Galeton Elementary School

As a very small elementary-level community in GALETON, Colorado, Galeton Elementary School hosts 107 students from grades K through 5, one of the schools within Weld County School District No. Re-2. Enrollment runs roughly 72% leaner than the state mean of about 379.

Galeton Elementary School is one of 5 schools operated by Weld County School District No. Re-2, a district that enrolls 2,000 students overall.

Demographically, Galeton Elementary School reports that the largest single group is White, at 63% of enrollment; the rest looks like 35% Hispanic. By comparison, Weld County as a whole is about 73% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.4:1. The state averages around 16.6:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 55% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Weld County (around 47%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Galeton Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 33.3%; this one delivers 66.4%, a residual of +33.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Weld County shows median household earnings sit near $97,097, about 33% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Galeton Elementary School is one of 116 public schools in Weld County (combined enrollment of about 61,274 students).

Nearest neighbor: Eaton Middle School, around 6.9 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Galeton Elementary School comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 34.1%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Galeton Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 13% since 2018, when it stood at 123 (now 107). Over the same period, the White share fell from 69% to 63%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 today.

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