Crest Academy

Crest Academy is a middle school of minimally staffed scale in SALIDA, Colorado, operated by Salida School District No. R-32, enrolling 60 students in grades 5 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 462 students per school, that is 87% leaner than typical.

Within Salida School District No. R-32, which oversees 6 schools and 1,351 students, Crest Academy is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Crest Academy records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (93%); the rest looks like 5% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Crest Academy reports 5 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.3:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 27% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Chaffee County's rate of about 37%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Crest Academy ranks in the top 10% of Colorado public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 50.6%; Crest Academy posts 74.3%, +23.7 points above that line.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Chaffee County indicate median household earnings sit near $84,132, about 47% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Chaffee County's 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,462 students), Crest Academy is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Salida Early Childhood Center, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 6 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Crest Academy at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 43.8%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Looking at the recent track record. Crest Academy's enrollment has grew 114% since 2018, when it stood at 28 (now 60). The Hispanic share of enrollment contracted from 11% to 2% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 10.3:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.