Enrollment
60
Middle
DISTRICT 194 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALIDA SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. R-32·NCES 080633006500
Crest Academy
220 12TH STREET, SALIDA, CO 81201 · (719) 539-2977 · Chaffee County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL60 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 97% of Colorado public middle schools
- A+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
5 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 15.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
16 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 16 | 27% |
| Grade 6 | 16 | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 14 | 23% |
| Grade 8 | 14 | 23% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
78.9%
CO avg 44.9% . -0.7pp since 2023
Math
71.9%
CO avg 36.1% . +5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.9% | 71.9% |
| 2023-24 | 79.6% | 66.7% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
74.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 51% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 24 points, placing it in Colorado's top 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 Crest Academy
Crest Academy's state test result (74.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crest Academy this school | 60 | 26.7% | 74.3% |
| Soroco Middle School OAK CREEK | 67 | 20.9% | 62.8% |
| Ridgway Middle School RIDGWAY | 74 | 25.7% | 64.6% |
| Hayden Middle School HAYDEN | 93 | 25.8% | 24.8% |
| Peyton Junior High School PEYTON | 78 | 17.9% | N/A |
| Telluride Middle School TELLURIDE | 124 | 30.6% | 60.8% |
Matched among Colorado middle 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 Crest Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 60 | #265 of 278 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
60
+16 (+36%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 8.8:1
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 | 60 | 4.5 | 13.3:1 | 27% (16) |
| 2023-24 | 56 | 3.5 | 16.0:1 | 27% (15) |
| 2022-23 | 58 | 3.5 | 16.5:1 | 19% (11) |
| 2020-21 | 44 | 5 | 8.8:1 | 9% (4) |
| 2017-18 | 28 | 2.7 | 10.3:1 | 21% (6) |
| 2015-16 | 28 | 2 | 14.0:1 | 11% (3) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crest Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 114% (28 to 60); teachers up 66% (2.7 to 4.5).
About Crest Academy
Crest Academy is a very small middle school based in SALIDA, Colorado. Enrollment stands at 60 students, covering grades 5 through 8. It has 87% fewer students than the average for middle schools in Colorado (about 462).
The district, Salida School District No. R-32, operates 6 schools serving 1,351 students.
Roughly 93% of students at Crest Academy are White. The remaining students are 5% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 13, compared with 70 nationally.
Crest Academy reports a ratio of 13.3 students per teacher, from 4.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Colorado is 15.9:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Crest Academy, 27% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 37% average among public schools in Chaffee County.
Crest Academy earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 97% of Colorado public middle schools.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 50.6% for Crest Academy, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 74.3%. The 23.7-point gap ranks in the top 10% of Colorado schools.
For Chaffee County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $84,132, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 47%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The county has 12 public schools and about 2,462 students.
Crest Academy's closest public school neighbor is Salida Early Childhood Center, about 0.5 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 6 other public schools. Crest Academy ranks 1st of 5 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 74.3% against a local average of 43.8%.
For locale, NCES codes Crest Academy as Town: Remote.
Over 4 years, enrollment rose by 16 students, from 44 to 60. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 8.8:1 to 13.3:1.
This page is set up for the Crest Academy community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Chaffee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,178
Census ACS
Median income
$84,132
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
47%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
2,462 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Salida School District No. R-32
- Longfellow Elementary SchoolElementary · 449 students
- Salida High SchoolHigh · 409 students
- Salida Middle SchoolMiddle · 327 students
- Salida Early Childhood CenterElementary · 74 students
- Horizons Exploratory AcademyHigh · 32 students
Other schools in SALIDA
- Longfellow Elementary SchoolElementary · 449 students
- Salida High SchoolHigh · 409 students
- Salida Middle SchoolMiddle · 327 students
- Salida Montessori Charter SchoolElementary · 186 students
- Salida Early Childhood CenterElementary · 74 students
- Horizons Exploratory AcademyHigh · 32 students
Nearby schools
- Salida Early Childhood Center0.5 mi · 74
- Salida Middle School0.5 mi · 327
- Horizons Exploratory Academy0.6 mi · 32
- Salida High School0.6 mi · 409
- Longfellow Elementary School1.0 mi · 449
- Salida Montessori Charter School1.1 mi · 186
Frequently asked questions
About Crest AcademyHow many students attend Crest Academy?
Crest Academy enrolls approximately 60 students in grades 05-08.
Is Crest Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Crest Academy is a middle school covering grades 05-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Crest Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Crest Academy is approximately 13.3:1 (5 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Crest Academy?
At Crest Academy, the student body is approximately 93% White, 2% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
What district is Crest Academy in?
Crest Academy is part of Salida School District No. R-32.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.