Dillon Valley Elementary School

Located at 108 DEERPATH ROAD, in DILLON, Colorado, Dillon Valley Elementary School is an average-sized primary school that instructs 395 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under Summit School District No. Re 1.

Across the 9 schools in Summit School District No. Re 1 (3,473 students total), Dillon Valley Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Dillon Valley Elementary School lists that 59% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest looks like 37% White, 2% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 17%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. About 51% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Summit County's rate of about 38%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Dillon Valley Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.7%; this one delivers 35.9%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Summit County put the typical household earns roughly $109,773 per year, 55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. In all, Summit County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,473 students), of which Dillon Valley Elementary School is one.

Silverthorne Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.7 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Dillon Valley Elementary School at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 42.6%.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dillon Valley Elementary School has declined 7%, going from 425 students in 2018 to 395 in 2025.

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