Enrollment
100
Combined
DISTRICT 100 · STATE 523
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOFFAT CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT #2·NCES 080570001511
Crestone Charter School
330 LIME AVENUE, CRESTONE, CO 81131 · (719) 256-4907 · Saguache County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED43-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL100 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% of Colorado public K-12 schools
- DTest 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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.4:1 · STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
77 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 10 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 6 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 8 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 6 | 6% |
| Grade 4 | 10 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 8 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 5 | 5% |
| Grade 7 | 9 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 9 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 8 | 8% |
| Grade 10 | 6 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 9 | 9% |
| Grade 12 | 6 | 6% |
Student demographics
42%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
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
22.5%
CO avg 44.9% . -6.8pp since 2023
Math
10.0%
CO avg 36.1% . -7.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 22.5% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.3% | 17.1% |
% 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
19.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
20.0%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% 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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
100
+15 (+18%) vs 2020
+104% since 2000-01, when it was 49
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 9.4:1
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 | 100 | 9.8 | 10.2:1 | 77% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 87 | 7.6 | 11.4:1 | 72% (63) |
| 2022-23 | 82 | 9.2 | 8.9:1 | 72% (59) |
| 2020-21 | 85 | 9 | 9.4:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 85 | 7.3 | 11.6:1 | 78% (66) |
| 2015-16 | 82 | 9 | 9.1:1 | 79% (65) |
| 2010-11 | 82 | 8 | 10.3:1 | 23% (19) |
| 2000-01 | 49 | 5 | 9.8:1 | 22% (11) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crestone Charter School.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (85 to 100); teachers up 34% (7.3 to 9.8).
About Crestone Charter School
In CRESTONE, Colorado, part of Saguache County, Crestone Charter School is a combined-grade school. It covers kindergarten through 12, with a total enrollment of 100 students. Statewide, combined schools in Colorado average about 523 students each.
Moffat Consolidated School District #2 runs Crestone Charter School along with 1 other school, enrolling 199 students in total.
White students make up a majority at Crestone Charter School, at 73%. Other students are 11% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Pick two students at random and there is a 42% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 9.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Crestone Charter School and a ratio of 10.2:1. This ratio sits 4.2 below the 14.3:1 average for combined schools in Colorado. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 77% of students. That is lower than the 87% average for public schools in Saguache County.
Measured against Colorado public K-12 schools, Crestone Charter School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Test results at Crestone Charter School are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (19.7% actual, 20.0% predicted).
Within Saguache County, the median household income is $50,082, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Crestone Charter School, Saguache County has 7 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, Moffat Prek-12 School is the closest, at about 11.7 miles. Its average proficiency rate of 19.7% is below the 32.6% average for nearby schools.
Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area. NCES lists Crestone Charter School as a charter school.
2024-25 enrollment was 100, an 18% rise from 85 in 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Saguache County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,580
Census ACS
Median income
$50,082
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
932 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Moffat Consolidated School District #2
- Moffat Prek-12 SchoolCombined · 99 students
Nearby schools
- Moffat Prek-12 School11.7 mi · 99
- Custer County High School16.3 mi · 98
- Custer County Elementary School16.3 mi · 146
- Custer Middle School16.3 mi · 69
- Sangre de Cristo Undivided High School23.8 mi · 146
- Sangre de Cristo Elementary School23.8 mi · 110
Frequently asked questions
About Crestone Charter SchoolHow many students attend Crestone Charter School?
Crestone Charter School enrolls approximately 100 students in grades KG-12.
Is Crestone Charter School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Crestone Charter School is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-12.
How many students per teacher at Crestone Charter School?
Approximately 10.2:1 students per teacher at Crestone Charter School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Crestone Charter School?
At Crestone Charter School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Crestone Charter School public or private?
Crestone Charter School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Moffat Consolidated School District #2.
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