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Alumni: what's one memory from Glenwood Springs Elementary School that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
452
Elementary
DISTRICT 392 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROARING FORK SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE-1·NCES 080426000589
Glenwood Springs Elementary School
915 SCHOOL STREET, GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO 81602 · (970) 384-5450 · Garfield County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL452 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% 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
10.9:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
288 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 49 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
Glenwood Springs Elementary School→Glenwood Springs Middle School
Based on grade levels within Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
26.5%
CO avg 44.9% . -2.2pp since 2023
Math
24.8%
CO avg 36.1% . +4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.5% | 24.8% |
| 2023-24 | 28.7% | 19.9% |
% 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
23.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.1%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Glenwood Springs Elementary School
Glenwood Springs Elementary School's state test result (23.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenwood Springs Elementary School this school | 452 | 63.7% | 23.7% |
| Twombly Elementary School FORT LUPTON | 473 | 65.1% | 21.3% |
| University Hill Elementary School BOULDER | 405 | 61.5% | 44.5% |
| Wamsley Elementary School RIFLE | 420 | 60.5% | 22.6% |
| Homestake Peak School AVON | 421 | 57.7% | 32.5% |
| Highland Elementary School RIFLE | 451 | 57.2% | 22.6% |
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 Glenwood Springs Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Garfield County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.7% | #704 of 931 | #9 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #625 of 940 ▲ 73 | #7 of 14 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.5% | #711 of 946 ▼ 42 | #11 of 14 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 452 | #316 of 1,056 | #2 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #21 of 896 | #1 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.9% | #683 of 896 | #12 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.7% | #336 of 983 | #4 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.3% | #292 of 664 | N/A |
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
452
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 979
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 452 | 41.4 | 10.9:1 | 64% (288) |
| 2023-24 | 451 | 38.3 | 11.8:1 | 67% (302) |
| 2022-23 | 437 | 37.2 | 11.8:1 | 56% (243) |
| 2020-21 | 444 | 40 | 11.1:1 | 60% (265) |
| 2017-18 | 560 | 44.2 | 12.7:1 | 59% (328) |
| 2015-16 | 535 | 41 | 13.1:1 | 54% (287) |
| 2010-11 | 563 | 38 | 14.8:1 | 51% (289) |
| 2000-01 | 455 | 29 | 15.7:1 | 24% (111) |
| 1990-91 | 979 | 49 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glenwood Springs Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (560 to 452); teachers down 6% (44.2 to 41.4).
About Glenwood Springs Elementary School
Glenwood Springs Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colorado. A total of 452 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5.
Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1 (14 schools, 5,839 students) runs Glenwood Springs Elementary School.
A majority of students at Glenwood Springs Elementary School, 73%, are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 26% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 33%. By the diversity index, Glenwood Springs Elementary School comes in at 40%.
The teaching staff at Glenwood Springs Elementary School is 41.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 10.9:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Colorado is 16.6:1, higher than at this school. About 64% of students, or 288, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 14 points above the 50% average for public schools in Garfield County.
Measured against Colorado public elementary schools, Glenwood Springs Elementary 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.
Glenwood Springs Elementary School scores 23.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 28.1%.
Census Bureau estimates for Garfield County show that median household income is about $91,131, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. A total of 29 public schools operate in Garfield County, serving about 10,790 students.
The shortest distance from Glenwood Springs Elementary School to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to Yampah Mountain School. The five-mile area around Glenwood Springs Elementary School holds 6 other public schools. The school's 23.7% average proficiency ranks 7th among 8 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Town: Remote, meaning it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
In 2020-21, Glenwood Springs Elementary School enrolled 444; in 2024-25, 452.
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Garfield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
62,479
Census ACS
Median income
$91,131
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
29
10,790 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1
- Glenwood Springs High SchoolHigh · 1,032 students
- Basalt Elementary SchoolElementary · 539 students
- Roaring Fork High SchoolHigh · 472 students
- Crystal River Elementary SchoolElementary · 445 students
- Basalt High SchoolHigh · 414 students
- Sopris Elementary SchoolElementary · 392 students
Other schools in GLENWOOD SPRINGS
- Glenwood Springs High SchoolHigh · 1,032 students
- Sopris Elementary SchoolElementary · 392 students
- Two Rivers Community SchoolElementary · 390 students
- Riverview SchoolElementary · 383 students
- Glenwood Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 380 students
- Yampah Mountain SchoolHigh · 181 students
Nearby schools
- Yampah Mountain School0.4 mi · 181
- Glenwood Springs High School0.5 mi · 1,032
- Glenwood Springs Middle School2.1 mi · 380
- Two Rivers Community School2.5 mi · 390
- Sopris Elementary School2.5 mi · 392
- Riverview School4.5 mi · 383
Frequently asked questions
About Glenwood Springs Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Glenwood Springs Elementary School?
Glenwood Springs Elementary School enrolls approximately 452 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Glenwood Springs Elementary School serve?
Glenwood Springs Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Glenwood Springs Elementary School?
Approximately 10.9:1 students per teacher at Glenwood Springs Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Glenwood Springs Elementary School?
Student demographics at Glenwood Springs Elementary School are roughly 26% White, 73% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Glenwood Springs Elementary School in?
Glenwood Springs Elementary School is part of Roaring Fork School District No. Re-1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.