Enrollment
303
Elementary
DISTRICT 312 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUNNISON WATERSHED SCHOOL DISTRICT RE1J·NCES 080447006629
Crested Butte Elementary School
818 RED LADY AVENUE, CRESTED BUTTE, CO 81224 · (970) 641-7720 · Gunnison County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL303 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Colorado public elementary schools
- ATest 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 58.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
48 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 37% smaller than its 5th grade class (65).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
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CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
60.3%
CO avg 44.9% . +4.5pp since 2023
Math
52.3%
CO avg 36.1% . -5.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.3% | 52.3% |
| 2023-24 | 55.8% | 57.6% |
% 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
61.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Crested Butte Elementary School
Crested Butte Elementary School's state test result (61.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crested Butte Elementary School this school | 303 | 15.8% | 61.6% |
| Wilmot Elementary School EVERGREEN | 327 | 12.2% | 64.3% |
| Parmalee Elementary School INDIAN HILLS | 278 | 11.5% | 80.6% |
| Lyons Elementary School LYONS | 255 | 19.6% | 75.9% |
| Elk Creek Elementary School PINE | 323 | 21.7% | 57.9% |
| Franktown Elementary School FRANKTOWN | 354 | 11.3% | 63.2% |
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 Crested Butte Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #134 of 931 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #241 of 940 ▼ 93 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #207 of 946 ▲ 66 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 303 | #706 of 1,056 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #369 of 896 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.6% | #886 of 896 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.8% | #885 of 983 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.2% | #442 of 664 |
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
303
-42 (-12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 303 | 20.3 | 14.9:1 | 16% (48) |
| 2023-24 | 310 | 21.5 | 14.4:1 | 21% (66) |
| 2022-23 | 328 | 23.6 | 13.9:1 | 9% (28) |
| 2020-21 | 345 | 23 | 15.0:1 | 7% (25) |
| 2017-18 | 345 | 21.7 | 15.9:1 | 6% (19) |
| 2015-16 | 355 | 19 | 18.7:1 | 8% (30) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crested Butte Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (345 to 303); teachers down 6% (21.7 to 20.3).
About Crested Butte Elementary School
In CRESTED BUTTE, Colorado, Crested Butte Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school. Classes run from kindergarten through 5, and the school has 303 students. Against the 379-student average for elementary schools in Colorado, enrollment here is 20% lower.
Crested Butte Elementary School is a school in Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J. The district has 7 schools and 2,095 students.
Crested Butte Elementary School's enrollment is 91% White. The school is also 6% Hispanic. For comparison, Gunnison County is about 87% White. Crested Butte Elementary School's diversity index is 17%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 20.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Crested Butte Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.9:1. That is 1.7 students per teacher below the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 16%. On average, public schools in Gunnison County report 33%.
Crested Butte Elementary School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 78% of Colorado public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Crested Butte Elementary School would score about 57.1%. It scores 61.6%, 4.5 points above that figure.
Across Gunnison County, the median household income is $84,527, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 65%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. In all, Gunnison County has 7 public schools and roughly 2,095 students.
The school nearest to Crested Butte Elementary School is Crested Butte Secondary School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. On state test proficiency, Crested Butte Elementary School ranks 1st in a group of 6 nearby schools.
Crested Butte Elementary School is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
2024-25 enrollment was 303, a 12% decrease from 345 in 2020-21.
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Gunnison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,241
Census ACS
Median income
$84,527
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
65%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,095 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J
- Gunnison Elementary SchoolElementary · 560 students
- Gunnison High SchoolHigh · 410 students
- Crested Butte Secondary SchoolHigh · 400 students
- Gunnison Middle SchoolMiddle · 314 students
- Lake PreschoolElementary · 74 students
- Marble Charter SchoolCombined · 34 students
Other schools in CRESTED BUTTE
- Crested Butte Secondary SchoolHigh · 400 students
Nearby schools
- Crested Butte Secondary School0.0 mi · 400
- Marble Charter School18.4 mi · 34
- Gunnison Elementary School21.6 mi · 560
- Gunnison Middle School21.6 mi · 314
- Lake Preschool21.7 mi · 74
- Gunnison High School22.0 mi · 410
Frequently asked questions
About Crested Butte Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Crested Butte Elementary School?
Crested Butte Elementary School enrolls approximately 303 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Crested Butte Elementary School serve?
Crested Butte Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Crested Butte Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Crested Butte Elementary School is approximately 14.9:1 (20 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Crested Butte Elementary School?
Crested Butte Elementary School reports a student body of 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Crested Butte Elementary School?
Crested Butte Elementary School is overseen by Gunnison Watershed School District Re1J in Gunnison County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.