Enrollment
156
Elementary
DISTRICT 110 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CROWLEY COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-1-J·NCES 080321001519
Crowley County Elementary K-6
1001 MAIN ST, ORDWAY, CO 81063 · (719) 267-9880 · Crowley County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL156 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of Colorado public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
109 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 | 18 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 24 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 22 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 24 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (18) is 25% smaller than its 6th grade class (24).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Crowley County Elementary K-6→Crowley County Junior and Senior High School
Based on grade levels within Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
QUIET COMMUNITY
Be the first to start a discussion at Crowley County Elementary K-6.
START A DISCUSSIONTest scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
28.8%
CO avg 44.9% . +1.9pp since 2023
Math
13.8%
CO avg 36.1% . -1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.8% | 13.8% |
| 2023-24 | 26.9% | 15.1% |
% 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
23.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.4%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Crowley County Elementary K-6
Crowley County Elementary K-6's state test result (23.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crowley County Elementary K-6 this school | 156 | 69.9% | 23.6% |
| Prairie Heights Elementary School FOUNTAIN | 130 | 68.5% | 21.2% |
| Midland Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 129 | 70.5% | 27.1% |
| Miami/Yoder Elementary School RUSH | 173 | 64.7% | 29.2% |
| La Jara Elementary School LA JARA | 195 | 65.6% | 45.2% |
| Taylor Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 152 | 75.7% | 38.7% |
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 Crowley County Elementary K-6 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.6% | #707 of 931 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.8% | #833 of 940 ▼ 37 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #674 of 946 ▲ 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 156 | #937 of 1,056 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.9% | #269 of 983 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.3% | #56 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
156
-44 (-22%) vs 2020
+8% since 2000-01, when it was 144
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 156 | 12.6 | 12.4:1 | 70% (109) |
| 2023-24 | 181 | 9.9 | 18.2:1 | 75% (135) |
| 2022-23 | 191 | 12.5 | 15.2:1 | 65% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 200 | 13 | 15.4:1 | 61% (121) |
| 2017-18 | 241 | 16.4 | 14.7:1 | 61% (147) |
| 2015-16 | 101 | 6 | 16.8:1 | 71% (72) |
| 2010-11 | 138 | 7 | 19.7:1 | 67% (93) |
| 2000-01 | 144 | 10 | 14.4:1 | 62% (89) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Crowley County Elementary K-6.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (241 to 156); teachers down 23% (16.4 to 12.6).
About Crowley County Elementary K-6
Crowley County Elementary K-6 is a public small elementary school in ORDWAY, Colorado. The school serves kindergarten through 6. Enrollment is 156 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Colorado enroll about 379 students on average.
Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J is the local district for Crowley County Elementary K-6. It runs 3 schools with 330 students.
Of every 100 students at Crowley County Elementary K-6, about 55 are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 37% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 64%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Crowley County Elementary K-6 scores 55%.
Crowley County Elementary K-6 has 12.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.4:1. The school's 12.4:1 compares with an average of 16.6:1 for elementary schools in Colorado. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 70%. That rate is above the 61% average among public schools in Crowley County.
On the allk12 Grade, Crowley County Elementary K-6 lands at C, ahead of 28% of Colorado public elementary schools.
Test results at Crowley County Elementary K-6 are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (23.6% actual, 24.4% predicted).
The school's county is Crowley County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $48,826 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 12% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 16%. Crowley County Elementary K-6 shares Crowley County with 2 other public schools.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Crowley County Virtual Education Academy, is the closest to Crowley County Elementary K-6. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 30.1%, higher than Crowley County Elementary K-6's 23.6%.
Under the NCES locale system, Crowley County Elementary K-6 is Rural: Remote.
Enrollment figures show a decrease of 44 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.4:1 to 12.4:1 over the same years.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Crowley County Elementary K-6. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Crowley County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,647
Census ACS
Median income
$48,826
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
12%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
330 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J
- Crowley County Junior and Senior High SchoolHigh · 156 students
- Crowley County Virtual Education AcademyCombined · 18 students
Other schools in ORDWAY
- Crowley County Junior and Senior High SchoolHigh · 156 students
- Crowley County Virtual Education AcademyCombined · 18 students
Nearby schools
- Crowley County Virtual Education Academy0.0 mi · 18
- Crowley County Junior and Senior High School0.0 mi · 156
- Manzanola Junior-Senior High School10.1 mi · 103
- Manzanola Elementary School10.1 mi · 71
- Washington Primary School12.3 mi · 152
- Rocky Ford Elementary School12.4 mi · 305
Frequently asked questions
About Crowley County Elementary K-6How large is Crowley County Elementary K-6?
Crowley County Elementary K-6 enrolls approximately 156 students in grades KG-06.
Is Crowley County Elementary K-6 an elementary, middle, or high school?
Crowley County Elementary K-6 is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Crowley County Elementary K-6?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Crowley County Elementary K-6 is approximately 12.4:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Crowley County Elementary K-6?
Student demographics at Crowley County Elementary K-6 are roughly 55% White, 37% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Crowley County Elementary K-6 in?
Crowley County Elementary K-6 is part of Crowley County School District No. Re-1-J.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.