Eagle County Charter Academy

Eagle County Charter Academy, an average-sized elementary-level community in EDWARDS, Colorado, one of the schools within Eagle County School District No. Re 50, enrolls 360 students, covering grades K through 8.

Eagle County Charter Academy is one of 21 schools operated by Eagle County School District No. Re 50, a district that works with 6,312 students overall.

On demographics, Eagle County Charter Academy shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (81%). The remainder breaks down as 13% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 65%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Eagle County Charter Academy has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 16.6:1 average. Roughly 14% of students at Eagle County Charter Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of Eagle County's rate of about 44%.

After controlling for student poverty, Eagle County Charter Academy performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 58.5%, the actual is 55.2%, a residual of -3.3 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Eagle County) logs that median household earnings sit near $104,096, roughly 51% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Eagle County runs 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,148 students), of which Eagle County Charter Academy is one.

The closest other public school is Edwards Early Learning Center, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Eagle County Charter Academy at 1st of 4; the average score across the group is 24.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area. As a public charter, Eagle County Charter Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Five-year trend. Eagle County Charter Academy's enrollment has climbed 3% since 2018, when it stood at 348 (now 360). The White share of enrollment shrank from 93% to 81% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.