Elementary School
412 NORTH C STREET, CRIPPLE CREEK, CO 80813 · (719) 689-9230 · Teller County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL136 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% of Colorado public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
21.1:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.1:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
105 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 | 29 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 20 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 14 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 15 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 33% larger than its 5th grade class (15).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 25% · 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
Cresson Elementary School→Cripple Creek-Victor Junior-Senior High School
Based on grade levels within Cripple Creek-Victor School District No. Re-1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
30.6%
CO avg 44.9% . -2.7pp since 2023
Math
14.3%
CO avg 36.1% . -1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.6% | 14.3% |
| 2023-24 | 33.3% | 15.7% |
% 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
29.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
19.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 20% 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 Cresson Elementary School
Cresson Elementary School's state test result (29.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cresson Elementary School this school | 136 | 77.2% | 29.4% |
| Walsh Elementary School WALSH | 105 | 73.3% | 37.8% |
| Eads Elementary School EADS | 119 | 69.7% | 56.8% |
| Springfield Elementary School SPRINGFIELD | 156 | 73.1% | 27.6% |
| La Veta Elementary School LA VETA | 120 | 70.8% | N/A |
| Simla Elementary School SIMLA | 165 | 64.8% | 46.9% |
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 Cresson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.4% | #595 of 931 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.3% | #819 of 940 ▼ 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #644 of 946 ▼ 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 136 | #963 of 1,056 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.2% | #186 of 983 |
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
136
-22 (-14%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 205
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 136 | 6.4 | 21.1:1 | 77% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 125 | 9.1 | 13.8:1 | 74% (93) |
| 2022-23 | 137 | 11 | 12.4:1 | 73% (100) |
| 2020-21 | 158 | 14 | 11.3:1 | 63% (99) |
| 2017-18 | 186 | 14.5 | 12.8:1 | 72% (134) |
| 2015-16 | 211 | 12 | 17.6:1 | 72% (152) |
| 2010-11 | 237 | 16 | 14.8:1 | 59% (139) |
| 2000-01 | 369 | 18 | 20.5:1 | 39% (144) |
| 1990-91 | 205 | 8 | 25.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cresson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (186 to 136); teachers down 56% (14.5 to 6.4).
About Cresson Elementary School
Families in CRIPPLE CREEK, Colorado, are served by Cresson Elementary School, a very small elementary school. The school enrolls 136 students in pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Colorado, the average enrollment is about 379.
Cripple Creek-Victor School District No. Re-1 has 2 schools and 298 students, and Cresson Elementary School is one of those schools.
Roughly 83% of students at Cresson Elementary School are White. Other groups make up 11% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Teller County residents are about 86% White, a similar share. The diversity index for Cresson Elementary School is 30%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Cresson Elementary School reports a ratio of 21.1 students per teacher, from 6.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado is 4.6 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Cresson Elementary School, 77% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Teller County is 42%.
Among Colorado public elementary schools, Cresson Elementary School outscored 55%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Cresson Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 29.4%, compared with a predicted 19.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Colorado schools on BeatsExpectations.
For the population of Teller County, median household income comes to about $85,361, 38% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Teller County counts 8 public schools with about 2,249 students.
Among nearby public schools, Cripple Creek-Victor Junior-Senior High School is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. The school's 29.4% average proficiency ranks 7th among 9 nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Cresson Elementary School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Cresson Elementary School had a net loss of 22 students, or 14%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.3:1 in 2020-21, and 21.1:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Cresson Elementary School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Teller County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
24,825
Census ACS
Median income
$85,361
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
38%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,249 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cripple Creek-Victor School District No. Re-1
- Cripple Creek-Victor Junior-Senior High SchoolHigh · 162 students
Other schools in CRIPPLE CREEK
- Cripple Creek-Victor Junior-Senior High SchoolHigh · 162 students
Other Cresson Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Cresson Elementary. Cresson Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Cresson ElementaryNorwalk, CA · 243 students
Nearby schools
- Cripple Creek-Victor Junior-Senior High School0.1 mi · 162
- Summit Elementary School14.1 mi · 286
- Ute Pass Elementary School15.7 mi · 174
- Manitou Springs Elementary School16.3 mi · 331
- Manitou Springs Middle School16.7 mi · 275
- Manitou Springs High School16.8 mi · 367
Frequently asked questions
About Cresson Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Cresson Elementary School?
Cresson Elementary School enrolls approximately 136 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Cresson Elementary School serve?
Cresson Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Cresson Elementary School have?
Cresson Elementary School employs 6 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Cresson Elementary School?
Student demographics at Cresson Elementary School are roughly 83% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
What district is Cresson Elementary School in?
Cresson Elementary School is part of Cripple Creek-Victor School District No. Re-1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.