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Enrollment
431
Elementary
DISTRICT 294 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ESTES PARK SCHOOL DISTRICT R-3·NCES 080381000498
Estes Park K-5 School
1505 BRODIE AVENUE, ESTES PARK, CO 80517 · (970) 586-7406 · Larimer County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL431 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of Colorado public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Colorado public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
226 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 42 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 40% smaller than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
51%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
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Estes Park School District R-3. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
32.3%
CO avg 44.9% . +0.8pp since 2023
Math
28.1%
CO avg 36.1% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.3% | 28.1% |
| 2023-24 | 31.5% | 24.6% |
% Met or Exceeded Expectations, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CMAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Colorado's top nor bottom 10%.
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 K-5 School
Estes Park K-5 School's state test result (30.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estes Park K-5 School this school | 431 | 52.4% | 30.2% |
| Pomona Elementary School GRAND JUNCTION | 395 | 50.1% | 47.5% |
| Thunder Mountain Elementary School GRAND JUNCTION | 432 | 54.4% | 25.4% |
| South Ridge Elementary An IB World School CASTLE ROCK | 371 | 53.1% | 33.8% |
| Laurel Elementary School FORT COLLINS | 412 | 54.6% | 37.3% |
| Bennett Elementary School FORT COLLINS | 362 | 48.6% | 50.8% |
Matched among Colorado elementary 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 K-5 School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Larimer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #580 of 931 | #44 of 52 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.1% | #571 of 940 ▲ 39 | #45 of 53 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #616 of 946 ▲ 9 | #46 of 53 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 431 | #365 of 1,056 | #13 of 56 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #58 of 896 | #4 of 49 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.3% | #412 of 896 | #15 of 49 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.4% | #450 of 983 | #12 of 52 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.7% | #448 of 664 | #34 of 41 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
431
+37 (+9%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 570
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 431 | 36.1 | 12.0:1 | 52% (226) |
| 2023-24 | 459 | 35.9 | 12.8:1 | 54% (247) |
| 2022-23 | 471 | 32.2 | 14.7:1 | 35% (167) |
| 2020-21 | 394 | 36 | 10.9:1 | 45% (176) |
| 2017-18 | 488 | 33.9 | 14.4:1 | 44% (215) |
| 2015-16 | 532 | 36 | 14.8:1 | 41% (218) |
| 2010-11 | 519 | 33 | 15.7:1 | 44% (228) |
| 2000-01 | 313 | 24 | 13.0:1 | 14% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 570 | 31 | 18.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Estes Park K-5 School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (488 to 431); teachers up 6% (33.9 to 36.1).
About Estes Park K-5 School
Estes Park K-5 School is a medium-sized elementary school in ESTES PARK, Colorado. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 431 students.
Estes Park K-5 School is a school in Estes Park School District R-3. The district has 3 schools and 882 students.
Roughly 61% of students at Estes Park K-5 School are White. The rest of enrollment is 34% Hispanic and 3% Asian. Among all residents of Larimer County, the White share is about 82%. Estes Park K-5 School's diversity index is 51%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 12.0:1, with 36.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. About 52% of students, or 226, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 35% average for public schools in Larimer County.
Measured against Colorado public elementary schools, Estes Park K-5 School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Estes Park K-5 School is 4.8 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (30.2% versus 34.9%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Colorado.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Larimer County show that the median household income is $93,765, about 53% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Besides Estes Park K-5 School, Larimer County has 93 other public schools.
Estes Park Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Estes Park K-5 School holds 2 other public schools. Estes Park K-5 School ranks 7th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 30.2% against a local average of 46.0%.
The NCES locale for Estes Park K-5 School is Town: Distant, which covers schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Enrollment grew 9% from its 2020-21 level of 394. The ratio was 10.9:1 in 2020-21 and 12.0:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Estes Park K-5 School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 High SchoolHigh · 288 students
- Estes Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 163 students
Other schools in ESTES PARK
- Estes Park High SchoolHigh · 288 students
- Estes Park Middle SchoolMiddle · 163 students
Nearby schools
- Estes Park Middle School0.1 mi · 163
- Estes Park High School0.1 mi · 288
- Lyons Elementary School15.5 mi · 255
- Lyons Middle/Senior High School16.2 mi · 344
- Big Thompson Elementary School16.6 mi · 179
- Jamestown Elementary School18.5 mi · 17
Frequently asked questions
About Estes Park K-5 SchoolHow many students attend Estes Park K-5 School?
Estes Park K-5 School enrolls approximately 431 students in grades PK-05.
Is Estes Park K-5 School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Estes Park K-5 School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Estes Park K-5 School?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at Estes Park K-5 School.
What is the student diversity at Estes Park K-5 School?
Student demographics at Estes Park K-5 School are roughly 61% White, 34% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Estes Park K-5 School in?
Estes Park K-5 School is part of Estes Park School District R-3.
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