Edwards Elementary School

Edwards Elementary School operates as an intimate elementary-level community in EDWARDS, Colorado, part of Eagle County School District No. Re 50. Current enrollment sits at 269 students spanning grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 379 students per school, that is 29% smaller than typical.

Within Eagle County School District No. Re 50, which oversees 21 schools and 6,312 students, Edwards Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Edwards Elementary School shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 71%; the rest is composed of 27% White. By comparison, Eagle County as a whole is about 30% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Edwards Elementary School has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.1:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 64% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Eagle County's rate of about 44%.

With demographic context factored in, Edwards Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 27.9%; this one delivers 25.1%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Eagle County indicate median household income runs about $104,096, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Edwards Elementary School is one of 23 public schools in Eagle County (combined enrollment of about 7,148 students).

Nearest neighbor: Battle Mountain Early College High School, around 0.9 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Edwards Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Edwards Elementary School at 4th of 4; the average score across the group is 38.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Edwards Elementary School has shrank 11%, going from 302 students in 2018 to 269 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 61% to 71% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.