Gypsum Elementary School

Set in GYPSUM, Colorado, Gypsum Elementary School is a medium-sized K-5 school, overseen by Eagle County School District No. Re 50. It hosts 395 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Gypsum Elementary School is one of 21 schools operated by Eagle County School District No. Re 50, a district that serves 6,312 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Gypsum Elementary School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (86%); the rest consists of 11% White. The wider county runs roughly 30% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Gypsum Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 69% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Eagle County runs at roughly 44%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Gypsum Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 24.8%, the actual is 15.7%, a residual of -9.2 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Eagle County indicate median household income runs about $104,096, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Eagle County's 23 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,148 students), Gypsum Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Eagle Valley High School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Gypsum Elementary School at 7th of 7; the average score across the group is 34.5%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Gypsum Elementary School has ticked up 14%, going from 346 students in 2018 to 395 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 22% to 11% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.