Enrollment
220
Combined
STATE 523
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GENOA-HUGO SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. C-113·NCES 080474000686
Genoa-Hugo School
220 WEST 7TH STREET, HUGO, CO 80821 · (719) 743-2428 · Lincoln County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL220 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
17 FTE teachers
STATE 14.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
119 students
STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
34.0%
CO avg 44.9% . +0.7pp since 2023
Math
25.5%
CO avg 36.1% . -1.2pp 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 26 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 down about 1 points.
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
33.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
220
+30 (+16%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 10.6:1
% White
91%
was 88%
% Hispanic
6%
was 9%
% Black
3%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Genoa-Hugo School
As a close-knit multi-level school in HUGO, Colorado, Genoa-Hugo School teaches 220 students from grades pre-K through 12, part of Genoa-Hugo School District No. C-113. Enrollment runs roughly 58% smaller than the state mean of about 523.
Genoa-Hugo School sits inside Genoa-Hugo School District No. C-113, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.
In terms of who attends, Genoa-Hugo School shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). The remainder consists of 6% Hispanic, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 78% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.
On the resource side, The school employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 14.3:1 average. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Genoa-Hugo School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.9%; this one delivers 33.7%.
In the area at large, census data for Lincoln County shows median household income runs about $62,861, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Genoa-Hugo School is one of 5 public schools in Lincoln County (combined enrollment of about 700 students).
Nearest neighbor: Limon Elementary School, around 14.4 miles off. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Genoa-Hugo School at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 43.9%.
Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Genoa-Hugo School has increased 16%, going from 190 students in 2018 to 220 in 2025. Class-load math has widened: from 10.6:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.
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Lincoln County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,550
Census ACS
Median income
$62,861
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
700 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Limon Elementary School14.4 mi · 218
- Limon Junior-Senior High School14.4 mi · 233
- Flagler Public School24.2 mi · 186
- Karval Junior-Senior High School27.8 mi · 16
- Karval Elementary School27.8 mi · 13
- Simla Junior High School32.9 mi · 63
Frequently asked questions
About Genoa-Hugo SchoolHow large is Genoa-Hugo School?
Genoa-Hugo School enrolls approximately 220 students in grades PK-12.
Is Genoa-Hugo School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Genoa-Hugo School is a combined-grade school covering grades PK-12.
How many students per teacher at Genoa-Hugo School?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Genoa-Hugo School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Genoa-Hugo School?
At Genoa-Hugo School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Black.
Is Genoa-Hugo School public or private?
Genoa-Hugo School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Genoa-Hugo School District No. C-113.
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