Enrollment
395
Elementary
DISTRICT 277 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAGLE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. RE 50·NCES 080354006222
Gypsum Elementary School
601 HIGHWAY 6, GYPSUM, CO 81637 · (970) 328-8940 · Eagle County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL395 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 2% of Colorado public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
12.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
273 students
DISTRICT 48% · STATE 50%
Community
0
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 | 48 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
18.5%
CO avg 44.9% . +2.8pp since 2023
Math
13.8%
CO avg 36.1% . -3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Colorado schools, those numbers are about 45 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.5% | 13.8% |
| 2023-24 | 15.7% | 17.3% |
% 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
15.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.8%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Gypsum Elementary School
Gypsum Elementary School's state test result (15.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gypsum Elementary School this school | 395 | 69.1% | 15.7% |
| Riverview School GLENWOOD SPRINGS | 383 | 71.8% | 21.9% |
| Adventure Elementary DENVER | 429 | 69.9% | 24.9% |
| Montessori del Mundo Charter School AURORA | 365 | 67.1% | 15.7% |
| Bryant Webster Dual Language ECE-8 School DENVER | 454 | 71.8% | 30.7% |
| Edgewater Elementary School EDGEWATER | 335 | 63.9% | 22.9% |
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 Gypsum Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado | In Eagle County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.7% | #845 of 931 | #11 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.8% | #834 of 940 ▼ 77 | #11 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.5% | #851 of 946 ▲ 19 | #11 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 395 | #437 of 1,056 | #3 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #72 of 896 | #6 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.2% | #857 of 896 | #10 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.1% | #275 of 983 | #2 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.2% | #81 of 200 | 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
395
+60 (+18%) vs 2020
-25% since 2000-01, when it was 527
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 395 | 32.2 | 12.3:1 | 69% (273) |
| 2023-24 | 382 | 30.1 | 12.7:1 | 66% (251) |
| 2022-23 | 354 | 31.3 | 11.3:1 | 72% (255) |
| 2020-21 | 335 | 26 | 12.9:1 | 68% (229) |
| 2017-18 | 346 | 24.1 | 14.3:1 | 64% (221) |
| 2015-16 | 363 | 28 | 13.0:1 | 71% (259) |
| 2010-11 | 363 | 25 | 14.5:1 | 64% (233) |
| 2000-01 | 527 | 33 | 16.0:1 | 32% (169) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gypsum Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (346 to 395); teachers up 34% (24.1 to 32.2).
About Gypsum Elementary School
Gypsum Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in GYPSUM, Colorado. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 395 students enrolled.
Gypsum Elementary School is a school in Eagle County School District No. Re 50. The district has 21 schools and 6,312 students.
About 86% of the student body at Gypsum Elementary School is Hispanic. Other reported shares: 11% White. That compares with about 30% Hispanic among all Eagle County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 24% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its teaching staff equals 32.2 full-time positions, a ratio of 12.3:1. That is lower than the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 69%. The 44% average for public schools in Eagle County is 25 points lower.
Measured against Colorado public elementary schools, Gypsum Elementary School receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Gypsum Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Colorado schools: 15.7% actual against 24.8% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Eagle County, the median household income is $104,096, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 51% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. There are 23 public schools in Eagle County, enrolling about 7,148 students in all.
The closest public school, Eagle Valley High School, is about 0.1 miles from Gypsum Elementary School. There are 5 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Gypsum Elementary School is 7th among 7 schools close by.
Gypsum Elementary School falls in the Town: Remote locale category, used for schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
2024-25 enrollment was 395, an 18% rise from 335 in 2020-21.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Gypsum Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Eagle County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
55,135
Census ACS
Median income
$104,096
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
23
7,148 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Eagle County School District No. Re 50
- Eagle Valley High SchoolHigh · 980 students
- Battle Mountain High SchoolHigh · 916 students
- Homestake Peak SchoolElementary · 421 students
- Eagle County Charter AcademyElementary · 360 students
- Eagle Valley Elementary SchoolElementary · 350 students
- Brush Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 341 students
Other schools in GYPSUM
- Eagle Valley High SchoolHigh · 980 students
- Red Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 336 students
- Gypsum Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 317 students
- World Academy Middle SchoolMiddle · 12 students
- World Academy Elementary SchoolElementary · 5 students
Nearby schools
- Eagle Valley High School0.1 mi · 980
- Red Hill Elementary School1.4 mi · 336
- Gypsum Creek Middle School1.5 mi · 317
- World Academy Middle School3.4 mi · 12
- World Academy High School3.4 mi · 53
- Brush Creek Elementary School6.1 mi · 341
Frequently asked questions
About Gypsum Elementary SchoolHow large is Gypsum Elementary School?
Gypsum Elementary School enrolls approximately 395 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Gypsum Elementary School serve?
Gypsum Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Gypsum Elementary School?
Approximately 12.3:1 students per teacher at Gypsum Elementary School.
How diverse is Gypsum Elementary School?
Gypsum Elementary School reports a student body of 11% White, 86% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Gypsum Elementary School?
Gypsum Elementary School is overseen by Eagle County School District No. Re 50 in Eagle County.
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