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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Fisher's Peak Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
393
Elementary
DISTRICT 256 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRINIDAD SCHOOL DISTRICT #1·NCES 080696001946
Fisher's Peak Elementary School
900 MOORE'S CANYON ROAD, TRINIDAD, CO 81082 · (719) 846-2513 · Las Animas County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL393 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% 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.
- B+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
19.6:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.3:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
296 students
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 50%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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 Trinidad School District #1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
33.7%
CO avg 44.9% . +3.1pp since 2023
Math
28.6%
CO avg 36.1% . +2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.7% | 28.6% |
| 2023-24 | 30.6% | 26.0% |
% 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
29.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
21.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 21% 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 Fisher's Peak Elementary School
Fisher's Peak Elementary School's state test result (29.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher's Peak Elementary School this school | 393 | 75.3% | 29.1% |
| Sunset Park Elementary School PUEBLO | 425 | 75.8% | 29.5% |
| Alamosa Elementary School K-2 ALAMOSA | 437 | 75.7% | N/A |
| Irish Elementary School FORT COLLINS | 365 | 71.2% | 30.9% |
| Belmont Elementary School PUEBLO | 394 | 79.7% | 20.0% |
| Mountain View Elementary School LONGMONT | 321 | 76.6% | 21.1% |
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 Fisher's Peak Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #600 of 931 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #564 of 940 ▲ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #593 of 946 ▲ 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 393 | #447 of 1,056 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #855 of 896 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.6% | #462 of 896 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.3% | #213 of 983 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.2% | #76 of 200 |
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
393
+51 (+15%) vs 2020
-11% since 2010-11, when it was 444
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 16.3:1
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 | 393 | 20 | 19.6:1 | 75% (296) |
| 2023-24 | 376 | 20.9 | 18.0:1 | 85% (319) |
| 2022-23 | 403 | 20.9 | 19.3:1 | 76% (306) |
| 2020-21 | 342 | 21 | 16.3:1 | 85% (290) |
| 2017-18 | 341 | 20 | 17.0:1 | 82% (278) |
| 2015-16 | 342 | 19 | 18.0:1 | 82% (279) |
| 2010-11 | 444 | 28 | 15.9:1 | 65% (289) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fisher's Peak Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (341 to 393); teachers unchanged (20 to 20).
About Fisher's Peak Elementary School
In TRINIDAD, Colorado, Fisher's Peak Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school. It reported 393 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Fisher's Peak Elementary School belongs to Trinidad School District #1, a district of 3 schools and 769 students.
The largest group at Fisher's Peak Elementary School is Hispanic students, at 65%. The remaining students are 28% White and 4% multiracial. Among people living in Las Animas County, the Hispanic share is about 39%. The diversity index for Fisher's Peak Elementary School is 50%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 19.6:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Colorado average 16.6:1. Roughly 75% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 60% for public schools in Las Animas County.
Fisher's Peak Elementary School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 53% of Colorado public elementary schools.
Fisher's Peak Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 29.1%, compared with a predicted 21.1%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Colorado schools on BeatsExpectations.
For the population of Las Animas County, the median household earns about $52,074 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Across Las Animas County, 12 public schools serve about 1,870 students.
Fisher's Peak Elementary School is about 1.9 miles from Trinidad High School, its nearest public school. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Fisher's Peak Elementary School is 5th of 8 on proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Fisher's Peak Elementary School is coded Rural: Fringe, for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
A 15% gain took enrollment from 342 in 2020-21 to 393 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.3:1 to 19.6:1.
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Las Animas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,413
Census ACS
Median income
$52,074
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
1,870 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Trinidad School District #1
- Trinidad High SchoolHigh · 204 students
- Trinidad Middle SchoolMiddle · 172 students
Other schools in TRINIDAD
- Hoehne SchoolsCombined · 271 students
- Trinidad High SchoolHigh · 204 students
- Trinidad Middle SchoolMiddle · 172 students
Nearby schools
- Trinidad High School1.9 mi · 204
- Trinidad Middle School1.9 mi · 172
- Hoehne Schools11.7 mi · 271
- Primero Elementary School15.8 mi · 111
- Primero Junior-Senior High School15.8 mi · 102
- RATON INTERMEDIATE17.4 mi · 246
Frequently asked questions
About Fisher's Peak Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Fisher's Peak Elementary School?
Fisher's Peak Elementary School enrolls approximately 393 students in grades KG-05.
Is Fisher's Peak Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fisher's Peak Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Fisher's Peak Elementary School have?
Fisher's Peak Elementary School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Fisher's Peak Elementary School?
Student demographics at Fisher's Peak Elementary School are roughly 28% White, 65% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Fisher's Peak Elementary School?
Fisher's Peak Elementary School is overseen by Trinidad School District #1 in Las Animas County.
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