Enrollment
293
High
DISTRICT 303 · STATE 627
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARFIELD COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 16·NCES 080438000631
Grand Valley High School
800 CARDINAL WAY, PARACHUTE, CO 81635 · (970) 285-5705 · Garfield County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL293 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 16.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
178 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 50%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 77 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 75 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 64 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 77 | 26% |
Student demographics
54%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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Garfield County School District 16. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
12.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.9%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 30% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Grand Valley High School
Grand Valley High School's state test result (12.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Valley High School this school | 293 | 60.8% | 12.3% |
| Holyoke Senior High School HOLYOKE | 212 | 59.0% | N/A |
| Ellicott Senior High School ELLICOTT | 259 | 60.2% | 15.7% |
| Olathe Middle/High School OLATHE | 499 | 60.3% | 18.3% |
| Brush High School BRUSH | 350 | 54.9% | N/A |
| Wray Junior Senior High School WRAY | 322 | 56.2% | 35.2% |
Matched among Colorado high 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 Grand Valley High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Garfield County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.3% | #198 of 231 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 293 | #215 of 409 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #59 of 250 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.8% | #75 of 250 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.8% | #114 of 320 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.4% | #88 of 139 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
293
-10 (-3%) vs 2020
+202% since 1990-91, when it was 97
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 293 | 20 | 14.7:1 | 61% (178) |
| 2023-24 | 300 | 20.5 | 14.7:1 | 57% (172) |
| 2022-23 | 317 | 21 | 15.1:1 | 46% (145) |
| 2020-21 | 303 | 21 | 14.4:1 | 52% (159) |
| 2017-18 | 327 | 22 | 14.9:1 | 53% (172) |
| 2015-16 | 300 | 19 | 15.8:1 | 52% (156) |
| 2010-11 | 345 | 22 | 15.7:1 | 50% (172) |
| 2000-01 | 210 | 13 | 16.1:1 | 27% (56) |
| 1990-91 | 97 | 9 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grand Valley High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (327 to 293); teachers down 9% (22 to 20).
About Grand Valley High School
As a small high school, Grand Valley High School serves students in PARACHUTE, Colorado. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 293 students. Statewide, high schools in Colorado average about 627 students each.
Grand Valley High School reports to Garfield County School District 16, which has 4 schools and 1,212 students.
White students form the largest group at Grand Valley High School, 50% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 46% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Garfield County's population at about 69%. Grand Valley High School has a diversity index of 54%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.7:1. For comparison, high schools in Colorado average 16.9:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 61%. That is 11 points above the 50% average for public schools in Garfield County.
Grand Valley High School is in the bottom 10% of Colorado schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 29.9%. The school's actual rate is 12.3%, 17.6 points lower.
Grand Valley High School is located in Garfield County, where median household income is about $91,131, 34% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 29 public schools in Garfield County, with a combined enrollment of about 10,790.
Grand Valley Center for Family Learning is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 12.3% is below the 24.2% average for nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Fringe.
Grand Valley High School saw enrollment fall 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The Grand Valley High School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Garfield County School District 16
- Bea Underwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 390 students
- Grand Valley Center for Family LearningElementary · 265 students
- Grand Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 264 students
- Bea Underwood Pre-SchoolCombined
Other schools in PARACHUTE
- Bea Underwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 390 students
- Grand Valley Center for Family LearningElementary · 265 students
- Grand Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 264 students
- Bea Underwood Pre-SchoolCombined
Other Grand Valley High schools
One other US public school is named Grand Valley High. Grand Valley High School is the largest of the 2.
- Grand Valley High SchoolOrwell, OH · 273 students
Nearby schools
- Grand Valley Center for Family Learning0.8 mi · 265
- Bea Underwood Elementary School1.0 mi · 390
- Grand Valley Middle School2.1 mi · 264
- De Beque PK-12 School District 49JT11.0 mi · 179
- Grand Mesa High School14.7 mi · 55
- Plateau Valley Junior High School14.8 mi · 41
Frequently asked questions
About Grand Valley High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Grand Valley High School?
Grand Valley High School enrolls approximately 293 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Grand Valley High School serve?
Grand Valley High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Grand Valley High School have?
Grand Valley High School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Grand Valley High School?
Student demographics at Grand Valley High School are roughly 50% White, 46% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Grand Valley High School in?
Grand Valley High School is part of Garfield County School District 16.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.