Enrollment
288
High
DISTRICT 294 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ESTES PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT R-3·NCES 080381000500
Estes Park High School
1600 MANFORD AVENUE, ESTES PARK, CO 80517 · (970) 586-5321 · Larimer County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL288 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
113 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 73 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 72 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 75 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 68 | 24% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Estes Park School District R-3. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
18.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-24.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 43% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Estes Park High School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estes Park High School this school | 288 | 39.2% | 18.8% |
| Gunnison High School GUNNISON | 410 | 40.2% | 26.4% |
| Strasburg High School STRASBURG | 364 | 40.1% | N/A |
| Wiggins High School WIGGINS | 236 | 39.8% | N/A |
| Sterling High School STERLING | 421 | 43.7% | N/A |
| CIVA Charter Academy COLORADO SPRINGS | 174 | 39.1% | 32.8% |
Matched among Colorado high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Estes Park High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Larimer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #169 of 231 | #14 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 288 | #218 of 409 | #12 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #92 of 250 | #2 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.9% | #113 of 250 | #4 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.2% | #201 of 320 | #5 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.8% | #64 of 139 | #4 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
288
-87 (-23%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 316
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 15.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 288 | 18 | 16.0:1 | 39% (113) |
| 2023-24 | 323 | 21 | 15.4:1 | 43% (138) |
| 2022-23 | 323 | 25.8 | 12.5:1 | 27% (86) |
| 2020-21 | 375 | 25 | 15.0:1 | 39% (146) |
| 2017-18 | 334 | 24.3 | 13.7:1 | 40% (132) |
| 2015-16 | 325 | 24 | 13.5:1 | 30% (98) |
| 2010-11 | 375 | 23 | 16.3:1 | 21% (79) |
| 2000-01 | 441 | 28 | 15.8:1 | 6% (26) |
| 1990-91 | 316 | 19 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Estes Park High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (334 to 288); teachers down 26% (24.3 to 18).
About Estes Park High School
ESTES PARK, Colorado, is home to Estes Park High School, a small high school. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 288 students enrolled. High schools in Colorado have about 627 students on average; enrollment here is 54% lower.
Estes Park High School is one of 3 schools in Estes Park School District R-3, which enrolls 882 students in total.
More than half of enrollment at Estes Park High School is White: 60%. Next come 37% Hispanic. The county population is about 82% White. The diversity index for Estes Park High School is 50%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at Estes Park High School totals 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.0:1. Statewide, high schools in Colorado average 16.9:1. Federal data show 39% of students (113) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Estes Park High School is in the bottom 10% of Colorado schools: 18.8% actual against 42.9% predicted.
The county, Larimer County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $93,765, about 53% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. The county has 94 public schools and about 47,159 students.
Estes Park Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 2. On average proficiency, Estes Park High School is 8th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
NCES describes the area around Estes Park High School as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school shrank from 375 students in 2020-21 to 288 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 15.0:1 to 16.0:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Estes Park High School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Larimer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
367,368
Census ACS
Median income
$93,765
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
53%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
94
47,159 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Estes Park School District R-3
- Estes Park K-5 SchoolElementary · 431 students
- Estes Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 163 students
Other schools in ESTES PARK
- Estes Park K-5 SchoolElementary · 431 students
- Estes Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 163 students
Nearby schools
- Estes Park Middle School0.1 mi · 163
- Estes Park K-5 School0.1 mi · 431
- Lyons Elementary School15.5 mi · 255
- Lyons Middle/Senior High School16.2 mi · 344
- Big Thompson Elementary School16.5 mi · 179
- Jamestown Elementary School18.5 mi · 17
Frequently asked questions
About Estes Park High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Estes Park High School?
Estes Park High School enrolls approximately 288 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Estes Park High School serve?
Estes Park High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Estes Park High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Estes Park High School is approximately 16.0:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Estes Park High School?
At Estes Park High School, the student body is approximately 60% White, 37% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Estes Park High School public or private?
Estes Park High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Estes Park School District R-3.
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