Estes Park High School

Estes Park High School operates as a cozy four-year high school in ESTES PARK, Colorado, overseen by Estes Park School District R-3. Current enrollment sits at 288 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 627 students per school, that is 54% leaner than typical.

Estes Park High School is one of 3 schools operated by Estes Park School District R-3, a district that enrolls 882 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Estes Park High School shows that 60% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 37% Hispanic. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.9:1, putting Estes Park High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 39% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Estes Park High School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 42.9%; this one comes in at 18.8%, -24.2 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, census data for Larimer County shows median household income runs about $93,765, about 53% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Larimer County's 94 public schools (combined enrollment of about 47,159 students), Estes Park High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Estes Park Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Estes Park High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Estes Park High School at 8th of 8; the average score across the group is 47.7%.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Estes Park High School's enrollment has shrank 14% since 2018, when it stood at 334 (now 288). Hispanic enrollment moved from 25% to 37% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 16.0:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Estes Park High School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.