Dolores Elementary School

Dolores Elementary School is a small elementary-level community in DOLORES, Colorado, overseen by Dolores School District No. Re-4A. The school works with 245 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 379 students each, so Dolores Elementary School sits 35% leaner than that benchmark.

Dolores Elementary School is one of 4 schools operated by Dolores School District No. Re-4A, a district that enrolls 668 students overall.

On demographics, Dolores Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White, at 76% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 13% Hispanic, 7% Native American, 4% multiracial. Compared to Montezuma County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.9:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Dolores Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.0%; this one delivers 35.9%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Montezuma County shows median household earnings sit near $65,244, about 31% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Montezuma County's 19 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,620 students), Dolores Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Dolores High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Dolores Elementary School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Dolores Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 36.0%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Dolores Elementary School's enrollment has contracted 38% since 2018, when it stood at 396 (now 245). Hispanic enrollment moved from 19% to 13% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.