Crestone Charter School

Crestone Charter School is a rural-scale combined-grade school in CRESTONE, Colorado, run under Moffat School District No. 2 in the county of Saguache and. The school works with 100 students in grades K through 12. Compared to the state average of about 523 students per school, that is 81% leaner than typical.

Moffat School District No. 2 in the county of Saguache and comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 199 students; Crestone Charter School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Crestone Charter School reports that 73% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 11% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 4% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, Crestone Charter School records 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.3:1, putting Crestone Charter School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 77% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Saguache County's rate of about 87%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Crestone Charter School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 20.0%, the actual is 19.7%, a residual of -0.3 points.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Saguache County indicate median household earnings sit near $50,082, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Saguache County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 932 students), Crestone Charter School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Moffat Prek-12 School, roughly 11.7 miles away. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Crestone Charter School ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 31.5%.

The school occupies a rural site. Crestone Charter School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Crestone Charter School has grew 18%, going from 85 students in 2018 to 100 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 81% to 73%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 11.6:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 today.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.