Enrollment
71
Elementary
DISTRICT 75 · STATE 379
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IDALIA RJ-3 SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 080001801741
Idalia Elementary School
26845 COUNTY ROAD 9.2, IDALIA, CO 80735 · (970) 354-7298 · Yuma County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL71 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Colorado public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
8.3:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
41 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 14 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 9 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 8 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 4 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 12 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 9 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 5 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 10 | 14% |
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · 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
Idalia Elementary School→Idalia Junior-Senior High School
Based on grade levels within Idalia RJ-3 School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CMAS 2024-25 . % Met or Exceeded ExpectationsEnglish Language Arts
65.6%
CO avg 44.9% . +7.3pp since 2023
Math
40.6%
CO avg 36.1% . -6.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the CMAS, Colorado's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
CMAS results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 65.6% | 40.6% |
| 2023-24 | 58.3% | 47.2% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CO schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
52.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.7%
based on CO schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+21.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 32% typical for Colorado schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in Colorado's top 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 Idalia Elementary School
Idalia Elementary School's state test result (52.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Idalia Elementary School this school | 71 | 57.7% | 52.9% |
| Cheyenne Wells Elementary School CHEYENNE WELLS | 90 | 53.3% | N/A |
| Otis Elementary School OTIS | 90 | 56.7% | 24.3% |
| Revere Elementary ovid | 72 | 54.2% | N/A |
| Beulah Elementary School BEULAH | 88 | 59.1% | 31.3% |
| Sangre de Cristo Elementary School MOSCA | 110 | 56.4% | 49.8% |
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 Idalia Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 71 | #1,020 of 1,056 |
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
71
-34 (-32%) vs 2020
-34% since 2010-11, when it was 107
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 71 | 8.5 | 8.3:1 | 58% (41) |
| 2023-24 | 83 | 9.9 | 8.4:1 | 61% (51) |
| 2022-23 | 88 | 9.9 | 8.9:1 | 58% (51) |
| 2020-21 | 105 | 9 | 11.7:1 | 48% (50) |
| 2017-18 | 130 | 9.6 | 13.6:1 | 54% (70) |
| 2015-16 | 151 | 9 | 16.8:1 | 57% (86) |
| 2010-11 | 107 | 8 | 13.4:1 | 59% (63) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Idalia Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 45% (130 to 71); teachers down 11% (9.6 to 8.5).
About Idalia Elementary School
Idalia Elementary School is a very small elementary school in IDALIA, Colorado, (ZIP code 80735). It enrolls 71 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 6. The school is 81% below the average for elementary schools in Colorado.
Across its 2 schools, Idalia RJ-3 School District enrolls 150 students. Idalia Elementary School is one of those schools.
More than half of enrollment at Idalia Elementary School is White: 79%. Enrollment also includes 20% Hispanic. The diversity index for Idalia Elementary School is 34%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Idalia Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.3:1, with 8.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 16.6:1 average for elementary schools in Colorado, this school's ratio is lower. The school has 58% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Idalia Elementary School lands at A-, ahead of 84% of Colorado public elementary schools.
Idalia Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 52.9%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Colorado are predicted to post 31.7%, so the school is 21.2 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
Census data for Yuma County show the median household earns about $60,545 a year, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Public schools in Yuma County number 9, with about 1,759 students.
Among nearby public schools, Idalia Junior-Senior High School is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. By average proficiency, Idalia Elementary School is 1st among 9 schools close by.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 105 to 71, a 32% decline. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 11.7:1 in 2020-21 to 8.3:1 in 2024-25.
People who know Idalia Elementary School can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Yuma County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,979
Census ACS
Median income
$60,545
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,759 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Idalia RJ-3 School District
- Idalia Junior-Senior High SchoolHigh · 79 students
Nearby schools
- Idalia Junior-Senior High School0.0 mi · 79
- Liberty School17.9 mi · 76
- Wray Elementary School25.6 mi · 409
- Wray Junior Senior High School25.6 mi · 322
- St Francis Elem26.8 mi · 133
- St Francis High26.9 mi · 164
Frequently asked questions
About Idalia Elementary SchoolHow large is Idalia Elementary School?
Idalia Elementary School enrolls approximately 71 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Idalia Elementary School serve?
Idalia Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Idalia Elementary School have?
Idalia Elementary School employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.3:1.
How diverse is Idalia Elementary School?
Idalia Elementary School reports a student body of 79% White, 20% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is Idalia Elementary School public or private?
Idalia Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Idalia RJ-3 School District.
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