Enrollment
82
Elementary
DISTRICT 132 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUERFANO SCHOOL DISTRICT RE-1·NCES 080708001211
Gardner Valley School
25421 HIGHWAY 69, GARDNER, CO 81040 · (719) 746-2446 · Huerfano County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY43-RURALCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL82 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of Colorado public elementary schools
- DTest 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
11.4:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
60 students
DISTRICT 84% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 10 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 6 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 5 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 10 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 8 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 9 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 8 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 13 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 5 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 8 | 10% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
24.5%
CO avg 44.9% . +10.5pp since 2023
Math
16.3%
CO avg 36.1% . +10.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.5% | 16.3% |
| 2023-24 | 14.0% | 5.4% |
% 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
15.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.4%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 22% 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 Gardner Valley School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gardner Valley School this school | 82 | 73.2% | 15.1% |
| Aguilar Elementary School AGUILAR | 79 | 82.3% | N/A |
| Julesburg Elementary School JULESBURG | 108 | 69.4% | N/A |
| Prairie Heights Elementary School FOUNTAIN | 130 | 68.5% | 21.2% |
| Midland Elementary School COLORADO SPRINGS | 129 | 70.5% | 27.1% |
| Thompson Integrated Early Childhood LOVELAND | 85 | 57.6% | N/A |
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 Gardner Valley School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 82 | #1,006 of 1,056 |
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
82
+9 (+12%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 124
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 82 | 7.2 | 11.4:1 | 73% (60) |
| 2023-24 | 86 | 4.1 | 21.2:1 | 74% (64) |
| 2022-23 | 76 | 8.2 | 9.3:1 | 68% (52) |
| 2020-21 | 73 | 5 | 14.6:1 | 66% (48) |
| 2017-18 | 84 | 4.8 | 17.5:1 | 77% (65) |
| 2015-16 | 69 | 8 | 8.6:1 | 72% (50) |
| 2010-11 | 86 | 8 | 10.8:1 | 69% (59) |
| 2000-01 | 88 | 9 | 9.8:1 | 69% (61) |
| 1990-91 | 124 | 9 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gardner Valley School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (84 to 82); teachers up 50% (4.8 to 7.2).
About Gardner Valley School
As a small elementary school, Gardner Valley School serves students in GARDNER, Colorado. Classes run from pre-K through 8, and the school has 82 students. Against the 379-student average for elementary schools in Colorado, enrollment here is 78% lower.
Huerfano School District Re-1 (3 schools, 442 students) runs Gardner Valley School.
At Gardner Valley School, White students make up 51% of the student body. The remaining shares are 40% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Huerfano County as a whole is about 78% White, so the school's share is lower. Pick two students at random and there is a 57% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Gardner Valley School employs 7.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 11.4:1. This ratio sits 5.1 below the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 73% in 2024-25.
allk12 grades Gardner Valley School a D. The grade compares the school only with Colorado public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Gardner Valley School, the prediction is 22.4% and the result is 15.1%.
Gardner Valley School is located in Huerfano County, where the median household income is $52,526, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Gardner Valley School is one of 5 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to Gardner Valley School is Rye Elementary School, about 16.2 miles away. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Gardner Valley School is 6th of 6 on proficiency.
Gardner Valley School has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote. NCES lists Gardner Valley School as a charter school.
Enrollment is up 12% from 2020-21, when Gardner Valley School had 73 students, to 2024-25, when it had 82. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.6:1 to 11.4:1 over the same years.
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Huerfano County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,972
Census ACS
Median income
$52,526
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
680 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Huerfano School District Re-1
- Peakview SchoolElementary · 181 students
- Walsenburg Jr. Sr. High SchoolHigh · 179 students
Nearby schools
- Rye Elementary School16.2 mi · 319
- Rye High School16.3 mi · 250
- La Veta Elementary School21.1 mi · 120
- La Veta Junior-Senior High School21.1 mi · 118
- Craver Middle School22.1 mi · 158
- Beulah Elementary School22.7 mi · 88
Frequently asked questions
About Gardner Valley SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Gardner Valley School?
Gardner Valley School enrolls approximately 82 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does Gardner Valley School serve?
Gardner Valley School serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does Gardner Valley School have?
Gardner Valley School employs 7 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Gardner Valley School?
Student demographics at Gardner Valley School are roughly 51% White, 40% Hispanic, 7% Two or more.
Is Gardner Valley School public or private?
Gardner Valley School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Huerfano School District Re-1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.