Grand Valley Center for Family Learning

Grand Valley Center for Family Learning is one of the close-knit elementary campuss in PARACHUTE, Colorado, one of the schools within Grand Valley School District No. 16 in the county of Garfi, with 265 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 1. By comparison, Colorado's public schools average about 379 students each, so Grand Valley Center for Family Learning sits 30% leaner than that benchmark.

Grand Valley School District No. 16 in the county of Garfi runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 1,212 students. Grand Valley Center for Family Learning is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Grand Valley Center for Family Learning logs that 55% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder is composed of 43% White. The wider county runs roughly 33% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Grand Valley Center for Family Learning has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.6:1. The state averages about 16.6:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 66% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above Garfield County's rate of about 50%.

In the area at large, census data for Garfield County shows median household earnings sit near $91,131, roughly 34% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Garfield County runs 29 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,790 students), of which Grand Valley Center for Family Learning is one.

Nearest neighbor: Grand Valley High School, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

The campus sits in a town-center setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 5%: 252 students in 2018 compared to 265 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 34% to 55% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 21.7:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.

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